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Gopher Sports: News & Notes

10/9/2024 10:12:00 AM | Athletics

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


WEDNESDAY

  • Tennis at ITA Central Regional | Memphis, TN | Preview

THURSDAY

  • Tennis at ITA Central Regional | Memphis, TN
  • Soccer at #8 Ohio State | 6PM | B1G+

FRIDAY

  • Tennis at ITA Central Regional | Memphis, TN
  • #2 Women's Hockey at #4 Ohio State | 5PM | B1G+
  • #14 Volleyball vs. Indiana | 6:30PM | B1G+
  • #22/24 Swim & Dive vs. Army | 6:30PM | B1G+ | Pack the Pool
  • #5 Men's Hockey vs. Air Force | Las Vegas, NV | 9:30PM | Stream TBA

SATURDAY

  • Tennis at ITA Central Regional | Memphis, TN
  • Rowing vs. Wisconsin | Medicine Lake, MN
  • Softball vs. Iowa State | NOON
  • #2 Women's Hockey at #4 Ohio State | 2PM | B1G+
  • Softball vs. NDSU |4PM
  • Volleyball vs. Maryland | 5PM | BTN
  • Football at UCLA | 8PM | BTN
  • #5 Men's Hockey vs. UMass/Omaha | 9:30PM | Stream TBA

SUNDAY

  • Tennis at ITA Central Regional | Memphis, TN
  • Men's Golf at Quail Valley Collegiate Invite
  • Soccer at #20 Penn State | NOON | B1G+

MONDAY

  • Men's Golf at Quail Valley Collegiate Invite

TUESDAY

  • Men's Golf at Quail Valley Collegiate Invite

LAST WEEK

Men's Cross Country
10th Place at Loyola Lakefront Invite | Recap

  • Noah Kohut-Jackson led Minnesota with a 19th-overall finish

Women's Cross Country
3rd Place at Loyola Lakefront Invite | Recap

  • Ali Weimer paced the Gophers with a ninth-place showing
  • Minnesota moved up to #25 in the USTFCCCA coaches poll

Football (3-3, 1-2)
W, 24-17 vs. #11 USC | Highlights

  • @BigTenNetwork: Watch Koi Perich's game-sealing interception
  • YouTube.com: Coach Fleck spoke with BTN on the field after the win

Men's Golf
5th Place at Alister MacKenzie Invite | Recap

  • Minnesota's third round score was a new 18-hole school record
  • Chun-Ta Wu's final round 64 was a freshman 18-hole school record

Women's Golf
4th Place at Ron Moore Intercollegiate | Recap

  • Isabella McCauley took medalist honors with school record 54-hole score of -14

Men's Hockey (0-0-0)
W, 5-1 at #16 St. Cloud State | Exhibition | Recap

Women's Hockey (4-0-0)
W, 1-0 vs. Boston University | Highlights
W, 5-2 vs. Boston University | Highlights

Rowing
Hosts Head of the Mississippi Regatta | Recap

  • Minnesota claimed first in all three races in the event

Soccer (8-2-3, 2-2-2)
T, 1-1 vs. Northwestern | Highlights

Men's Swimming & Diving
W, 241-59 vs. South Dakota | Recap

  • Kaiser Neverman had two individual titles and a relay win

Women's Swimming & Diving
W, 196-104 at Nebraska
W, 251-49 vs. South Dakota | Recap

  • Claire Reinke won three event titles

Volleyball (9-5, 2-2)
W, 3-2 at UCLA | Highlights 
L, 1-3 at #20 USC | Highlights


Gopher Sports (PDF): Get ready for Friday's Men's Hockey's season opener in Las Vegas against Air Force with this year's media guide.

GopherSports.com: Coach Cook, Zeynep Palabiyik and Julia Hanson met the media yesterday ahead of home matches against Indiana and Maryland.

GopherSports.com: Coach Fleck held his weekly press conference on Monday to preview Saturday's game at UCLA.

Fox9.com: Watch the latest episode of the P.J. Fleck Show from Fox 9.

@MikeGrimm3: Koi Perich appeared on Mike Grimm's Go Gopher Podcast following his heroics against USC.

GopherSports.com: Wrestling's 2024-25 schedule has been finalized with the release of conference matchups.

GopherSports.com: Coach Plitzuweit, Mara Braun and Amaya Battle previewed the season during Big Ten Media Days last week.

YouTube.com: Junior forward Mallory Heyer previewed the Women's Basketball season on the And One podcast.

GopherSports.com: Coach Johnson, Dawson Garcia and Parker Fox appeared on BTN at last week's Big Ten Media Days.

GopherSports.com: Coach Johnson also gave an update on practice at Williams Arena yesterday.

GopherSports.com: Former Gopher and Olympic Champion Gigi Marvin announced her retirement from hockey earlier this week.

GopherSports.com: Coach Frost was a guest on the Golden Gopher Podcast.

GopherSports.com: Gopher Athletics and Minnesota Sports and Events will host the 2027 NCAA Men's Basketball First and Second Rounds and the 2028 NCAA Wrestling Championships.

@IntermatWrestle: Coach Eggum talked with Intermat following the announcement.

GopherSports.com: Men's Hockey announced that Ryan Chesley, Aaron Huglen, Mike Koster, Mason Nevers, Jimmy Snuggerud, and Cal Thomas will serve as team captains.

GopherSports.com: With the season beginning yesterday, 13 Gophers have made opening day NHL rosters. Last night, Logan Cooley had two assists in Utah's first NHL win.

@GopherTennis: The team answers "Who is the most likely to lose something on a road trip"?

@GopherSports: Take a look at the first Famous Dave's Famous Gophers Moment.

On This Date: 

Oct 9, 1993: Scott Eckers threw six touchdown passes and Omar Douglas set a Big Ten record with five touchdown receptions in Minnesota's 59-56 win against Purdue at the Metrodome.

Gophers in the NFL:

  • Brevyn Spann-Ford made his first two career catches for 20 yards for the Cowboys
  • @NFL: Tyler Nubin had nine tackles, a tackle for loss and a fumble recovery for the Giants
  • @Ravens: Rashod Bateman found the end zone against for the victorious Ravens

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