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Gopher Sports: News & Notes

10/11/2023 10:22:00 AM | Athletics

Catch up on all the latest news from Gopher Athletics from the past week.

#24 VOLLEYBALL (6-8, 2-4)
Tonight | at Michigan | 7PM | BTN
Sunday | vs. Northwestern | 12:30PM | B1G+

  • Minnesota swept the Wolverines at Maturi Pavilion on Sept. 29

TENNIS
Thursday-Monday | at ITA Central Regional | Lawrence, Kan.

SOCCER (5-4-4, 1-3-2)
Thursday | vs. Ohio State | 6PM | B1G+
Sunday | vs. Nebraska | 1PM | B1G+

  • Minnesota will honor its eight seniors on Sunday
  • The Gophers trail Hawkeyes for final B1G Tournament spot by three points with four to play

#1/2 MEN'S HOCKEY (0-0-0)
Friday | vs. St. Thomas | Xcel Energy Center | 7:30PM | Fox 9
Saturday | vs. St. Thomas | 6PM | Fox 9+/B1G+

  • The first official meeting between the schools; the teams played three times in the 1920s
  • The Gophers defeated Bemidji State, 5-2, in a Sunday exhibition (Watch Goals)

#4 WOMEN'S HOCKEY (2-0-0)
Friday | vs. St. Thomas | Xcel Energy Center | 4PM | Fox 9+/B1G+
Saturday | at St. Thomas | 4PM | B1G+
Tuesday | vs. St. Cloud State | 7PM | BTN

  • Friday marks the first game for the Gopher Women at Xcel Energy Center
  • Minnesota has won all 12 meetings

SWIMMING & DIVING 
Friday | vs. South Dakota & Nebraska | 5PM | B1G+

  • The first of five meets being held at the Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center

SOFTBALL
Friday | vs. Concordia-St. Paul | 5PM

  • Final game of the fall season

CROSS COUNTRY
Saturday | at NCAA Pre-Nationals | Charlottesville, Va. | 8:40 AM | ACCNX

  • Minnesota will host Rocky's Run at Les Bolstad a week from Saturday

ROWING
Saturday | vs. Wisconsin | Medicine Lake, Minn. | Scrimmage | 11AM

MEN'S GOLF
Sunday-Monday | Quail Valley Collegiate Invite | Vero Beach, Fla.

  • Final meet of the fall season

RECENT RESULTS

FOOTBALL
L, 52-10 vs. #2 Michigan | Recap & Highlights

MEN'S GOLF
T-7th of 14 teams at the Alister Mackenzie Invitational | Recap

  • Second-lowest 54-hole team score in program history
  • Jacob Pedersen finished in ninth place after final round 65

WOMEN'S HOCKEY
W, 3-0 at RIT | Recap & Highlights
W, 5-1 at RIT | Recap & Highlights

ROWING
Four wins - Head of the Mississippi Regatta | Recap

SOCCER
W, 3-1 vs. Illinois | Recap & Highlights

  • Megan Nemec's three assists were most by a Gopher since 2017

VOLLEYBALL
L, 3-2 at Maryland | Recap & Highlights
L, 3-1 at Rutgers | Recap & Highlights


Schedule Updates:

  • Gymnastics: Gophers Announce 2024 Schedule
  • Football: Big Ten Announces Minnesota Conference Opponents for 2024-28
  • Men's Hockey: TV Broadcast Schedule Released
  • Women's Hockey: Gophers Announce Four-Game Televised Slate for 2023-24 Season

Kare11.com: Mark Coyle sat down with Kare 11 to discuss a variety of topics.

GopherSports.com: Before a season-opening sweep at RIT, Coach Frost previewed the season on the Golden Gopher Podcast.

YouTube.com: Coach Cook, Kylie Murr and Melani Shaffmaster met the media Tuesday to preview matches at Michigan and against Northwestern.

YouTube.com: Coach Plitzuweit took the stage at Big Ten Media Day on Monday at Target Center.

YouTube.com: Coach Plitzuweit and her players also chatted with BTN's Mike Hall.

GopherSports.com: Sophomore guard Mara Braun was named preseason All-Big Ten.

@GopherWBB: Go behind the scenes of Women's Basketball's photo day.

YouTube.com: Coach Johnson took the stage at Big Ten Media Day on Tuesday at Target Center.

YouTube.com: Coach Johnson and his players also chatted with BTN's Dave Revsine.

GopherSports.com: Junior forward Dawson Garcia was named preseason All-Big Ten.

GopherSports.com: Dawson Garcia and Parker Fox chat with newcomer Krys Keinys in the final episode of New Kid on the Block.

MNDaily.com: The Daily's Alex Karwowski went behind the scenes with Rowing ahead of its first race last weekend.

@GopherWTennis: Tennis introduced a new series: Baseline Thoughts.

GopherSports.com: Soccer's "Alumni Spotlight" series continues with Emily Heslin (2015-18).

Kare11.com: Rob Warhol, a member of Baseball's 1970 Big Ten Champion team, was saved by an EMS team after suffering a heart attack at a Saints game in July.

WCCORadio.com: Interim U President Jeff Ettinger spoke with WCCO Radio's Vineeta Sawkar.

The Latest from Gopher Digital:

@GopherHockey: Tommy Novak scored for Nashville on the opening night of the NHL season.

NFL.com: Boye Mafe and his game day ritual to honor his mother was featured during last week's Monday Night broadcast.

Vimeo.com: Mafe was also featured during ESPN's Monday Night Countdown.

Gophers in the NFL:

  • @GopherFootball: Jordan Howden's big hit resulted in an interception for New Orleans
  • Terell Smith had six tackles and a fumble recovery in Chicago's win at Washington
  • Blake Cashman had nine tackles, two for loss, for Houston at Atlanta
  • Jack Gibbens had 10 tackles in Tennessee's loss at Indianapolis
  • The Vikings signed Tanner Morgan to their practice squad
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