Gophers Hammer Purdue

#1 posting 11.24.2006
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GOPHERS HAMMERDOWN PURDUE
The #10 Minnesota Gophers put the hammer down last night at #22 Purdue in a convincing post thanksgiving day sweep 22, 22, 23. A powerful .430 hitting % left no doubt in anyones mind where the Gophers stand. Minnesota will play at Indiana tonight and that should go the Gophers way. Penn State is at home against Northwestern. If MN has a chance to tie for the title NW would have to win, but then Penn State has the tiebreaker anyway.

Here are the Minnesota and Purdue views of the match last night.

BY THE NUMBERS (points-earned-earned %-gave away-ga%)
Minnesota 90; 67; .744; 23; .343
Purdue 67; 44; .657; 23; .256
FBSO
Minnesota 37/50---.750
Purdue 22/48--.458

ROTATION POINTS
Tan 13-9 .591
Peniata 20-11 .645
Bowman 14-10 .583
Crumpston 13-17 .433
Nelson 12-8 .600
Hartmann 17-11 .607
Three rotations over .600 with two knocking at the door. The only problem was rotation #4 with a game high 17 points scored on it.

POST SEASON AWARDS
Cook County has a wrap up of their season in the Cook County News-Herald.

The Hiawatha Valley League has named their all conference squad:
State runner up Stewartville had four members of the squad:
Leigh Splittstoesser, S, 2007
Alex Nold, MH, 2007
Amanda Thompson, MH, 2007
Julie Rainey, OH, 2010

Three schools had 3
Ashley Pyfferoen, Byron, OH, 2007
Jill Storlie, Byron, MH, 2008
Racquel Reker,Byron, MH, 2007
Jenny Gilbertson, Winona Cotter, MH, 2008
Devin Bowlin, Winona Cotter, OH, 2007
Paula Angst, Winona Cotter, MH, 2007
Ashley Ahmann, Roch Lourdes, OH, 2007
Emily Welhaven, Roch Lourdes, OH, 2007
Caitlin Brunkhorst, Roch Lourdes, RH, 2007
4 schools had 2
Laura Canton, Pine Island, MH, 2007
Christina Maley, Pine Island, MH, 2008
Alyssa Nelson, Hayfield, OH, 2007
Leslie Wilson, Hayfield, OH, 2008
Amanda Schroeder, Kasson-Mantorville, S, 2007
Ashleigh Betha, Kasson-Mantorville, L, 2007
Erin Nibbe, Lake City, OH, 2007
Amy Vaith, Lake City, S, 2007
4 had one each
Kristin Boyum, Kenyon-Wanamingo, OH, 2007
Natassja Elliot, Triton, S, 2007
Julia Thompson, Cannon Falls, S, 2007
Kelli Boras, Zumbrota-Mazeppa, L, 2008

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