Happy to report a second, nail biting. five-set win over the very solid Rainbow Wahinis.
Gopher serving was the best I’ve seen, especially the 6 aces by Wooker and 3 by Davis. And Hanson, who contributed minimally in the front row (.061 on 33 attempts), but sealed the win in Set 5 with a match-point kill, also had 3 aces, including 2 in the decisive final set. I hate service errors, so this was pure pleasure.
Hard to confirm from stats alone, but it seemed that:
- Wooker was effective (.432 with 19 kills);
- Landfair, not so much (.188);
- Davis and Minatee were effective at Middle;
- Gray struggled again at Libero;
- And the Gophs struggled when Shaffmaster was not on the floor. (Coach Cook testing other options, perhaps.)
I’m looking forward to seeing our Gophs back at the Pav. Already got my senior ticket for Athletes Unlimited.
R.A. also reports that the
- March 25 match vs North Dakota State is at 5:00; and
- April 4 match vs Athletes Unlimited is at 7:00.