

MSU would go up by as many as five at 12-7 before two kills from Miyabe, an ace from Shaffmaster and a kill from Samedy cut the lead back to just one at 12-11. Set 3: MSU started off the third set with an 8-4 run, which led to a timeout from coach McCutcheon. The 'U' would bounce back strong, getting kills from Shaffmaster and Samedy to wrap up the second set, 25-23 and even the match.

A 6-3 MSU run would tie it up at 22, leading to a Gophers timeout. After MSU tied it at 16, a 3-0 Gophers run led by Samedy and Wenaas put the visitors back up, 19-16. The 'U' got its first block of the match from Miyabe and Rubright in addition to an ace from McGraw and kills from Samedy and Wenaas in the run. Minnesota would respond with a 7-5 run of its own to go up 16-14, forcing the Spartans into a timeout. A 4-0 MSU run spearheaded by two blocks gave the home team its first lead of the set at 10-9. The 'U' got kills from Myers, Rubright and Shaffmaster in addition to an ace from Myers to take a 9-6 lead. Set 2: The Gophers held the lead for much of the early going in the set. 205 on the first set but had three service and three receiving errors. Three straight kills from Miyabe sparked a 4-0 Gophers run, but MSU scored the last two points on a service error and a Minnesota receiving error to win, 25-22.

Led by a pair of aces, the Spartans re-took control of the set with a 7-2 run to go up 23-18. After the Spartans went up 16-11, a 3-0 Minnesota run capped off by a Husemann kill led to another MSU timeout. The Gophers were able to get back in the set with a 7-2 run of their own, getting a pair of kills from Wenaas to get them back within four at 14-10. However, another 3-0 run from the home team put them up 12-3 and forced coach McCutcheon into calling his second timeout of the set. MSU continued its run, scoring the next two before the 'U' answered. The Spartans, however, scored the next seven to go up 7-2 and force a Gophers timeout. Set 1: Minnesota went up 2-0 right away on a kill by Miyabe and an attacking error by MSU. 203 with 46 kills, seven aces, 56 digs and 12 blocks. 238 with 61 kills, seven aces, 59 digs and five blocks. Stephanie Samedy had 11 kills and 12 digs while Melani Shaffmaster led Minnesota with 43 assists and 13 digs.Īs a team, Minnesota hit. The Golden Gophers (9-5, 4-2 Big Ten) were led by sophomore outside Jenna Wenaas, who tallied 17 kills and 11 digs while Airi Miyabe posted a career-high 16 kills. 8 University of Minnesota volleyball team defeated the Michigan State Spartans in four sets, 22-25, 25-23, 25-21, 25-21 on Saturday evening.
