In the midst of its longest losing skid since 2001, Northwestern returned home to Welsh-Ryan Arena Friday night and knocked off No. 13 Minnesota in a five-game thriller, 30-16, 25-30, 30-27, 27-30, 17-15.
The Wildcats had dropped seven matches in a row after defeating then-No. 23 Ohio State on September 21 to begin the Big Ten season. NU now is 11-9 overall on the season, 2-7 in the conference with both of those league wins coming against ranked opponents. Minnesota's loss drops it to 12-7 on the year, 5-4 in the Big Ten.
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