While Minnesota has established themselves atop the Big Ten they are still looking to assert their dominance nationally and cement themselves as a blue blood program. Despite some hefty departures from last year’s team the 2017 Gophers look up to the task.
Minnesota graduated six letterwinners, four of which were key contributors; three specifically were starters- Hannah Tapp, Paige Tapp, and Sarah Wilhite. To make up for the losses Coach McCutcheon and staff added a six member recruiting class which was ranked 4th by Volleyballmag.com.
Minnesota opens their season Friday at 4:30 CT against No. 11 North Carolina in the Big Ten-ACC Challenge in Madison.