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Gopher Sports: News & Notes
9/6/2023 9:57:00 AM | Athletics
Catch up on all the latest news from Gopher Athletics from the past week.
SOCCER (4-1-1)
- Friday | at Creighton | 4PM | FloSports | Live Stats
- Megan Plaschko was named B1G Goalkeeper of the Week
- Sophia Boman had first career hat trick last Sunday
#10 VOLLEYBALL (2-2)
- Friday | vs. #6 Oregon (at Stanford) | 6:30PM | Pac-12 Networks | Live Stats
- Saturday | at #2 Stanford | 9PM | Pac-12 Networks | Live Stats
- Third and fourth straight matchups against top 10 teams
CROSS COUNTRY
- Saturday | at Wisconsin Preview | 10:30AM
- Senior Emma Atkinson earned her first career title at Friday's Oz Memorial
FOOTBALL (1-0)
- Saturday | vs. Eastern Michigan | 6:30PM | BTN | Listen | Live Stats | Promotions | Preview
- Former Gopher Tommy Olson will be in the booth for BTN
- Gophers are 18-1 in non-conference games under Coach Fleck
- Dragan Kesich and Tyler Nubin were named B1G Players of the Week
MEN'S GOLF (SEASON OPENER)
- Sunday-Monday | Gopher Invitational | Independence, MN | 7:15AM | Live Scoring
- Minnesota posted a fourth-place finish at the event in 2022
- Past fields have included PGA standouts Jon Rahm, Bryson DeChambeau, Erik van Rooyen and more (full list)
WOMEN'S GOLF
- Monday-Wednesday | ANNIKA Intercollegiate | Lake Elmo, MN | Live Scoring
- Field includes NCAA Champ Wake Forest, semifinalist Texas A&M and eight other NCAA qualifiers
- Sophomore Isabella McCauley won her first career tournament by three shots yesterday at Boilermaker Classic
RECENT RESULTS
MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
- 2nd of 3 at Oz Memorial | Recap
WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
- 1st of 3 at Oz Memorial | Recap
FOOTBALL
- W, 13-10 vs. Nebraska | Recap & Highlights
WOMEN'S GOLF
- 3rd of 15 at Boilermaker Classic | Recap
SOCCER
- T, 0-0 at #22 Georgia | Recap & Highlights
- W, 5-0 vs. St. Thomas | Recap & Highlights
VOLLEYBALL
- L, 0-3 at #8 Florida | Recap
@GopherSports: Coach Arterberry, Coach Cook and Coach Plitzuweit were introduced at the Football game last week.
GopherSports.com: Coach Cook, Phoebe Awoleye and Kylie Murr previewed this weekend's Big Ten/Pac-12 Challenge in Palo Alto.
GopherSports.com: Check out Gopher Digital's cinematic recap of the opener at sold-out Huntington Bank Stadium.
GopherSports.com: Coach Fleck met the media on Monday to preview Saturday's game against Eastern Michigan.
Fox9.com: Watch this week's episode of "The P.J. Fleck Show" from Fox 9.
GopherSports.com: Women's Golf released its full 2023-24 schedule last week.
@GopherWGolf: Grace Curran, Emma Carpenter, and Isabella McCauley were named to the Preseason Big Ten Golfers to Watch List.
IHeart.com: Coach Johnson appeared with KFAN's Dan Barreiro last week at the Minnesota State Fair (Part 2).
GopherSports.com: Men's Basketball's "New Kid on the Block" series continues with freshman Erick Reader from Bloomington, Minn.
GopherSports.com: The latest Gold Blooded Podcast with Kennedy Klick and Niamya Holloway was taped on location during Women's Basketball trip to Greece.
@GopherWBB: Rachel Banham and the Minnesota Lynx are headed to the WNBA Playoffs after Sunday's win against Phoenix.
@GopherWrestling: Eight Gophers were represented in Intermat's 2023-24 preseason rankings.
GopherSports.com: Soccer's Alumni Series continues with former player and head coach Mikki Denney Wright.
KSTP.com: Former Gopher four-time All-American Logan Storley talked with KSTP about his burgeoning MMA career.
WCCOTV.com: WCCO TV caught up with fans outside Huntington Bank Stadium before the season opener.
IHeart.com: Coach Motzko spoke with KFAN's Paul Allen at the State Fair last week.
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