The No. 21 University of Minnesota volleyball team picks up its fourth straight victory by defeating the Maryland Terrapins in three straight sets (25-9, 25-18, 25-17), tonight at Maturi Pavilion. With the win, Minnesota improves to 11-5 overall and 5-3 in Big Ten play.
Kelly Kinney led the Gopher offense with 11 kills at a .500 clip.
Stella Swenson led the offense to hit a season high .451 clip and tallied 34 assists.
Elena Hoecke led the Gophers with 5 blocks, followed by Jordan Taylor and Kelly Kinney with three each.
Zeynep Palabiyik held down the defense with a match high 10 digs, Mckenna Wuchere and Stella Swenson were just behind with eight each.
Minnesota held the Terrapins to a .059 hitting percentage.
MATCH NOTES
With the win Minnesota improves to 21-1-0 all-time against Maryland.
Libero Zeynep Palabiyik tallied her fifth straight match with double digit digs as she totaled 10 in tonight’s match.
-Minnesota tallied four blocks in the first set alone and went on to collect 8 total blocks.
– Sophomore Kelly Kinney ended the match with 11 kills, making it her second consecutive match with double-digit kills.
Elena Hoecke tied her career high with 10 kills, and five blocks.
Carly Gilk tallied a season high nine kills, hitting .412.
UP NEXT
• Minnesota hits the road to face No. 13 Purdue on Friday, Oct. 23 at 6 p.m. CT. The Gophers will then return to Maturi Pavilion on Sunday, Oct. 25 to face No. 20 Washington. First serve is slated for 1 p.m.
(info and photo courtesy of Gopher Sports)
