Minnesota didn’t have its best offensive night but their defense, in particular, their blocking, buoyed the Gophers as they swept Bryant 25-10, 25-16, 25-21.
Right off the bat Minnesota got off to a strong start going up 10-2 as the Bulldogs gifted them with seven errors. Two of those errors were Gopher blocks which Minnesota added three more before the set was over. Minnesota also scored from the service line two aces from Samantha Seliger-Swenson and one each from Regan Pittman and Lauren Barnes as they controlled the opening set.
As good as Minnesota’s blocking was in set two it was better in set three as they tallied nine blocks.