Out & About: Wisconsin/Minnesota

#5 posting 10.12.2007
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WISCONSIN badgers 3, MINNESOTA gophers 0
(30-28, 30-26, 30-25)

The #9 Wisconsin Badgers controlled the ball and therefore controlled the games in a sweep of #11 Minnesota. The ball control issue forced Minnesota to go left more often than not. The middles were taken out of the action early and they never did get rolling. The good news for Minnesota tonight was the return of Jessy Jones to the lineup after missing two contests last weekend.

The Gophers trailed late in game one 27-25 when Kyla Roehrig got a side out kill. On Hartmann's serve Roehrig added a block to tie it up. Jones then put down a kill to put the Gophers on the verge at 28-27. Wisconsin got the side out and then ran off the next two points to finish game one. That took some of the energy out of the Gophers and the crowd.

The key point in game two came when Wisconsin put together an 11-3 run in the middle of the game to make it 20-13. Wisconsin was on the verge at 29-22 when Minnesota made a four point run. The final point came on a Brook Dieter hitting error.

In game three Wisconsin raced out to a 9-3 lead. Minnesota did claw their way back into race to close to 17-16. But the Badgers passing put them in control. They finished with 7/8 first ball side outs.

You can read both schools views of the contest at the Minnesota and Wisconsin sites.

MINNESOTA
1. Christine Tan, L 0-0-0-----0
1fr Jessy Jones, MH 0-0/5-6----8.5
2. Kelly Roysland, DS 0-0-0-----0
2fr Rachelle Hagerty, RS 0-0/1-6---6.5
2fr Katie Vatterodt, RS 0-1/2-2-----4
3 Brook Dieter, OH 0-1/2-5----7
4 Lauren Gibbemeyer, MH 3-0/3-9----13.5
4br Christine Tan, L
5 Rachel Hartmann, S 0-0/4-3-----5
6 Hailey Cowles, DS 0-0-0-----0
6fr Kyla Roehrig, OH 0-2/1-15-----17.5
totals: 3-4/18-46----62 points, 17 points on Wisconsin errors

WISCONSIN
1 Jackie Simpson, S 1-1/3-1----4.5
2 Megan Mills, DS 2-0-1----3
2fr Allison Wack, OH 0-0/1-8----8.5
2fr Caity DuPont 0-0-1----1
3 Taylor Reineke, MH 1-1/3-8----11.5
4 Amanda Berkley 0-0-0-----0
4fr Katherine Dykstra 0-0/2-6---7
5 Brittney Dolgner, OH 2-0/3-22----25.5
6 Jocelyn Wack, L 1-0-0-----1
6fr Audra Jeffers 0-0/5-6---8.5
totals: 7-2/17-53-----70.5, 19.5 points on Minnesota errors

TRENCH PLAYER
Brittney Dolgner

BY THE NUMBERS
Minnesota 25/52, .481, 79, .785, .217
Wisconsin 32/51, .627, 90, .783, .215
3+ runs: Wisconsin 9, Minnesota 8
missed serves: Wisconsin 5, Minnesota 3

ROTATIONS
Tan 11-11 .500
Roysland 12-12 .500
Dieter 13-16 .448
Gibbemeyer 18-18 .500
Hartmann 11-21 .343
Cowles 14-12 .539
totals: 79-90 .467
Hartmann's rotation was off tonight. Minnesota won or tied four of the rotations.
Adjustments:
Minnesota started each game with Tan in the defensive first ball (Tan served first in game one). In game three Dieter's rotation was the first on defense.
Wisconsin moved Taylor Reineke from rotation 3 to 6 in game 2 and 3.

Next up: tomorrow