Minnesota volleyball is heading to the regional semifinal for the first time since 2022 to take on No. 1 seed Pittsburgh on Thursday.

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.

Now they'll face an aggressive Pittsburgh team that's led by junior opposite Olivia Babcock, one of the best players in the country and last year's AVCA Player of the Year.

Minnesota's young squad will have to keep up with her lethal attack from all areas of the court. Cook said one of the keys will be staying assertive from the very beginning.

But the team also noted that they've seen some of the best

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