#5 posting 9.23.2007
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MINNESOTA gophers 3, INDIANA hoosiers 0
(32-30, 30-16, 30-21)
The Minnesota Gophers survived the first game, made some adjustments for game two, and then finished the sweep at home this afternoon. Indiana had just come off a five game win after losing the first two games against Iowa.
Indiana led early in game one 7-3 when Minnesota erupted for nine straight points, 8 on 
Christine Tan's serve. Two factors were emerging the brick wall blocking game for the Gophers with the first three points on Tan's serve on the block, and the first point in the run... a missed serve. In fact in the first five Indiana servers, four sided out for the Gophers with missed serves. Minnesota led 22-17 when resilient Indiana put together a 9-2 run to tie the game. Minnesota took a time out at 24-23, but Indiana kept up for one more point. Indiana led 27-26 on a side out kill. The Gophers edged forward 29-28 with a kill by Rachelle Hagerty and Rachel Hartmann. That forced a time out by Indiana. The Hoosiers got the side out and then was on the verge at 30-29 when Coach Hebert had to talk it over. That also turned the trick with a side out kill be Dieter. She then served out the next two points with two kills by Lauren Gibbemeyer.
Minnesota adjusted their rotation in game two with Hailey Cowles leading off the serving parade. Cowles was #4 in the first game. Again Minnesota had a huge run. This time it was Gibbemeyer doing the honors with 9 straight points. Again it started with a missed Indiana serve. Jessy Jones went to town with four points in the 10-0 run, three on blocks. Cowles also 
contributed a run of her own with six service points. Again it started with a missed Indiana serve. That put the game at 25-11 Minnesota. Appropriately enough this game ended on a missed Indiana serve. To show the quickness of this game only 10 servers came to the line. There were 18 and 16 in games two and three.
The huge runs were limited to four points in game three for Minnesota, and they only mustered three. But Jones was a constant in the runs. She had three straight points again on Gibbemeyer's serve to put Minnesota in the driver's chair 9-3. Jones had two points on Cowles serve later on and the Gophers were on their way with a 14-6 lead. Indiana got the time out and that stopped the run. Minnesota had five straight first ball side outs to start the game. That was the best string in game three. Indiana took another time out at 26-18. But it was a little too late to stem the tide. Minnesota ended the game with three straight points.
photos: #1 Dieter with an attack; #2 Gibbemeyer with a kill on a slide. you can see the ball has dropped down the Indiana side of the net. photos by kja
MINNESOTA
1. Brooke Dieter, OH 1-1-9----11
2. Lauren Gibbemeyer, MH 1-0/2-8----10
2. Kelly Fallon, DS (g3) 0-0-0----0
3. Rachel Hartmann, S 0-0/3-3---4.5
4. Hailey Cowles, DS 1-0-2----3
4fr Kayla Roehrig, OH 0-3/2-8----21
4 Katie Vatterodt, OH (g3) 0-0/2-0----1
5 Christine Tan, L 0-0-0----0
5fr Jessy Jones, MH 0-2/7-9----14.5
5fr Kelly Schmidt, MH 0-0-1----1
6 Kelly Roysland, DS 0-0-1-----1
6fr Rachelle Hagerty, RH 0-0/2-6---7
totals: 3-6/18-47----65 points, 27 points on Indiana errors
INDIANA
1. Mara Hilgenberg, S 0-0-3----3
2 Erica Short, OH 0-1/1-10----11.5
2br Morgan Miller, BR 0-0-0---0
3 Taylor Wittmer, MH 1-0/2-4---6
4 Lauren Ditteon, RH 0-0/1-7---7.5
5 Kelsey Hall, OH 1-0/1-12---13.5
6 Juli Pierce, L 0-1/1-8---9.5
6fr Ashley Benson, MH 0-1/1-8---9.5
totals: 3-2/6-44----52 points, 15 points on Minnesota errors
TRENCH PLAYERBY THE NUMBERS
team, fbso/att; fbso%; points, %earned; %allowed
Minnesota 26/44; .591; 92; .707; .224
Indiana 24/44; .545; 67; .776; .293
3+ runs: Minnesota 9, Indiana 7
Missed serves: Indiana 14, Minnesota 5
The missed serves proved fatal to Indiana in game one.
ROTATIONS
MINNESOTA
1 Dieter 15-13 .536
2 Gibbemeyer 21-11 .656
3 Hartmann 6-11 .353
4 Cowles 21-7 .750
5 Tan 20-9 .690
6 Roysland 9-16 .360
totals: 92-67 .579
Minnesota started with Dieter on the defensive end in the first game (Indiana had first serve). In game two Cowles served first and in the third game, rotation four played defense first.
INDIANA
1 Hilgenberg 11-16 .407
2 Short/Miller 12-9 .571
3 Wittmer 13-12 .520
4 Ditteon 10-26 .278
5 Hall 8-17 .320
6 Pierce 13-12 .520
totals: 67-92 .421
Next up: tomorrow morning
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