GOPHERS FACE WISCONSIN IN BACK-TO-BACK MATCHES

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1 MINNESOTA Volleyball Final Four Appearances (2003, 2004, 2009) 2004 National Runner-Up 19 NCAA Tournament Appearances 2002 Big Ten Champions University of Minnesota Athletic Communications 244 Bierman Field Athletic Building, th Avenue SE, Minneapolis, MN Volleyball Contact: Michelle Traversie (traen001@umn.edu) GOPHERSPORTS.com WISCONSIN (10/14) WISCONSIN (10/14) No. 11 Minnesota 13-3, 5-1 Big Ten No. 15 Wisconsin 12-4, 4-2 Big Ten The No. 11 University of Minnesota volleyball team is on the road for the third match as it travels to No. 15 Wisconsin, Wednesday, Oct. 14 at 7 p.m. The Golden Gophers then host the Badgers, Saturday, Oct. 17, at 8 p.m. (note time change, which was originarily set for 7 p.m.). Minnesota holds a advantage over Wisconsin, dating back to The Gophers, however, are looking for their first win over the Badgers since Nov. 27, 2013, when they established a 3-1 win at the Sports Pavilion. Video: BTN Plus Game Day Live Page: gophersports.com 2015 SCHEDULE Date Opponent Time 8/29 vs. Texas L, 2-3 8/30 at L, 0-3 9/4 at Louisville $ W, 3-2 9/5 vs. North Carolina $ W, 3-0 9/11 UC Irvine % W, 3-0 9/12 North Dakota State % W, 3-0 9/12 UCF % W, 3-0 9/18 vs. Bryant & W, 3-0 9/19 vs. Sam Houston St & W, 3-0 9/19 at Charleston & W, 3-0 9/23 at Ohio State *# W, 3-2 9/26 at Penn State *# L, 3-2 9/30 Northwestern *# W, /3 Illinois *# W, /9 at Maryland *# W, /11 at Rutgers * W, /14 at Wisconsin *# 7 p.m. 10/17 Wisconsin *# 8 p.m. 10/23 at Nebraska *# 7 p.m. 10/24 at Iowa *# 7 p.m. 10/28 Indiana *^ 7 p.m. 11/1 Purdue *# 2 p.m. 11/6 Michigan State *^ 7 p.m. 11/7 Michigan *# 7 p.m. 11/11 at Northwestern *# 7 p.m. 11/14 Penn State * # 7 p.m. 11/18 Maryland *# 7 p.m. 11/21 at Purdue * # 6 p.m. 11/25 Ohio State *# 7 p.m. 11/28 at Indiana * # 6 p.m. home matches in bold at Sports Pavilion All Times Central * Big Ten Stanford Invite $ ACC/Big Ten Challenge % Diet Coke Classic & College of Charleston Invite ^BTN Televised matches # BTN Plus streamed matches GOPHERS FACE WISCONSIN IN BACK-TO-BACK MATCHES The No. 11 University of Minnesota volleyball team is on the road for the third match as it travels to No. 15 Wisconsin, Wednesday, Oct. 14 at 7 p.m. The Golden Gophers then host the Badgers, Saturday, Oct. 17, at 8 p.m. (note time change, which was originarily set for 7 p.m.). FOLLOWING THE GOPHERS BTN Plus is set to stream the Minnesota/Wisconsin match Wednesday. A game day live page and live statistics will be available on gophersports.com. ON THE DOCKET Minnesota will be on the road to No. 3 Nebraska and Iowa, Oct Minnesota faces both teams at 7 p.m. in Lincoln, Neb. (Oct. 23) and Iowa City, Iowa (Oct. 24). GOPHERS RANK 10TH IN RPI The Golden Gophers hold the 10th best NCAA Ratings Percentage Index (RPI) in the nation. The RPI is one of the tools used by the NCAA Selection Committee to evaluate teams for the post season. In the top 10 alone, four hail from the Big Ten Conference in Nebraska (2), Ohio State (5), Penn State (9) and the Gophers. Along with Big Ten teams ranked high in the RPI, Minnesota also competed against Stanford (14), Louisville (17) and North Carolina (27) in the non-conference season. ABOUT WISCONSIN The No. 15 Wisconsin Badgers enter the Gopher week with a 12-4 overall record and a 4-2 mark against league opponents. After three-straight losses, the Badgers are riding a four-match win streak with a four-set win over Illinois, and three-straight, 3-0 wins against Northwestern, Rutgers and Maryland. Kelli Bates leads the team with 177 kills, followed closely behind by Lauryn Gillis (171). Haleigh Nelson leads the team in hitting efficiency at.388, while she also has a team-high 1.21 blocks per set. Lauren Carlini holds a Big Ten best 649 assists to average per set. Taylor Morey averages 4.41 digs per set and has 247 total digs on the season. ALL TIME SERIES & LAST TIME Minnesota holds a advantage over Wisconsin, dating back to The Gophers, however, are looking for their first win over the Badgers since Nov. 27, 2013, when they established a 3-1 win at the Sports Pavilion. BORDER BATTLE PARALLELS Statistically, Minnesota and Wisconsin are close in every category. After both teams earned 3-0 wins against Maryland and Rutgers last weekend, they both hitting.264 entering this week s matches. While Wisconsin has played in just two fewer sets that Minnesota, Minnesota has 796 kills to Wisconsin s 791, 757 assists to the Badgers 753, 852 digs to Wisconsin s 849. The two teams even played similar opponents in the non-conference schedule in College of Charleston, Louisville and North Carolina. In fact, within the last three years, the two teams have even split action against each other, going 3-3. The Gophers won both matches against Wisconsin in The two teams split home action in 2013, while Wisconsin went 2-0 against the Gophers in LAST WEEKEND S RECAP Minnesota earned a pair of 3-0 wins over Maryland and Rutgers last weekend. The Gophers defeated the Terrapins, 25-23, 25-16, 25-19, in College Park, Md., Friday. As a team, the Golden Gophers hit.268, while they limited Maryland to.122. Minnesota had 9.5 blocks to the Terps' five and added six aces. Daly Santana had 14 kills, hit.370 and had a team-high eight digs, while Paige Tapp hit.400 with seven kills, committed one error in 15 attempts and provided two aces. Sarah Wilhite had five kills and two aces. Samantha Seliger-Swenson had 28 assists. Minnesota then followed up with a road win at Rutgers (25-11, 25-17, 25-18) Sunday. Minnesota hit.250 to Rutgers.082 and had 43 kills to the Scarlet Knights' 31. The Gophers added 11 blocks to Rutgers 8 and had a dig advantage. Daly Santana had 10 kills, Paige Tapp and Alyssa Goehner each had nine, while Hannah Tapp had six and hit.385. Dalianliz Rosado had 22 digs, followed by Santana with 12 and Goehner with 10. Paige Tapp also had a solo block and five block assists. WHERE THEY RANK Minnesota ranks high within a few NCAA categories. The Gophers rank 25th in team hitting percentage (.264) and 14th in blocks per set (2.84). Individually, GOLDEN GOPHER VOLLEYBALL

2 AVCA Top 25 Poll Rank Team (1st votes) Pts 2015 Record Last Rank 1 USC (63) Texas (1) Nebraska Washington Penn State Stanford Ohio State Hawai'i Kansas Arizona State Minnesota UCLA BYU Arizona Wisconsin Illinois Florida T-18 Florida State T-18 Purdue Kentucky Colorado State Western Kentucky Michigan Oregon Louisville NR Others Receiving Votes and appearing on two or more ballots: San Diego 41; Ohio 35; Arkansas 31; Michigan State 27; Wyoming 23; North Carolina 22; Creighton 20; Long Beach State 19; Santa Clara 19; Arkansas State 11; Missouri 8; SMU 7; Northwestern 2 (2015 Gopher opponents italicized) MINNESOTA AVCA TOP-25 POLL HISTORY Highest National Ranking: 1st, Sept. 13, 20 & Highest Final National Ranking: 2nd (Dec. 22, 2004) Highest Preseason Ranking: 5th (Aug. 9, 2004) Most Consecutive Weeks in Top 10: 24 (Dec. 24, 2003-Oct. 10, 2005) Most Consecutive Weeks in Top 5: 16 (Dec. 24, 2003-Dec. 22, 2004) Top-Ranked Opponent Defeated: 3 (Illinois, Oct. 29, 2011) 2015 BIG TEN PRESEASON POLL 1. Penn State 2. Nebraska 3. Illinois 4. Wisconsin 5. Minnesota 6. Michigan State 7. Purdue 8. Ohio State 9. Michigan 10. Northwestern 11. Iowa 12. Indiana 13. Maryland 14. Rutgers 2015 Big Ten Standings Overall Big Ten School Record Pct. Record Pct. Purdue Ohio State Nebraska Minnesota Penn State Wisconsin Northwestern Michigan Michigan State Indiana Illinois Iowa Maryland Rutgers Standings current through Oct. 11, GOLDEN GOPHER VOLLEYBALL No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown (Previous Team) 1 Daly Santana OH 6-1 Sr. Corozal, Puerto Rico (PR National) 2 Erica Handley S 6-1 Jr. Lakeville, Minn. (Lakeville North) 3 Katie Schau S 5-8 Jr. Richland, Mich. (Gull Lake HS) 4 Paige Tapp MB 6-1 Jr. Stewartville, Minn. (Stewartville HS) 5 Alyssa Goehner OH 5-11 So. Lakeville, Minn. (Lakeville North) 6 Maddie Beal RS 6-0 So. Colorado Springs, Colo. (Cheyenne Mtn HS) 7 Hannah Tapp MB 6-2 Jr. Stewartville, Minn. (Stewartville HS) 8 Sarah Wilhite OH 6-1 Jr. Eden Prairie, Minn. (Eden Prairie HS) 9 Sophie Beckley DS 5-6 Fr. Seattle, Wash. (Bishop Blanchet) 11 Samantha Seliger-Swenson S 5-11 Fr. Minnetonka, Minn. (Hopkins) 12 Taylor Morgan MB 6-0 Fr. Blaine, Minn. (Blaine) 13 Molly Lohman MB 6-3 So. Mankato, Minn. (Mankato West HS) 14 Toni Alugbue OH 6-0 Sr. Del Aire, Calif. (Notre Dame) 16 Kayla Buford MB 6-2 Fr. Canton, Mich. (Canton) 17 Dalianliz Rosado L 5-9 So. Morovis, Puerto Rico (Carmen Sol HS) 18 Margaret Eggert OH 6-1 Jr. Woodbury, Minn. (Ole Miss) Head Coach: Hugh McCutcheon (Brigham Young, 1993) Assistant Coaches: Matt Houk (Milwaukee, 2002) & Laura Kasey (Bradley, 2002) Volunteer Coach: Blake Rawlins Alphabetical Roster and Pronunciation Guide 14 Toni Alugbue (uh-loo-bway) 6 Maddie Beal 9 Sophie Beckley 16 Kayla Buford 18 Margaret Eggert 5 Alyssa Goehner (GAY-ner) 2 Erica Handley 13 Molly Lohman 12 Taylor Morgan 17 Dalianliz Rosado (dah-lee-ahnleez ro-zah-doe) 1 Daly Santana (dolly) 3 Katie Schau (shaw) 11 Samantha Seliger-Swenson (SELLeh-ger) 7 Hannah Tapp 4 Paige Tapp 8 Sarah Wilhite (WILL-height) Paige Tapp ranks 17th nationally in blocks per set (1.47), while Daly Santana ranks 17th in kills per set at Among the Big Ten, Santana leads the pack in kills per set (4.41), while Tapp ranks third in the blocks per set (1.47). Samantha Seliger-Swenson averages assists per set, good enough for 30th overall in the nation and seventh in the Big Ten. DID YOU KNOW? Daly Santana s 39 kills and 93 attacks against Louisville (9/4/15) still ranks as the most kills and attack attempts by any Division I volleyball player this season. GOPHERS RANKED NO. 11 For the second-straight week, the University of Minnesota volleyball program is ranked No. 11 in the American Volleyball Coaches Association poll, announced Monday by the AVCA today. Minnesota jumped from No. 16 to No. 11 two weeks ago, its highest ranking since the 2013 season. Southern California is the overall No. 1 vote, followed by Texas (2), Nebraska (4) and Washington. Also ranked in the top 25 are Big Ten foes Ohio State (7), Wisconsin (15), Illinois (16), Purdue (tied for 18) and Michigan (23). Michigan State and Northwestern are also receiving votes. GOPHERS TABBED FIFTH IN PRESEASON POLL; P TAPP PRESEASON ALL-BIG TEN The University of Minnesota volleyball team was tabbed to finish fifth in the 2015 Big Ten Preseason Poll, while junior middle blocker Paige Tapp landed a spot on the Preseason All-Big Ten team, announced by the conference office. Tapp, hailing from Stewartville, Minn., is one of four middle blockers to make the preseason list. As a sophomore, Tapp was a 2014 American Volleyball Coaches Association All-American and an All-Big Ten selection. Playing in 110 sets for the Gophers, Tapp finished the 2014 campaign as the nation s third-best blocker and led the Big Ten Conference in blocks per set, as she averaged She hit over.400 in 14 matches during 2014 and had four contests where she recorded over 10 total blocks. Continuing her abilities on the international stage, Tapp was also named to USA Volleyball s Collegiate National Team that competed at the World University Games in South Korea in July GOLDEN GOPHER VOLLEYBALL

3 Tales of the Tape Team Minnesota Wisconsin Overall Record Big Ten Record Kills 796 (13.72 ps) 791 (14.12 ps) Hit % Assists 757 (13.05 ps) 753 (13.45 ps) Aces 72 (1.24 ps) 47 (0.84 ps) Digs 852 (14.69 ps) 849 (15.16 ps) Blocks 167 (2.89 ps) (2.74 ps) MCCUTCHEON NAMED NEW ZEALAND S WORLD MASTERS GAMES AMBASSADOR One of New Zealand s most successful coaches on the international stage, Hugh McCutcheon, has joined World Masters Games 2017 as its newest ambassador. McCutcheon's role with World Masters Games will coincide with his Gopher Volleyball coaching responsibilities. Dunedin-born, United States based volleyball coach Hugh McCutcheon guided the United States men s volleyball team to gold in Beijing 2008 and coached the USA women s team to silver in London four years later. These achievements established McCutcheon as the only head coach of any US Olympic team sport to lead a men s and women s team to podium finishes, and saw him named USOC Coach of the Year in 2008 and, five years later, receiving the USA Volleyball All-time Great Coach Award. The World Masters Games is the largest multi-sport event in the world. In terms of athlete numbers, it is bigger in scale than even the Olympics. Auckland will host the event from 21 to 30 April 2017 during which time 25,000 athletes will compete in 28 sports across 45 competition venues. The Games are regarded as the largest event New Zealand will host in at least the next decade. Gophers 2015 Record When... In Overall Record Against Big Ten Teams At Home On Opponents Home Court At a Neutral Location On Television Stanford Invite At Big Ten/ACC Challenge At the Diet Coke Classic At College of Charlston In Three Sets In Four Sets In Five Sets Winning the First Set Losing the First Set Winning First Two Sets Losing First Two Sets Split After Two Sets Against Ranked Teams Against Unranked Teams Minnesota Leads in Hitting Percentage Minnesota Trails in Hitting Percentage Minnesota Leads Match in Kills Minnesota Trails Match in Kills Minnesota Tied in Match Kills Minnesota Leads in Assists Minnesota Trails in Assists Minnesota Tied in Assists Minnesota Leads in Digs Minnesota Trails in Digs Minnesota Tied in Digs Minnesota Leads in Blocks Minnesota Trails in Blocks Minnesota Tied in Blocks In the month of August In the month of September In the month of October YEAR-BY-YEAR TEAM STATISTICS (SINCE 1981, START OF THE BIG TEN) YEAR MP SP K KPS E TA PCT A APS SA BS BA TB BPS DS DPS GOLDEN GOPHER VOLLEYBALL

4 2015 Individual Match-By Match Highs Date & Opponent Kills Assists Digs Total Blocks Points 8/29 v. Texas A&M Santana (16) S-Swenson (31) Santana/Rosado (18) Lohman (9) Santana (19) #2 Stanford Santana (13) S-Swenson (33) Rosado (9) H Tapp (4) Santana (15) Louisville Santana (39) S-Swenson (59) Rosado (18) Lohman (7) Santana (40) 9/5 v. #18 UNC Santana (13) S-Swenson (36) Rosado (27) P Tapp (3) Santana (13) 9/11 v. UC Irvine Santana (15) S-Swenson (36) Schau (13) Lohman (6) Santana (19) 9/12 v. NDSU Santana (14) S-Swenson (38) Goehner (9) P Tapp (5) Santana (15) 9/12 v. UCF Santana (12) S-Swenson (39) Rosado (20) P Tapp (5) Santana (15.5) 9/18 v. Bryant P Tapp (14) S-Swenson (35) Rosado (15) Lohman (6) P Tapp (16) 9/19 v. SHSU Santana (9) S-Swenson (21) Goehner (12) P Tapp (6) Santana (10) Charleston Santana (13) S-Swenson (40) Santana/Rosado (11) P Tapp (5) P Tapp (14) 12 Ohio State Santana (19) S-Swenson (53) Rosado (20) P Tapp (8) Santana (20) #1 Penn StateSantana (19) S-Swenson (52) Rosado (24) P Tapp (9) Santana (23.5) 9/30 v. Northwestern Santana (12) S-Swenson (36) Rosado (16) P Tapp (4) Santana (15.5) 10/4 v. #7 Illinois Santana (26) S-Swenson (58) Rosado (16) H Tapp (9) Santana (27.0) Maryland Santana (14) S-Swenson (28) Santana (8) P Tapp (5) Santana (15) Santana (10) S-Swenson (37) Rosado (22) P Tapp (6) P Tapp (13.5) Paige Tapp 2015 Gopher Honors Preseason All-Big Ten Charleston Classic All-Tournament Team Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (9/28) Daly Santana Co-Big Ten Player of the Week (9/14/15) Diet Coke Classic Tournament MVP Charleston Classic Tournament MVP Dalianliz Rosado Molly Lohman Big Ten Co-Defensive Player of the Week (9/7/15) Diet Coke Classic All-Tournament Team Charleston Classic All-Tournament Team Samantha Seliger-Swenson Big Ten Setter of the Week (9/7/15) Big Ten Freshman of the Week (9/7/15, 9/14/15, 9/21/15) Diet Coke Classic All-Tournament Team Gopher Match Highs ATTACK PERCENT (K-E-TA) minimum 12 kills.765 ( ) Tapp, Paige vs Bryant (Sep 18, 2015).538 ( ) Santana, Daly vs UC Irvine (Sep 11, 2015).478 ( ) Tapp, Paige vs Texas A&M (Aug 29, 2015) KILLS (K-E-TA) 39 ( ) Santana, Daly at Louisville (Sep 04, 2015) 26 ( ) Santana, Daly vs Illinois (Oct 03, 2015) 19 ( ) Santana, Daly at Ohio State (Sep 23, 2015) 2015 Minnesota/Opponent Match-By-Match Comparisons Date & Opponent Kills Hitting Pct. Digs Team Blocks Points Scored 8/29 v. Texas A&M 68/60.217/ /67 12/7 89/73 #2 Stanford 37/37.095/ /43 8/15 48/58 Louisville 78/67.296/ /84 13/8 91/77 9/5 v. #18 UNC 42/41.221/ /55 5/12 50/55 9/11 v. UC Irvine 46/29.385/ /31 10/4 64/35 9/12 v. NDSU 47/28.464/ /26 9/2 62/33 9/12 v. UCF 42/29.327/ /43 9/3 58/33 9/18 v. Bryant 43/30.422/ /30 12/3 58/33 9/19 v. SHSU 36/23.297/ /42 13/3 50/27 Charleston 47/39.257/ /43 9/7 62/47 # 12 OhioState 62/57.198/ /71 12/13 78/76 #1 Penn State 60/65.216/ /75 13/11 77/81 9/30 v. Northwestern 41/38.180/ /58 6/7 54/46 10/4 v. #7 Illinois 68/69.323/176 60/70 16/6 87/75 36/33.268/ /27 9.5/5 51.5/43 Rutgers 43/31.250/ /57 11/8 56/41 TOTAL ATTEMPTS (K-E-TA) 93 ( ) Santana, Daly at Louisville (Sep 04, 2015) 62 ( ) Santana, Daly vs Illinois (Oct 03, 2015) 57 ( ) Santana, Daly at Ohio State (Sep 23, 2015) ASSISTS 59 Seliger-Swenson, S at Louisville (Sep 04, 2015) 58 Seliger-Swenson, S vs Illinois (Oct 03, 2015) 53 Seliger-Swenson, S at Ohio State (Sep 23, 2015) DIGS 27 Rosado, Dalianliz vs North Carolina (Sep 05, 2015) 24 Rosado, Dalianliz at Penn State (Sep 26, 2015) 22 Rosado, Dalianliz at Rutgers (Oct 11, 2015) ACES 4 Rosado, Dalianliz vs Texas A&M (Aug 29, 2015) 4 Santana, Daly at Penn State (Sep 26, 2015) BLOCKS (BS-BA) 9 ( 2-7) Tapp, Hannah vs Illinois (Oct 03, 2015) 9 ( 1-8) Tapp, Paige at Penn State (Sep 26, 2015) 9 ( 0-9) Lohman, Molly vs Texas A&M (Aug 29, 2015) ATTACK PERCENT (K-E-TA).464 ( ) at North Dakota State (Sep 12, 2015).422 ( ) vs Bryant (Sep 18, 2015).385 ( ) vs UC Irvine (Sep 11, 2015) KILLS (K-E-TA) 78 ( ) at Louisville (Sep 04, 2015) 68 ( ) vs Texas A&M (Aug 29, 2015) 68 ( ) vs Illinois (Oct 03, 2015) DIGS 78 at Ohio State (Sep 23, 2015) 76 at Penn State (Sep 26, 2015) 76 at Louisville (Sep 04, 2015) BLOCKS 16.0 vs Illinois (Oct 03, 2015) 13.0 at Louisville (Sep 04, 2015) 13.0 vs Sam Houston State (Sep 19, 2015) 13.0 at Penn State (Sep 26, 2015)

5 HUGH MCCUTCHEON MINNESOTA HEAD COACH Hugh McCutcheon enters his fourth year at the helm of Golden Gopher Volleyball. Completing three seasons as the Gopher head coach, McCutcheon has led Minnesota a record, named the 2013 AVCA North Region Coach of the Year and has coached four individuals to five All-America honors in the past three seasons. In his first season, McCutcheon led Minnesota to a 27-8 record in 2012 and just two sets shy of a Final Four appearance. With the Gophers advancing to the NCAA Elite Eight, McCutcheon coached Minnesota to a tie for second in the Big Ten Conference standings, while Katherine Harms and Tori Dixon earned first and second team All-America citations. He followed with a Sweet 16 appearance in 2013, was named the regional coach of the year, all while Dixon was named a First Team All-American as Ashley Wittman donned second team honors. Under McCutcheon's guidance, the Gophers finished the 2013 campaign with a 29-7 overall record and 15-5 mark in the Big Ten, which was third in league standings. McCutcheon came to Minnesota after an illustrious career with USA Volleyball as he earned two medals with the United States Men's and Women's Olympic teams. McCutcheon mentored the U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team to a record in his four years after leading the U.S. Men's National Volleyball Team program to the 2008 Olympic Games gold medal. Counting his record leading the U.S. Men's program from 2005 to 2008, McCutcheon held a combined record of with USA Volleyball. In his final three seasons with the women's program, McCutcheon guided the U.S. to an record with podium finishes in 10 of 12 tournaments. In 2012, Team USA captured its second consecutive Olympic Games silver medal with a 7-1 record. In addition, the U.S. captured FIVB World Grand Prix gold medal for the third consecutive year. Team USA was 14-0 in the 2012 edition, including victories over Olympic Games bound Brazil twice (No. 2 in the world), Italy (No. 4), China (No. 5), Serbia (No. 6), Dominican Republic (No. 9) and Turkey (No. 11.). The U.S. finished the 2011 season with a record. Among the team's highlights were picking up the silver medal at the FIVB World Cup, their second consecutive FIVB World Grand Prix title, capturing the NORCECA Women's Continental Championship and winning the bronze medal at the Pan American Cup. Overall, the U.S. scored an 11-match victory improvement over 2010 and a 21-victory improvement from two years ago. Team USA finished the 2010 season with a record - a 10-match improvement in the victory column from the previous year. The U.S. claimed the silver medal at the Montreux Volley Masters and the bronze at the Pan American Cup in June The 2010 season was capped by a fourth-place finish at the FIVB World Championship. In his first year leading the squad, McCutcheon was able to evaluate 30 players in international competitions, along with training several other players who were new or returning to the program. With the mix of youth and veterans, Team USA finished 2009 with an record and provided vast experience for a young roster. The squad qualified for the 2010 FIVB World Grand Prix and 2010 FIVB World Championship based on results in The U.S. won the FIVB World Championship - NORCECA Group G third-round pool to advance to the FIVB World Championship at the end of Less than four months after leading the U.S. Men's Olympic Volleyball Team to a gold medal at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing en route to being named the 2008 USOC National Coach of the Year, McCutcheon accepted the head coach position of the U.S. Women's National Team for the Olympic quadrennial. As the head coach of the U.S. Men's National Team at the 2008 Olympic Games, McCutcheon and Team USA went undefeated in Beijing to claim its third Olympic Games gold medal and its first podium finish since He compiled a record in four years with the U.S. Men's National Team program, which ended 2008 ranked second in the FIVB World Ranking. The U.S. Men's National Team enjoyed one of its best seasons ever in 2008 under McCutcheon's guidance as the team won all three of its major tournaments of the year. Team USA secured its first-ever FIVB World League championship in July 2008 after a bronze medal finish in the same event in 2007, the first time the Americans earned back-to-back medals in the annual event. The U.S. started the 2008 campaign in dominating fashion by sweeping all five matches at the NORCECA Men's Continental Olympic Qualifier to earn its berth in the 2008 Olympics. McCutcheon started coaching the men's team in That season, the U.S. Men's Team flourished in going 27-6 and winning five medals in five tournaments. The team earned a silver medal at the USOC International Sports Invitational in San Diego, Calif., gold medals at the Americas' Cup in Brazil, the FIVB World Championship Qualifying Tournament in Puerto Rico and the NORCECA Continental Championship in Canada and another silver medal at the FIVB World Grand Champions Cup in Japan. McCutcheon, a former Brigham Young University assistant coach, joined USA Volleyball as a full-time assistant coach for the men's national team program in April Prior to that, in the summers of 2001 and 2002, respectively, he served as a volunteer assistant coach for the men's national team, helping out during the 2001 World League, the 2002 World Championships and on five international tours. He has also served as the head coach of the U.S. Boys' Youth National Team in 2000 and Mc- Cutcheon was the top assistant coach and recruiter for BYU men's team from under head coach Carl McGown. During that time, the Cougars posted a record of and captured two NCAA championships (1999 and 2001). After leaving BYU, McCutcheon was the head coach of the Vienna Hotvolleys in Austria for two seasons. In his first season there, the Hotvolleys won the Inter-Liga, Austrian Cup and Austrian League championships. He also coached the first Austrian team to ever beat an Italian A1 opponent. McCutcheon's love for volleyball developed in New Zealand where he played on the junior and senior national teams from before coming to the United States. He was also a member of New Zealand's national team in 1996 and represented his country on the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour in He played for BYU from after transferring from the University of Canterbury in New Zealand. In 1993 he earned honorable mention All-America honors. In 1992 he earned Academic All-Conference honors from the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation. After receiving his bachelor's degree in physical education from BYU in 1993, McCutcheon played professionally for two years in Finland and Japan before returning to BYU to complete his master's degree in In 1999, McCutcheon received an MBA from BYU's Marriott School of Management. Married to former U.S. Olympian Elisabeth "Wiz" Bachman, the couple has two children, Andrew and Annika. GOLDEN GOPHER VOLLEYBALL McCutcheon At a Glance Education Brigham Young University, 1993 Bachelor degree in physical education; master s degree in exercise science in 1998, MBA in 1999 Years at Minnesota In his fourth year as the Golden Gopher head coach after serving as the United States Olympic coach in 2012 and 2008 Coaching Accomplishments Named the Minnesota head coach on Feb. 10, 2011 Named the 2013 AVCA North Region Coach of the Year Guided Minnesota to a NCAA Elite Eight appearance in 2012 in his first year as Gopher head coach and Sweet 16 appearance in 2013 Coached Katherine Harms, Tori Dixon and Paige Tapp to All-America status and All-Big Ten honors Holds a record entering the 2015 season Led the United States Women s Olympic Team to a silver medal at the 2012 London Olympics Held a record in four years with the U.S. Women s National Team program Led the U.S. Men s Olympic Team to a gold medal at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing and the United States first podium finish since 1992 Compiled a record in four years with the U.S. Men's National Team program and between both men s and women s program held a combined record of with USA Volleyball Women s team held the No. 1 world ranking leading into the 2012 Summer Games Captured three-straight FIVB World Grand Prix gold medals with the women In his final three seasons with the women s program, guided the U.S. to an record with podium finishes in 10 of 12 tournaments Named 2008 USOC National Coach of the Year Joined USA Volleyball as a full-time assistant coach for the men s national team program in April 2003 Athletic Accomplishments Played in New Zealand on the junior and senior national teams from before coming to the United States Was also a member of New Zealand s national team in 1996 and represented his country on the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour in 1997 Played for BYU from after transferring from the University of Canterbury in New Zealand Earned honorable mention All-America honors in 1993 with BYU and Academic All-Conference honors from the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation

6 DALY SANTANA OH 6-1 Sr. Corozal, Puerto Rico 1 For Complete Bio, check out gophersports.com CAREER NOTES: 2014 AVCA All-America honorable mention and AVCA All-Region selection Named a 2014 All-Big Ten honorable mention Unanimous selection on the Freshman All-Big Ten team named to the 2012 NCAA All-Tournament Team two-time Big Ten Freshman of the Week SENIOR SEASON Added a double-double against Texas A&M (8/29) with 16 kills and 18 digs became the first Gopher to have 39 kills in a single match since 1999 when she accomplished it vs. Louisville (9/4) also added a double-double in the same match with 11 digs hit for.538 and added three aces against UC Irvine (9/11) named All Tournament and MVP of the Diet Coke Classic (9/11-12) named the Co-Big Ten Player of the Week (9/15), her first POW honor of her career named MVP at the Charleston Classic, earning two MVP awards two weeks in a row (9/18-19) had 19 kills in Ohio State win (9/23) had a season-high four aces and 19 kills in the five set match against Penn State (9/26) had 26 kills against Illinois (10/3) hit.370 and had 10 kills, 12 digs against Maryland JUNIOR SEASON Named a 2014 AVCA All-America honorable mention and an All-Region selection Named a 2014 All-Big Ten honorable mention Garnered Minnesota's Sportsmanship Award Played in 109 sets and started in all 31 matches Ranked second in the Big Ten in points per set (4.47), third in kills per set (3.90) and fourth in aces per set (0.33) Held a team-high 425 kills points Recorded eight double-doubles and led Gophers in match kills 20 times Was named Diet Coke Classic MVP with a team-high 51 kills Had a team-high 17 kills and added four assists, two aces and five digs in the win over Ohio State (9/24) Recorded a then-career-high 23 kills in the Maryland win (11/19), also hit.383 Had a team-high 15 kills at Ohio State (11/26). For complete bio, check out gophersports.com 2015 JUNIOR SEASON Saw action in the Sam Houston State win (9/19) and had nine assists saw action in the five set match against No. 1 Penn State (9/26) saw action in the five set win against Illinois (10/3) SOPHOMORE SEASON Played in 61 sets and 22 matches and added 511 assists in her first year as a Gopher Transferred from Syracuse to Minnesota in the winter of 2014 Played three sets against Boston College (9/6) and had 30 assists Started Diet Coke Classic (9/12-13) and had 140 total assists Started Rocket Invite (9/19-20) and had 109 total assists; aided Gophers to.348 hitting efficiency at the Rocket Invite Led team with 32 assists at Indiana (10/29) Saw action at Purdue (11/1) Had a match-best 43 assists in the Northwestern win (11/12) Led team with 25 assists at Penn State (11/15) Earned a team-high 26 assists at Maryland (11/19). PRIOR TO MINNESOTA In her freshman year with the Orange, played in all 32 matches and 122 sets as 2013 SOPHOMORE SEASON: Ranked third on the team in kills (334), kills per set (2.78), second in attempts (1024) and digs (334) and first in aces (51) Added a double-double in the NCAA Regional Semifinal when she had 13 kills and a team-best 17 digs FRESHMAN SEASON: Unanimous selection on the Freshman All-Big Ten team named to the 2012 NCAA All-Tournament Team two-time Big Ten Freshman of the Week Made her first collegiate start in the four-set win over James Madison (8/25) led the team in both kills (16) and digs (14) in the NCAA Regional Semifinal win over Purdue (12/7). PRIOR TO MINNESOTA: Led her Puerto Rico Youth National Team in most of her appearances selected to the Puerto Rico Women's National Team as they are set to play in the 2012 Pan American Cup in Mexico and the World Grand Prix throughout various countries captain of Puerto Rico's Youth National Team at the 2011 FIVB Volleyball Girls' Youth World Championship in Turkey, her second appearance after a 2010 showing. PERSONAL: Born February 19, 1995 daughter of Christian E Santana and Magdaly Morales majoring in youth studies. # 1 Daly Santana Sr. Outside Hitter Corozal, Puerto Rico Kills 39 at Louisville (9/4) 39 at Louisville (9/4/15) Attempts 93 at Louisville (9/4) 93 at Louisville (9/4/15) Attack %.538 vs. UC Irvine (9/11).846 at Samford (8/31/13) Assists 2 (2) last vs Northwestern (9/30)4 (2) last vs. OSU (9/24/14) Aces 4 at Penn State (9/26) 7 (2) vs. MSU (10/17/13) Digs 18 vs. Texas A&M (8/29) 20 vs. MSU (11/9/12) Blocks 5 vs. Bryant (9/18) 7 vs. Northwestern (10/27/13) 10+Kills Digs 8 48 Double-doubles 8 32 Santana s Year-by-Year Stats Year MP SP K KPS E TA PCT BS BA TB DG A SA ERICA HANDLEY S 6-1 Jr. Lakeville, Minn. 2 the primary setter, had 1,073 assists, 73 kills and a team-best 29 aces named the ACC Freshman of the Week twice ranked 10th in the league with 8.80 assists per set ranked 10th all-time in program history with 1,073 career assists. HIGH SCHOOL Helped Lakeville North to a Minnesota AAA state championship with an undefeated season and a No. 4 national ranking by PrepVolleyball.com as a senior, led the nation with 12.3 assists per set and finished first in Minnesota for total assists with 1,159 selected as one of PrepVolleyball.com's top 150 seniors finished varsity career with 3,775 assists three-time all-state, two-time all-tournament selection and fourtime all-conference honoree PERSONAL Born in April 22, 1995 in Glasgow, Mont. Communications major daughter of Chris and Lisa Handley. # 2 Erica Handley Jr. Setter Lakeville, Minn. Kills - 2 (4) last vs. NW (11/12/14) Assists 9 vs. Sam Houston St (9/18) 51 vs. Iowa St. (9/13) Aces - 2 vs. Northwestern (11/12/14) Digs 1 vs. Sam Houston St (9/18) 16 vs. Milwaukee (9/13/14) Blocks 2 vs. Sam Houston St (9/18) 6 vs. Toledo (9/19/14) 10+ Digs - 3 Double doubles - 3 Handley Minnesota Stats Year MP SP K KPS E TA PCT BS BA TB DG A SA

7 KATIE SCHAU S 5-8 Jr. Richland, Mich. 3 For complete bio, check out gophersports.com 2015 JUNIOR SEASON Saw action in both the Texas A&M (8/29) and Stanford (8/30) matches where she had 31 combined assists established 27 digs and an assist during the ACC/Big Ten Challenge (9/4-5), including 16 vs. Louisville where she tied a career high had a team-best 13 digs in the UC Irvine win (9/11) had 13 digs in the Ohio State win (9/23) SOPHOMORE SEASON Academic All-Big Ten Played in 28 matches and 83 sets her sophomore year Established a career-high 53 assists and three aces against Louisville (8/30) Had 33 assists against Yale (9/5) and helped Minnesota to hit.378 as a team Posted a double double in the OSU win (9/24) when she had 36 assists and 10 digs Posted career-high 4 blocks vs. Penn State (9/27) Added a teamhigh 12 digs and 33 assists for a double double against Illinois (10/1) Had 46 assists and 15 digs against Nebraska (10/22) Led team with 27 assists at Purdue (11/1) Established a match high of 43 assists in win at Michigan State (11/7) Had 27 assists against Michigan (11/8) Earned a double-double with a team-high 29 assists and 10 digs at Ohio State (11/26). For complete bio, check out gophersports.com CAREER HIGHLIGHTS 2015 Preseason All-Big Ten named a Third Team American Volleyball Coaches Association All-American AVCA All-Region honoree All-Big Ten selection two-time Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week named an Academic All-Big Ten and CoSIDA First Team Academic All-District JUNIOR SEASON 2015 Preseason All-Big Ten member of USA Volleyball s Collegiate National Team that competed at the World University Games in South Korea hit.478 with 12 kills in 23 attempts against Texas A&M (8/29) had 10 kills and five blocks vs. Stanford (8/30) had 11 kills and hit.500 vs. Louisville (9/4) hit a season-high of.669 against NDSU and added six blocks (9/12) earned All-Tournament honors at the Charleston Classic, hitting a season-high 14 kills and.765 attack percentage (9/18-19) had career-high 15 kills and 34 attempts against Ohio State (9/23) put up a season-high 9 blocks at No. 1 Penn State (9/26) named Big Ten s Defensive Player of the Week had eight blocks in the win over Illinois (10/3) SOPHOMORE SEASON Named an AVCA Third Team All-American garnered AVCA All-Region honors named All-Big Ten also named Academic All-Big Ten and CoSIDA Academic All- District after seeing action in 21 sets as a freshman, played in 110 of 111 possible sets and started in all 31 matches averaging 1.55 blocks per set and 171 total blocks, ranked second in school history for total blocks and blocks per set in a single season finished the regular season as the nation's third-best blocker and led the Big Ten 2013 FRESHMAN SEASON: Saw action in 60 sets during her rookie campaign and produced 296 assists, eight kills, 79 digs and six aces Made her collegiate debut and first collegiate start in the Western Illinois match (9/7) and had 11 assists, five digs, one solo block and one block assist Saw action in her first Big Ten Conference match against Iowa (10/5) and had 18 assists and five digs Had a career-best 30 assists in the NCAA Regional Semifinal against Stanford (12/13). HIGH SCHOOL: Played with Gull Lake prepvolleyball.com All-American first-team all-state in 2011 a second-team all-state selection in 2010 all-conference honoree in 2009, 2010 and 2011 named to Michigan's 2012 Ms. Volleyball list had nearly 5,000 assists in her high school career. CLUB TEAM: Played with Dead Frog Volleyball Club earned All-America honors when she helped her 15U team to a fifth-place out of 171 team finish. PERSONAL: A 2013 graduate of Gull Lake born on February 1, 1995 daughter of Steven and Gina Schau majoring in chemical engineering. # 3 Katie Schau Jr. Setter Richland, Mich. Assists 30 vs. Texas A&M (8/29) 53 vs Louisville (8/30) Kills - 3 vs. Maryland (10/10/14) Aces 2 vs. NDSU (9/12) 3 vs Notre Dame (8/29/14) Digs 16 vs. Louisville (9/4) 16 (2) last vs. Louisville (9/4/15) Blocks 2 vs. Bryant (9/18) 4 (2) last vs Illinois (10/1/14) Schau s Year-by-Year Stats Year MP SP K AVG E TA PCT BS BA TB DG A SA PAIGE TAPP MB 6-1 Jr. Stewartville, Minn. 4 Conference in blocks per set hit over.400 in 14 matches and had four contests where she recorded over 10 blocks had 222 kills and hit.354, which ranked in the Big Ten's top 10 named the Big Ten Conference Defensive Player of the Week (9/22) FRESHMAN SEASON: Saw action in 21 sets as a freshman Made her collegiate debut in the UAB match (8/30) and started against Georgia State (8/31) Played in all thre rounds of the NCAA Tournament when she played against Radford (12/6), Colorado (12/7) and Stanford (12/13). HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Played with the Stewartville Tigers a 2012 Ms. Baden finalist, which recognizes the top senior athlete in the state a first-team, all-state selection her senior season named an all-conference selection her sophomore, junior and senior seasons played with the Mizuno Northern Lights helped the 17-1's win the open division of the USA Junior National Championships in July of PERSONAL: Graduated from Stewartville in 2013 majoring in marketing through Carlson School of Management born June 21, 1995 daughter of Tracy and Amy Tapp twin sister, Hannah, also a member of the Gopher volleyball team. # 4 Paige Tapp Jr. Middle Blocker Stewartville, Minn. Kills 15 at Ohio State (9/23) 15 at Ohio State (9/23/15) Attempts 34 at Ohio State (9/23) 34 at Ohio State (9/23/15) Attack %.765 vs. Bryant (9/18).875 vs. Duquesne (9/19/14) Digs 4 vs. UNC (9/18) 7 vs. Maryland (10/10/14) Blocks 9 at Penn State (9/26) 12 vs. Indiana (11/28/14) Assists 1 (2) last vs. Illinois (10/3) 1 (5) vs. Illinois (10/3/14) 10+ Kills 8 15 Tapp s Year-by-Year Stats Year MP SP K KPS E TA PCT BS BA TB DG A SA

8 ALYSSA GOEHNER OH 5-11 So. Lakeville, Minn. 5 For complete bio, check out gophersports.com 2015 SOPHOMORE SEASON Saw action in both the Texas A&M and Stanford matches established nine kills and 13 digs vs. Louisville (9/4) had 10 kills against North Carolina (9/5) and hit.286 had 11 kills and hit a career-high.429 vs. NDSU hit.417 against Charleston (9/19) had a career-high 17 digs at No. 1 Penn State (9/26) and added 11 kills for a double double had nine kills and 10 digs against Rutgers (10/11) FRESHMAN SEASON As a freshman, played in 110 of possible 111 sets and saw action in all 31 matches Had 37 total digs in Diet Coke Classic (9/12-13) and was named to the All-Tournament Team Starting Gopher libero at the Rocket Invite (9/19-20) and totaled 33 digs; also saw time as an outside hitter Had a team-high 12 digs as the Gopher libero in the OSU win (9/24) Had a team-high 11 digs vs. Rutgers (10/10) as she played both libero and outside hitter Added 11 digs vs. Wisconsin (10/15) Had a personal-best 12 kills at Michigan State (11/7) and hit.294 Had nine kills and 11 digs at Maryland (11/19) Established 11 kills and seven digs at Ohio State (11/26) Had 10 kills and six digs vs. Indiana (11/28). INTERNATIONAL/CLUB: Played with Northern Lights club team recognized as the 2011 and 2012 PrepVolleyball.com National Player of the Year also a 2013 AVCA Under Armour First Team All-American competed with Northern Lights at their 2014 Europe Trip received 2012 and 2013 Gatorade Player of the Year runner-up honors and was an All-American five straight years at open levels (14s, 15s, 16s, 17s and 18s). HIGH SCHOOL: Played high school volleyball with Lakeville North High School produced over 3,000 kills and helped them to state championships in 2010 and 2012 and runnerup in 2011 named the 2012 and 2013 Star Tribune Metro Player of the Year, the 2012 and 2013 Pioneer PressPlayer of the Year and was also a four-time first-team all-state selection awarded the 2013 Ms. Baden/Ms. Minnesota Volleyball Award holds the state high school single season kill record with 716 kills in 2011 threetime all-metro player and a four-time first-team all-conference selection. PERSONAL: Born August 24, 1995 graduated from Lakeville North in 2014 undecided on a major daughter of Janis and Marty Goehner. # 5 Alyssa Goehner So. OH Lakeville, Minn. Kills 11 (3) last at Penn St (9/26) 12 at Michigan (11/7/14) Attempts 35 vs. UNC (9/5) 35 vs. UNC (9/5/15) Attack %.429 vs. NDSU (9/12).429 vs. NDSU (9/12/15) Digs 17 at Penn State (9/26) 17 at Penn State (9/26/15) Goehner s Year-by-Year Stats Year MP SP K AVG E TA PCT BS BA TB DG A SA MADDIE BEAL RS 6-0 So. Colorado Springs, Colo SOPHOMORE SEASON Saw action in both the Texas A&M and Stanford matches saw action against Sam Houston State and Bryant in the Charleston Classic, recording career high attempts and attack percentage had five block assists against Sam Houston State (9/19) saw action in 3 of 5 sets against No. 1 Penn State (9/26) had four block assists in 2 of 5 sets against Illinois had a kill and a block assists against Maryland (10/9) earned a start against Rutgers (10/11) FRESHMAN SEASON Played in nine matches during her rookie season and 12 sets Made her collegiate debut in Louisville match (8/30) Saw action in Diet Coke Classic(9/12-13) Saw action vs. Penn State (9/27) Posted 4 blocks vs. Northwestern (10/5) Saw action vs. Rutgers (10/11) Saw action at Wisconsin (10/18) Saw action at Penn State (11/15). INTERNATIONAL/CLUB: Played on the USA Volleyball High Performance Continental team and was a part of the A1 team in HIGH SCHOOL: Played for Cheyenne Mountain High School an AVCA All-America honorable mention, was also an all-state selection her senior season and produced a team-high 292 kills, had 92 blocks and hit.344 in 92 sets played during her high school career, tallied 816 kills in three years of varsity play a key member of Cheyenne's back-to-back state championship seasons in 2011 and 2012 two-time all-conference selection named to the all-state 4A team in 2013 Also a standout lacrosse player, earned six letters. PERSONAL: Born April 28, 1996 graduated from Cheyenne Mountain High School in 2014 interested in majoring in special education or history daughter of Nonie and Doug Beal third member of her family to play collegiate volleyball Dad, Doug, played at Ohio State and also coached the Buckeyes from later coached the U.S. Men's National Team from 1977 to 1984, winning the gold medal in the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles also coached the USA Men from and is current CEO of USA Volleyball Her older brother, Mitch, also plays volleyball at OSU. # 6 Maddie Beal So. RS Colorado Springs, Colo. Kills 5 vs. Texas A&M (8/29) 5 vs. Texas A&M (8/29) Attempts 8 vs. Bryant (9/18) 8 vs. Bryant (9/18) Attack %.600 vs. Sam Houston St (9/19).600 vs. Sam Houston St (9/19/15) Digs 2 vs. Texas A&M (8/29) 2 vs. Texas A&M (8/29) Beal s Year-by-Year Stats Year MP SP K AVG E TA PCT BS BA TB DG A SA

9 HANNAH TAPP MB 6-2 Jr. Stewartville, Minn. 7 For complete bio, check out gophersports.com 2015 JUNIOR SEASON One of 12 members that competed with the Team USA Collegiate National Team on its China Tour this past June had nine kills vs. Texas A&M (8/29) and Stanford (8/30) hit.323, had 12 kills and four blocks in Louisville win (9/4) added another 10 kills and hit.389 in UNC win (9/5) hit a season-high.750 against Bryant (9/18) had a career-high 34 attempts at Ohio State (9/23) added 13 kills at No. 1 Penn State (9/26) earned sesason high kills and blocks against Illinois (10/3) SOPHOMORE SEASON Played in 30 matches, including 28 starts saw action in 102 sets Academic All-Big Ten and Academic All-District Ranked fifth in the Big Ten in blocks per set (1.26) Named Preseason All-Big Ten One of 12 members that competed with the Team USA Collegiate National Team on its China Tour Had 18 kills and a team-high 13 blocks during the Yale Invite (9/5) Had first career double-double in the Diet Coke Classic vs. Iowa State with 12 kills and career-high 10 blocks Had 10 kills and eight blocks to open Big Ten play (9/24) Posted a team-high eight blocks against Illinois (10/1) Had three aces and eight kills vs. Rutgers (10/11) as she hit.600 Hit.500 against Nebraska and had 14 kills (10/22) Hit a match-best.545 at Michigan State (11/7) with seven kills in 11 attempts Hit.308 at Michigan with five kills in 13 attempts (11/8) Had eight kills on 17 attempts and hit.353 at Ohio State (11/26). For complete bio, check out gophersports.com 2015 JUNIOR SEASON One of 12 members that competed with the Team USA Collegiate National Team on its China Tour this past June led the team with 16 kills vs. Texas A&M saw action in 3 sets against No. 1 Penn State added 11 kills in the five set win against Illinois (10/3) had six kills in 17 attempts against Rutgers (10/11) SOPHOMORE SEASON Academic All-Big Ten Ranked second on the team with 309 kills Played in 31 matches and 110 of possible 111 sets Produced a career-high 25 kills and 19 digs for a double double against Louisville (8/30) Produced double-doubles in all three matches of the Diet Coke Classic (9/12-13) with a total of 48 kills and 35 digs and was named to the All-Tournament Team Named Rocket Invite MVP (9/19-20) with 42 kills, 4.67 kills per set and hit.386 Accomplished a triple double (10 K, 10 D, 10 B) in the win over OSU (9/24) Achieved a double-double vs. Penn State (9/27) with 14 kills and 14 digs Added a double-double against Nebraska (10/22) with 14 kills, 11 digs Hit.421 against Michigan State (11/7) Hit.500 on 12 attempts vs. Indiana (11/28) FRESHMAN SEASON Saw action in 65 sets and has 88 kills, 10 aces, 123 digs and 31 total blocks Started in her collegiate debut in the first game of the season against Jacksonville State 2013 FRESHMAN SEASON: Named to the Freshman All-Big Ten team Produced 122 kills, hit.404 and ranked second on the team in blocks (152) and blocks per set (1.28) Started in her first collegiate match contested against Jacksonville State (8/30) and had three kills and two block assists Posted a then-career-high eight kills and 15 attempts against Dartmouth (9/21) Added seven blocks in first Big Ten match contested (vs. Indiana, 9/25) Named the Big Ten's Freshman of the Week after her 14-block performance against Michigan State (10/17) and Michigan (10/19) Hit.750 and.450 in the opening weekend of NCAA Tournament play and had nine blocks Hit.429 against Stanford in NCAA Regional Semifinal (12/13). HIGH SCHOOL: Played with the Stewartville Tigers a 2012 Ms. Baden finalist, which recognizes the top senior athlete in the state a first-team, all-state selection in both her junior and senior seasons named an all-conference selection her sophomore, junior and senior seasons. CLUB: Played with the Mizuno Northern Lights helped the 17-1's win the open division of the USA Junior National Championships in July of PERSONAL: Graduated from Stewartville in 2013 majoring in marketing through the Carlson School of Management earned academic all-state honors and held a 4.0 grade point average and named to academic honor roll born June 21, 1995 daughter of Tracy and Amy Tapp twin sister, Paige, also a member of the Gopher volleyball team. Tapp s Year-by-Year Stats Year MP SP K KPS E TA PCT BS BA TB DG A SA SARAH WILHITE OH 6-1 Jr. Eden Prairie, Minn. 8 # 7 Hannah Tapp Jr. Middle Blocker Stewartville, Minn. Kills 14 vs Illinois (10/3) 14 (2) last vs. Illinois (10/3/15) Attempts 34 at Ohio St (9/23) 34 at Ohio St (9/23/15) Attack %.750 vs. Bryant (9/18).778 vs. Iowa (11/8/13) Blocks 9 vs. Illinois (10/3) 11 at Illinois (11/30/13) 10+ Kills 6 11 (8/30) Saw action in the NCAA First Round against Radford HIGH SCHOOL Played with Eden Prairie High School between her high school and club team, has earned multiple All-America honors, including AVCA Under Armour Girls High School First Team All-America selection named the 2012 Ms. Baden Minnesota Miss Volleyball recipient, which is given to the top senior volleyball player in the state in her final year with the Eagles, broke the team's season kill record with 667 kills and finished her career with 1,987 kills. CLUB TEAM Played with the Northern Lights Volleyball Club helped the 17-1's win the open division of the USA Junior National Championships in July of PERSONAL Graduated from Eden Prairie in 2013 named an academic all-state selection with a 3.89 grade point average physiology a major born July 30, 1995 daughter of Mark and Amy Wilhite. # 8 Sarah Wilhite Jr. OH Eden Prairie, Minn. Kills 17 vs. Texas A&M (8/29) 25 vs. Louisville (8/30) Attempts 39 vs. Texas A&M (8/29) 59 vs. Louisville (8/30/14) Attack %.476 vs. Illinos (10/3).500 at Ohio State (10/12/13) Aces 1 (2) last vs. Illinois (10/3) 2 (5) last vs. Maryland (10/10/14) Digs 7 vs. Texas A&M (8/29) 19 at Iowa (8/30/14) Blocks 1 (2) last vs. Illinois (10/3) 10 vs. Ohio State (9/24/14) 10+ Kills 2 17 Double Doubles 0 9 Triple Double 1 1 Wilhite s Year-by-Year Stats Year MP SP K KPS E TA PCT BS BA TB DG A SA

10 SOPHIE BECKLEY DS/L 5-6 Fr. Seattle, Wash FRESHMAN SEASON Saw her first action as a Golden Gopher in the UCF match (9/12) saw action in the Sam Houston State match (9/19). HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Played her high school career at Bishop Blanchet High School as a senior last year with the Braves, played as a six-rotation outside hitter, where she had 335 kills, 338 digs and 18 blocks a two-time all-metro selection her senior and junior years all state honorable mention as a sophomore and freshman four-year letterwinner in volleyball, was also a part of the team that made a state appearance in 2013 played with her indoor and beach club team, Sudden Impact, from 13s- 18s with Sudden Impact, was the team's libero for their 15s-18s teams on the beach, finished first or second in every local beach tournament in the summer of PERSONAL Born January 21, 1997 daughter of Jeanne Niese and Greg Beckley has an older sister, Kalin undecided on a major was a member of the National Honor Society, first honor roll, a scholar athlete graduated from Bishop Blanchet High School in SAMANTHA SELIGER-SWENSON S 5-11 Fr FRESHMAN SEASON Made her first collegiate start in the opening match of her rookie season, facing Texas A&M (8/29) and had 31 assists added a match high 33 assists against Stanford (8/30) established a career-high 59 assists in Louisville win (9/4) and her first collegiate double-double with 15 digs also had 36 assists in UNC win (9/5) named All Tournament at the Diet Coke Classic (9/11-12) after posting 113 assists and helping the team to a.388 hitting clip named the Big Ten s Freshman of the Week had a career-high three blocks against College of Charleston (9/19) and later was named the Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Week for the third-straight time had a career-high of 6 kills and led the team with a.545 hitting percentage against Ohio State (9/23) earned a career-high 4 blocks at No. 1 Penn State (9/26) added 58 assists against Illinois (10/3). (601) Was a three-time distinguished scholar athlete. CLUB TEAM An eight-time All-American and a five-time national qualifier medaled in eight of nine national tournaments as she garnered All-America citations each time In 2012, was named the United States Junior National Championship's most valuable player after she led Northern Lights to an Open 17 championship as a sophomore Has also seen action with the USA Youth National Team, where she played internationally with USA and Northern Lights in Croatia, Italy, Poland, Slovenia and Czech Republic. PERSONAL Graduated from Hopkins High School in January 2015 Born February 24, 1997 daughter of Vicki Seliger Swenson and Erik Swenson comes from a large family mom, Vicki, was her high school coach at Hopkins mom, Vicki, played volleyball at Iowa State and her dad, Erik, played football at North Dakota. Minnetonka, Minn. 11 # 11 Samantha Seliger-Swenson Fr. Setter Minnetonka, Minn. HIGH SCHOOL A three-time All-American, a USA Today All-American and a two-time MaxPreps Assists 59 at Louisville (9/4) 59 at Louisville (9/5/15) All-American AnAVCA Under Armour All-American that competed at the 2014 NCAA Final Four Enters the Minnesota program as the No. 8 recruit, according to Kills 6 at Ohio State (9/23) 6 at Ohio State (9/23/15) PrepVolleyball.com Named the 2014 Minnesota Miss Baden Volleyball, an award that goes to the top senior player in the state 2014 Minnesota Volleyball Breakdown Player of the Year Named Star Tribune's Metro Player of the Year Earned three all-state honors Also a five-time all-conference selection and three-time allmetro first team Holds eight school records and was a four-time most valuable player broke three state records, including season assists (1327) and career aces Aces Digs Blocks Double-Doubles 2 (3) last vs. NW (9/30) 15 at Louisville (9/4) 4 at Penn State (9/26) 4 2 (3) last vs. NW (9/30/15) 15 at Louisville (9/4/15) 4 at Penn State (9/26/15) 4 Seliger-Swenson s Year-by-Year Stats Year MP SP K KPS E TA PCT BS BA TB DG A SA

11 TAYLOR MORGAN MB 6-0 Fr. Blaine, Minn Will miss the 2015 due to injury. HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Played high school volleyball at Blaine and also at the Kokoro Volleyball Club was ranked as the 89th recruit in the national recruiting class played on the Blaine Varsity volleyball team since her freshman year and saw action as both a middle blocker and outside hitter helped lead the Bengals to a state-tournament berth and was named to the state's all-tournament team in that state tournament, had 35 kills as she led her team to a third-place finish as a sophomore, had 230 kills and hit.409 as she garnered allconference honors after suffering an injury during her junior year, returned to the Bengals lineup and was named a team captain also is a standout track athlete. PERSONAL: Born November 6, 1997 daughter of Matt and Jennifer Bingle has two sisters, Allie and Grace. Her father, Matt, is the University of Minnesota's director of women's track & field and cross country undecided on a major graduated from Blaine in 2015 was on the student council and Business Professionals of America in high school. MOLLY LOHMAN MB 6-3 So. Mankato, Minn. 13 For complete bio, check out gophersports.com 2015 SOPHOMORE SEASON One of 12 members that competed with the Team USA Collegiate National Team on its China Tour this past June opened her sophomore campaign with nine blocks vs. Texas A&M (8/29) had seven total blocks in Louisville win (9/4) hit a career-high eight kills against UCF (9/12) had six aces during the Diet Coke Classic (9/11-12) earned All- Tournament honors at the Charleston Classic (9/18-19) when she hit.500 on the weekend and had 10 blocks hit.333 and had four blocks against Illinois (10/3) FRESHMAN SEASON Played in 51 sets and 20 matches as a rookie, including nine match starts saw action in all three matches during the Yale Invite (9/5) had two kills in three attempts in the Albany win (9/6) played in the Ohio State match (9/24) had 2 blocks vs. Penn State (9/27) played in one set against Illinois (10/1) earned her first collegiate starts in the Maryland/Rutgers weekend had a teamhigh six blocks vs. Maryland (10/10) started in the Wisconsin match (10/15) saw action at Indiana (10/29) played three sets against Northwestern (11/12) and had four kills in six attempts and hit.667 established a career-best 10 blocks and added five kills at Maryland (11/19) had a season-high seven kills at Ohio State (11/26). INTERNATIONAL/CLUB: Member of the Northern Lights club team AAU All-American as a part of the 17-1 team in 2013 where the team placed fifth also a part of the Northern Lights 16 AAU National Championship team ranked 38th in PrepVolleyball's list of top 100. HIGH SCHOOL: Competed at Mankato West High School an all-state selection as a senior was also an all-conference selection as she helped Mankato West to a Big 9 conference title had 115 blocks as a senior and ranked second in the state of Minnesota, while her 365 kills ranked ninth finished her scholastic career with 853 kills, 51 assists, 94 aces, 250 blocks and 307 digs has been on the A-honor roll every semester. PERSONAL: Born May 13, 1996 graduated from Mankato West in 2014 undecided on a major daughter of Janine and Thomas Lohman has two older siblings, Nicole and Charlie. # 13 Molly Lohman So. MB Mankato, Minn. Kills 8 vs. UCF (9/12) 8 vs. UCF (9/12/15) Blocks 9 vs. Texas A&M (8/29) 10 at Maryland (11/19/14) Lohman s Year-by-Year Stats Year MP SP K KPS E TA PCT BS BA TB DG A SA

12 TONI ALUGBUE OH 6-0 Sr. Del Aire, Calif SENIOR SEASON Saw her first action as a Golden Gopher in the UCF match (9/12) added an assist in her first Gopher match. PRIOR TO MINNESOTA Played at Notre Dame her freshman-junior campaigns and was an AVCA All-America honorable mention in 2012 also a first-team All-Big East selection in 2012 played in 87 matches and 321 career sets, dating back to 2011 after sitting out the 2014 season due to an injury, played in 30 and 31 matches during her sophomore and junior seasons, while establishing 918 career kills as a junior, Alugbue was the team leader in kills (344), kills per set (2.89) and points per set (3.30). HIGH SCHOOL Prepped at El Segundo (Calif.) two-time team captain and MVP as a junior named to all-city squad as a junior PrepVolleyball.com Senior Ace (ranked 37th) PrepVolleyball.com Top Junior Recruit 2010 AVCA All-American Watch List led team to Pioneer League second-place finishes in 2009 and PERSONAL Born January 10, 1993 to Sylver and Anthony Alugbue full name is Antoinette Ijeoma Alugbue earned a bachelor's degree is in management consulting from Notre Dame and pursuing a master's in applied kinesiology in sport and exercise science at Minnesota has three siblings brother, Roy, was on the track and field team at USC. KAYLA BUFORD MB 6-2 Fr. Canton, Mich FRESHMAN SEASON Made her collegiate debut vs. Texas A&M (8/29) saw action against Sam Houston State (9/19) saw action against No. 1 Penn State (9/26). HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Played for Canton High School and the Premier Volleyball Academy playing one year with Canton High School, helped the Chiefs to a division championship record when she had 81 kills and 73 total blocks played three years at the Premier Volleyball Academy, including two with its 18-Onitsuka team in 2014, Premier and Buford took second at nationals, while playing in Nicaragua her junior year. PERSONAL: Born June 29, 1997 daughter of Tamika Higgins and Kevin Buford graduated from Canton High School in 2015 and was the president of her high school's DECA chapter interested in majoring in supply chain management.

13 DALIANLIZ ROSADO DS/L 5-9 So. Morovis, Puerto Rico FRESHMAN SEASON Started as Gopher libero in the opening weekend of competition had a career-high four aces vs. Texas A&M had a career-high seven assists in Louisville win (9/4) added a career-high 27 digs in the UNC win (9/5) named All Tournament in the Diet Coke Classic (9/11-12) when she had 35 digs, including 20 against UCF established a match-best 20 digs against Ohio State (9/23) earned 24 digs against No. 1 Penn State (9/26) added her first kill of the season against Illinois (10/3) had 22 digs in Rutgers win (10/11) FRESHMAN SEASON Rookie libero for majority of the 2014 season Played in 31 matches and 108 sets Had a team-high 296 digs Starting libero for the Gophers in her collegiate debut vs Notre Dame (8/29) and posted a team-high 20 digs in Louisville match (8/30) Gopher libero for the Yale Invite (9/5) and had 34 digs, nine assists and two aces Saw action in Diet Coke Classic (9/12-13) Saw action in Rocket Invite (9/19-20) and had 20 digs Had seven digs vs. Ohio State (9/24) Had 9 digs vs. Penn State (9/27) Posted 8 digs against Northwestern (10/5) Had three aces vs. Rutgers (10/11) Posted a team-high 13 digs in the Wisconsin match (10/15) Had 13 digs at Wisconsin (10/18) Produced a career-high and match-high 21 digs against Nebraska (10/22) Added a team-high 10 digs in Iowa win (10/25) Had 10 digs at Indiana (10/29) Posted a team-high 13 digs at Purdue (11/1) Added a team-high 14 digs against Michigan State (11/7) Established a match-best 19 digs and had a career-high five assists in Northwestern win (11/12) Earned a team-high 13 digs at Maryland (11/19) Had a team-high 18 digs at Ohio State (11/26). INTERNATIONAL PLAY/CLUB TEAM: Played with the Puerto Rican Youth National Team and Club Morovis with the Puerto Rico Youth National Team, played in both the Pan American tournament in 2012 and the Peru International Cup in 2011 with current Gopher Daly Santana with Club Morovis, was the captain and MVP of both the Copa Angel Matos and the Local Club Tournament 15 U championships helped Club Morovis to a secondplace finish at Power League Tournament in April 2011 and won the Silver Jeep Cup 20-Under Tournament in June of HIGH SCHOOL: Was the captain and MVP of six school tournaments in 2011 and PERSONAL: Born November 17, 1995 graduated from Carmen Sol in 2013 daugther of Daliana Otero and Carlos Javier Rosado interested in majoring in biology. # 17 Dalianliz Rosado So. L/DS Morovis, Puerto Rico Digs 27 vs. UNC (9/5) 27 vs. UNC (9/5/15) Assists 7 vs. UNC (9/5) 7 vs. UNC (9/5/15) Aces 4 vs. Texas A&M (8/30) 4 vs. Texas A&M (8/30/15) Dalianliz s Year-by-Year Stats Year MP SP K KPS E TA PCT BS BA TB DG A SA JUNIOR SEASON Saw action in her first match as a Golden Gopher against Sam Houston State (9/19) saw action against Rutgers (10/11). PERSONAL Born August 30, 1995 graduated from East Ridge in 2012 daughter of Jim and Katie Eggert has an older sister, Ally Undecided on a major. PRIOR TO MINNESOTA Competed two years with Ole Miss Played in 12 matches and 23 sets as a sophomore In 2013, appeared in 23 matches and 40 sets for the Rebels Averaged 1.55 kills per set and averaged 1.71 points per set. MARGARET EGGERT OH 6-0 Jr. Woodbury, Minn. 18 HIGH SCHOOL AND CLUB Played high school career at East Ridge and with the Kokoro Volleyball Club A three year starter for the Raptors, was also a two-year captain A two-time All-Suburban East Conference selection Led East Ridge in kills two straight years and was a part of the 2010 state qualifying team Was recognized by PrepVolleyball.com and was a two-time athlete of the week.

14 Minnesota vs Texas A&M (Aug 29, 2015 at Stanford, Calif.) 1 Santana, Daly Tapp, Paige Goehner, Alyssa Tapp, Hannah Seliger-Swenson, S Lohman, Molly Schau, Katie Beal, Maddie Wilhite, Sarah Buford, Kayla Rosado, Dalianliz Team 1 Totals % % % % % % TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: Minnesota (2) Texas A&M (3) # Texas A&M S K E TA Pct Ast SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BH Pts 2 Sullivan, Shelby McGee, Kiara Lowak, Angela Arenas, Victoria Babers, Jazzmin Aiple, Stephanie Nettles, Amy Hardesty, Emily Litwin, Gabby Reasor, Ashlie Blake, Kaitlyn Team 1 Totals % % % % % % TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 7.0 Site: Stanford, Calif. (Maples Pavilion) Date: Aug 29, 2015 Attend: 285 Time: 2:36 Referees: Michael Yoshikawa, Eric Asami Total Tie scores Lead change Minnesota vs Louisville (Sep 04, 2015 at Louisville, Ky.) 1 Santana, Daly Tapp, Paige Goehner, Alyssa Tapp, Hannah Seliger-Swenson, S Lohman, Molly Schau, Katie Beal, Maddie Buford, Kayla Rosado, Dalianliz Team 1 Totals % % % % % % TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: Minnesota (3) Louisville (2) # Louisville S K E TA Pct Ast SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BH Pts 5 Katie George Erin Fairs Aniah Philo Tess Clark Maggie DeJong Janelle Jenkins Molly Sauer Maya McClendon Roxanne McVey Lyndsay Palmer Totals % % % % % % TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 8.0 Site: Louisville, Ky. (YUM! Center) Date: Sep 04, 2015 Attend: 2535 Time: 2:39 Referees: Donnie Goodwin, Devonie McLarty Total Tie scores Lead change Minnesota vs #2 Stanford (Aug 30, 2015 at Stanford, Calif.) 1 Santana, Daly Tapp, Paige Goehner, Alyssa Tapp, Hannah Seliger-Swenson, S Lohman, Molly Schau, Katie Beal, Maddie Rosado, Dalianliz Totals % % % % Minnesota (0) Stanford (3) TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: # Stanford S K E TA Pct Ast SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BH Pts 2 Benjamin, Sarah Hodson, Hayley Alade, Tami Howard, Brittany Bugg, Madi Burgess, Jordan Humphreys, Kelsey Vanjak, Ivana McKenna, Halland Totals % % % % TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 15.0 Site: Stanford, Calif. (Maples Pavilion) Date: Aug 30, 2015 Attend: 1762 Time: 1:38 Referees: John Kinyon, Ray Mink Tie scores Lead change Minnesota vs North Carolina (Sep 05, 2015 at KFC Yum! Center) 1 Santana, Daly Tapp, Paige Goehner, Alyssa Tapp, Hannah Seliger-Swenson, S Lohman, Molly Schau, Katie Beal, Maddie Rosado, Dalianliz Totals % % % % Minnesota (3) North Carolina (0) TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: # North Carolina S K E TA Pct Ast SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BH Pts 4 Leigh Andrew Paige Neuenfeldt Victoria McPherson Jordyn Schnabl Hayley McCorkle Taylor Leath Heather Gearhart Casey Jacobs Sheila Doyle Abigail Curry Taylor Treacy Tatiana Durr Totals % % % % TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 12.0 Site: KFC Yum! Center (Louisville, Ky.) Date: Sep 05, 2015 Attend: Time: 1:41 Referees: Donnie Goodwin, Devonie McLarty Tie scores Lead change

15 UC Irvine vs Minnesota (Sep 11, 2015 at Minneapolis, MN) # UC Irvine S K E TA Pct Ast SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BH Pts 2 Wright, Sydney Rosenfeld, Ella Davis, Arden Akpakpa, Idara Kekauoha, Harlee Blair, Emily Latour, Lena Frost, Samantha Koumelis, Ali Tsujimoto, Luna Anderson, Shelley Dennis, Victoria Totals % % % % UC Irvine (0) Minnesota (3) TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: UCF vs Minnesota (Sep 12, 2015 at Minneapolis, MN) # UCF S K E TA Pct Ast SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BH Pts 3 Watkins, Miranda Bright, Kia Haggerty, Maddie Foyer, Shelby Wickey, Taylor Richards, Ann Hervey, Jale Pingel, Jordan Faught, Dana Gallart, Taylor Fleener, Abbie McLaughlin, Michelle Totals % % % % UCF (0) Minnesota (3) TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: Santana, Daly Tapp, Paige Goehner, Alyssa Tapp, Hannah Seliger-Swenson, S Lohman, Molly Schau, Katie Rosado, Dalianliz Totals % % % % TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 10.0 Site: Minneapolis, MN (Sports Pavilion) Date: Sep 11, 2015 Attend: 2219 Time: 1:22 Referees: Mike Hamilton, Ross Erickson Diet Coke Classic Game #2 Tie scores Lead change Santana, Daly Tapp, Paige Goehner, Alyssa Tapp, Hannah Seliger-Swenson, S Lohman, Molly Schau, Katie Beckley, Sophie Alugbue, Toni Rosado, Dalianliz Totals % % % % TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 9.0 Site: Minneapolis, MN (Sports Pavilion) Date: Sep 12, 2015 Attend: 2893 Time: 1:16 Referees: Mary Blalock, Ross Erickson Diet Coke Classic Game #6 Tie scores Lead change Minnesota vs North Dakota State (Sep 12, 2015 at Minneapolis, MN) 1 Santana, Daly Tapp, Paige Goehner, Alyssa Tapp, Hannah Seliger-Swenson, S Lohman, Molly Schau, Katie Rosado, Dalianliz Totals % % % % Minnesota (3) North Dakota State (0) TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: # North Dakota State S K E TA Pct Ast SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BH Pts 1 Jorgensen, Jessica Minnick, Emily Rasmusson, Brianna Miron, Emily Fassbender, Jenni Purnell, Mikaela Moody, Ali Burke, McKenzie Claxton, Monica Jessen, Hannah Samec, Morgan Milligan, Emily Team 1 Totals % % % % TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 2.0 Site: Minneapolis, MN (Sports Pavilion) Date: Sep 12, 2015 Attend: 1941 Time: 1:12 Referees: Mike Hamilton, Mary Blalock Diet Coke Classic Game #3 Tie scores Lead change #23 Minnesota vs Bryant (Sep 18, 2015 at Charleston, S.C.) 1 Santana, Daly Tapp, Paige Goehner, Alyssa Tapp, Hannah Seliger-Swenson, S Lohman, Molly Schau, Katie Beal, Maddie Wilhite, Sarah Rosado, Dalianliz Totals % % % % Minnesota (3) Bryant (0) TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: # Bryant S K E TA Pct Ast SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BH Pts 1 RUFFIEUX, Margot KINGI, Kristin ONOYAN, Taylor NESTEROV, Vika RICHMEYER, Grace HOEKSTRA, Sophie VENDITUOLI, Erica ROBBINS, Kiley MAGALHAES, Debora SULMEISTERS, C SPERRY, Kirstyn FLYNN, Julia LUNSFORD, Alexandra Totals % % % % TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 3.0 Site: Charleston, S.C. (TD Arena) Date: Sep 18, 2015 Attend: Time: 1:10 Referees: Tad Watson, Anthony Hill Tie scores Lead change

16 #23 Minnesota vs Sam Houston State (Sep 19, 2015 at Charleston, S.C.) 1 Santana, Daly Tapp, Paige Goehner, Alyssa Tapp, Hannah Seliger-Swenson, S Lohman, Molly Handley, Erica Schau, Katie Beal, Maddie Wilhite, Sarah Beckley, Sophie Buford, Kayla Rosado, Dalianliz Eggert, Margaret Totals % % % % Minnesota (3) Sam Houston State (0) TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: # Sam Houston State S K E TA Pct Ast SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BH Pts 3 Griffith, Michelle Cunningham, Taylor Sherman, Sarah Genung, Shelby White, Brooke Wallace, Madison Ward, Jaclyn Kilpatrick, Claire Homer, Breanna Cranek, Sarah Guzman, Sarah Gooch, Amanda Totals % % % % TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 3.0 Site: Charleston, S.C. (TD Arena) Date: Sep 19, 2015 Attend: 56 Time: 1:10 Referees: Keith Murlless, Anthony Hill Tie scores Lead change #21 Minnesota vs #12 Ohio State (Sep 23, 2015 at Columbus, Ohio) 1 Santana, Daly Tapp, Paige Goehner, Alyssa Tapp, Hannah Seliger-Swenson, S Lohman, Molly Schau, Katie Wilhite, Sarah Rosado, Dalianliz Team 1 Totals % % % % % % TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: Minnesota (3) Ohio State (2) , 1-0 B1G 11-2, 0-1 B1G # Ohio State S K E TA Pct Ast SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BH Pts 6 Hughes, Taylor Appold, Audra Sandbothe, Taylor Campbell, Elizabeth Mitchell, Katie Richardson, Tyler Randall, Kylie Leon, Valeria Kacsits, Andrea Schirmer, Luisa Ruetter, Emily Goree, Kalisha Totals % % % % % % TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 13.0 Site: Columbus, Ohio (St. John Arena) Date: Sep 23, 2015 Attend: 744 Time: 2:11 Referees: Nathan Mahaven, Tom Joseph Total Tie scores Lead change #23 Minnesota vs Col. of Charleston (Sep 19, 2015 at Charleston, S.C.) 1 Santana, Daly Tapp, Paige Goehner, Alyssa Tapp, Hannah Seliger-Swenson, S Lohman, Molly Schau, Katie Rosado, Dalianliz Totals % % % % Minnesota (3) Col. of Charleston (0) TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: # Col. of Charleston S K E TA Pct Ast SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BH Pts 2 Madison, Kennedy Morello, Melissa Hills, Maddie Beckman, Allison Mummey, Krissy Tronick, Kayla Quigley, Megan Vallez, Britney Foley, Taylor Rhodes, McKala Rebarchak, Grace Totals % % % % TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 7.0 Site: Charleston, S.C. (TD Arena) Date: Sep 19, 2015 Attend: 1023 Time: 1:30 Referees: Keith Murlless, Tad Watson Tie scores Lead change #21 Minnesota vs #1 Penn State (Sep 26, 2015 at University Park,Pa.) 1 Santana, Daly Tapp, Paige Goehner, Alyssa Tapp, Hannah Seliger-Swenson, S Lohman, Molly Handley, Erica Schau, Katie Beal, Maddie Wilhite, Sarah Buford, Kayla Rosado, Dalianliz Totals % % % % % % TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: Minnesota (2) Penn State (3) , , 2-0 # Penn State S K E TA Pct Ast SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BH Pts 5 Frantti,Ali Whitney,Aiyana Washington,Haleigh Courtney,Megan Thelen,Heidi Weiskircher,Bryanna Pierce,Kendall Rivera,Wilma Pierce,Lainy Holcomb,Keeton Krause,Taylor Lee,Simone Totals % % % % % % TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 11.0 Site: University Park,Pa. (Recreation Building) Date: Sep 26, 2015 Attend: 5039 Time: 2:21 Referees: Mike Paull, Carla Bunner Total Tie scores Lead change

17 Northwestern vs #16 Minnesota (Sep 30, 2015 at Minneapolis, MN) # Northwestern S K E TA Pct Ast SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BH Pts 1 Tashima, Taylor Abbott, Symone Fara, Rachael Kniep, Katie Slater, Maddie Morin, Kayla Niedospial, Caroline Strobos, Rafae Kraus, Abbie Lavin, Sofia Totals #11 Minnesota vs Maryland (Oct 09, 2015 at College Park, Md.) 1 Santana, Daly Tapp, Paige Goehner, Alyssa Tapp, Hannah Seliger-Swenson, S Lohman, Molly Schau, Katie Beal, Maddie Wilhite, Sarah Rosado, Dalianliz Totals % % % % Northwestern (0) Minnesota (3) TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: , 2-1 Big Ten 10-3, 2-1 Big Ten % % % % Minnesota (3) Maryland (0) TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: , 4-1 B1G 10-9, 0-5 B1G 1 Santana, Daly Tapp, Paige Goehner, Alyssa Tapp, Hannah Seliger-Swenson, S Lohman, Molly Handley, Erica Schau, Katie Wilhite, Sarah Rosado, Dalianliz Totals % % % % TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 6.0 Site: Minneapolis, MN (Sports Pavilion) Date: Sep 30, 2015 Attend: 1979 Time: 1:37 Referees: William Stanley, Ross Erickson Tie scores Lead change # Maryland S K E TA Pct Ast SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BH Pts 2 Murray, Hailey Dion, Amy Gaskin, Angel Elliott, Adreene MacGregor, Ashlyn Craigo, Whitney Bentz, Abby Higginbothem, Sam Bozzini, Dani Wicinski, Kelsey Twilley, Liz Totals % % % % TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 5.0 Site: College Park, Md. (XFINITY Pavilion) Date: Oct 09, 2015 Attend: 1059 Time: 1:30 Referees: Tie scores Lead change #7 Illinois vs #16 Minnesota (Oct 03, 2015 at Minneapolis, MN) # Illinois S K E TA Pct Ast SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BH Pts 1 Poulter, Jordyn Bastianelli, Ali Birks, Jocelynn Crittenden, Naya Davis, Danielle Stadick, Katie Conard, Julia Donnelly, Brandi Strizak, Michelle Mayers, Maddie Roustio, Katie Stark, Ali Palmer, Allison Totals % % % % % % TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: Illinois (2) Minnesota (3) , 2-2 Big Te 11-3, 3-1 Big Te 1 Santana, Daly Tapp, Paige Goehner, Alyssa Tapp, Hannah Seliger-Swenson, S Lohman, Molly Handley, Erica Schau, Katie Beal, Maddie Wilhite, Sarah Rosado, Dalianliz Totals % % % % % % TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 16.0 Site: Minneapolis, MN (Sports Pavilion) Date: Oct 03, 2015 Attend: 4111 Time: 2:17 Referees: Mike Hamilton, Tim Harlow Total Tie scores Lead change #11 Minnesota vs Rutgers (Oct 11, 2015 at New Brunswick, N.J.) 1 Santana, Daly Tapp, Paige Goehner, Alyssa Beal, Maddie Tapp, Hannah Seliger-Swenson, S Schau, Katie Wilhite, Sarah Lohman, Molly Rosado, Dalianliz Eggert, Margaret Totals % % % % Minnesota (3) Rutgers (0) TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: ,5-1 Big Ten 3-15,0-6 Big Ten # Rutgers S K E TA Pct Ast SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BH Pts 5 Fletcher, Meme Sudbury, Anna Trimble, Cole Cloyd, Lauren Frazier, Eden Stephenson, Megan Howard-Chavez,Lauren Luedtke, Aspen Schroeter, Ali Lassa, Alex Anderson, Micaela Komisarek, Ronnie Totals % % % % TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 8.0 Site: New Brunswick, N.J. (College Ave. Gym) Date: Oct 11, 2015 Attend: 127 Time: 1:32 Referees: Kurt Fulmer, William Carson, J.Foo, D.Vanderbe Tie scores Lead change

18 Minnesota Combined Team Statistics (as of Oct 11, 2015) All matches Overall record: 13-3 Conf: 5-1 Home: 5-0 Away: 5-2 Neutral: 3-1 Attack Set Serve Dig Blocking ## Player sp k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa se sa/s re dig dig/s bs ba total blk/s be bhe points 1 Santana, Daly Tapp, Paige Tapp, Hannah Goehner, Alyssa Lohman, Molly Wilhite, Sarah Seliger-Swenson, S Beal, Maddie Rosado, Dalianliz Beckley, Sophie Alugbue, Toni Handley, Erica Eggert, Margaret Buford, Kayla Schau, Katie MINNESOTA Opponents Team Statistics MINN OPP ATTACK K il l s Er rors Total Attacks Attack Pct Ki lls /Set SET A s s i s t s As s is t s /Set SERVE Ac es Errors Ac es /Set SERVE RECEPTIONS Errors Errors /Set DEFENSE D igs D igs /Set BLOCKING Block Solo Block Assist Total Blocks Blocks/Set Block Errors Ball handling errors 5 11 ATTENDANCE To ta l Dates/Avg Per Date 5/2629 7/1756 Neutral site #/Avg 4/85 Current win streak 4 - Home win streak 5 - Date Opponent Score Score by set Att. Aug 29 vs Texas A&M L ,25-21,25-18,21-25, Aug 30 at #2 Stanford L ,23-25, Sep 04 at Louisville W ,25-14,25-20,26-28, Sep 05 vs North Carolina W ,25-22, Sep 11 UC IRVINE W ,25-15, Sep 12 NORTH DAKOTA STATE W ,25-15, Sep 12 UCF W ,25-15, Sep 18 vs Bryant W ,25-12, Sep 19 vs Sam Houston State W ,25-13, Sep 19 at Col. of Charleston W ,25-17, *Sep 23 at #12 Ohio State W ,25-12,23-25,19-25, *Sep 26 at #1 Penn State L ,16-25,25-19,25-20, *Sep 30 NORTHWESTERN W ,25-23, *Oct 03 #7 ILLINOIS W ,22-25,22-25,25-10, *Oct 09 at Maryland W ,25-16, *Oct 11 at Rutgers W ,25-17, Record in 3-set matches:10-1 Record in 4-set matches:0-0 Record in 5-set matches:3-2

19 Minnesota Combined Team Statistics (as of Oct 11, 2015) Conference matches RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Attack Set Serve Dig Blocking ## Player sp k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa se sa/s re dig dig/s bs ba total blk/s be bhe points 1 Santana, Daly Tapp, Paige Tapp, Hannah Goehner, Alyssa Wilhite, Sarah Lohman, Molly Seliger-Swenson, S Beal, Maddie Rosado, Dalianliz Buford, Kayla Handley, Erica Schau, Katie Eggert, Margaret TEAM MINNESOTA Opponents Team Statistics MINN OPP ATTACK K il l s Er rors Total Attacks Attack Pct Ki lls /Set SET A s s i s t s As s is t s /Set SERVE Ac es Errors Ac es /Set SERVE RECEPTIONS Errors Errors /Set DEFENSE D igs D igs /Set BLOCKING Block Solo Block Assist Total Blocks Blocks/Set Block Errors Ball handling errors 0 2 ATTENDANCE To ta l Dates/Avg Per Date 2/3045 4/1742 Neutral site #/Avg 0/0 Current win streak 4 - Home win streak 2 - Date Opponent Score Score by set Att. *Sep 23 at #12 Ohio State W ,25-12,23-25,19-25, *Sep 26 at #1 Penn State L ,16-25,25-19,25-20, *Sep 30 NORTHWESTERN W ,25-23, *Oct 03 #7 ILLINOIS W ,22-25,22-25,25-10, *Oct 09 at Maryland W ,25-16, *Oct 11 at Rutgers W ,25-17, Record in 3-set matches: 3-0 Record in 4-set matches: 0-0 Record in 5-set matches: 2-1

20 DALY SANTANA OH 6-1 Sr. 1 Corozal, Puerto Rico ERICA HANDLEY S 6-1 Jr. Lakeville, Minn. 2 KATIE SCHAU S 5-8 Jr. Richland, Mich. 3 PAIGE TAPP MB 6-1 Jr. Stewartville, Minn. 4 ALYSSA GOEHNER OH 5-11 So. Lakeville, Minn. 5 MADDIE BEAL MB/RS 6-0 So. Colorado Springs, Colo. 6 HANNAH TAPP MB 6-2 Jr. Stewartville, Minn. 7 SARAH WILHITE OH 6-1 Jr. Eden Prairie, Minn. 8 SOPHIE BECKLEY DS/L 5-6 Fr. Seattle, Wash. 9 SAMANTHA SELIGER- SWENSON S 5-11 Fr. Minnetonka, Minn. 11 TAYLOR MORGAN MB 6-0 Fr. Blaine, Minn. 12 MOLLY LOHMAN MB 6-3 So. Mankato, Minn. 13 TONI ALUGBUE OH 6-0 Rs-Sr. Del Aire, Calif. 14 KAYLA BUFORD MB 6-2 Fr. Canton, Mich. 16 DALIANLIZ ROSADO DS/L 5-9 So. Morovis, Puerto Rico 17 MARGARET EGGERT OH 6-1 Jr. Woodbury, Minn. 18 HUGH MCCUTCHEON Head Coach Fourth Year MATT HOUK Assistant Coach Second Year LAURA BENZING Assistant Coach First Year