No. 22 ‘U’ Set for Border Battle at No. 11 UW

MADISON, Wis. — The No. 22 ranked Minnesota Golden Gophers (17-6, 7-5 B1G) are heading east for his or her first of two Border Battle matchups with No. 11 Wisconsin (16-4, 9-3 B1G) this season. The match is about for 7 p.m. CT on Wednesday, Nov. 5. FS1 will televise. The two groups break up final 12 months’s conferences, with every profitable at residence. Minnesota hasn’t gained in Madison since 2018.

GAME INFORMATION

No. 22 Minnesota at No. 11 Wisconsin

Wednesday, Nov. 5

7 p.m. CT

Madison, Wis. (UW Fieldhouse)

TV: FS1 – Noah Reed (Play-By-Play), Emily Ehman (Analyst)

Live Stats

NOTES TO KNOW

Minnesota leads 54-39 towards Wisconsin

First Meeting: 1975

Last Meeting: 2024

HEADING INTO THE MATCH

253 — Keegan Cook gained his 250th profession match as a head coach Oct. 12 vs. Ohio St. He is now as much as 253 after Wednesday’s win over Illinois.

100 — Kills within the final 5 matches for Julia Hanson. She’s averaging 4.76 kills, 1.67 digs, 0.43 aces, 0.76 blocks and 5.71 factors per set in these matches, hitting .359.

53 — Minnesota ranks 53rd nationally with 215.0 whole blocks.

38 — Minnesota ranks thirty eighth nationally and third within the Big Ten with 1.79 aces per set.

27 — Julia Hanson had 27 10+ kill matches in 2024 (87%). She’s 18 for 22 to this point this season (missed Loyola Chicago match).

24 — The ‘U’ ranks twenty fourth nationally and fourth within the Big Ten with 2.62 blocks per set.

19 — Minnesota ranks nineteenth nationally (sixth B1G) in hitting % (.276).

14 — The Gophers are 14-4 with McKenna Garr because the beginning libero and he or she has registered over 3.25 digs per set throughout these matches. She’s had 14 10+ dig matches since beginning.

10 — Last 12 months was Minnesota’s tenth consecutive NCAA Tournament look. They’ve made 25 of the final 26 (missed 2014). They’ve made three Final Fours, 4 Sweet 16s and an Elite Eight since 2015.

11 — Sweeps in 23 matches for the Golden Gophers. They’ve gained six matches in 4 units (0-2 in 5).

10 — Minnesota is 10-2 at residence this season. Only losses have been to UCLA and USC.

10 — Times this season Minnesota posted 10+ blocks as a group. They’re 8-2 when going for 10-or-more blocks (losses at Oregon and Purdue).8 — Minnesota has made eight Sweet 16’s within the final 10 years.

8 — Lourdes Myers ranks eighth within the Big Ten with 1.23 blocks per set, a team-best.

7 — Myers is seventh within the Big Ten in whole blocks with 97. That determine ranks 97th nationally.

7 — The Gophers are No. 7 within the Big Ten with 13.06 digs per set.

6 — Minnesota ranks sixth nationally in attendance at 4,453 (avg.).

6 — Stella Swenson ranks sixth within the Big Ten in whole assists with 748.

5 — During Big Ten play, Julia Hanson ranks fifth within the league in kills per set with 4.09

5 — Julia Hanson is fifth within the Big Ten with 4.10 kills per set.

5 — Gophers head coach Keegan Cook is 5-23 towards AVCA Top-25 ranked opponents in three seasons.

4 — Julia Hanson is fourth within the B1G with 4.78 factors per set.

4 — During Big Ten play, Carly Gilk ranks fourth within the B1G in aces. Julia Hanson ranks fifth with 18.

4 — Minnesota ranks fourth within the Big Ten with 147 service aces.

4 — The Gophers rank fourth within the Big Ten in whole blocks with 215.

4 — Minnesota has misplaced 4 starters to season-ending accidents in outsides Alex Acevedo and Mckenna Wucherer, center Calissa Minatee and libero Zeynep Palabiyik.

3 — Julia Hanson took residence her third profession Big Ten Player of the Week award Sept. 1. She was named the Golden Gopher Invitational Tournament MVP an to the all-tournament group.

2 — During league play, the Gophers rank first with 1.95 aces per set. They maintain 78 aces (1st in B1G). 

2 — Julia Hanson and Stella Swenson have been named to the 47-player AVCA Player of the Year Watch List.

1 — Hanson was named as one of many 30 gamers to the AVCA Preseason Player of the Year Watch List.

1 — Minnesota is 1-3 towards its 4 ranked opponents this season, with these being No. 9 Texas A&M, No. 23 Indiana, No. 11 Purdue and No. 22 USC. The Gophers will play ranked opponents of their subsequent three matches with No. 11 Wisconsin, No. 1 Nebraska and No. 25 Penn State.

LAST TIME OUT

• The then No. 20 Minnesota volleyball group fell to No. 22 USC in a 5 set thriller on Saturday. The set scores have been 19-25, 25-22, 23-25, 25-15, 15-12. Julia Hanson paced the Gophers with a career-high 26 kills whereas Carly Gilk had 12 kills, 11 digs and a career-high 9 service aces. Stella Swenson led the offense with 44 assists and added 14 digs. The Gophers (17-6, 7-5 Big Ten) have been outhit by the Trojans (17-5, 8-4 Big Ten) .349 to .181. USC led in kills (68 to 56), digs (63 to 57) and blocks (13 to eight). The Gophers led in aces (15 to 7).

GOPHERS IN THE RANKINGS

• The Gophers entered the 2025 season with a No. 11 total rating within the Preseason AVCA ballot. 

• After week 9, the ‘U’ moved right down to No. 22 on Monday, their lowest rating of the season.

• Minnesota completed 18th within the closing AVCA ballot final season.

• Minnesota was ranked as excessive as 12 final 12 months (Sept. 30) and as little as 19 (Sept. 9).

SCOUTING WISCONSIN

• No. 11 Wisconsin (16-4, 9-3 B1G) is led by Thirteenth-year head coach Kelly Sheffield. He’s led the Badgers to 5 Final Fours since he is been on the helm, together with a nationwide title in 2021.

• The Badgers enter Wednesday’s matchup having gained three of the final 4, with the one loss being a sweep towards No. 1 Nebraska. UW holds 4 ranked wins this 12 months, together with towards No. 23 UCLA, No. 15 Florida, No. 21 Ga. Tech and No. 14 Kansas. They have been predicted to complete third within the Big Ten Preseason Poll.

• UW misplaced its beginning setter, Charlie Fuerbringer, to harm. The Preseason All-B1G honoree was averaging 11.23 assists per set in her 12 matches. The Badgers are paced by Mimi Colyer (5.20 kps) and Carter Booth (1.26 bps).

HISTORY VS. WISCONSIN

• Minnesota is 54-39 all-time versus Wisconsin, together with a 19-26 highway document. The Gophers broke a six-game shedding streak within the collection in 2022 with a 3-0 sweep on Sept. 25 on the Pav. Prior to the six-game slide, the Gophers had gained eight straight within the collection from 2015-18.

• In 2024, the Gophers gained a thriller at Maturi Pavilion on Sept. 25 to open Big Ten play in a 3-2 victory. Lydia Grote led the ‘U’ with 17 kills and 16 digs whereas Melani Shaffmaster posted 47 assists and 10 digs. Julia Hanson went for 15 kills, together with the game-winner to finish set 5, 18-16.

• Last 12 months in Madison, the No. 6 Badgers earned a 3-2 victory over the No. 16 Gophers. It was one other one which went right down to the wire, with the scores being 21-25, 25-12, 25-22, 20-25, 18-20. Julia Hanson led the Gophers with 20 kills and 18 digs whereas Mckenna Wucherer (15) additionally reached double figures.

• On the highway in Madison, Minnesota hasn’t gained since 2018. Wisconsin has taken six straight residence matches within the collection. From 2015-18, Minnesota went 4-0 at UW Fieldhouse. Former Gopher Samantha Seliger-Swenson went 8-0 towards the Badgers in her time at Minnesota.

HANSON HEATING UP IN FINAL SEASON

• Minnesota senior outdoors Julia Hanson is taking part in the most effective volleyball of her profession because the group enters the house stretch of its 2025 season. The unanimous 2024 All-Big Ten First Team choice was an AVCA All-America (HM) as properly. This 12 months, she leads the group and ranks within the prime 5 within the Big Ten in kills (4.03, fifth) and factors (4.70, fifth) per set. Her 343.0 whole factors put her at fifth within the convention and forty second nationally

• Hanson posted a season-best 23 kills on Wednesday vs. Illinois on a blistering .583 hitting. She has two 20+ kill matches this season and 17 with 10+ kills. She’s on her strategy to all-conference honors as soon as once more.

• In her final 5 matches, Julia has 100 kills, averaging 4.76 kills, 1.67 digs, 0.43 aces, 0.76 blocks and 5.71 factors per set in these matches, hitting .359.

ACES GALORE IN CONFERENCE PLAY

• In 12 convention matches to this point, the Gophers have totaled 93 aces for a league-best 2.07 aces per set. The subsequent closest serving group to Minnesota is Oregon, with 78 aces and 1.81 aces per set.

• Overall, Minnesota ranks third within the Big Ten with 1.79 aces per set. Their 147 aces rank fourth.

STREAKS TO WATCH

• Julia Hanson has tallied 10+ kills in 18 of her 22 matches this 12 months, together with 5 straight with 10+. She’s totaled 100 kills in her final 5 matches, together with two straight with 20+ (career-high 26 vs. USC).

• McKenna Garr has totaled 10+ digs in 15 of her 22 matches, together with 14 of 18 as beginning libero.

• Lourdes Myers has a number of blocks in 20 of her 23 matches, together with 12 matches with four-or-more.

• Stella Swenson has hit 30+ assists in 16 of 23 matches on the 12 months. She additionally has six double-doubles after tallying 44 assists and 14 digs on Saturday vs. USC.

• Carly Gilk has registered 10+ digs in three straight matches. She’s accomplished so 5 instances this season.

• Jordan Taylor has tallied 29 kills in her final 4 matches, hitting .462 with 1.71 kills per set throughout that point.

GILK GOING B1G

• Freshman Carly Gilk has began the final seven video games, seeing her function improve after the harm to Alex Acevedo. In her final three matches earlier than Wednesday, she had 11+ kills in every match, hitting .550, .364 and .364. Gilk had a career-high of 15 kills with 10 digs final Sunday at PU, incomes her first double-double.

• Gilk had the most effective match of her profession Nov. 1 vs. USC, going for 12 kills with career-highs in each digs (11) and aces (9). Her prior excessive in aces was two. She has 5 10+ dig matches, together with three straight.

MINNESOTA MILESTONES

• Julia Hanson clinched her first profession 300+ kill season Nov. 7, 2024 vs. Washington. She hit 400 kills Nov. 23 and had 473 for the season. She wants 109 extra this 12 months to succeed in 1,000 for her profession.

• Lourdes Myers reached 400 kills and 300 blocks throughout matches vs. MSU and Rutgers in September. She’s simply 30 kills away from 500 in her profession.

SWENSON STARTING STRONG IN 2025

• Named Big Ten Setter of the Week in simply her second week because the Minnesota starter, Swenson is off to a robust begin, averaging 9.66 assists (ninth in B1G), 2.15 digs, 0.62 kills, 0.62 blocks and 0.28 aces per set. She’s tallied six double-doubles to this point and 5 40+ help matches.

• Minnesota’s offense ranks sixth within the Big Ten with a .276 hitting proportion by 23 matches.

STARTING LINEUP COMBOS

• Minnesota has used 14 totally different beginning lineup combos this season because it navigates accidents and youth. Four starters are out for the season as a consequence of accidents and two extra regulars have missed a minimum of one match as a consequence of harm. 13 of the 16 gamers on the roster have began a minimum of one match.

INJURIES AFFECTING MINNESOTA

• Minnesota is down 4 starters this season after the losses of out of doors Alex Acevedo, center blocker Calissa Minatee, outdoors Mckenna Wucherer and libero Zeynep Palabiyik. Acevedo and Minatee are out with decrease physique accidents and Wucherer is out with a again harm whereas Palabiyik tore her ACL on Aug. 31. All plan on being again for Minnesota in the course of the 2026 season.

• Combined, the 4 have performed in 225 matches throughout their careers on the ‘U.’ Wucherer has been within the prime three on the group in kills per set the final three years whereas Palabiyik has led the group in digs final 12 months and this 12 months. Minatee was the group’s most effective hitter in 2025, hitting .421 in 9 matches. Acevedo ranked second on the group with 2.64 kills per set and was the group’s most effective server at 0.35 aces per set.

UP NEXT

Minnesota will host No. 1 Nebraska (22-0, 12-0 B1G) on Saturday, Nov. 8 at 2:30 p.m. Peacock will stream the match.