University of Minnesota Athletics
Saturday, October 18
Seattle, WA
9:00 PM
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Team Stats
MINN
UW
Kills
47
51
Errors
14
19
Attempts
124
132
Hitting %
.266
.242
Points
65.0
62.0
Assists
37
45
Aces
6
4
Blocks
12
7
Game Leaders
Kills
15
Aces
2
Blocks
5
Kills
12
Aces
0
Blocks
9
Kills
11
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
7
Aces
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Blocks
3
Players Mentioned
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No. 18 'U' Wins at Washington in Cook's Return
10/18/2025 10:18:00 PM | Volleyball
The Gophers took the match in four sets
SEATTLE, Wash. -- The No. 18 Minnesota volleyball team emerged victoriously in coach Cook's return to Seattle on Saturday night in a four set win over the Washington Huskies. The set scores were 14-25, 25-17, 25-20, 25-12.
"I liked the response after the first set, Washington came out strong and knocked us on our heels a little bit," said head coach Keegan Cook. "I loved our response on a tough back-to-back weekend."
Julia Hanson led Minnesota with 15 kills while Lourdes Myers had season-bests with 12 kills and nine blocks. Carly Gilk had 11 kills on .550 while Stella Swenson went for 31 assists and 11 digs.
The Gophers (15-4, 5-3 Big Ten) outhit the Huskies (9-9, 4-4 Big Ten) .266 to .242 but trailed in kills (51 to 47) and digs (53 to 52). Minnesota had more aces (6 to 4) and blocks (12 to 7).
Simona Mateska went for 16 kills and 10 digs while Kierstyn Barton went for 15 kills and 10 digs.
How It Happened
SET 1 | Washington started out hot, scoring five of the first six before Minnesota called timeout. Carly Gilk tallied a kill out of the break before UW went on to score eight of the next nine to go up 13-3, forcing coach Cook to call his final timeout of the frame. Kills from Myers and Hanson made it 13-5 before the Huskies scored five of the next six to go up 18-6. UW would go up by as many as 14 at 22-8 before three points in-a-row by Minnesota. The Huskies took set one, 25-14. The Huskies ended the set with 20 kills compared to eight for the 'U'.
SET 2 | Minnesota started much better in set two as the teams split the first eight points. After UW went up 6-4 with a pair of kills, Minnesota scored three straight, getting a pair of blocks from Crowl and Taylor. Kills from Kinney and Gilk helped the Gophers take a 10-8 advantage. UW would tie it up at 10 before kills from Myers and Gilk put the 'U' up 13-10, forcing a timeout from the home team. Two UW errors combined with a kill from Hanson and a block from Hanson and Myers capped off a 7-0 run to make it 17-10, Minnesota. The Gophers would go up 20-12 after two more kills from Hanson and Myers before UW called its second timeout of the set. The Huskies would get as close as 21-15 before the Gophers closed it out, 25-17, getting a pair of kills from Gilk and one from Taylor.
SET 3 | Set three was back and forth once again, with neither team leading by more than one point through the first 14. The Gophers then scored three of the next four to go up 10-8. UW got a pair of kills to make it 11-10 before a pair of errors and a Kinney kill made it 14-10, Minnesota. The Huskies got back within one after three straight kills before Kinney tallied another kill to make it 15-13 heading into the media timeout. The Huskies would tie it up at 15 before Minnesota scored five of the next seven to take a 20-17 lead, forcing a UW timeout. The Huskies got back within one at 20-19 before a pair of errors made it 22-19, Minnesota. The Gophers would take a timeout leading 23-20 after a Hanson kill. Minnesota would eventually close out the third, 25-20, to go up two sets to one.
SET 4 | Minnesota kept the momentum going, scoring the first six points of set four before the Huskies called a timeout. The Huskies would bring it back to a six point lead at 11-5 before a kill from Kinney and two from Gilk put Minnesota up 14-7. UW got a kill and an ace to make it 14-9 before an error, Hanson kill and a block put the Gophers up 17-9, forcing a Huskies timeout. Minnesota went up 20-9 after an ace and two Hanson kills with the finish line in sight. The Gophers went up by as many as 13 at 22-9 following kills from Hanson and Gilk. They would close it out, 25-12 to take the win.
Game Notes
» Minnesota is now 3-3 all-time against Washington. They're 1-1 against one another in Big Ten play.
» This was Keegan Cook's first time competing with Minnesota at Washington, the school he spent eight years as the head coach at from 2015-22.
» Minnesota (12) had 10+ blocks for the eighth time this season.
» Julia Hanson went for 15 kills, her 14th match of the season with 10+.
» Carly Gilk tied her career-high with 11 kills. She hit a career-best .550.
» McKenna Garr tallied 10 digs, her 13th match this season with 10+ digs.
» Lourdes Myers went for season-highs in both kills (12) and blocks (9).
» Stella Swenson had 31 assists and 11 digs for her fifth double-double of the year.
Up Next
Minnesota travels to No. 22 Indiana (14-8, 5-2 Big Ten) for a match on Friday, Oct. 24 at 5 p.m. CT on B1G+.
"I liked the response after the first set, Washington came out strong and knocked us on our heels a little bit," said head coach Keegan Cook. "I loved our response on a tough back-to-back weekend."
Julia Hanson led Minnesota with 15 kills while Lourdes Myers had season-bests with 12 kills and nine blocks. Carly Gilk had 11 kills on .550 while Stella Swenson went for 31 assists and 11 digs.
The Gophers (15-4, 5-3 Big Ten) outhit the Huskies (9-9, 4-4 Big Ten) .266 to .242 but trailed in kills (51 to 47) and digs (53 to 52). Minnesota had more aces (6 to 4) and blocks (12 to 7).
Simona Mateska went for 16 kills and 10 digs while Kierstyn Barton went for 15 kills and 10 digs.
How It Happened
SET 1 | Washington started out hot, scoring five of the first six before Minnesota called timeout. Carly Gilk tallied a kill out of the break before UW went on to score eight of the next nine to go up 13-3, forcing coach Cook to call his final timeout of the frame. Kills from Myers and Hanson made it 13-5 before the Huskies scored five of the next six to go up 18-6. UW would go up by as many as 14 at 22-8 before three points in-a-row by Minnesota. The Huskies took set one, 25-14. The Huskies ended the set with 20 kills compared to eight for the 'U'.
SET 2 | Minnesota started much better in set two as the teams split the first eight points. After UW went up 6-4 with a pair of kills, Minnesota scored three straight, getting a pair of blocks from Crowl and Taylor. Kills from Kinney and Gilk helped the Gophers take a 10-8 advantage. UW would tie it up at 10 before kills from Myers and Gilk put the 'U' up 13-10, forcing a timeout from the home team. Two UW errors combined with a kill from Hanson and a block from Hanson and Myers capped off a 7-0 run to make it 17-10, Minnesota. The Gophers would go up 20-12 after two more kills from Hanson and Myers before UW called its second timeout of the set. The Huskies would get as close as 21-15 before the Gophers closed it out, 25-17, getting a pair of kills from Gilk and one from Taylor.
SET 3 | Set three was back and forth once again, with neither team leading by more than one point through the first 14. The Gophers then scored three of the next four to go up 10-8. UW got a pair of kills to make it 11-10 before a pair of errors and a Kinney kill made it 14-10, Minnesota. The Huskies got back within one after three straight kills before Kinney tallied another kill to make it 15-13 heading into the media timeout. The Huskies would tie it up at 15 before Minnesota scored five of the next seven to take a 20-17 lead, forcing a UW timeout. The Huskies got back within one at 20-19 before a pair of errors made it 22-19, Minnesota. The Gophers would take a timeout leading 23-20 after a Hanson kill. Minnesota would eventually close out the third, 25-20, to go up two sets to one.
SET 4 | Minnesota kept the momentum going, scoring the first six points of set four before the Huskies called a timeout. The Huskies would bring it back to a six point lead at 11-5 before a kill from Kinney and two from Gilk put Minnesota up 14-7. UW got a kill and an ace to make it 14-9 before an error, Hanson kill and a block put the Gophers up 17-9, forcing a Huskies timeout. Minnesota went up 20-9 after an ace and two Hanson kills with the finish line in sight. The Gophers went up by as many as 13 at 22-9 following kills from Hanson and Gilk. They would close it out, 25-12 to take the win.
Game Notes
» Minnesota is now 3-3 all-time against Washington. They're 1-1 against one another in Big Ten play.
» This was Keegan Cook's first time competing with Minnesota at Washington, the school he spent eight years as the head coach at from 2015-22.
» Minnesota (12) had 10+ blocks for the eighth time this season.
» Julia Hanson went for 15 kills, her 14th match of the season with 10+.
» Carly Gilk tied her career-high with 11 kills. She hit a career-best .550.
» McKenna Garr tallied 10 digs, her 13th match this season with 10+ digs.
» Lourdes Myers went for season-highs in both kills (12) and blocks (9).
» Stella Swenson had 31 assists and 11 digs for her fifth double-double of the year.
Up Next
Minnesota travels to No. 22 Indiana (14-8, 5-2 Big Ten) for a match on Friday, Oct. 24 at 5 p.m. CT on B1G+.
Highlights: Gophers 3, Illinois 0
Wednesday, October 29
Highlights: Gophers 2, Purdue 3
Sunday, October 26
Highlights: Gophers 3, Indiana 1
Friday, October 24
Highlights: Gophers 3, Washington 1
Saturday, October 18