No. 6 Gophers volleyball upset by Pepperdine in first day of Diet Coke Classic

Minnesota (4-3) was 22-0 under coach Hugh McCutcheon in this annual tournament.

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September 16, 2022 at 5:42AM
Outside hitter Taylor Landfair (shown against Penn State in February of 2021) led the Gophers with 15 kills in their loss to Pepperdine on Thursday. (Aaron Lavinsky, Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

No. 22 Pepperdine upset the No. 6 Gophers volleyball team 26-28, 25-20, 25-18, 25-22 on the first day of the Diet Coke Classic at Maturi Pavilion. Minnesota (4-3) was 22-0 under coach Hugh McCutcheon in this annual tournament.

Taylor Landfair and freshman Mckenna Wucherer led the Gophers with 15 and 13 kills, respectively. Emily Hellmuth paced the Waves (8-2) with a career-high 21 kills and hit .516.

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