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Gopher Sports: News & Notes
1/31/2024 9:54:00 AM | Athletics
Catch up on all the latest news from Gopher Athletics from the past week.
WEDNESDAY
- Women's Basketball vs. Penn State | 7PM | B1G+
FRIDAY
- #20 Track & Field at Meyo Invitational | 3PM
- #22 Swimming & Diving at Purdue/vs. Iowa & Northwestern | 4PM | B1G+
- #5 Women's Hockey vs. St. Thomas | 6PM | B1G+
- #9 Men's Hockey at #4 Wisconsin | 7PM | B1G+
- Wrestling vs. Maryland | 7PM | B1G+
SATURDAY
- #20 Track & Field Hosts Gopher Classic | 9AM
- #20 Track & Field at Meyo Invitational | 9AM
- #22 Swimming & Diving at Purdue/vs. Iowa & Northwestern | 10AM | B1G+
- Men's Basketball vs. Northwestern | 1PM | BTN
- #16 Gymnastics at #30 Penn State | 1PM | B1G+
- #5 Women's Hockey vs. St. Thomas | 4:30PM | Fox 9+ | B1G+
- #9 Men's Hockey at #4 Wisconsin | 7PM | B1G+
SUNDAY
- #50 Women's Golf at Puerto Rico Classic
- #9 Wrestling vs. Northwestern | 1PM | BTN
MONDAY
- #50 Women's Golf at Puerto Rico Classic
- Women's Basketball at Michigan State | 5PM | BTN
TUESDAY
- #50 Women's Golf at Puerto Rico Classic
- Men's Basketball vs. Michigan State | 8PM | Peacock
RECENT RESULTS
MEN'S BASKETBALL (13-7, 4-5)
W, 83-74 at Penn State | Highlights
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL (14-6, 4-5)
L, 68-73 at Illinois | Highlights
GYMNASTICS (6-0, 2-0)
W, 196.725-195.625 vs. #21 Maryland | Recap
- Mya Hooten was named Big Ten Event Specialist of the Week for the eighth time in her career
MEN'S HOCKEY (15-7-4, 8-5-3-1)
L, 2-3 at #7 Michigan State | Highlights
W, 5-1 at #7 Michigan State | Highlights
- Oliver Moore was named B1G Second Star of the Week after four-point weekend
WOMEN'S HOCKEY (20-5-1, 14-5-1-1)
W, 4-3 vs. Minnesota State | Highlights
W, 2-1 (ot) at Minnesota State | Highlights
- @GopherWHockey: Watch Peyton Hemp's overtime gamewinner from Saturday
TENNIS (4-0)
W, 6-1 vs. North Dakota | Recap
W, 6-1 vs. Creighton
TRACK & FIELD
Seven titles at Jack Johnson Classic | Recap
WRESTLING (6-2, 1-2)
W, 20-12 at #13 Rutgers | Highlights
- Tyler Wells clinched the match with upset of eighth-ranked opponent
- Hunter Lyden won the 165-pound title at the Mat-Town Open on Sunday
Gopher Coaches Shows
- Fox9.com: Coach Plitzuweit was a guest on Fox 9's Gopher Coaches Show on Monday night.
- GopherSports.com: Gopher Hockey Weekly with Coach Motzko
- GopherSports.com: Gopher Basketball Weekly with Coach Johnson
GopherSports.com: Soccer unveiled its spring schedule which features a pair of matches at Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium in April.
GopherSports.com: Gymnasts Mya Hooten and Gianna Gerdes were guests in the latest Gopher Round Table episode.
GopherSports.com: Volleyball's "Gopher Spotlight" series kicks off with junior Mckenna Wucherer.
GopherSports.com: Prior to her injury, Mara Braun was named a top 10 finalist for the Cheryl Miller Award.
KSTP.com: KSTP's Darren Wolfson stopped by practice to talk to Aidan Jones after he qualified for next month's World Athletics Cross Country Championships.
IntermatWrestle.com: After wins over two top-three ranked opponents, 157-pounder Michael Blockhus talked about his strong start to the season.
BigTen.org: The Big Ten unveiled the schedule structure for the 2024-25 Men's and Women's Basketball seasons ahead of the addition of four programs.
@GopherWTennis: Tennis shared their opinions on tennis idols and accents in the latest Baseline Thoughts.
@BallySportsNor: Skylar Vetter and Emily Zumwinkle appeared on Bally Sports North during an intermission break of the PWHL Minnesota game.
Gophers in the PWHL:
- @GopherWHockey: Abby Boreen's first goal of the season was the overtime gamewinner for Minnesota
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