Stephanie Samedy, a fifth-year opposite hitter, continues to play at an extremely high level for the No. 11 Gophers. Samedy, named the national and Big Ten player of the week a couple of days ago, had 19 kills, 22 digs and seven blocks — all team highs — as No. 11 Minnesota beat No. 7 Ohio State 25-23, 16-25, 25-15, 25-23 on Thursday night in Columbus, Ohio. The Buckeyes were 9-0 at home. This was the Gophers’ fourth victory in a row, a streak which began when they beat Ohio State 3-1 at Maturi Pavilion on Oct. 24. Airi Miyabe had 13 kills and Jenna Wenaas 11 for the Gophers (15-6, 10-3 Big Ten). Melani Shaffmaster had 42 assists. Gabby Gonzales led Ohio State (18-5, 8-5) with 11 kills. The Buckeyes led 23-22 in the fourth set before the Gophers’ closing 3-0 run on a kill by Wenaas, a bad…
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