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Gophers to Face Nebraska in Big Ten Tournament Semifinals
10/31/2018 4:35:00 PM | Soccer
MINNEAPOLIS – For the fifth time in ten seasons Minnesota soccer is headed to the Big Ten Tournament semifinals where they will square off against sixth seeded Nebraska Friday, Nov. 2 at 12:30 p.m. CT. With a win on Friday the Gophers would advance to the Big Ten Tournament championships match at 11 a.m. CT on Sunday, Nov. 4. All games are set to air live on the Big Ten Network.
BIG TEN TOURNAMENT OUTLOOK
There were three upsets in Sunday's quarterfinals as fifth seeded Illinois and sixth seeded Nebraska advanced via penalty kicks over fourth seeded Wisconsin and third seeded Ohio State respectively. Top seeded Penn State squeaked their way past eighth seeded Michigan, 1-0. The Nittany Lions will take on Illinois in the first semifinal on Friday at 10 a.m. CT prior to the Gophers semifinal against Nebraska at 12:30 p.m. CT. The winners will play for an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament Sunday, Nov. 4 at 11 a.m. CT. All games will air live on Big Ten Network.
GOPHERS BIG TEN TOURNEY HISTORY
Minnesota is 16-11-4 all-time in Big Ten Tournament history which includes two tournament tiles that came in the 1995 and 2016 season. The 2019 tournament marks the first time the Gophers are the seventh seed in the eight team field. Last season the Gophers bowed out of tournament following a quarterfinal loss to Wisconsin, 2-0.
Friday's semifinal meeting will be the second time in tournament history that Minnesota and Nebraska will meet up. The two squad met back in the quarterfinals of the 2013 Big Ten Tournament where the Cornhuskers defeated the Gophers 4-1.
BOCKIN CLIMBS THE RECORD BOOKS
Assisting Molly Fiedler's goal against Iowa, April Bockin is now tied for fifth all-time with Corrine Bolder and Erin Hussey with 25 career assists. Bockin currently ranks in the top-10 for career assists among active NCAA Division I players. With the game-winning goal against No. 21 Rutgers, Bockin has entered the top-10 for career game-winning goals with eight.
SERIES HISTORY
Minnesota trails the all-time series against Nebraska by a slim margin of 7-6. Nebraska was one of two Big Ten teams that the Gophers did not play in the regular season. The Gophers took the last meeting between the two teams in Minneapolis by a score of 1-0 in double overtime. Julianna Gernes scored the game-winner 54 seconds into the second overtime period. The Gopher currently hold a four match winning streak in the series.
In the Big Ten Tournament, Nebraska won the only meeting 4-1 in the quarterfinals on Nov. 6, 2013. The Huskers would go on to win their first Big Ten Tournament title that season.
BIG TEN TOURNAMENT OUTLOOK
There were three upsets in Sunday's quarterfinals as fifth seeded Illinois and sixth seeded Nebraska advanced via penalty kicks over fourth seeded Wisconsin and third seeded Ohio State respectively. Top seeded Penn State squeaked their way past eighth seeded Michigan, 1-0. The Nittany Lions will take on Illinois in the first semifinal on Friday at 10 a.m. CT prior to the Gophers semifinal against Nebraska at 12:30 p.m. CT. The winners will play for an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament Sunday, Nov. 4 at 11 a.m. CT. All games will air live on Big Ten Network.
GOPHERS BIG TEN TOURNEY HISTORY
Minnesota is 16-11-4 all-time in Big Ten Tournament history which includes two tournament tiles that came in the 1995 and 2016 season. The 2019 tournament marks the first time the Gophers are the seventh seed in the eight team field. Last season the Gophers bowed out of tournament following a quarterfinal loss to Wisconsin, 2-0.
Friday's semifinal meeting will be the second time in tournament history that Minnesota and Nebraska will meet up. The two squad met back in the quarterfinals of the 2013 Big Ten Tournament where the Cornhuskers defeated the Gophers 4-1.
BOCKIN CLIMBS THE RECORD BOOKS
Assisting Molly Fiedler's goal against Iowa, April Bockin is now tied for fifth all-time with Corrine Bolder and Erin Hussey with 25 career assists. Bockin currently ranks in the top-10 for career assists among active NCAA Division I players. With the game-winning goal against No. 21 Rutgers, Bockin has entered the top-10 for career game-winning goals with eight.
SERIES HISTORY
Minnesota trails the all-time series against Nebraska by a slim margin of 7-6. Nebraska was one of two Big Ten teams that the Gophers did not play in the regular season. The Gophers took the last meeting between the two teams in Minneapolis by a score of 1-0 in double overtime. Julianna Gernes scored the game-winner 54 seconds into the second overtime period. The Gopher currently hold a four match winning streak in the series.
In the Big Ten Tournament, Nebraska won the only meeting 4-1 in the quarterfinals on Nov. 6, 2013. The Huskers would go on to win their first Big Ten Tournament title that season.
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