The Minnesota volleyball team got exactly what it wanted in an opportunity to play No. 1 Penn State as the only other undefeated team in the conference. âÄúWeâÄôre really excited because we did a great job of not looking past any of these first five teams,âÄù sophomore middle blocker Lauren Gibbemeyer said shortly after the win over Indiana Friday night. âÄúNow that weâÄôve completed this goal, we can put all of our energy and focus towards Penn State tomorrow.âÄù Unfortunately for the Gophers, the moment of excitement was short-lived. After sweeping Indiana by scores of 25-21, 25-17 and 25-18, Minnesota (15-3 overall, 5-1 Big Ten) came into the match against the Nittany Lions with plenty of energy, but was quickly shut down in a three-set loss, 18-25, 15-25, 12-25. âÄúNow we know what itâÄôs like sucked into a tornado,âÄù coach Mike Hebert said. âÄúIn my 30-some years of coaching, that is as good of a college volleyball team as IâÄôve ever seen.âÄù Penn State (18-0, 6-0) used attacks from every position on the court to wear down the GophersâÄô defense. The Nittany Lions hit .447 as a team, while putting a double block on nearly every Minnesota attack to hold the Gophers to a .033 hit percentage. Minnesota had just two attackers hit for a positive percentage, as sophomore outside hitter Brook Dieter collected 13 kills and hit .250, while sophomore defensive specialist Hailey Cowles added 4 kills and a .125 hit percentage. CowlesâÄô success in hitting off of the blockersâÄô hands earned her a few rotations in the front row during the second and third sets, despite the disadvantage in height. âÄúI was just swinging away and trying to hit âÄòhigh hands,âÄô and that worked for me in the beginning,âÄù Cowles said. âÄúThen they figured me out and adjusted. TheyâÄôre a very good team, and they made the adjustments they needed to make.âÄù The Nittany LionsâÄô adjustments allowed for 14 team blocks, as they out-blocked the Gophers 14-2, becoming the only team this season to out-block Minnesota. Gibbemeyer contributed a pair of solo blocks for the Gophers, and was the only player to collect any blocks on the team. âÄúThey passed the ball perfectly most of the night, and things that we tried just didnâÄôt faze them,âÄù Hebert said. âÄúI was really surprised by that. We couldnâÄôt detect any weaknesses.âÄù Indiana (9-9, 1-5) didnâÄôt present nearly the challenge Penn State offered, as Minnesota hit well Friday to put the Hoosiers away. Gibbemeyer collected 17 kills and hit .452, while senior middle blocker Kelly Schmidt added 7 kills and a .417 hit percentage. Minnesota shut down everyone but senior outside hitter Erica Short, who collected 18 of her teamsâÄô 37 kills. The rest of IndianaâÄôs team hit .081 as the Gophers cruised to a three-set win. âÄúThis was something we never had last year, and thatâÄôs a routine win,âÄù Hebert said. âÄúI didnâÄôt think we were really challenged, and I think thatâÄôs because our serving game was right on. We kept them out of their offense all night.âÄù Minnesota collected four service aces while committing just one error, and out-blocked the Hoosiers 10-8. Junior libero Christine Tan led the team in digs with 15.