University of Minnesota Athletics
University of Minnesota
15-7,9-5Big Ten
Iowa
13-15,2-12Big Ten
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 25 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
| Iowa | 19 | 16 | 16 | 0 |
11/8/2026 3:37:00 PM | Volleyball
The No. 19 University of Minnesota volleyball defeated Iowa in straight sets (25-19, 25-16, 25-16) on Sunday afternoon in Coralville, Iowa.
With the win, Minnesota improves to 15-7 overall and 9-5 in conference play.
Carly Gilk led the Gopher offense with 11 kills, hitting a .346 clip.
Stella Swenson led the offense with 27 assists.
The Gophers hit .394 on the match, and .500 in set one.
Zeynep Palabiyik held down the Gophers defense with 15 digs.
Minnesota tallied seven aces. Hoecke recorded three.
Minnesota out blocked the Hawkeyes nine to four.
MATCH NOTES
With the win, Minnesota improves to 65-16-0 all-time against Iowa.
Today's sweep marks the Gophers ninth sweep of the season.
Zeynep Palabiyik tallied her ninth straight match with 10+ digs as she ended the match with 15 digs.
Carly Gilk tallied her third match of the season with 10+ kills.
McKenna Garr has recorded an ace in the last four matches and has tallied at least one ace in 17 matches this season.
Mckenna Wucherer tallied her 18th match with 10+ kills.
Elena Hoecke tied her career high with three aces.
Mckenna Wucherer hit a season high .529.
UP NEXT
• The Gophers return to Maturi Pavilion for two home matches. Minnesota will talk on No. 21 Indiana on Wednesday, Nov. 11. The Gophers will then host Michigan State on Saturday, Nov. 14. Both matches are slated to begin at 7 p.m. CT. The Michigan State match will be televised on Big Ten Network. Fans can listen to both matches on 102.5 FM and Gophersports.com
