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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 MICHIGAN STATE/MICHIGAN (11/6-7) MICHIGAN STATE/MICHIGAN (11/6-7) No. 4 Minnesota 19-3, 11-1 Big Ten Michigan State 14-9, 6-6 Big Ten no. 25 Michigan 16-7, 6-6 Big Ten The No. 4 University of Minnesota volleyball team is home for the second-straight week as it hosts Michigan State and No. 25 Michigan, Friday and Saturday night. Both matches are slated for 7 p.m. starts at the Sports Pavilion. The Golden Gophers hold a all-time series lead against the Spartans, dating back to Minnesota is also all time against Michigan, dating back to The Gophers only faced Michigan State and Michigan once last year, coming away with a win over MSU and a loss to Michigan. Television: Big Ten Network 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 *# W, /17 Wisconsin *# W, /23 at Nebraska *# W, /24 at Iowa *# W, /28 Indiana *^ W, /1 Purdue *# W, /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 SET TO MICHIGAN STATE/MICHIGAN The No. 4 University of Minnesota volleyball team is home for the second-straight week as it hosts Michigan State and No. 25 Michigan, Friday and Saturday night. Both matches are slated for 7 p.m. starts at the Sports Pavilion. FOLLOWING THE GOPHERS The Minnesota matches against Michigan State and Michigan will be televised live on the Big Ten Network. A game day live page and live statistics will be available on gophersports.com. ON THE DOCKET Minnesota will be on the road for one match, Nov. 11, as the Gophers travel to Northwestern for a 7 p.m. match. Minnesota returns home on Nov. 14 to face Penn State, also slated for a 7 p.m. start. ABOUT MICHIGAN STATE The Spartans enter the match with a 14-9 overall record and a 6-6 Big Ten Conference mark. After winning four-straight in league play, MSU has dropped the last four to Ohio State, Penn State, Illinois and Northwestern. The Spartans are led by Brooke Kranda, who has 245 kills and averages 3.10 kills per set, while Alyssa Garvelink has a team-best 1.12 blocks per set and ranks second with 203 kills. Rachel Minarick has 732 assists and Halle Peterson has 202. Abby Monson has 285 digs, followed by Kristen Muir with 246. ABOUT MICHIGAN The Wolverines enter the weekend with a 16-7 overall record and a 6-6 mark in Big Ten play. Michigan split action last weekend when it defeated Northwestern (3-0), but fell to No. 21 Illinois (3-0), both on the road. As a team, Michigan hits.234, averages 2.04 blocks per set and digs per set. Abby Cole leads the offensive and blocking charge for Michigan as she has a team-high 254 kills (3.10 per set), is hitting.339, and averages 1.05 blocks per set. Caroline Knop and Katherine Mahlke follow with 176 and 168 kills, respectively. Carly Warner has 628 assists and 225 digs. Tiffany Morales follows with 216 digs. ALL TIME SERIES & LAST TIME The Golden Gophers hold a all-time series lead against the Spartans, dating back to Minnesota competed just once last year against MSU, and won in four sets in East Lansing, Mich. The Golden Gophers are all time against Michigan, dating back to The Wolverines won the only meeting between the two teams last year, as they earned a 3-0 win. VOLLEYBALL PODCAST The Gophers are developing a new way for fans to learn more about the program, introducing Point U: A Gopher Volleyball Podcast! Coach Hugh Mc- Cutcheon will sit down bi-weekly with host Matt Nelson to talk all things Gopher Volleyball. Tune in to gophersports.com! LAST MATCH RECAP Minnesota volleyball team defeated No. 17 Purdue in four sets Sunday afternoon. The Golden Gophers won the first two sets 25-20, 25-21, fell in the third set 25-21, and finished the match in the fourth The Gophers improve to 19-3 overall and 11-1 in the Big Ten Conference. As a team, the Gophers hit.238 to Purdue's.156, and out blocked the Boilermakers 7.5 to 7. Daly Santana had 21 kills in 48 attempts (hit.312), while Hannah Tapp had 11 kills and hit for.417. Paige Tapp added nine kills, and Molly Lohman put up five blocks. Samantha Seliger-Swenson had a matchhigh 47 assists, and Dalianliz Rosado had a teamhigh 15 digs. DID YOU KNOW? Daly Santana has already had nine matches this season in which she has hit over.300. That betters her five she had all last year. Of the nine, four have come against Big Ten opponents. She has also hit over.250 in 12 matches this season, also beating her seven she had as a junior. In all, Santana has accomplished double-digit kills in all but one match this season (Sam Houston State). A six-rotation athlete, Santana also has 12 double-doubles. NCAA LEADER 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. For her career, Santana has 1,431, which ranks 14th among active Division I student-athletes. GOLDEN GOPHER VOLLEYBALL

2 AVCA Top 25 Poll Rank Team (1st votes) Pts 2015 Record Last Rank 1 Penn State (27) USC (27) Washington (8) Minnesota (2) Texas Hawai'i Stanford Nebraska UCLA Kansas Florida T Ohio State Wisconsin T BYU Colorado State Purdue Florida State Illinois Arizona Arizona State Kentucky T-22 Louisville T-22 San Diego Western Kentucky Michigan Others Receiving Votes and appearing on two or more ballots: North Carolina 88; Arkansas State 80; SMU 70; Long Beach State 57; Missouri 34; Colorado 29; Texas A&M 24; Creighton 4; Pittsburgh 3 (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 (Nebraska, Oct. 23, 2015; 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. 1. Minnesota Penn State Nebraska Purdue Ohio State Wisconsin Michigan Michigan State Illinois Northwestern Indiana Maryland Rutgers Iowa Standings current through Nov. 1, 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 (SELL-eh-ger) 7 Hannah Tapp 4 Paige Tapp 8 Sarah Wilhite (WILL-height) GOPHERS RANK FIFTH IN RPI In the last NCAA Ratings Percentage Index (RPI) ranks, the Golden Gophers hold the fifth-best ranking 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 Penn State (4), Ohio State (6) and Nebraska (9). Along with Big Ten teams ranked high in the RPI, Minnesota also competed against Stanford (11), Louisville (21) and North Carolina (28) in the non-conference season. GOPHERS RANKED NO. 4 For the second week in a row, Minnesota is ranked fourth in the recent American Volleyball Coaches Association poll. Penn State took over the No. 1 spot, while Southern California is ranked second, followed by Texas (3) and Minnesota (4). Also ranked in the top 25 are Big Ten foes Nebraska (9), Ohio State (12), Wisconsin (13), Purdue (16), Illinois (18) and Michigan (25). The No. 4 ranking is the highest for the Golden Gophers since the 2009 season. WHERE THEY RANK Minnesota ranks high within a few NCAA categories. The Gophers rank 18th in blocks per set (2.80). Individually, Daly Santana ranks 13th in kills per set (4.58) and 15th in points per set (5.07). Among league leaders, Santana leads the pack in kills per set, while Paige Tapp ranks fourth in the league in blocks per set. Samantha Seliger-Swenson averages assists per set, good enough for second in the Big Ten. BIG TEN AND NATIONAL AWARDS Minnesota has been well represented on both the Big Ten and national stage in terms of weekly awards this season. Daly Santana and Hannah Tapp were both named Big Ten Players of the Week, while Paige Tapp and Dalianliz Rosado have both been named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week. Samantha Seliger-Swenson has been awarded the Big Ten Freshman of the Week four times this season, and Big Ten Setter of the Week twice. Hannah Tapp was named the AVCA National Player of the Week after the Nebraska win, Minnesota s first national award since GOLDEN GOPHER VOLLEYBALL

3 Tales of the Tape Team Minnesota Michigan State Michigan Overall Record Big Ten Record Kills 1127 (13.91 ps) 1156 (14.10 ps) 1169 (13.75 ps) Hit % Assists 1068 (13.19 ps) 1073 (13.09 ps) 1097 (12.91 ps) Aces 94 (1.16 ps) 84 (1.02 ps) 60 (0.71 ps) Digs 1255 (15.49 ps) 1198 (14.61 ps) 1308 (15.39 ps) Blocks (2.80 ps) 199 (2.43 ps) 173 (2.04 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 In the month of November 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) 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) Wisconsin Santana (20) S-Swenson (45) Rosado (17) H Tapp/Lohman (8) Santana (22.5) 10/17 v. #15 Wisconsin Santana (21) S-Swenson (51) Rosado (19) H Tapp/Lohman (4) Santana (24) #3 Nebraska Santana (23) S-Swenson (54) Rosado (27) Lohman (6) Santana (24) Iowa Santana (13) S-Swenson (40) Rosado (10) Wilhite/H Tapp (4) Santana (15.5) 10/28 v. Indiana Santana (17) S-Swenson (37) Rosado (16) Lohman (6) Santana (17) 11/1 v. #17 Purdue Santana (21) S-Swenson (47) Rosado (15) Lohman (5) Santana (22) 2015 Gopher Honors Paige Tapp 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 Big Ten Co-Defensive Player of the Week (9/7/15) Diet Coke Classic All-Tournament Team Molly Lohman Charleston Classic All-Tournament Team Samantha Seliger-Swenson Big Ten Setter of the Week (9/7/15, 10/26/15) Big Ten Freshman of the Week (9/7/15, 9/14/15, 9/21/15, 10/26/15) Diet Coke Classic All-Tournament Team HANNAH TAPP AVCA Player of the Week (10/27) Big Ten Co-Player of the Week (10/27) 2015 Gopher Match Highs ATTACK PERCENT (K-E-TA) minimum 12 kills.765 ( ) Tapp, Paige vs Bryant (Sep 18).538 ( ) Santana, Daly vs UC Irvine (Sep 11).500 ( ) Tapp, Hannah at Nebraska (Oct 23) KILLS (K-E-TA) 39 ( ) Santana, Daly at Louisville (Sep 04) 26 ( ) Santana, Daly vs Illinois (Oct 03) 23 ( ) Santana, Daly at Nebraska (Oct 23) TOTAL ATTEMPTS (K-E-TA) 93 ( ) Santana, Daly at Louisville (Sep 04) 72 ( ) Santana, Daly at Nebraska (Oct 23) 68 ( ) Santana, Daly at Wisconsin (Oct 14) 2015 Minnesota/Opponent Match-By-Match Comparisons Date & Opponent Kills Hitting Pct. Digs Team Blocks Points 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/ /43 43/31.250/ /57 11/8 56/41 Wisconsin 56/63.147/ /87 15/12 75/78 10/17 v. #15 Wisconsin 61/58.235/ /80 7.5/ /72 #3 Nebraska 71/67.240/ /81 11/16 84/84 Iowa 46/39.324/ /51 10/2 59/42 10/28 v. Indiana 44/37.308/ /47 8/3 52/43 1/1 v. #17 Purdue 53/54.238/ /69 7.5/7 67.5/67 ASSISTS 59 Seliger-Swenson, S at Louisville (Sep 04) 58 Seliger-Swenson, S vs Illinois (Oct 03) 54 Seliger-Swenson, S at Nebraska (Oct 23) DIGS 27 Rosado, Dalianliz vs North Carolina (Sep 05) 27 Rosado, Dalianliz at Nebraska (Oct 23) 24 Rosado, Dalianliz at Penn State (Sep 26) ACES 4 Santana, Daly at Penn State (Sep 26) 4 Rosado, Dalianliz vs Texas A&M (Aug 29) BLOCKS (BS-BA) 9 ( 2-7) Tapp, Hannah vs Illinois (Oct 03) 9 ( 1-8) Tapp, Paige at Penn State (Sep 26) 9 ( 0-9) Lohman, Molly vs Texas A&M (Aug 29) TEAM HIGHS ATTACK PERCENT (K-E-TA).464 ( ) at North Dakota State (Sep 12).422 ( ) vs Bryant (Sep 18).385 ( ) vs UC Irvine (Sep 11) KILLS (K-E-TA) 78 ( ) at Louisville (Sep 04) 71 ( ) at Nebraska (Oct 23) 68 ( ) vs Illinois (Oct 03) DIGS 86 vs Wisconsin (Oct 17) 83 at Nebraska (Oct 23) 80 at Wisconsin (Oct 14) ACES 9 vs Texas A&M (Aug 29) 8 vs UC Irvine (Sep 11) BLOCKS 16.0 vs Illinois (Oct 03) 15.0 at Wisconsin (Oct 14) 13.0 at Penn State (Sep 26) 13.0 vs Sam Houston State (Sep 19) 13.0 at Louisville (Sep 04)

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 McCutcheon 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 Only United States head coach to lead both a men s and women s team to a podium finish 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 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 earned Big Ten Player of the Week once as a senior. five digs in the win over Ohio State (9/24) 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). DALY SANTANA OH 6-1 Sr. Corozal, Puerto Rico 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 had 20 kills and 15 digs in the five set win against Wisconisn (10/14) earned a double-double in the four set win against Wisconsin (10/17) hit 23 kills in the win against No. 3 Nebraska (10/23) added a double-double against No. 17 Purdue (11/1), 21 kills, 10 digs, and hit 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 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) saw action in the win against Wisconsin (10/14) 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 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 2015 Season Career 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 (3) last at Maryland (10/9) 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 Double-doubles 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 matches and 122 sets as the primary setter, had 1,073 assists, 73 kills and a teambest 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 four-time 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 Season Career 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) had eight digs and a kill in the Wisconsin win (10/14) established 11 digs against No. 3 Nebraska (10/23) had nine digs against Indiana (10/28) 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 team-high 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 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 careerbest 30 assists in the NCAA Regional Semifinal against Stanford (12/13). HIGH SCHOOL: Played with Gull Lake prepvolleyball.com All-American firstteam 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 Season Career 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 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 thirdbest blocker and led the Big Ten 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). PAIGE TAPP MB 6-1 Jr. Stewartville, Minn 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 added a season-best 5 digs and career-best 37 attempts in the win against Wisconsin (10/14) hit for.409 with 11 kills in the rematch against Wisconsin (10/17). 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 Season Career Kills 15 at Ohio State (9/23) 15 at Ohio State (9/23/15) Attempts 37 at Wisconsin (10/14) 37 at Wisconsin (10/14/15) Attack %.765 vs. Bryant (9/18).875 vs. Duquesne (9/19/14) Digs 5 (3) at Iowa (10/23) 7 vs. Maryland (10/10/14) Blocks 9 at Penn State (9/26) 12 vs. Indiana (11/28/14) Assists 1 (5) at Nebraska (10/23) 1 (8) at Nebraska (10/23/15) 10+ Kills 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) had 12 digs in the five set win over Wisconsin (10/14) earned a career-best.500 hitting percentage in the rematch against Wisconsin (10/17) 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 Season Career 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 %.500 vs. Wisconsin (10/17).500 vs. Wisconsin (10/17/15) 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 started in the match against Rutgers (10/11) saw action in the win against Wisconsin (10/14) 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 Season Career 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) added eight kills and eight block assists in the win over Wisconsin (10/14) hit a career best 17 kills in the upset against No. 3 Nebraska (10/23) AVCA National Player of the Week Co-Big Ten Player of the Week hit.417 ( ) against Purdue (11/1) 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) had 9 kills and 4 block assists against Wisconsin (10/17). For complete bio, check out gophersports.com 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 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. # 7 Hannah Tapp Jr. Middle Blocker Stewartville, Minn Season Career Kills 17 at Nebraska(10/23) 17 at Nebraska (10/23/15) 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 7 12 Double-doubles 0 1 Tapp s Year-by-Year Stats Year MP SP K KPS E TA PCT BS BA TB DG A SA 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 (8/30) Saw action in the NCAA First Round against Radford 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 a season-best eight digs in the win over Wisconsin (10/14) had a season-best three aces vs. Wisconsin (10/17) established 11 kills against No. 3 Nebraska and Iowa (10/23-24), had a season-best 40 attempts at Nebraska hit.304 against Indiana (10/28). 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 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. SARAH WILHITE OH 6-1 Jr. Eden Prairie, Minn 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) Hit.421 against Michigan State (11/7). # 8 Sarah Wilhite Jr. OH Eden Prairie, Minn Season Career Kills 17 vs. Texas A&M (8/29) 25 vs. Louisville (8/30) Attempts 40 at Nebraska (10/23) 59 vs. Louisville (8/30/14) Attack %.476 vs. Illinos (10/3).500 at Ohio State (10/12/13) Aces 3 vs. Wisconsin (10/17) 3 (2) vs. Wisconsin (10/17/15) Digs 9 (2) at Nebraska (10/23) 19 at Iowa (8/30/14) Blocks 4 at Nebraska (10/23) 10 vs. Ohio State (9/24/14) 10+ Kills 4 19 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. Minnetonka, Minn 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) put up four block assists and 14 digs in the win against Wisconsin (10/14) had 14 digs and 51 assists in the rematch against Wisconsin (10/17) had 14 digs and 54 assists in the upset against No. 3 Nebraska (10/23) added a double-double with 47 assists, 11 digs in Purdue win (11/1). HIGH SCHOOL A three-time All-American, a USA Today All-American and a two-time MaxPreps 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 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 (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. # 11 Samantha Seliger-Swenson Fr. Setter Minnetonka, Minn Season Career Assists 59 at Louisville (9/4) 59 at Louisville (9/5/15) Kills 6 at Ohio State (9/23) 6 at Ohio State (9/23/15) Aces 2(3) vs. NW (9/30) 2(3) vs. NW (9/30/15) Digs 15 at Louisville (9/4) 15 at Louisville (9/4/15) Blocks 4(3)at Wisconsin (10/14) 4(3)at Wisconsin(10/14/15) Double Doubles 8 8 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 had a team-best.571 hitting percentage and put up eight block assists in the win against Wisconsin (10/14) hit for a career-high 8 kills in the rematch against Wisconsin (10/17) in the upset against No. 3 Nebraska, had a career-best 10 kills, hit for.429, and put up 6 blocks (10/23) hit.462 against Indiana (10/28). 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 team-high 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). 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 finished her scholastic career with 853 kills, 51 assists, 94 aces, 250 blocks and 307 digs. 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 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 # 13 Molly Lohman So. MB Mankato, Minn Season Career Kills 10 at Nebraska (10/23) 10 at Nebraska (10/23/15) 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) had 19 digs in the four-set win against Wisconsin (10/17) tied a career-best 27 digs and 9 assists in the upset against No. 3 Nebraska (10/23) 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 careerhigh 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 2015 Season Career Digs 27 (2) at Nebraska (10/23) 27 (2) at Nebraska (10/23/15) Assists 9 at Nebraska (10/23) 9 at Nebraska (10/23/15) 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 #15 Wisconsin vs #11 Minnesota (Oct 17, 2015 at Minneapolis, MN) # Wisconsin S K E TA Pct Ast SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BH Pts 1 Carlini, Lauren Gillis, Lauryn Bates, Kelli MacDonald, Amber Williams, Tionna Nelson, Haleigh Kriskova, Romana Morey, Taylor Duello, Madison Totals #9 Minnesota vs #3 NEBRASKA (Oct 23, 2015 at Lincoln, Nebraska) 1 Santana, Daly Schau, Katie Tapp, Paige Goehner, Alyssa Tapp, Hannah Seliger-Swenson, S Wilhite, Sarah Lohman, Molly Rosado, Dalianliz Totals % % % % % 4 Wisconsin (1) Minnesota (3) TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: , 4-4 Big Ten 15-3, 7-1 Big Ten % % % % % 4 Minnesota (3) NEBRASKA (1) TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: , 8-1 Big Ten 16-3, 7-2 Big Ten 1 Santana, Daly Schau, Katie Tapp, Paige Goehner, Alyssa Tapp, Hannah Seliger-Swenson, S Wilhite, Sarah Lohman, Molly Rosado, Dalianliz Totals % % % % % TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 7.5 Site: Minneapolis, MN (Sports Pavilion) Date: Oct 17, 2015 Attend: 5597 Time: 1:57 Referees: William Stanley, Todd Karolczak Total Tie scores Lead change # NEBRASKA S K E TA Pct Ast SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BH Pts 3 Hunter, Kelly Rolfzen, Amber Rolfzen, Kadie Hall, Cecilia Maloney, Kenzie Fien, Kelsey Foecke, Mikaela Wong-Orantes, J Townsend, Sydney Albrecht, Annika Totals % % % % % TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 16.0 Site: Lincoln, Nebraska (Devaney Sports Cntr) Date: Oct 23, 2015 Attend: 8515 Time: 2:28 Referees: William Stanley, Mike Hamilton Total Tie scores Lead change #11 Minnesota vs #15 Wisconsin (Oct 14, 2015 at Madison, Wis.) 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: Minnesota (3) Wisconsin (2) , , 4-3 # Wisconsin S K E TA Pct Ast SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BH Pts 1 Carlini, Lauren Gillis, Lauryn Bates, Kelli MacDonald, Amber Williams, Tionna Nelson, Haleigh Kriskova, Romana Morey, Taylor Totals % % % % % % TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 12.0 Site: Madison, Wis. (UW Field House) Date: Oct 14, 2015 Attend: 4808 Time: 2:35 Referees: Devonie McLarty, Julie Voeck Total Tie scores Lead change #9 Minnesota vs Iowa (Oct 24, 2015 at Iowa City, Iowa) 1 Santana, Daly Schau, Katie Tapp, Paige Goehner, Alyssa Tapp, Hannah Seliger-Swenson, S Wilhite, Sarah Lohman, Molly Rosado, Dalianliz Totals % % % % Minnesota (3) Iowa (0) TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: , , 0-10 # Iowa S K E TA Pct Ast SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BH Pts 4 Mariani, Ashley Klostermann, Alyssa Keala, Loxley Davey, Reagan Brobst, Lauren Janota, Jess Kelly, Molly Koukol, Libby Coyle, Reghan Olsen, Annika Gunderson, Mikaela Team 1 Totals % % % % TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 2.0 Site: Iowa City, Iowa (Carver-Hawkeye Arena) Date: Oct 24, 2015 Attend: 1876 Time: 1:36 Referees: Daryl Korinek, Ross Erickson Tie scores Lead change

19 Indiana vs #4 Minnesota (Oct 28, 2015 at Minneapolis, MN) # Indiana S K E TA Pct Ast SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BH Pts 3 Merrit, Kyndall McDonald, Jazzmine Lebo, Taylor Tallman, Megan Hammond, Allison Nwaeze, Awele Harnish, Courtney George, Chante Anderson, Amelia Asdell, Elizabeth Waggoner, Mallory Totals % % % % Indiana (0) Minnesota (3) TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: , 3-8 Big Ten 18-3, 10-1 Big Ten 1 Santana, Daly Tapp, Paige Tapp, Hannah Wilhite, Sarah Seliger-Swenson, S Lohman, Molly Schau, Katie Goehner, Alyssa Rosado, Dalianliz Totals % % % % TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 8.0 Site: Minneapolis, MN (Sports Pavilion) Date: Oct 28, 2015 Attend: 4076 Time: 1:26 Referees: Tim Harlow, Julie Voeck Tie scores Lead change #17 Purdue vs #4 Minnesota (Nov 01, 2015 at Minneapolis, MN) # Purdue S K E TA Pct Ast SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BH Pts 4 Epenesa, Sam Evans, Ashley Smith, Alexa Adelaja, Faye Drews, Annie Cuttino, Danielle Dimke, Lydia Peters, Brooke Workman, Kate Neill, Amanda Stahl, Azariah Rohrsen, Linnea Fisher, Kaisley Totals % % % % % 4 Purdue (1) Minnesota (3) TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: , 8-4 Big Ten 19-3, 11-1 Big Ten 1 Santana, Daly Tapp, Paige Tapp, Hannah Wilhite, Sarah Seliger-Swenson, S Lohman, Molly Schau, Katie Goehner, Alyssa Rosado, Dalianliz Totals % % % % % TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 7.5 Site: Minneapolis, MN (Sports Pavilion) Date: Nov 01, 2015 Attend: 5268 Time: 2:04 Referees: Ross Erickson, Devonie McLarty Total Tie scores Lead change

20 Minnesota Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 01, 2015) All matches Overall record: 19-3 Conf: 11-1 Home: 8-0 Away: 8-2 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 Lohman, Molly Goehner, Alyssa Wilhite, Sarah Seliger-Swenson, S Beal, Maddie Schau, Katie Rosado, Dalianliz Handley, Erica Alugbue, Toni Beckley, Sophie Buford, Kayla Eggert, Margaret 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 Attempts Reception Pct DEFENSE D igs D igs /Set BLOCKING Block Solo Block Assist Total Blocks Blocks/Set Block Errors Ball handling errors 5 20 ATTENDANCE To ta l Dates/Avg Per Date 8/ /2749 Neutral site #/Avg 4/85 Current win streak 10 - Home win streak 8 - 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, *Oct 14 at #15 Wisconsin W ,26-24,25-16,24-26, *Oct 17 #15 WISCONSIN W ,25-23,19-25, *Oct 23 at #3 NEBRASKA W ,25-22,24-26, *Oct 24 at Iowa W ,25-15, *Oct 28 INDIANA W ,25-21, *Nov 01 #17 PURDUE W ,25-21,21-25, Record in 3-set matches:12-1 Record in 4-set matches:3-0 Record in 5-set matches:4-2

21 Minnesota Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 01, 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, Hannah Tapp, Paige Wilhite, Sarah Lohman, Molly Goehner, Alyssa Seliger-Swenson, S Beal, Maddie Rosado, Dalianliz Schau, Katie Buford, Kayla Handley, Erica 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 Attempts Reception Pct DEFENSE D igs D igs /Set BLOCKING Block Solo Block Assist Total Blocks Blocks/Set Block Errors Ball handling errors 0 11 ATTENDANCE To ta l Dates/Avg Per Date 5/4206 7/3167 Neutral site #/Avg 0/0 Current win streak 10 - Home win streak 5 - 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, *Oct 14 at #15 Wisconsin W ,26-24,25-16,24-26, *Oct 17 #15 WISCONSIN W ,25-23,19-25, *Oct 23 at #3 NEBRASKA W ,25-22,24-26, *Oct 24 at Iowa W ,25-15, *Oct 28 INDIANA W ,25-21, *Nov 01 #17 PURDUE W ,25-21,21-25, Record in 3-set matches: 5-0 Record in 4-set matches: 3-0 Record in 5-set matches: 3-1

22 DALY SANTANA OH 6-1 Sr. Corozal, Puerto Rico 1 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