The No. 21 University of Minnesota volleyball team sweeps Ohio State (25-23, 25-20, 25-22) on the road. Senior Mckenna Wucherer tallied her 1,000 kill in the match.
With the win, Minnesota improves to 9-5 overall and 3-3 in Big Ten play.
MATCH NOTES
Minnesota now holds a 53-37-0 all time series lead over Ohio State.
Mckenna Wucherer tallied her 1,000 career kill on kill number 13 of the match during set three.
As a team, Minnesota hit .296 in the match.
UP NEXT
• Minnesota returns to Maturi Pavilion to face Michigan and Maryland, Oct. 16 and 17. The Gophers and Wolverines will face off Friday at 7 p.m. CT, and turn around to take on the Terrapins Saturday at 6 p.m. CT.
SET BREAKDOWN
Set 1: The Gophers and Buckeyes exchanged points through the first half of the set but Minnesota was the first to 15 as they took a 15-13 lead into the media timeout. Ohio State then went on a 5-1 run to take a 16-18 lead and force a Minnesota timeout. With Olivia Swenson at the service line Minnesota fought back to take a 20-19 lead and force a Buckeye timeout. The Gophers and Buckeyes exchanged a few more points forcing Minnesota to call a timeout with a narrow 24-23 lead. Kelly Kinney then solidified the set 25-23 with a set ending kill.
Set 2: Second match was much like the first as both teams went back and forth before Minnesota was again the first to 15 as they took a 15-13 lead into the break. The set went back and forth again before Minnesota pulled away with a 23-18 lead, forcing an Ohio State timeout. Carly Gilk then put the set away 25-20 Minnesota. Minnesota hit .400 in set two.
Set 3: Minnesota went on a 4-1 run to start the match, before once again exchanging points back and forth with the Buckeyes. Once again, Minnesota was the first to 15, taking a 15-14 lead into the break. It was back and forth once again and Ohio State got within one, forcing a Gopher timeout at 21-20. Minnesota then took a 23-20 lead forcing a Buckeye timeout. Minnesota ended the set with a 25-22 win on an Ohio State net violation.
With her 13th kill of the match, Mckenna Wucherer tallied her 1,000 career kill in set three.
(info and photo courtesy of Gopher Sports)
