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No. 1 Volleyball takes down No. 4 Minnesota, 3-1
08.31.2022 | Volleyball
The Longhorns battled to an epic top-5 win in front of a sold-out crowd at Gregory Gym.
AUSTIN, Texas – No. 1 Texas Volleyball took down No. 4 Minnesota in an epic 3-1 win, 25-21, 25-18, 23-25, 25-22, in front of a sold-out crowd in the home opener at Gregory Gymnasium on Wednesday night.
The Longhorns (3-0) played in front of the third-largest crowd in Gregory Gym history with an announced attendance of 4,992.
Texas was led by 22 kills from Logan Eggleston, who added six digs, four service aces and two blocks. Asjia O'Neal finished with nine kills, three digs and two blocks. Madisen Skinner and Molly Phillips each finished with seven kills.
Bella Bergmark made her first start as a Longhorn and had a great match with six kills and a team-high four total blocks.
Bergmark made an immediate impact in helping lead the Longhorns to a 25-21 first set victory. In the first set she had four kills on four swings and added two blocks.
The Longhorns looked good throughout the second set, leading almost start to finish in a 25-18 win. In the third set, Texas dug itself a big hole in but nearly clawed all the way back before dropping it 25-23.
In the final set, Texas and Minnesota went back-and-forth and were tied at 13-13 before the Longhorns separated themselves.
Texas continues its tough stretch of matches against ranked opponents, traveling to play No. 12 Stanford on Sunday at 3 p.m. CT.
Can confirm that Greg was packed 🤘#HookEm pic.twitter.com/mRnoM1c1dw
— Texas Volleyball (@TexasVolleyball) September 1, 2022
Match. Point. 🤘#HookEm pic.twitter.com/MhS0wYz3Iy
— Texas Volleyball (@TexasVolleyball) September 1, 2022
Whaaaaaaaaaattttt 🤯🤯🤯 pic.twitter.com/RH58kLZh4T
— Texas Volleyball (@TexasVolleyball) September 1, 2022
9️⃣ kills for @asjiaoneal!
— Texas Volleyball (@TexasVolleyball) September 1, 2022
Texas leads 1️⃣8️⃣-1️⃣4️⃣!#HookEm pic.twitter.com/tm4jR4F95d
This match is a 🎢 pic.twitter.com/czbau6caD2
— Texas Volleyball (@TexasVolleyball) September 1, 2022
This was wiiiiiiiiiild! pic.twitter.com/4Rl2COfOIt
— Texas Volleyball (@TexasVolleyball) September 1, 2022
Defensive player of the week for a reason 🤘 pic.twitter.com/M6ZSR3EveV
— Texas Volleyball (@TexasVolleyball) September 1, 2022
SKINNER SOLO ROOF!!!
— Texas Volleyball (@TexasVolleyball) September 1, 2022
Texas ⬆️ 1️⃣5️⃣-1️⃣3️⃣ 🤘#HookEm pic.twitter.com/bap7bLtjGS
