After a slew of early season injuries, Coach Keegan Cook put the pieces together in time for the NCAA tournament.

It's the first time in Head Coach Keegan Cook's era that the No. 4 Gophers are heading to the Sweet 16. They earned the spot after defeating the Iowa State Cyclones in a dominant three-set performance last weekend, with Minnesota hitting .384 on the match.

Thursday’s match is set for a 6PM first serve and will air on ESPN2 with Anne Marie Anderson, former Gopher Nicole Branagh and Shelby Coppedge on the call. The winner will face the winner of #2 SMU and #3 Purdue who will play in the earlier regional semifinal on Thursday afternoon on Saturday for a trip to the Final Four.

From 2015 to 2022, Gopher volleyball was a regular at NCAA Regionals. For the first time since that run of eight straight NCAA "Sweet Sixteens', they're going back. The Gophers won their way through a subregional at home last weekend to advance to this weekend's Pittsburgh Regional tournament.

The University of Minnesota volleyball team wrapped up its season in the Sweet 16, marking an emotional end to a year marked by development, difficulties and intense rivalry. The

The No. 4 Minnesota Gophers defeated the Fairfield Stags in straight sets Friday night at Maturi Pavilion in Minneapolis.

Despite losing four starters to season-ending injuries, Gopher volleyball still managed to finish the regular season with a 22-9 record – 12-8 in the brutal Big Ten Conference. That was good enough to earn a 4-seed in the NCAA Tournament which comes with hosting the first and second rounds.

Minnesota is making a comeback after a season of ups and downs, as shown in the last four Big Ten wins over Penn State, University of Iowa, University of

Minnesota led the third set 21-19 after a kill from Lourdes Myers, but the Gophers followed that point up with three consecutive errors

The Kentucky Wildcats women's volleyball team has been surging, and they are on a quest for another national championship.