Jenna Wenaas had 11 kills and nine digs as the No. 10-ranked Gophers volleyball team swept Illinois 25-19, 25-23, 25-23 on Saturday at Maturi Pavilion.
Gophers volleyball bounces back with sweep of Illini
The Gophers have beaten Illinois seven consecutive meetings.
October 16, 2022 at 12:47AM
The Gophers (10-6, 5-3 Big Ten) have won seven consecutive matches against the Illini (9-9, 4-4) and 11 of the past 12. They were coming off a sweep at the hands of No. 6 Ohio State on Wednesday.
Taylor Landfair led Minnesota with 12 kills, and Rachel Kilkelly had a season-high 10 digs. Landfair is one of two players in the nation to have recorded double-digit kills in every match.
The Gophers outhit Illinois .306 to .239.
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• The Gophers soccer team (6-7-2, 2-4-1 Big Ten), coming off a 2-2 draw at No. 8-ranked Rutgers, faces Maryland (2-7-5, 1-6-0) at 1 p.m. Sunday in College Park, Md. Gabbie Cesarone leads Minnesota with five goals, and Sophia Boman and Izzy Brown have four each. Goalkeeper Megan Plaschko has allowed 0.93 goals per game.
• Don Berry of Brooklyn Park was the lone Minnesotan to make the 54-hole cut in the Senior PGA Championship at Santa Ana Pueblo, N.M. He shot a third-round 76 and was tied for 65th place at 4-over-par 220.
Minnesotans Maddie Dahlien and Clare Gagne helped the 21-time NCAA champion Tar Heels end the Gophers’ season.
