University of Minnesota Athletics
Sunday, November 1
Los Angeles, CA
3:00 PM
University of Minnesota
14-6,8-4Big Ten
3
at
0
USC
9-13,3-9Big Ten
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 25 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
| Southern California | 19 | 16 | 23 | 0 |
Photo by: Mac Brown
11/1/2026 4:46:00 PM | Volleyball
LOS ANGELES - The No. 21 University of Minnesota volleyball defeated the USC Trojans in three sets on Sunday afternoon (25-19, 25-16. 25-23).
With the win, Minnesota improves to 14-6 overall and 8-4 in conference play.
Mckenna Wucherer led the Gopher offense with 11 kills, hitting a .323 clip.
Carly Gilk tallied 10 total kills, hitting .571 in the match
Stella Swenson led the offense with 27 assists.
Elena Hoecke led the Gophers with six blocks, Minnesota as a team tallied 11.
Minnesota held USC to hit a .183 clip, USC only hit .086 in the second set.
The Gophers hit .323 in the first set alone and went on to hit .327 in the match.
Minnesota tallied eight aces, from four different players.
MATCH NOTES
With the win, Minnesota improves to 3-6-1 all-time against USC.
Today's sweep marks the Gophers eighth sweep of the season.
Zeynep Palabiyik tallied her ninth straight match with 10+ digs as she ended the match with 13 digs.
Carly Gilk hit a season high .571.
Mckenna Wucherer has recorded an ace in the last three matches and has tallied at least one ace in 18 matches this season.
UP NEXT
• The Gophers will return home to face No. 13 Penn State at Maturi Pavilion on November 6th. First serve is slated for 6 p.m. CT.
With the win, Minnesota improves to 14-6 overall and 8-4 in conference play.
Mckenna Wucherer led the Gopher offense with 11 kills, hitting a .323 clip.
Carly Gilk tallied 10 total kills, hitting .571 in the match
Stella Swenson led the offense with 27 assists.
Elena Hoecke led the Gophers with six blocks, Minnesota as a team tallied 11.
Minnesota held USC to hit a .183 clip, USC only hit .086 in the second set.
The Gophers hit .323 in the first set alone and went on to hit .327 in the match.
Minnesota tallied eight aces, from four different players.
MATCH NOTES
With the win, Minnesota improves to 3-6-1 all-time against USC.
Today's sweep marks the Gophers eighth sweep of the season.
Zeynep Palabiyik tallied her ninth straight match with 10+ digs as she ended the match with 13 digs.
Carly Gilk hit a season high .571.
Mckenna Wucherer has recorded an ace in the last three matches and has tallied at least one ace in 18 matches this season.
UP NEXT
• The Gophers will return home to face No. 13 Penn State at Maturi Pavilion on November 6th. First serve is slated for 6 p.m. CT.
Players Mentioned
Opposite
/ Volleyball
Middle Blocker
/ Volleyball
Libero/DS
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Setter
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Outside
/ VolleyballTeam Stats
MINN
USC
Kills
41
34
Errors
9
15
Attempts
98
104
Hitting %
.327
.183
Points
60.0
45.0
Assists
36
33
Aces
8
5
Blocks
11
6
Game Leaders
Kills
11
Aces
4
Blocks
4
Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
5
Aces
1
Blocks
3
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