University of Minnesota Athletics
Gopher Athletics: Week in Review (Dec. 12-18)
12/18/2020 2:59:00 PM | Athletics
GopherSports.com: Top-ranked Men's Hockey will resume play with a home series against Arizona State on Jan. 3-4 as the Big Ten released the 2021 schedule.
IHeart.com: Coach Motzko offered a recap of the start of the season with KFAN fill-in host Michael Russo (46:15 mark).
GopherSports.com: No. 3 Women's Hockey will also resume its 2020-21 season with a home series against UMD on Jan. 4-5.
GopherSports.com: Women's Hockey wrapped up the opening portion of its schedule with a two-game sweep of Minnesota State. The Gophers head into the holiday break with a three-point lead in WCHA standings.
GopherSports.com: On Monday, Gopher Athletics introduced Rhyll Brinsmead as the new Women's Golf head coach. A native of Melbourne, Australia, Brinsmead comes to Minnesota after serving in the same position at Kennesaw State.
WCCORadio.com: President Gabel gave WCCO's Dave Lee an update on the University and pandemic on Thursday.
GopherSports.com: Gopher Football introduced its 2020 recruiting class during National Signing Day on Wednesday.
Youtube.com: Coach Fleck joined BTN to break down his recruiting class.
GopherSports.com: Junior Mohamed Ibrahim was named Big Ten Running Back of the Year as seven Gophers on offense were recognized with conference honors.
GopherSports.com: Defensive lineman Boye Mafe and defensive back Coney Durr were named honorable mention All-Big Ten. In addition, Casey O'Brien was named Minnesota's Big Ten Sportsmanship honoree.
GopherSports.com: Go "Under the Helmet" with Mafe, a junior from Golden Valley, Minn.
GopherSports.com: Women's Gymnastics will enter 2021 ranked No. 11 in the country by the Women's Collegiate Gymnastics Association.
GopherSports.com: Jackson LaCombe, Ryan Johnson and Brock Faber will represent the United States at the 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship after being named to the U.S. National Junior Team.
Fastpitchnews.com: Coach Ritter joined the In the Circle Podcast to talk about the 2021 Softball season.
Gophersports.com: While off to a 6-1 start on the court, the Men's Basketball team is also promoting a message of social justice.
GopherSports.com: Check out this year's media guide for Gopher Men's Basketball.
Youtube.com: BTN's Lisa Byington and Christy Winters-Scott caught up with Coach Whalen.
GopherSports.com: Former Gopher offensive lineman Tommy Olson was the latest guest on the Golden Gopher Podcast.
GopherSports.com: Swimming & Diving's "Freshmen Spotlight" series continues with Ava Hoffman and Sawyer Grimes.
GopherSports.com: Volleyball's "Academic Spotlight" series highlights sophomore Ellie Husemann.
GopherSports.com: Following a crucial fourth-quarter catch in the win at Nebraska, Clay Geary was the latest guest on Gopher Talk with Mike Grimm.
WCCORadio.com: Former Gopher and NFL tight end Ben Utecht spoke with Mike Max about his football career and his current music endeavors.
GopherSports.com: Women's Hockey continues its spotlight on season ticket holders.
GopherSports.com: Former Gopher pitcher Lucas Gilbreath hopes his work in the offseason will lead to success this season with the Colorado Rockies organization.
GopherSports.com: Wrestling's Gable Steveson held a Twitter Q&A with fans.
Youtube.com: Senior forward Grace Zumwinkle chatted with WCHA Commissioner Jennifer Flowers.
GopherSports.com: Listen to a replay of this week's Gopher Hockey Weekly with Bob Motzko.
@GopherHockey: Former Gopher and current Vancouver Canuck Nate Schmidt joined a recent broadcast to talk about 100 seasons of Gopher Hockey.
GopherSports.com: Men's Hockey's latest "Alumni Spotlight" focuses on Todd Richards, who just won the Stanley Cup as an assistant with Tampa Bay.
@FoxSportsWest: Daniel Oturu saw his first preseason action with the L.A. Clippers a week ago. In his two games, he was 5-for-5 from the field.