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Gophers volleyball: For senior Daly Santana, a long, successful journey

Daly Santana and Hugh McCutcheon arrived at the University of Minnesota at the same time in 2012.

Santana showed up as a talented but raw 17-year-old outside hitter from Corozal, Puerto Rico, who could barely speak English.

McCutcheon, a New Zealand native, was foreign to college volleyball, joining the program after leading the U.S. Olympic women's team to the silver medal in the London Olympics.

Both player and coach had to find their way together.

Fast forward to 2015. Santana is the first player to compete with McCutcheon for four years at Minnesota, which will be celebrated on Senior Day on Wednesday when the No.