Creighton played fearless. The libero, Brittney Witt, set a school record in this match for most career digs. Creighton did all sorts of amazing things tonight, but they didn’t win and that is crushing. When you give that much and you come so close, it hovers over you for a lot time after the loss.
Minnesota wins in five sets - 25-13, 19-25, 15-25, 26-24, 15-10
The Gophers found the answer for the fearless Creighton team in the fifth set. They blocked, blocked and blocked some more. Minnesota blocks a lot through the course of any match but they made line up changes to put hands in front of outside hitters and that made the difference in the match.