Gophers volleyball tops Iowa behind Taylor Landfair's 25 kills

Taylor Landfair tallied 25 kills, Naya Gros provided strong attacking from the middle and the Gophers volleyball team got back to .500 in Big Ten play with a 25-19, 25-22, 24-26, 25-17 victory over Iowa on Sunday at Maturi Pavilion.

After a five-set loss to unranked Northwestern on Wednesday, the Gophers (7-5, 2-2 Big Ten) were steady on both sides of the net against the Hawkeyes (6-9, 0-4), hitting .306 to .182 and recording 25 blocks to 16 for Iowa.

Landfair was once again the focal point of the offense, hitting .340 with 25 kills on 53 attempts.

But after not playing against the Wildcats, Gros was blistering on Sunday. The Michigan State transfer had 12 kills on 18 attempts, hitting .611. She was instrumental in the fourth set with four kills and a block as the Gophers regrouped from losing a tight third set.

Freshman Carter Booth was also strong in the middle, leading the Gophers with nine blocks. Setter Melani Shaffmaster had 53 assists.

Next up for the No. 7 ranked Gophers is a road trip to Michigan with matches against the Wolverines on Friday and Michigan State next Sunday.

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