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Gopher Sports: News & Notes
12/20/2023 9:36:00 AM | Athletics
Catch up on all the latest news from Gopher Athletics from the past week.
THURSDAY
Women's Basketball vs. Lindenwood | 3PM | B1G+
- First meeting between the programs
Men's Basketball vs. Ball State | 7PM | B1G+
- The teams split their only two meetings in 1987-88; Minnesota is 25-2 against the MAC
TUESDAY
Football vs. Bowling Green | Detroit, MI | 1PM | ESPN
- Series tied two apiece
- Minnesota has won six straight bowl games; second-longest streak in the nation
RECENT RESULTS
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL (10-1, 1-0)
W, 96-64 vs. Grambling State | Highlights
GopherSports.com: Visit Signing Day Central as Football welcomes its newest class of Golden Gophers. Coach Fleck will hold a press conference this morning at 10AM (Watch).
GopherSports.com: Coach Fleck previewed next week's bowl game during his radio show on KFAN on Monday.
GopherSports.com: Cole Kramer, Cody Lindenberg, Justin Walley and Daniel Jackson met the media before departing for Detroit later this week.
GopherSports.com: Coach Johnson hosted his weekly radio show on Tuesday.
@GopherHockey: Ryan Chesley, Oliver Moore, Sam Rinzel and Jimmy Snuggerud, along with Associate Head Coach Steve Miller, will compete with Team USA at the World Juniors in Sweden next week (Schedule).
WCHA.com: Hockey's Taylor Williamson will receive the Wilma Rudolph Courage Award as part of Minnesota's 2024 National Girls & Women in Sports Day in February.
GopherSports.com: Tennis announced its 2024 schedule which kicks off on January 20 against Marquette and Lindenwood.
GopherSports.com: Tyler Nubin added first-team All-American honors from The Sporting News to his list of postseason accolades.
Academic Awards
- Volleyball: Hanson, Wucherer Named CSC Academic All-District
- Football: Six Named Academic All-District
GopherSports.com: Gianna Gerdes and Mya Hooten were named B1G Gymnastics to Watch as the Gophers were tabbed fifth in the preseason coaches poll. The team also unveiled this year's promotions schedule (Read).
WCCORadio.com: Former Gopher and MLB Hall of Famer Paul Molitor spoke with WCCO's Chad Hartman about the upcoming final season for Coach Anderson.
GopherSports.com: Volleyball will face Stanford and NCAA Champion Texas next season in Milwaukee as part of an early season showcase that will be televised by FOX and FS1.
GopherSports.com: Wrestling's "Freshman Focus" series continues with Waconia, Minn., native Max McEnelly.
GopherSports.com: Men's Basketball hosted a holiday party with children from the Al Nolen Foundation.
Amir Coffey had a season-high 18 points and four rebounds in his first start of the season as the LA Clippers beat Golden State, 121-113 last week.
KSTP.com: Men's Hockey assistant Brennan Poderzay helped make one young goaltender's Christmas wish come true.
On This Date
December 20, 2010 – The Minnesota Vikings hosted Chicago at Huntington Bank Stadium for Monday Night Football following a roof collapse at the Metrodome eight days prior. Take a look at the stadium time-lapse for the week long effort to get the stadium ready (Watch on YouTube).
Gophers in the NFL
- @Saints: Rookie Jordan Howden surprised shoppers for the holidays at a New Orleans shopping market last week.
- @NFL: Ko Kieft picked up his second career touchdown and first catch of the season in Tampa's win at Green Bay.
Gophers in the NHL
- NHLPA.com: Brock Faber of the Wild and his sister have partnered with Huxley Eyewear to raise Monday for Minnesota Special Hockey and the Hendrickson Foundation
- @MNWildPR: Faber also continues to impress on the ice during his rookie season
- @GopherHockey: Matthew Knies had a goal, an assist and a fight for the Gordie Howe hat trick in Toronto's 7-0 win against Pittsburgh.
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