No. 7 Gophers to host Northwestern in volleyball on Wednesday

Minnesota is 16-1 against the Wildcats since Hugh McCutcheon became the Gophers coach.

September 28, 2022 at 4:51AM
Minnesota’s McKenna Wucherer, hitting a shot against Wisconsin on Sunday, has become one of the teams kill leaders since recovering from an injury. The Gophers play Northwestern on Wednesday. (Jeff Wheeler, Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The No. 7 Gophers volleyball team (6-4, 1-1 Big Ten) will host Northwestern (11-3, 0-2) at 8 p.m. Wednesday at Maturi Pavilion (BTN).

Minnesota is 16-1 against the Wildcats under coach Hugh McCutcheon.

The Gophers are coming off a 3-0 win over defending national champion and then-No. 6 Wisconsin on Sunday at home. Taylor Landfair had 17 kills and Mckenna Wucherer nine against the Badgers and Carter Booth had seven blocks.

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Junior Lindsay Cunningham of Winona State was named the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association's runner of the week among Division II women. She won the women's Maroon 6k race (21 minutes, 5.6 seconds) for the second year in a row. Her time was a meet record for that race.

Forward Izzy Fairchild, a junior for Proctor/Hermantown, has committed to Bemidji State, according to the Youth Hockey Hub. She had 75 points in her first two season with the Mirage.

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