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Post by B1Gminnesotafan on Dec 2, 2023 22:47:57 GMT -5
 Minnesota Volleyball 2024
Team Picture will go here
Roster
1 Stella Swenson Setter 6-1 Fr. Plymouth, Minn.
2 Sydney Schnichels Outside/Opposite 6-4 So. Willmar, Minn. / Willmar Willmar, Minn.
3 Mckenna Wucherer Outside 6-1 Jr. Brookfield, Wis. / Brookfield Central Brookfield, Wis.
4 Lauren Crowl Opposite 6-4 R-Jr. Eagan, Minn. / Eastview Eagan, Minn.
5 Melani Shaffmaster Setter 6-3 5th. New Castle, Ind. / New Castle New Castle, Ind.
7 Phoebe Awoleye Middle Blocker 6-2 5th / Kansas City, Mo.
8 Calissa Minatee Middle Blocker 6-1 So. Kansas City, Mo. / North Kansas City Kansas City, Mo. 9 Lydia Grote Outside/Opposite 6-2 5th. / Burbank, Calif 10 Elise McGhie Setter 5-10 5th. Kansas City, Mo. / St. Teresa's Academy Kansas City, Mo. Kansas
11 Chloe Ng Setter 5-9 R-So Vancouver, B.C. / York House Vancouver, B.C.
13 Olivia Swenson 6-3 Outside/Opposite / Willmar Willmar, Minn.
14 Zeynep Palabiyik Libero 5-4 So Istanbul, Turkey
15 Skylar Gray Libero/DS 5-10 Sr. Maple Grove, Minn. / Maple Grove Maple Grove, Minn.
22 Julia Hanson Outside/Opposite 6-1 Jr. Savage, Minn. / Prior Lake Savage, Minn.
Coaches: Keegan Cook Women's Volleyball Head Coach
Kristen Kelsay Associate Head Coach
Pedro Mendes Assistant Coach
Crissy Jones Schoonderwoerd Assistant Coach
Lost to graduation: 6 Kylie Murr Libero 5-6 5th Yorktown, Ind. / Yorktown Yorktown, Ind. Ohio State
New incoming 2024: Stella Swenson 6'2" Setter from Plymouth, MN.
Olivia Swenson 6'3" Outside Hitter from Plymouth, MN.
Transfers in 2024:
Transfers out 2024/ No longer on roster: 12 Taylor Landfair Outside 6-5 R-Sr. Plainfield, Ill. -> Nebraska
20 Arica Davis Middle Blocker 5-11 Sr. Hillsborough, N.C. -> High Point
2024 Spring Schedule
Friday, March 22 at St. Thomas (Schoenecker Arena, 6 p.m.)
Friday, April 5 vs. Iowa State (Faribault H.S., 7:30 p.m.)
Saturday, April 13 vs. Marquette (Maturi Pavilion, TBA)
Saturday, April 20 vs. Illinois (Waterloo, Wis., Waterloo H.S., 1:00 p.m.)
Links:
Minnesota Golden Gophers 2022Minnestoa 2020 - Spring 2021 VT threadFuture of Minnesota VT threadMinnesota VolleyballBig Ten Conference
Position Breakdown: *Returning Starters Setter:
Mel Shaffmaster* 5th year
Elise McGhie 5th year
Chloe Ng RS-Sophomore Stella Swenson Frosh
Outside Hitter: Lauren Crowl RS Senior
Julia Hanson Junior Mckenna Wucherer* Junior Sydney Schnichels Sophomore Lidia Grote* 5th year Olivia Swenson Frosh
Middle Blocker: Calissa Minatee Sophomore Phoebe Awoleye* Senior
Libero/DS Skylar Gray Senior Zeynep Palabiyik* Sophomore
Recruiting:2025 Kelly Kinney 6'2" Outside hitter from West Palm Beach, FL linkCarly Gilk 6'2" Outside hitter from Brooklyn Park, MN linkJordan Taylor 6'5" Middle Blocker from Houston, TX linkMcKenna Garr 5'7" Libero from Rush City MN link |
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Post by skolgophers on Dec 3, 2023 8:06:40 GMT -5
Anyone else hoping all the stars align for our two OHs next season, two big portal additions(MB and L), and Stella starting? Or maybe it’s just me.
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Post by GoGophs on Dec 3, 2023 8:47:15 GMT -5
Goals for the off season:
1. lots of work on serve receive
2. get the middles producing offensively
3. more variation in the offense
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Post by robtearle on Dec 3, 2023 10:12:44 GMT -5
Of no importance at all, but why do Olivia and Stella have the semi-different last name from Samantha?
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Post by B1Gminnesotafan on Dec 3, 2023 10:20:23 GMT -5
Of no importance at all, but why do Olivia and Stella have the semi-different last name from Samantha? It might be my mistake. Someone help me out here. It is a combined family due to a family tragedy so that could be it. |
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Post by robtearle on Dec 3, 2023 10:26:16 GMT -5
Of no importance at all, but why do Olivia and Stella have the semi-different last name from Samantha? It might be my mistake. Someone help me out here. It is a combined family due to a family tragedy so that could be it. Well, Samantha's biography page at the team web site uses Seleger-Swenson, the signing announcement for Stella and Olivia uses just Swenson, and both list the same two names for their parents. I think what you have posted here is consistent with that. |
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Post by maigrey on Dec 3, 2023 10:41:59 GMT -5
Of no importance at all, but why do Olivia and Stella have the semi-different last name from Samantha? It might be my mistake. Someone help me out here. It is a combined family due to a family tragedy so that could be it. I remember seeing this at one point, but I can't find it and I've spent the last 30 minutes googling it. I believe it was to honor her mother who was a volleyball player as well. |
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Post by jeepers on Dec 3, 2023 13:03:48 GMT -5
Of no importance at all, but why do Olivia and Stella have the semi-different last name from Samantha? It might be my mistake. Someone help me out here. It is a combined family due to a family tragedy so that could be it. I don't think it has anything to do with the tragedy involving their aunt. I think it's simply that Samanta chose (or it was chosen for her) to use her mother's hyphenated name and the younger ones only use their father's name. Not really much more to it than that, and probably not really worth speculation beyond it. |
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Post by skolgophers on Dec 3, 2023 19:26:27 GMT -5
Anyone have any inside info on Julia Hansons instagram post? The comments are concerning me but I may be reading too far into it.
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Post by GoGophs on Dec 3, 2023 19:39:03 GMT -5
Anyone have any inside info on Julia Hansons instagram post? The comments are concerning me but I may be reading too far into it. No info but it’d be odd that she would tag the gopher volleyball account if she was transferring |
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Post by skolgophers on Dec 3, 2023 19:39:55 GMT -5
Anyone have any inside info on Julia Hansons instagram post? The comments are concerning me but I may be reading too far into it. No info but it’d be odd that she would tag the gopher volleyball account if she was transferring That’s a good point. I didn’t notice that when I saw it. Hoping she stays 🤞 |
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Post by comet on Dec 3, 2023 20:01:33 GMT -5
Uh oh, people are commenting on Julia's post. "  No"
"Gonna miss u..." That doesn't sound good. |
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Post by gophsstudent on Dec 3, 2023 20:26:14 GMT -5
Uh oh, people are commenting on Julia's post. " No"
"Gonna miss u..." That doesn't sound good. Julia Hanson is arguably the player most likely to transfer out as she would be an excellent starter at just about any non top school in the country, and by excellent starter I mean likely a star player. However I don’t think those comments are concerning. One is from Murr, saying “nooooo” and Murr is leaving. The other is a volleyball GA who is graduating and said he would miss her. I don’t think anything about those two comments insinuate a transfer. |
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Post by comet on Dec 3, 2023 20:28:36 GMT -5
Uh oh, people are commenting on Julia's post. " No"
"Gonna miss u..." That doesn't sound good. Julia Hanson is arguably the player most likely to transfer out as she would be an excellent starter at just about any non top school in the country, and by excellent starter I mean likely a star player. However I don’t think those comments are concerning. One is from Murr, saying “nooooo” and Murr is leaving. The other is a volleyball GA who is graduating and said he would miss her. I don’t think anything about those two comments insinuate a transfer. Ok. We'll see I guess. |
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Post by craftylefty on Dec 3, 2023 20:31:44 GMT -5
McKenna: “best serving sub ever.” 😘
Regina George vibes right there lol
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