Minnesota avoided the fate of many other top ranked teams last weekend and won both their matches in the Big Ten-ACC Challenge. The weekend started with a convincing win over No.11 North Carolina who was outclassed pretty much the whole match. Against Louisville the Gophers started slow but were able to get the win in four sets.
The No. 4 Gophers looked head and shoulders better than No. 11 North Carolina. The Tar Heels struggled with errors all match long while Minnesota executed well in all phases of the game.
Minnesota started the first set with an early 7-3 advantage.