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Gopher Sports: News & Notes
10/26/2023 7:46:00 AM | Athletics
Catch up on all the latest news from Gopher Athletics from the past week.
VOLLEYBALL (10-8, 6-4)
Thursday | at #16 Purdue | 6PM | BTN
Sunday | at #2 Wisconsin | 3:45 PM | FOX
- Minnesota enters week with four-match win streak
- The first college volleyball match televised on FOX will follow Sunday's Vikings-Packers game
#1 MEN'S HOCKEY (3-1-0, 0-0-0)
Thursday | vs. #14 Wisconsin | 8PM | BTN
Friday | vs. #14 Wisconsin | 8PM | BTN
- Gophers have won six of the last seven meetings
CROSS COUNTRY
Friday | at Big Ten Championships | Madison, Wis. | B1G+
- Men race at 10:45AM; Women at 11:45 AM
SWIMMING & DIVING
Friday | vs. SDSU/St. Thomas | 5PM | B1G+
- Minnesota will host its annual Pack the Pool event next Friday against Wisconsin
#4 WOMEN'S HOCKEY (5-0-0, 3-0-0)
Friday | at #2 Ohio State | 5PM | B1G+
Saturday | at #2 Ohio State | 2PM | B1G+
- Minnesota won last year's season series 3-1-1
FOOTBALL (4-3, 2-2)
Saturday | vs. Michigan State | 2:30PM | BTN
- Gophers won 34-7 in East Lansing last season
- Next week's home game against Illinois will start at 2:30PM on BTN
RECENT RESULTS
FOOTBALL
W, 12-10 at #24 Iowa | Highlights
- Dragan Kesich and Tyler Nubin were named B1G Players of the Week
- Yesterday was the 42nd anniversary of Minnesota's 12-10 win at #6 Iowa
SOCCER
L, 0-3 at Northwestern
W, 3-1 at Purdue | Highlights
- Season ends at 7-6-4 and 3-5-2 in the Big Ten
VOLLEYBALL
W, 3-0 vs. Rutgers | Highlights
W, 3-1 vs. Michigan State | Highlights
MEN'S HOCKEY
W, 4-0 at #5 North Dakota | Highlights
L, 1-2 at #5 North Dakota
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Justen Close Named B1G Star of the Week
MEN'S SWIMMING & DIVING
L, 166-185 at SMU
WOMEN'S SWIMMING & DIVING
W, 273-80 at SMU
GopherSports.com: Coach Fleck met the media on Monday to preview Saturday's game against Michigan State.
Fox9.com: Watch last night's episode of The P.J. Fleck Show on Fox 9.
@GopherFootball: Floyd of Rosedale made an appearance at Monday's Vikings-49ers game.
YouTube.com: Coach Cook and Mckenna Wucherer previewed this week's road matches at Purdue and Wisconsin.
GopherSports.com: Gopher Athletics announced contract extensions with Coach Frost (Read) and Coach Hansen (Read).
GopherSports.com: Former Gopher Rower Lauren Miller will compete for Team USA at the 2023 Pan American Games in Chile, Oct. 21-25.
GopherSports.com: Former Gophers Mira Jalosuo and Jake Bobrowski have been named assistant coaches for Minnesota's new Professional Women's Hockey League franchise.
GopherSports.com: Three-time All-American Krissy Wendell-Pohl has been named to the WCHA's Top 25 Team as part of the league's 25th anniversary.
@BallySportsNor: Junior captain Abbey Murphy appeared on Hockey Talk with Kelly Pannek on Bally Sports North last week.
GopherSports.com: Minnesota Hockey great Pat Micheletti was guest on the Golden Gopher Podcast.
GopherSports.com: Sophomore guard Mara Braun has been named to the 2024 Cheryl Miller Small Forward of the Year Award watch list.
GopherSports.com: Here's a recap of last month's Leadership U Speaker Series with Cory Hepola.
GopherSports.com: Get your first look at Wrestling when the team hosts an open practice on Friday night in their practice facility.
GopherSports.com: Wrestling's "Freshman Focus" series begins with Wisconsin native Ethan Riddle.
IntermatWrestle.com: Coach Eggum previewed the 2023-24 Wrestling season with Intermat.
Gophers in the NFL
- @NFL: Boye Mafe had a sack in Seattle's win against Arizona
- Benjamin St-Juste had five tackles and four pass breakups in Washington's loss at New York
Gophers in the NHL
- ESPN.com: Matthew Knies had two third-period goals and an assist in Toronto's overtime win at Tampa Bay
- @GopherHockey: After years spent with Colorado, Erik Johnson collected his first goal as a Sabre
- TheHockeyNews.com: Friends Brock Faber and Sammy Walker suited up with the Wild for the first time last week.
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