MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – College of Iowa volleyball fell to No. 7 Minnesota, 3-1, Sunday afternoon within the Maturi Pavilion.

The Hawkeyes have been led by senior Edina Schmidt and sophomore Toyosi Onabanjo. Schmidt recorded 9 kills with a hitting share of .364, and Onabanjo totaled 10 kills, hitting a .333. Setters Lilly Tessier and Bailey Ortega led the group with 23 and 20 assists, respectively. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

SET 1 (Minnesota, 25-19): The groups stayed inside three factors of one another to begin out the match. Even play continued till Minnesota went on a 6-0 run, making the rating 14-20. The Hawkeyes tried to chip again on the Gophers lead with kills from junior Delaney McSweeney and senior Amiya Jones, in addition to a block from Jones and sophomore Michelle Urquhart. Regardless of Iowa’s efforts to come back again, Minnesota stayed up by no less than six factors by means of the tip.

SET 2 (Minnesota, 25-22): The second set was a back-and-forth battle from begin to end, together with 14 ties and 4 lead modifications. The Hawkeyes stayed inside two factors your complete set till the very finish. Iowa introduced their A-game by means of a sequence of kills, two service aces by Tessier and sophomore Addie VanderWeide, and a block by Jones and Onabanjo. The Hawkeyes kill success featured 4 kills by Onabanjo, three from Urquhart together with back-to-back kills, two from Schmidt, and one from each McSweeney and VanderWeide. The 2-point unfold remained till the rating was 20-20, when the Gophers pressured remaining factors for each groups.

SET 3 (Iowa, 26-24): Iowa got here out within the driver’s seat, staying in management for over half of the set. The set noticed even ties and two lead modifications. Iowa led the set statistically with 18 kills, .391 hitting share, 16 assists and 18 digs. Iowa stayed forward till lengthy rallies between the groups introduced the rating to a tie at 19. Urquhart then registered two kills, together with a block with Jones, to tug Iowa again up. Issues tied up once more at 23 and 24, however kills from Jones and VanderWeide sealed the Hawkeyes set victory.

SET 4 (Minnesota, 25-17): The set began out with Iowa down, 2-4, when the Gophers went on their first 3-0 run. Iowa got here to cease Minnesota runs, however Minnesota would come again to go on one other run. Minnesota put up a sequence of blocks and repair aces to maintain their lead over Iowa safe the match win.

HEAR FROM HEAD COACH JIM BARNES

“We actually had a shot within the second set. We had a good lead. If we may have completed that off, that may’ve been large for us. I questioned how we might resound, and we responded with an excellent effort within the third set. With that form of effort and depth we will compete with anybody. We weren’t capable of handle that within the fourth set, however I want we had that second set. We’re studying as we go.”

UP NEXT

The Hawkeyes will journey to West Lafayette, Indiana, on Wed., October 5. They are going to tackle the Boilermakers at 5 p.m. CT in Holloway Gymnasium on the Purdue College campus. The sport will likely be televised on B1G Community.