Minnesota Golden Gophers 2023

[B1Gminnesotafan]

Minnesota Volleyball 2023 
 

          

Roster

 2 Sydney Schnichels Outside/Opposite 6-4 Fr. Willmar, Minn. / Willmar Willmar, Minn.
 3 Mckenna Wucherer Outside 6-1 So. Brookfield, Wis. / Brookfield Central Brookfield, Wis.
 4 Lauren Crowl Opposite 6-4 R-So. Eagan, Minn. / Eastview Eagan, Minn.
 5 Melani Shaffmaster Setter 6-3 Sr. New Castle, Ind. / New Castle New Castle, Ind.
 6 Kylie Murr Libero 5-6 5th Yorktown, Ind. / Yorktown Yorktown, Ind. Ohio State

 7 Phoebe Awoleye Middle Blocker 6-2 Sr. / Kansas City, Mo.

 8 Calissa Minatee Middle Blocker 6-1 Fr. Kansas City, Mo. / North Kansas City Kansas City, Mo. 

 9 Lydia Grote Outside/Opposite 6-2 Sr. / Burbank, Calif

10 Elise McGhie Setter 5-10 Sr. Kansas City, Mo. / St. Teresa's Academy Kansas City, Mo. Kansas
11 Chloe Ng Setter 5-9 R-Fr. Vancouver, B.C. / York House Vancouver, B.C.
12 Taylor Landfair Outside 6-5 R-Jr. Plainfield, Ill. / Plainfield Central Plainfield, Ill. 

14 Zeynep Palabiyik

15 Skylar Gray Libero/DS 5-10 Jr. Maple Grove, Minn. / Maple Grove Maple Grove, Minn.
20 Arica Davis Middle Blocker 5-11 Jr. Hillsborough, N.C. / North Raleigh Christian Academy Hillsb., N.C. Ohio State
22 Julia Hanson Outside/Opposite 6-1 So. Savage, Minn. / Prior Lake Savage, Minn.

New incoming 2023:
Sydney Schnichels 6'4" opposite hitter from Willmar, MN

Calissa Minatee 6'1" MB from Kansas City, MO,

Zeynep Palabiyik 5'4" Libero from Istanbul, Turkey Gophers Add Libero Zeynep Palabiyik

Transfers in 2023:

Kylie Murr  5'6" Libero from Yorktown, Ind.  Minnesota Adds Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year

Phoebe Awoleye 6' 2'' Middle Blocker from Marietta, Ga. Gophers Add Middle Blocker Phoebe Awoleye
Lydia Grote .6' 2'' Outside/Opposite form Burbank, Calif. Lydia Grote Joins Gophers Volleyball Program

Transfers out 2023/ No longer on roster:

Carter Booth, Middle Blocker
Jenna Wenaas, Outside Hitter

2023  Schedule:  Link

Overall 16-12 .571     Conference 12-8 .600     Home 10-5     Away 5-7     Neutral 1-0

Date Time At Opponent Location Tournament Result

Aug 18 (Fri) 6:00 PM Home Northern Iowa (exhibition) Minneapolis, MN (Maturi Pavilion)

Aug 25 (Fri) 7:00 PM Home TCU Minneapolis, MN (Maturi Pavilion) W 3-1

Aug 26 (Sat) 7:00 PM Home Baylor Minneapolis, MN (Maturi Pavilion) W 3-0

Aug 29 (Tue) 7:00 PM Home Texas Minneapolis, MN (Maturi Pavilion) L 1-3

Sep 3 (Sun) 11:00 AM Away Florida Gainesville, FL L 0-3

Sep 8 (Fri) 6:30 PM Neutral Oregon Palo Alto, CA W 3-2

Sep 9 (Sat) 9:00 PM Away Stanford Palo Alto, CA L 1-3

Sep 14 (Thu) 7:00 PM Home High Point Minneapolis, MN (Maturi Pavilion) W 3-1

Sep 16 (Sat) 4:30 PM Home Creighton Minneapolis, MN (Maturi Pavilion) L 2-3

Sep 21 (Thu) 6:00 PM Away Iowa Iowa City, IA W 3-2

Sep 24 (Sun) 6:30 PM Away Nebraska Lincoln, NE L 0-3

Sep 29 (Fri) 6:00 PM Home Michigan Minneapolis, MN (Maturi Pavilion) W 3-0

Sep 30 (Sat) 8:00 PM Home Penn State Minneapolis, MN (Maturi Pavilion) L 1-3

Oct 6 (Fri) 7:00 PM Away Maryland College Park, MD L 2-3

Oct 7 (Sat) 6:00 PM Away Rutgers Piscataway, NJ L 1-3

Oct 11 (Wed) 7:00 PM Away Michigan Ann Arbor, MI W 3-0

Oct 15 (Sun) 12:30 PM Home Northwestern Minneapolis, MN (Maturi Pavilion) W 3-2

Oct 20 (Fri) 7:00 PM Home Rutgers Minneapolis, MN (Maturi Pavilion) W 3-0

Oct 22 (Sun) 2:00 PM Home Michigan State Minneapolis, MN (Maturi Pavilion) W 3-1

Oct 26 (Thu) 6:00 PM Away Purdue West Lafayette, IN L 0-3

Oct 29 (Sun) 3:50 PM Away Wisconsin Madison, WI L 0-3

Nov 3 (Fri) 5:30 PM Away Ohio State Columbus, OH W 3-1

Nov 5 (Sun) 1:00 PM Away Northwestern Evanston, IL W 3-1

Nov 10 (Fri) 6:00 PM Home Purdue Minneapolis, MN (Maturi Pavilion) L 1-3

Nov 12 (Sun) 12:00 PM Away Indiana Bloomington, IN W 3-2

Nov 17 (Fri) 7:00 PM Home Iowa Minneapolis, MN (Maturi Pavilion) W 3-0

Nov 18 (Sat) 7:00 PM Home Ohio State Minneapolis, MN (Maturi Pavilion) W 3-0

Nov 24 (Fri) 5:30 PM Home Illinois Minneapolis, MN (Maturi Pavilion) W 3-0

Nov 25 (Sat) 8:00 PM Home Nebraska Minneapolis, MN (Maturi Pavilion) L 1-3

Nov 30 (Thu) TBA Neutral NCAA Tournament First Round TBA

2023 Spring Schedule

 

Date              Time          At        Opponent

Mar 7 (Tue)   11:00 PM   Away    Hawaii Manoa, HI

Mar 8 (Wed)  11:00 PM  Away     Hawaii Manoa, HI

Mar 25 (Sat)  5:00 PM    Home    North Dakota State, ND

Apr 4 (Tue)    7:00 PM    Home    Athletes Unlimited TBD

Apr 22 (Sat)   TBA          Iowa    Kansas State Indianola, 

                           (Simpson College)

Links:

Minnesota Golden Gophers 2022

Minnesota Golden Gophers 2021

Minnestoa 2020 - Spring 2021 VT thread

Future of Minnesota VT thread

Minnesota Volleyball

Big Ten Conference


Position Breakdown: *Returning Starters

Setter:

Mel Shaffmaster* Senior

Elise McGhie Senior

Chloe Ng  RS-Frosh

Outside Hitter:

Taylor Landfair* RS Junior

Lauren Crowl RS Junior

Julia Hanson Sophomore

Mckenna Wucherer* Sophomore

Sydney Schnichels Frosh

Lidia Grote Senior

Middle Blocker:

Arica Davis* Junior
Calissa Minatee Frosh

Phoebe Awoleye Senior

Libero/DS

Skylar Gray Junior

Kylie Murr Grad

Zeynep Palabiyik Freshman

Recruiting:

2024

Stella Swenson 6'2" Setter from Plymouth, MN.

Olivia Swenson 6'3" Outside Hitter from Plymouth, MN.

2025

Kelly Kinney 6'2" Outside hitter from West Palm Beach, FL link

Carly Gilk 6'2" Outside hitter from Brooklyn Park, MN link

Jordan Taylor 6'5" Middle Blocker from Houston, TX link

McKenna Garr 5'7" Libero from Rush City MN link

[B1Gminnesotafan]

Wellcome Coach Keagan Cook!

Eric Barber and Kylin Muñoz Complete Gophers Volleyball Staff

[lbcya39]

It will be interesting to see if Minnesota will free up money to sign a solid DS/L, if not they will need to find a solid walk on. I’m assuming all scholarships are accounted for from the players on the current roster returning and the new recruits for the fall.

[Snoopy]

Dec 8, 2022 21:49:35 GMT -5 lbcya39 said:

It will be interesting to see if Minnesota will free up money to sign a solid DS/L, if not they will need to find a solid walk on. I’m assuming all scholarships are accounted for from the players on the current roster returning and the new recruits for the fall.

I would assume Choboy was going to be on scholarship so that’s at least one open.

[vollem]

Choboy and CC should mean 2, no? And Gray is already a Junior??

[minnley]

Dec 8, 2022 22:00:39 GMT -5 vollem said:

Choboy and CC should mean 2, no? And Gray is already a Junior??

Gray will be a Junior next season.
Here's my tally, but I don't know if all outgoing players are on scholarship.
Outgoing (5) - Mir Wucherer, CC, Husemann, Gros, Kilkelly
Incoming (5)  - Minatee, Schneikes (sorry about that), the best Libero that money can buy, the best DS that money can buy, and for a 5th person how about if Hugh's first Asst AD duty is to fly to Columbus and convince Londot to transfer in.

[clob]

Here's my totally uneducated opinion...

Schnichels will be great at OPP.

Minnesota just needs to shop around for a good back court.

Isn't Gomillion from Maryland already in the portal? If so, that'd be a major get.

[bucky415]

This is one of the most up in the air 2023 threads. They will get a good coach, but a lot else depends on how that shakes out. I honestly don't see mass departures. Why? There is a lot of talent there, and they have open scholarships and should be very attractive to people in the transfer portal.

[TayRey]

I came here to say please don't poach Matt Ulmer LMFAO.

[clob]

Since Hugh is now in the administration, there's no way in hell they don't get a good coach.

Honestly, my biggest fear is Wenaas leaving. She's basically been the anchor of the team and has been asked to do SO much this year.

[lbcya39]

Dec 8, 2022 22:47:29 GMT -5 clob said:

Here's my totally uneducated opinion...

Schnichels will be great at OPP.

Minnesota just needs to shop around for a good back court.

Isn't Gomillion from Maryland already in the portal? If so, that'd be a major get.

Ya she is. Id go after her and Schilling from WVU. They would be a solid DS/Libero combo that have 2+ yrs of eligibility left.

[mcmike]

reserving a spot on page 1

If they let liberos attack then Wenaas could be one hot 'bro.

but they don't



if she still harbors dreams of a professional career in the sport where will she play if TayLa and Wookie return with a maturing Crowl and a hotshot freshman OPP arriving?



I wish there was a solution. Does anyone have one? Does anyone think she would accept a 3 rotation position as a DS?

Only if she somehow accepts that her professional options are so limited that carrying the Gophers to a National Championship and finishing her studies at the U take precedence.



I wish the most important player on the roster had a roster position.

[hornshouse23]

Dec 8, 2022 22:57:47 GMT -5 TayRey said:

I came here to say please don't poach Matt Ulmer LMFAO.

If they get Ulmer and everything stays the same, Minnesota will instantly have the most attractive coaching staff in D1

[Brutus Buckeye]

You guys need to be really nice to Wenaas this year, so that she wants to come back for a 5th year. 

[GoGophs]

Only 2 seniors next year? Sometimes I forget how young this team is… Wenaas is the outlier for me, I could see her transferring.. it seems like she was closest with the seniors graduating this year and she might want to go back to Texas. Really don’t want her to leave but it wouldn’t surprise me