No. 5 Gophers Take Down Baylor in Four – University of Minnesota Athletics

The Golden Gophers (1-0, 0-0 Massive Ten) have been led by junior exterior Jenna Wenaas, who tallied a team-best 17 kills in her first collegiate match again in her dwelling state of Texas. Taylor Landfair added 15 kills and 6 digs whereas freshman Carter Sales space added six kills and a team-best 11 blocks in her Minnesota debut.

As a staff, Minnesota hit .300 with 54 kills, six aces, 40 digs and 15 blocks. Baylor hit simply .133 with 47 kills, two aces, 41 digs and 4 blocks.

The Bears have been led by Lauren Harrison, who tallied a game-high 18 kills.

UP NEXT: Minnesota takes on TCU tomorrow evening at 7 p.m. CT on ESPN+.

Set Breakdown:
Set 1: Baylor took a forwards and backwards set one, 25-23. Minnesota hit .154 in comparison with BU’s .118, however bought simply 26 swings in comparison with 34 for the Bears. Taylor Landfair led the way in which with 4 kills whereas Jenna Wenaas had a pair on eight swings. Freshman Carter Sales space and setter Melani Shaffmaster tallied a pair of blocks every, whereas Shaffmaster had six assists. As a staff, Minnesota had 4 blocks within the first set. BU’s Riley Simpson registered 5 kills whereas Lauren Harrison had 4 to guide the Bears. Baylor went on a 5-1 run after the 2 groups have been tied at 9 to go up 15-10. Minnesota would attempt to play from behind and rallied from a 24-19 deficit to chop the result in 24-23. BU scored the ultimate level to take the 25-23 win.

Set 2: Minnesota began out sizzling in set two. After trailing 3-1, six straight factors gave the Gophers a 7-3 lead and compelled BU into taking a timeout. BU scored the subsequent two earlier than a 4-0 Gophers run ran the result in 11-5 halfway by way of set two. A kill from Wenaas, service ace by Shaffmaster and a kill from Husemann allowed the ‘U’ to go up a set-high eight factors at 16-8. The Gophers went up by as many as 9 at 23-14 and closed it out, 25-16. Wenaas tallied a trio of kills and a block within the remaining few factors to cement the second set win for Minnesota. The Gophers hit .333 in comparison with a .000 hitting share for Baylor within the set.

Set 3: The Gophers took set three, 25-23, main for many of the means however preventing off a late Baylor surge to go up 2-1. Taylor Landfair led the way in which with seven kills within the set whereas Wenaas had 4 and Husemann had three. Shaffmaster tallied 14 assists on 16 Minnesota kills whereas CC McGraw led the backcourt with 5 digs. The set was forwards and backwards midway by way of, with the Gophers and Bears tied at 10 after which tied at 15. The 2 groups exchanged 4-0 runs earlier than the ‘U’ took a 21-18 lead. The Bears would tie it up at 21 and 22, however a kill from Landfair and an attacking error from BU put the Gophers up two, 24-22. One other kill from Landfair gave the Gophers a 25-23 set three win.

Set 4: After giving up the primary level, the Gophers scored eight of the subsequent 9 to go up 8-2 and drive a Baylor timeout. A kill and two blocks from Sales space aided the Minnesota run. After the timeout, kills from Sales space and Landfair gave the Gophers a commanding 10-2 lead. They’d go up by as many as 12 at 18-6 earlier than Baylor lower into the deficit with a 9-3 run to make it 21-15. Three kills from Wenaas and one from Shaffmaster helped the Gophers shut it out on a 4-3 run to take a 25-17 victory. Minnesota by no means trailed once more after taking place 1-0 in set 4.

Notable:
-Underneath head coach Hugh McCutcheon, Minnesota is now 9-2 in season openers.
-The Gophers moved to 4-1 all-time towards Baylor, together with a two-match win streak.
–Carter Sales space’s 11 blocks are a freshmen report in a Minnesota debut. She was three blocks away from Regan Pittman’s single-match college report (14).
–Taylor Landfair tallied her 18th profession 15+ kill match whereas Jenna Wenaas did so for the ninth time in her profession.
–CC McGraw led the ‘U’ in digs with 10, her eighty fifth profession double digit dig match.
-Freshman Julia Hanson registered three kills and two blocks in her Minnesota debut.