Simply how excellent is the 2024 Minnesota Gophers volley ball group? Sufficient to beat the No. 1 group in the nation.
Texas, the two-time safeguarding nationwide champs, got in the Milwaukee display over the vacation weekend as the leading group in the nation and the Longhorns were fresh off triumph over No. 3 Wisconsin on Sunday before facing the 18th-ranked Gophers, who lost 3-2 to No. 5 Stanford on Sunday.
Texas took the very first set 25-22 before Minnesota reacted by taking the 2nd set 25-19 and the 3rd set 25-20. Texas routed Minnesota in the 4th set 25-13 just for the Gophers to stand high and win the 5th set 15-17.
It was Minnesota’s very first win over the No. 1 group in the nation considering that they beat Stanford on Sept. 14, 2019.
“I do not believe I truly have words,” senior setter Melani Shaffmaster stated, through GopherSports.com. “We lastly showed ourselves that we’re not the very same group we were in 2015. We have a great deal of actually terrific individuals here with us.”
The Gophers completed 2023 with a record of 17-13, consisting of a 12-8 mark in the Big Ten to end up 5th in the conference.