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|coach = [[Keegan Cook]] |
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|nickname = [[Minnesota Golden Gophers|Golden Gophers]] |
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|NCAArunnerup = 2004 |
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|NCAAfinalfour = 2003, 2004, 2009, 2015, 2016 |
|NCAAfinalfour = 2003, 2004, 2009, 2015, 2016, 2019 |
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|NCAAeliteeight= 2003, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021 |
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|NCAAsweetsixteen = 1989, 1993, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020*, 2021, 2022 |
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|NCAAtourneys = 1989, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020*, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
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'''Minnesota Golden Gophers volleyball''' is the [[NCAA Division I]] women's volleyball team at the [[University of Minnesota]] in [[Minneapolis]]. The program began its first season in 1972 under head coach Dee Jilek. Its current head coach is [[ |
'''Minnesota Golden Gophers volleyball''' is the [[NCAA Division I]] women's volleyball team at the [[University of Minnesota]] in [[Minneapolis]]. The program began its first season in 1972 under head coach Dee Jilek. Its current head coach is [[Keegan Cook]], who took over the team at the conclusion of the 2022 season, following the resignation of [[Hugh McCutcheon]]. Previous coach [[Mike Hebert]] had led the Golden Gophers to every [[NCAA Women's Volleyball Championship|NCAA Tournament]], with the exception of 1998, when he was head coach of the team. His tenure was highlighted by back-to-back NCAA Final Four appearances in 2003 and 2004. Hebert also led Minnesota the program's first [[Big Ten Conference volleyball|Big Ten]] title in 2002. |
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== History == |
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At the conclusion of the 2010 season, Hebert announced his retirement. |
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==Final Four appearances== |
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===2003=== |
===2003=== |
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| ⚫ | Even with a 13 overall tournament seed, Minnesota beat [[Washington Huskies|Washington]] in the regional final in five sets to advance to the school's first NCAA Final Four. In the national semifinals, Minnesota played top ranked and undefeated [[USC Trojans volleyball|Southern California]] tough, but fell in three sets. Minnesota was led by Cassie Busse with 23 kills and Erin Martin with 11.<ref>[http://www.cvu.com/boxscore.aspx?season=women&box=2003-12-18-umn-usc Minnesota vs. USC boxscore]</ref> |
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| ⚫ | Even with a 13 overall tournament seed, Minnesota beat [[Washington Huskies|Washington]] in the regional final in five |
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===2004=== |
===2004=== |
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| ⚫ | The tournament's #4 overall seed, Minnesota defeated fifth-seeded [[Ohio State Buckeyes women's volleyball|Ohio State]] in the regional final to advance to their second straight national semifinal. Once again, they met Southern California, but the outcome was different than the previous year. Behind 18 kills from Minnesota's Erin Martin, the Golden Gophers defeated the two-time defending NCAA Champions in four sets to advance to the program's first NCAA national championship. |
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| ⚫ | In the final against [[Stanford Cardinal women's volleyball|Stanford]], Minnesota could not stop [[Ogonna Nnamani]] and struggled to find an offensive rhythm, falling in three straight sets to finish as national runners-up. Despite leaving the match against Stanford with a neck injury, Minnesota All-American libero Paula Gentil set an NCAA tournament record for digs in the NCAA tournament with 173 total in six matches. |
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| ⚫ | The tournament's #4 overall seed, Minnesota defeated fifth-seeded [[Ohio State]] in the regional final to advance to their second straight national semifinal. Once again, they met Southern California, but the outcome was different than the previous year. Behind 18 kills from Minnesota's Erin Martin, the Golden Gophers defeated the two-time defending NCAA Champions in four |
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| ⚫ | In the final against [[Stanford |
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===2009=== |
===2009=== |
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| ⚫ | Minnesota, the 11th seed, earned its third Final Four appearance since 2003 by defeating third seeded Florida State 3–1 (25–20, 25–7, 18–25, 25–17). This appearance marks the second time Minnesota has qualified for the Final Four via playing on its home court: "The Sports Pavilion" – the first time occurred during the 2004 tournament. Minnesota was knocked out of the national semifinals by Texas in three sets. |
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| ⚫ | Minnesota, the 11th seed, earned its third Final Four appearance since 2003 by defeating |
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===2015=== |
===2015=== |
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After a frustrating 2014 season that saw the Golden Gophers miss the NCAA |
After a frustrating 2014 season that saw the Golden Gophers miss the NCAA tournament for the first time since 1998, Minnesota started the season unranked in the AVCA preseason poll,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150905074359/http://www.bigten.org/sports/w-volley/spec-rel/081215aaa.html "Six Big Ten Programs Crack Top-25 in AVCA Preseason Poll"]</ref> and was picked to finish fifth in the [[Big Ten Conference volleyball|Big Ten]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150905074359/http://www.bigten.org/sports/w-volley/spec-rel/081215aaa.html "Penn State Selected as Preseason Volleyball Favorite by Big Ten Coaches"]</ref> Under the stewardship of Big Ten Coach of the Year<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bigten.org/sports/w-volley/spec-rel/120115aaa.html |title=Big Ten Announces 2015 Postseason Volleyball Honors |access-date=2016-06-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160612021531/http://www.bigten.org/sports/w-volley/spec-rel/120115aaa.html |archive-date=2016-06-12 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and AVCA Coach of the Year<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.gophersports.com/sports/w-volley/spec-rel/121715aaa.html |title=McCutcheon Named National Coach of the Year |access-date=2016-06-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160626173412/http://www.gophersports.com/sports/w-volley/spec-rel/121715aaa.html |archive-date=2016-06-26 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Hugh McCutcheon]], and led by the play of four AVCA All-Americans,<ref name="All-Americans">[http://www.gophersports.com/sports/w-volley/spec-rel/121615aac.html Four Named AVCA All-Americans]</ref> Minnesota trumped all expectations, on its way to an 18–2 Big Ten conference record that was the best in its history and earned the program its second-ever Big Ten conference championship, the first one since 2002.<ref>[http://www.gophersports.com/sports/w-volley/recaps/112815aaa.html Gopher Volleyball Wins Big Ten Title]</ref> The Golden Gophers entered the [[2015 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament|NCAA Tournament]] with a 26–4 record that earned them the top seed in their bracket and the No. 2 overall seed. After dropping just one set in regional play,<ref>[http://www.gophersports.com/sports/w-volley/spec-rel/121515aaa.html Gophers Travel to Omaha for Fina Four]</ref> Minnesota arrived at the Final Four in [[Omaha, Nebraska]],<ref>[http://www.gophersports.com/sports/w-volley/recaps/121215aab.html Gophers Final Four Bound]</ref> where it lost in the national semifinals to the [[Texas Longhorns women's volleyball|Texas Longhorns]].<ref>[http://www.gophersports.com/sports/w-volley/recaps/121715aaa.html Minnesota Falls to Texas in National semifinal]</ref> |
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===2016=== |
===2016=== |
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Minnesota lost |
Minnesota lost 3–1 to eventual national champion [[Stanford Cardinal women's volleyball|Stanford]] in the 2016 NCAA semifinals. Minnesota had been ranked #1 in the final AVCA regular-season poll, but were seeded #2 going into the tournament, behind #1 Nebraska. |
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===2019=== |
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As the overall #7 seed in the tournament, Minnesota advanced to its sixth Final Four in program history with a 3-0 sweep of unseeded [[Louisville Cardinals|Louisville]]. As in 2016, Minnesota lost to eventual national champion [[Stanford Cardinal women's volleyball|Stanford]] in the 2019 NCAA semifinals. |
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== Players == |
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=== All-Americans === |
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*1996 – Katrien DeDecker (1st team) |
*1996 – Katrien DeDecker (1st team) |
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*1999 – [[Nicole Branagh]] (2nd team) |
*1999 – [[Nicole Branagh]] (2nd team) |
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*2000 – Nicole Branagh (2nd team); Stephanie Hagen (2nd team) |
*2000 – Nicole Branagh (2nd team); Stephanie Hagen (2nd team) |
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*2002 – Cassie Busse (2nd team); Paula Gentil (3rd team) |
*2002 – [[Cassie Busse]] (2nd team); Paula Gentil (3rd team) |
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*2003 – Cassie Busse (1st team); Paula Gentil (2nd team) |
*2003 – Cassie Busse (1st team); Paula Gentil (2nd team) |
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*2004 – Kelly Bowman (1st team); Paula Gentil (1st team); Erin Martin (honorable mention) |
*2004 – Kelly Bowman (1st team); Paula Gentil (1st team); Erin Martin (honorable mention) |
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*2005 - Paula Gentil (Honorable Mention) |
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*2006 – Meredith Nelson (2nd team) |
*2006 – Meredith Nelson (2nd team) |
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*2008 – Brook Dieter (2nd team); Lauren Gibbemeyer (3rd team) |
*2008 – Brook Dieter (2nd team); [[Lauren Gibbemeyer]] (3rd team) |
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*2009 – Lauren Gibbemeyer(1st team); Taylor Carico (3rd team) |
*2009 – Lauren Gibbemeyer(1st team); Taylor Carico (3rd team) |
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*2011 – Ashley Wittman (2nd team); Tori Dixon ( |
*2011 – Ashley Wittman (2nd team); Tori Dixon (Honorable Mention) |
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*2012 – Katherine Harms (1st team); Tori Dixon (2nd team); Ashley Wittman ( |
*2012 – Katherine Harms (1st team); Tori Dixon (2nd team); Ashley Wittman (Honorable Mention) |
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*2013 - [[Tori Dixon]] (1st team); Ashley Wittman (2nd team); Adrianna Nora (Honorable Mention) |
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*2014 - [[Paige Tapp]] (3rd team); Daly Santana (Honorable Mention) |
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*2015 – [[Hannah Tapp]] (1st team); [[Daly Santana]] (1st team); Samantha Seliger-Swenson (2nd team); Paige Tapp (3rd team) |
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*2017 - [[Stephanie Samedy]] (1st team); Samantha Seliger-Swenson (2nd team); Alexis Hart (3rd team); Molly Lohman (Honorable Mention) |
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*2018 - Stephanie Samedy (1st team); Samantha Seliger-Swenson (1st team); Regan Pittman (2nd team); Alexis Hart (Honorable Mention); Adanna Rollins (Honorable Mention); Taylor Morgan (Honorable Mention) |
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*2019 - Stephanie Samedy (2nd team); Regan Pittman (1st team); Alexis Hart (3rd team); CC McGraw (Honorable Mention) |
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*2020 - Stephanie Samedy (1st team); Regan Pittman (Honorable Mention); Taylor Landfair (Honorable Mention) |
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*2021 - Stephanie Samedy (1st team); CC McGraw (Honorable Mention) |
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*2022 - Taylor Landfair (1st team) |
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==Season-by-season results== |
==Season-by-season results== |
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| width="70px" align="center" | '''Overall''' || width="40px" align="center" | '''Conference<br> (Conf. Standing)''' |
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| 1972 |
| 1972 |
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| 1974 |
| 1974 |
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| Linda Wells |
| [[Linda Wells (softball)|Linda Wells]] |
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| 31–6–1 |
| 31–6–1 |
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| 29–9 |
| 29–9 |
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| 13–5 (T-2nd) |
| 13–5 (T-2nd) |
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| [[1989 NCAA Division I |
| [[1989 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament|NCAA]] Second Round |
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| 1990 |
| 1990 |
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| 14–10 |
| 14–10 |
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| 14–6 (T-3rd) |
| 14–6 (T-3rd) |
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| [[1993 NCAA Division I |
| [[1993 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament|NCAA]] Regional semifinal |
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| 1994 |
| 1994 |
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| 24–11 |
| 24–11 |
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| 14–6 (4th) |
| 14–6 (4th) |
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| [[1996 NCAA Division I |
| [[1996 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament|NCAA]] Second Round |
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| 1997 |
| 1997 |
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| 23–10 |
| 23–10 |
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| 12–8 (T-5th) |
| 12–8 (T-5th) |
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| [[1997 NCAA Division I |
| [[1997 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament|NCAA]] Second Round |
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| 1998 |
| 1998 |
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| 27–9 |
| 27–9 |
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| 15–5 (2nd) |
| 15–5 (2nd) |
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| [[1999 NCAA Division I |
| [[1999 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament|NCAA]] Regional semifinal |
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| 2000 |
| 2000 |
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| 30–4 |
| 30–4 |
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| 17–3 (2nd) |
| 17–3 (2nd) |
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| [[2000 NCAA Division I |
| [[2000 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament|NCAA]] Regional semifinal |
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| 2001 |
| 2001 |
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| 19–13 |
| 19–13 |
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| 10–10 (T-6th) |
| 10–10 (T-6th) |
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| [[2001 NCAA Division I |
| [[2001 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament|NCAA]] Second Round |
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| 2002 |
| 2002 |
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| 32–6 |
| 32–6 |
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| 17–3 (1st) |
| 17–3 (1st) |
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| [[2002 NCAA Division I |
| [[2002 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament|NCAA]] Regional semifinal |
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| 2003 |
| 2003 |
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| 26–11 |
| 26–11 |
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| 15–5 (T-2nd) |
| 15–5 (T-2nd) |
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| [[2003 NCAA Division I |
| [[2003 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament|NCAA]] Final Four |
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| 2004 |
| 2004 |
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| 33–5 |
| 33–5 |
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| 17–3 (T-2nd) |
| 17–3 (T-2nd) |
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| [[2004 NCAA Division I |
| [[2004 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament|NCAA]] Runners-Up |
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| 2005 |
| 2005 |
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| 25–8 |
| 25–8 |
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| 14–6 (T-3rd) |
| 14–6 (T-3rd) |
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| [[2005 NCAA Division I |
| [[2005 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament|NCAA]] Second Round |
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| 2006 |
| 2006 |
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| 26–8 |
| 26–8 |
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| 17–3 (T-2nd) |
| 17–3 (T-2nd) |
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| [[2006 NCAA Division I |
| [[2006 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament|NCAA]] Regional Final |
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| 2007 |
| 2007 |
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| 18–13 |
| 18–13 |
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| 11–9 (T-3rd) |
| 11–9 (T-3rd) |
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| [[2007 NCAA Division I |
| [[2007 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament|NCAA]] first round |
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| 2008 |
| 2008 |
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| 27–7 |
| 27–7 |
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| 16–4 (2nd) |
| 16–4 (2nd) |
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| [[2008 NCAA Division I |
| [[2008 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament|NCAA]] Second Round |
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| 2009 |
| 2009 |
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| 28–9 |
| 28–9 |
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| 15–5 (3rd) |
| 15–5 (3rd) |
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| [[2009 NCAA Division I |
| [[2009 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament|NCAA]] Final Four |
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| 2010 |
| 2010 |
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| 26–9 |
| 26–9 |
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| 14–6 (T-2nd) |
| 14–6 (T-2nd) |
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| [[2010 NCAA Division I |
| [[2010 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament|NCAA]] Regional semifinal |
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| 2011 |
| 2011 |
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| 20–12 |
| 20–12 |
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| 11–9 (5th) |
| 11–9 (5th) |
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| [[2011 NCAA Division I |
| [[2011 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament|NCAA]] Regional semifinal |
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| 2012 |
| 2012 |
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| 27–8 |
| 27–8 |
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| 15–5 (3rd) |
| 15–5 (3rd) |
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| [[2012 NCAA Division I |
| [[2012 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament|NCAA]] Regional Final |
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| 2013 |
| 2013 |
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| 29–7 |
| 29–7 |
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| 15–5 (3rd) |
| 15–5 (3rd) |
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| [[2013 NCAA Division I |
| [[2013 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament|NCAA]] Regional semifinal |
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|2014 |
|2014 |
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|30–5 |
|30–5 |
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|18–2 (1st) |
|18–2 (1st) |
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|[[2015 NCAA Division I |
|[[2015 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament|NCAA]] Final Four |
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|2016 |
|2016 |
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|Hugh McCutcheon |
|Hugh McCutcheon |
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|29–5 |
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|17–3 (2nd) |
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|[2016 NCAA Division I |
|[[2016 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament|NCAA]] Final Four |
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|2017 |
|2017 |
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|Hugh McCutcheon |
|Hugh McCutcheon |
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|28–6 |
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|28-6 |
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|[[2017 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament|NCAA]] Regional semifinal |
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|2018 |
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|Hugh McCutcheon |
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|27–4 |
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|19–1 (1st) |
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|[[2018 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament|NCAA]] Regional semifinal |
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|2019 |
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|Hugh McCutcheon |
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|27–6 |
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|17–3 (T–2nd) |
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|[[2019 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament|NCAA]] Final Four |
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|2020 |
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|Hugh McCutcheon |
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|16–3 |
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|15–2 (3rd) |
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|[[2020 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament|NCAA]] Regional semifinal |
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|2021 |
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|Hugh McCutcheon |
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|23–9 |
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|15–5 (T–3rd) |
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|[[2021 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament|NCAA]] Regional Final |
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|2022 |
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|Hugh McCutheon |
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|22–9 |
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|15–5 (T–3rd) |
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|[[2022 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament|NCAA]] Regional semifinal |
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|2023 |
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|[[Keegan Cook]] |
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|17–13 |
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|12–8 (5th) |
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|[[2023 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament|NCAA]] Second Round |
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|2024 |
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|Keegan Cook |
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|21–11 |
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|13–7 (T–6th) |
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|[[2024 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament|NCAA]] Second Round |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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* {{Official website| |
* {{Official website|https://gophersports.com/sports/womens-volleyball}} |
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{{Big Ten Conference women's volleyball navbox}} |
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{{University of Minnesota campus}} |
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| Minnesota Golden Gophers women's volleyball | |
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| University | University of Minnesota |
| Head coach | Keegan Cook (2nd season) |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Location | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Home arena | Maturi Pavilion (capacity: 5,700) |
| Nickname | Golden Gophers |
| Colors | Maroon and gold[1] |
| AIAW/NCAA Tournament runner-up | |
| 2004 | |
| AIAW/NCAA Tournament semifinal | |
| 2003, 2004, 2009, 2015, 2016, 2019 | |
| AIAW/NCAA Regional Final | |
| 2003, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021 | |
| AIAW/NCAA regional semifinal | |
| 1989, 1993, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020*, 2021, 2022 | |
| AIAW/NCAA Tournament appearance | |
| 1989, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020*, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 | |
| Conference regular season champion | |
| 2002, 2015, 2018 | |
Minnesota Golden Gophers volleyball is the NCAA Division I women's volleyball team at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. The program began its first season in 1972 under head coach Dee Jilek. Its current head coach is Keegan Cook, who took over the team at the conclusion of the 2022 season, following the resignation of Hugh McCutcheon. Previous coach Mike Hebert had led the Golden Gophers to every NCAA Tournament, with the exception of 1998, when he was head coach of the team. His tenure was highlighted by back-to-back NCAA Final Four appearances in 2003 and 2004. Hebert also led Minnesota the program's first Big Ten title in 2002.
History
[edit]2003
[edit]Even with a 13 overall tournament seed, Minnesota beat Washington in the regional final in five sets to advance to the school's first NCAA Final Four. In the national semifinals, Minnesota played top ranked and undefeated Southern California tough, but fell in three sets. Minnesota was led by Cassie Busse with 23 kills and Erin Martin with 11.[2]
2004
[edit]The tournament's #4 overall seed, Minnesota defeated fifth-seeded Ohio State in the regional final to advance to their second straight national semifinal. Once again, they met Southern California, but the outcome was different than the previous year. Behind 18 kills from Minnesota's Erin Martin, the Golden Gophers defeated the two-time defending NCAA Champions in four sets to advance to the program's first NCAA national championship.
In the final against Stanford, Minnesota could not stop Ogonna Nnamani and struggled to find an offensive rhythm, falling in three straight sets to finish as national runners-up. Despite leaving the match against Stanford with a neck injury, Minnesota All-American libero Paula Gentil set an NCAA tournament record for digs in the NCAA tournament with 173 total in six matches.
2009
[edit]Minnesota, the 11th seed, earned its third Final Four appearance since 2003 by defeating third seeded Florida State 3–1 (25–20, 25–7, 18–25, 25–17). This appearance marks the second time Minnesota has qualified for the Final Four via playing on its home court: "The Sports Pavilion" – the first time occurred during the 2004 tournament. Minnesota was knocked out of the national semifinals by Texas in three sets.
2015
[edit]After a frustrating 2014 season that saw the Golden Gophers miss the NCAA tournament for the first time since 1998, Minnesota started the season unranked in the AVCA preseason poll,[3] and was picked to finish fifth in the Big Ten.[4] Under the stewardship of Big Ten Coach of the Year[5] and AVCA Coach of the Year[6] Hugh McCutcheon, and led by the play of four AVCA All-Americans,[7] Minnesota trumped all expectations, on its way to an 18–2 Big Ten conference record that was the best in its history and earned the program its second-ever Big Ten conference championship, the first one since 2002.[8] The Golden Gophers entered the NCAA Tournament with a 26–4 record that earned them the top seed in their bracket and the No. 2 overall seed. After dropping just one set in regional play,[9] Minnesota arrived at the Final Four in Omaha, Nebraska,[10] where it lost in the national semifinals to the Texas Longhorns.[11]
2016
[edit]Minnesota lost 3–1 to eventual national champion Stanford in the 2016 NCAA semifinals. Minnesota had been ranked #1 in the final AVCA regular-season poll, but were seeded #2 going into the tournament, behind #1 Nebraska.
2019
[edit]As the overall #7 seed in the tournament, Minnesota advanced to its sixth Final Four in program history with a 3-0 sweep of unseeded Louisville. As in 2016, Minnesota lost to eventual national champion Stanford in the 2019 NCAA semifinals.
Players
[edit]All-Americans
[edit]A list of first, second, third team and honorable mention AVCA All-American volleyball players.[12]
- 1996 – Katrien DeDecker (1st team)
- 1999 – Nicole Branagh (2nd team)
- 2000 – Nicole Branagh (2nd team); Stephanie Hagen (2nd team)
- 2002 – Cassie Busse (2nd team); Paula Gentil (3rd team)
- 2003 – Cassie Busse (1st team); Paula Gentil (2nd team)
- 2004 – Kelly Bowman (1st team); Paula Gentil (1st team); Erin Martin (honorable mention)
- 2005 - Paula Gentil (Honorable Mention)
- 2006 – Meredith Nelson (2nd team)
- 2008 – Brook Dieter (2nd team); Lauren Gibbemeyer (3rd team)
- 2009 – Lauren Gibbemeyer(1st team); Taylor Carico (3rd team)
- 2011 – Ashley Wittman (2nd team); Tori Dixon (Honorable Mention)
- 2012 – Katherine Harms (1st team); Tori Dixon (2nd team); Ashley Wittman (Honorable Mention)
- 2013 - Tori Dixon (1st team); Ashley Wittman (2nd team); Adrianna Nora (Honorable Mention)
- 2014 - Paige Tapp (3rd team); Daly Santana (Honorable Mention)
- 2015 – Hannah Tapp (1st team); Daly Santana (1st team); Samantha Seliger-Swenson (2nd team); Paige Tapp (3rd team)
- 2016 - Sarah Wilhite (1st team); Samantha Seliger-Swenson (1st team); Hannah Tapp (2nd team); Alexis Hart (Honorable Mention) Molly Lohman (Honorable Mention)
- 2017 - Stephanie Samedy (1st team); Samantha Seliger-Swenson (2nd team); Alexis Hart (3rd team); Molly Lohman (Honorable Mention)
- 2018 - Stephanie Samedy (1st team); Samantha Seliger-Swenson (1st team); Regan Pittman (2nd team); Alexis Hart (Honorable Mention); Adanna Rollins (Honorable Mention); Taylor Morgan (Honorable Mention)
- 2019 - Stephanie Samedy (2nd team); Regan Pittman (1st team); Alexis Hart (3rd team); CC McGraw (Honorable Mention)
- 2020 - Stephanie Samedy (1st team); Regan Pittman (Honorable Mention); Taylor Landfair (Honorable Mention)
- 2021 - Stephanie Samedy (1st team); CC McGraw (Honorable Mention)
- 2022 - Taylor Landfair (1st team)
Season-by-season results
[edit]| Season | Coach | Record | Postseason | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Conference (Conf. Standing) | |||
| 1972 | Dee Jelik | 8–3 | – | |
| 1973 | Dee Jelik | 16–11 | – | |
| 1974 | Linda Wells | 31–6–1 | – | |
| 1975 | Rosie Wegrich | 35–13 | – | |
| 1976 | Rosie Wegrich | 36–17–1 | – | |
| 1977 | Linda Wells | 43–21–2 | – | |
| 1978 | Linda Wells | 58–14 | – | |
| 1979 | Linda Wells | 39–16–2 | – | |
| 1980 | Linda Wells | 37–19 | – | |
| 1981 | Linda Wells | 37–19 | 8–6 (4th) | |
| 1982 | Stephanie Schleuder | 23–9 | 8–5 (T-2nd-West) | |
| 1983 | Stephanie Schleuder | 15–16 | 6–7 (3rd-West) | |
| 1984 | Stephanie Schleuder | 16–16 | 4–9 (4th-West) | |
| 1985 | Stephanie Schleuder | 22–12 | 11–7 (4th) | |
| 1986 | Stephanie Schleuder | 21–11 | 13–5 (2nd) | |
| 1987 | Stephanie Schleuder | 24–11 | 12–6 (3rd) | |
| 1988 | Stephanie Schleuder | 21–10 | 11–7 (T-2nd) | |
| 1989 | Stephanie Schleuder | 29–9 | 13–5 (T-2nd) | NCAA Second Round |
| 1990 | Stephanie Schleuder | 8–26 | 2–16 (9th) | |
| 1991 | Stephanie Schleuder | 14–16 | 11–8 (5th) | |
| 1992 | Stephanie Schleuder | 25–12 | 13–7 (4th) | |
| 1993 | Stephanie Schleuder | 14–10 | 14–6 (T-3rd) | NCAA Regional semifinal |
| 1994 | Stephanie Schleuder | 21–15 | 10–10 (6th) | |
| 1995 | Pam Miller-Dombeck | 13–17 | 7–13 (8th) | |
| 1996 | Mike Hebert | 24–11 | 14–6 (4th) | NCAA Second Round |
| 1997 | Mike Hebert | 23–10 | 12–8 (T-5th) | NCAA Second Round |
| 1998 | Mike Hebert | 17–14 | 7–13 (8th) | |
| 1999 | Mike Hebert | 27–9 | 15–5 (2nd) | NCAA Regional semifinal |
| 2000 | Mike Hebert | 30–4 | 17–3 (2nd) | NCAA Regional semifinal |
| 2001 | Mike Hebert | 19–13 | 10–10 (T-6th) | NCAA Second Round |
| 2002 | Mike Hebert | 32–6 | 17–3 (1st) | NCAA Regional semifinal |
| 2003 | Mike Hebert | 26–11 | 15–5 (T-2nd) | NCAA Final Four |
| 2004 | Mike Hebert | 33–5 | 17–3 (T-2nd) | NCAA Runners-Up |
| 2005 | Mike Hebert | 25–8 | 14–6 (T-3rd) | NCAA Second Round |
| 2006 | Mike Hebert | 26–8 | 17–3 (T-2nd) | NCAA Regional Final |
| 2007 | Mike Hebert | 18–13 | 11–9 (T-3rd) | NCAA first round |
| 2008 | Mike Hebert | 27–7 | 16–4 (2nd) | NCAA Second Round |
| 2009 | Mike Hebert | 28–9 | 15–5 (3rd) | NCAA Final Four |
| 2010 | Mike Hebert | 26–9 | 14–6 (T-2nd) | NCAA Regional semifinal |
| 2011 | Laura Bush | 20–12 | 11–9 (5th) | NCAA Regional semifinal |
| 2012 | Hugh McCutcheon | 27–8 | 15–5 (3rd) | NCAA Regional Final |
| 2013 | Hugh McCutcheon | 29–7 | 15–5 (3rd) | NCAA Regional semifinal |
| 2014 | Hugh McCutcheon | 19–12 | 9–11 (8th) | |
| 2015 | Hugh McCutcheon | 30–5 | 18–2 (1st) | NCAA Final Four |
| 2016 | Hugh McCutcheon | 29–5 | 17–3 (2nd) | NCAA Final Four |
| 2017 | Hugh McCutcheon | 28–6 | 15–5 (3rd) | NCAA Regional semifinal |
| 2018 | Hugh McCutcheon | 27–4 | 19–1 (1st) | NCAA Regional semifinal |
| 2019 | Hugh McCutcheon | 27–6 | 17–3 (T–2nd) | NCAA Final Four |
| 2020 | Hugh McCutcheon | 16–3 | 15–2 (3rd) | NCAA Regional semifinal |
| 2021 | Hugh McCutcheon | 23–9 | 15–5 (T–3rd) | NCAA Regional Final |
| 2022 | Hugh McCutheon | 22–9 | 15–5 (T–3rd) | NCAA Regional semifinal |
| 2023 | Keegan Cook | 17–13 | 12–8 (5th) | NCAA Second Round |
| 2024 | Keegan Cook | 21–11 | 13–7 (T–6th) | NCAA Second Round |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Colors and Type | University Relations". Retrieved December 20, 2022.
- ^ Minnesota vs. USC boxscore
- ^ "Six Big Ten Programs Crack Top-25 in AVCA Preseason Poll"
- ^ "Penn State Selected as Preseason Volleyball Favorite by Big Ten Coaches"
- ^ "Big Ten Announces 2015 Postseason Volleyball Honors". Archived from the original on 2016-06-12. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
- ^ "McCutcheon Named National Coach of the Year". Archived from the original on 2016-06-26. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
- ^ Four Named AVCA All-Americans
- ^ Gopher Volleyball Wins Big Ten Title
- ^ Gophers Travel to Omaha for Fina Four
- ^ Gophers Final Four Bound
- ^ Minnesota Falls to Texas in National semifinal
- ^ "Minnesota volleyball awards and honors"
