Gophers volleyball sweeps Northwestern, prepares for challenging week

October 10, 2016 at 1:43PM

The top-ranked Gophers volleyball team swept Northwestern on Sunday at the Sports Pavilion, taking a 25-17, 25-21, 25-17 victory to begin a challenging week.

The Gophers (13-2, 5-1 Big Ten) hit .322 to .172 for Northwestern (7-11, 0-6) and had nine blocks to the Wildcats' three.

The Gophers will play No. 2 Wisconsin on Wednesday in Madison and No. 21 Michigan State on Saturday in East Lansing.

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Dawson Garcia had 19 points and a season-high 14 rebounds and Brennan Rigsby contributed 14 points off the bench to the 69-61 comeback victory.

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