Northwestern University Athletics
Sunday, October 9
Minneapolis, Minn.
2 p.m.
Northwestern
at
Minnesota
#B1GCats Head to Minnesota to Take On No. 1 Gophers
10/7/2016 2:50:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
| NORTHWESTERN VOLLEYBALL: MATCH INFORMATION | |||||
| DATE | OPPONENT | TIME | LOCATION | BROADCAST | LIVE STATS |
| Sunday, Oct. 9 |
#1 Minnesota | 2 p.m. CT | Sports Pavilion (Minneapolis, Minn.) |
BTN Plus | Gametracker |
| Social: Twitter (@NUVBall and @NU_SportsLive) | Instagram (NUVBall) | Facebook | |||||
Match Notes
EVANSTON, Ill. – Northwestern goes on the road to face its toughest test yet with a match against No. 1 Minnesota set for 2 p.m. on Sunday.
The Gophers moved up to No. 1 last week but suffered a loss to Penn State on Wednesday in their last time out. Northwestern dropped a three-set match to No. 24 Illinois that same day.
The match between Northwestern and Minnesota will be streamed live on BTN Plus.
"ATTACK, 11…KILL"
Maddie Slater is hitting .325 this season, which ranks as the eighth best single-season performance in program history. Last season, her .344 hitting percentage was the fourth highest total. Slater's .314 career mark is the best in Northwestern history.
TRIED AND TESTED
Chicago's Big Ten Team will face one of the most difficult schedules in the country in 2016. A year after playing the nation's hardest schedule, the Wildcats' slate again ranks up there among the hardest, currently coming in 48th nationally after 16 matches. Northwestern's future opposition has combined for a 139-55 (.716) record. That is the fifth hardest future schedule in the country. Nine conference opponents are in this week's Top-25.
The Wildcats have faced or will face 17 teams who appeared in the 2015 NCAA tournament. They also have 13 matches against teams who were ranked and receiving votes at the end of last season. Northwestern will play six conference matches against the four teams predicted to finish at the top of the conference -- Nebraska, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Penn State.
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