Gophers Fall to No. 17 Florida

In a back-and-forth match, the No. 11 University of Minnesota fell, 3-1, to No. 17 Florida tonight in Madison, Wis., as part of the 2026 Allstate Big Ten/SEC Challenge. The Golden Gophers (1-2) fell to the Gators (2-0), 25-27, 26-24, 23-25, 21-25. Over the course of the match, the two teams tied 49 times, while 19 lead changes occurred. Florida cut Minnesota’s lead in the all-time series to 6-4. Mckenna Wucherer tied a career-high 21 kills when she hit .388 in 49 swings and committed just two errors. Kelly Kinney followed with 13 kills and hit .385, while Elena Hoecke…