University of Minnesota Athletics
Saturday, November 8
Minneapolis, MN
2:30 PM
University of Minnesota
17-8,7-7Big Ten
0
vs
3
Nebraska
24-0,14-0Big Ten
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2
3
F
Nebraska
25
25
25
3
Minnesota
15
21
20
0
Team Stats
Nebr
MINN
Kills
55
36
Errors
9
10
Attempts
106
97
Hitting %
.434
.268
Points
62.0
45.0
Assists
52
33
Aces
4
4
Blocks
3
5
Game Leaders
Kills
13
Aces
1
Blocks
1
Kills
10
Aces
1
Blocks
2
Kills
7
Aces
1
Blocks
1
Kills
3
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Players Mentioned
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No. 22 'U' Taken Down in Three by Top-Ranked Huskers
11/8/2025 4:38:00 PM | Volleyball
Minnesota hit .268 for the night, led by Hanson with 13 kills
MINNEAPOLIS -- The No. 22 Minnesota volleyball team fell in straight sets to the No. 1 Nebraska Cornhuskers on Saturday afternoon at Maturi Pavilion. The set scores were 25-15, 25-21, 25-20.
"I told the group to own the stuff we did well," said head coach Keegan Cook. "We had some big offensive performances and had some big moments off growth. Defensively, we had some things that didn't go so well, we got beat in a couple ways consistently. Overall, we're leaving here motivated."
Julia Hanson paced the Gophers with 13 kills and seven digs while Carly Gilk went for 10 kills on .533. Stella Swenson paced the offense with 28 assists and nine digs.
The Gophers (17-8, 7-7 Big Ten) were outhit by the Huskers (24-0, 14-0 B1G) .434 to .268. NU had more kills (55 to 36) and digs (46 to 33). The Gophers had more blocks (5 to 3) and the two teams tied in aces (4 to 4).
Minnesota's .268 hitting percentage was the best by a Nebraska opponent this season. Setter Stella Swenson touched on the Gophers performance today.
"This game showed what we've been doing well and what we need to work on, regardless of a win or loss," Swenson said. "We needed to be better on blocking but I thought we were gritty and played solid floor defense today."
For Nebraska, Andi Jackson led the team with 15 kills on .619. Bergen Reilly paced the offense with 45 assists and three kills while Harper Murray went for seven kills and 11 digs.
How It Happened
SET 1 | Four Nebraska kills to start the match put the visitors up 4-0, leading to a Minnesota timeout. The Gophers came out strong after the timeout, scoring five of the next seven. They got two kills from Gilk and one from Hanson in the spurt. NU would score four straight after that, going up 11-5 and causing coach Cook to take his second timeout of the set. The Huskers would go up 14-6 before Minnesota scored three straight, getting a kill from Myers and two more from Gilk. The two teams would exchange points up until 18-13, before five straight NU kills put the visitors up 23-13. The Huskers would eventually close out set one, 25-15. NU hit. 588 for the set with 21 kills, while the Gophers hit .333 with 13 kills.
SET 2 | The two teams split the first four points before Nebraska scored five of the next six to go up 8-3, forcing a Minnesota timeout. After the break, NU scored three more to complete a 7-0 run. They got a kill, ace and a Minnesota hitting error. The Gophers tallied three of the next five, getting kills from Kinney and Hanson. Two more in-a-row from NU made it 15-6, forcing Minnesota's last timeout of the frame. The two teams would exchange points up until 18-10 before the Gophers scored four straight, forcing an NU timeout. Hanson had a kill and an ace while Swenson had a kill in the spurt. Two kills put NU up 20-14 but the Gophers would fight back, scoring three straight trailing 22-16 to make it 22-19. Myers had a kill, Kinney and ace and Gilk and Myers a block. The 'U' wouldn't get any closer, however, as the Huskers closed out set two, 25-21.
SET 3 | The Gophers took their first lead of the day in set three, going up 3-2 early on. The Huskers would respond with four straight points to go up 6-3. After an NU hitting error, two more Huskers points forced Minnesota into calling its first timeout of the set, trailing 8-4. Nebraska kept the momentum going, scoring five of the next six to go up 13-5. Coach Cook called his final timeout of the set at that point. Minnesota got it back to six at 14-8 after Hanson's 11th kill of the match. NU scored two more to go up 16-8 before the Gophers rallied with four straight, getting an ace from Garr and two blocks from Jordan Taylor combined with Gilk and Hanson. NU called a timeout at this point. The Gophers would get as close as three at 16-13 after Hanson's 12th kill before four points from NU gave the visitors control, leading 20-13. The 'U' cut the lead to as few as four at 24-20 following kills from Kinney and Gilk before NU closed it out with a 25-20 win.
Game Notes
» Minnesota is now 12-40 all-time against Nebraska. The Huskers have won four straight in the series.
» The Gophers have lost three straight matches, all against ranked opponents. Minnesota is 1-5 against ranked teams this year and 16-3 against unranked teams.
» Minnesota hit .268 for the match, the highest hitting percentage by a Nebraska opponent this season. Teams have hit over .200 just twice against NU this season before today.
» Julia Hanson went for 13 kills, her 20th match of the season with 10+.
» Carly Gilk tallied 10 kills, her sixth time this year with 10+.
Up Next
Minnesota hosts No. 25 Penn State next Friday, Nov. 14 at 7 p.m. CT. Big Ten Network will televise.
"I told the group to own the stuff we did well," said head coach Keegan Cook. "We had some big offensive performances and had some big moments off growth. Defensively, we had some things that didn't go so well, we got beat in a couple ways consistently. Overall, we're leaving here motivated."
Julia Hanson paced the Gophers with 13 kills and seven digs while Carly Gilk went for 10 kills on .533. Stella Swenson paced the offense with 28 assists and nine digs.
The Gophers (17-8, 7-7 Big Ten) were outhit by the Huskers (24-0, 14-0 B1G) .434 to .268. NU had more kills (55 to 36) and digs (46 to 33). The Gophers had more blocks (5 to 3) and the two teams tied in aces (4 to 4).
Minnesota's .268 hitting percentage was the best by a Nebraska opponent this season. Setter Stella Swenson touched on the Gophers performance today.
"This game showed what we've been doing well and what we need to work on, regardless of a win or loss," Swenson said. "We needed to be better on blocking but I thought we were gritty and played solid floor defense today."
For Nebraska, Andi Jackson led the team with 15 kills on .619. Bergen Reilly paced the offense with 45 assists and three kills while Harper Murray went for seven kills and 11 digs.
How It Happened
SET 1 | Four Nebraska kills to start the match put the visitors up 4-0, leading to a Minnesota timeout. The Gophers came out strong after the timeout, scoring five of the next seven. They got two kills from Gilk and one from Hanson in the spurt. NU would score four straight after that, going up 11-5 and causing coach Cook to take his second timeout of the set. The Huskers would go up 14-6 before Minnesota scored three straight, getting a kill from Myers and two more from Gilk. The two teams would exchange points up until 18-13, before five straight NU kills put the visitors up 23-13. The Huskers would eventually close out set one, 25-15. NU hit. 588 for the set with 21 kills, while the Gophers hit .333 with 13 kills.
SET 2 | The two teams split the first four points before Nebraska scored five of the next six to go up 8-3, forcing a Minnesota timeout. After the break, NU scored three more to complete a 7-0 run. They got a kill, ace and a Minnesota hitting error. The Gophers tallied three of the next five, getting kills from Kinney and Hanson. Two more in-a-row from NU made it 15-6, forcing Minnesota's last timeout of the frame. The two teams would exchange points up until 18-10 before the Gophers scored four straight, forcing an NU timeout. Hanson had a kill and an ace while Swenson had a kill in the spurt. Two kills put NU up 20-14 but the Gophers would fight back, scoring three straight trailing 22-16 to make it 22-19. Myers had a kill, Kinney and ace and Gilk and Myers a block. The 'U' wouldn't get any closer, however, as the Huskers closed out set two, 25-21.
SET 3 | The Gophers took their first lead of the day in set three, going up 3-2 early on. The Huskers would respond with four straight points to go up 6-3. After an NU hitting error, two more Huskers points forced Minnesota into calling its first timeout of the set, trailing 8-4. Nebraska kept the momentum going, scoring five of the next six to go up 13-5. Coach Cook called his final timeout of the set at that point. Minnesota got it back to six at 14-8 after Hanson's 11th kill of the match. NU scored two more to go up 16-8 before the Gophers rallied with four straight, getting an ace from Garr and two blocks from Jordan Taylor combined with Gilk and Hanson. NU called a timeout at this point. The Gophers would get as close as three at 16-13 after Hanson's 12th kill before four points from NU gave the visitors control, leading 20-13. The 'U' cut the lead to as few as four at 24-20 following kills from Kinney and Gilk before NU closed it out with a 25-20 win.
Game Notes
» Minnesota is now 12-40 all-time against Nebraska. The Huskers have won four straight in the series.
» The Gophers have lost three straight matches, all against ranked opponents. Minnesota is 1-5 against ranked teams this year and 16-3 against unranked teams.
» Minnesota hit .268 for the match, the highest hitting percentage by a Nebraska opponent this season. Teams have hit over .200 just twice against NU this season before today.
» Julia Hanson went for 13 kills, her 20th match of the season with 10+.
» Carly Gilk tallied 10 kills, her sixth time this year with 10+.
Up Next
Minnesota hosts No. 25 Penn State next Friday, Nov. 14 at 7 p.m. CT. Big Ten Network will televise.
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