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Gopher Sports: News & Notes
11/20/2024 9:56:00 AM | Athletics
Catch up on all the latest news from Gopher Athletics from the past week.
WEDNESDAY
- Women's Basketball vs. Eastern Illinois | 7PM | B1G+ | Preview
- #16 Volleyball at #6 Wisconsin | 8PM | BTN | Preview
FRIDAY
- Soccer vs. #14 South Carolina | Chapel Hill, NC | NCAA 2nd Round | 1PM | ESPN+
- #3 Women's Hockey vs. #10 St. Cloud State | 6PM | B1G+
- #4 Men's Hockey at Notre Dame | 6PM | Peacock
- #10 Wrestling at NDSU | 6PM | GoBison.com
SATURDAY
- #23 Women's Cross Country at NCAA Championships | Madison, WI | 9:20AM | ESPNU
- Football vs. #4 Penn State | 2:30PM | CBS | Game Day Central
- #3 Women's Hockey at #10 St. Cloud State | 3PM | B1G+
- #4 Men's Hockey at Notre Dame | 5PM | Peacock
- #16 Volleyball vs. Iowa | 7:30PM | B1G+
SUNDAY
- Wrestling vs. Campbell | 1PM | B1G+
- Women's Basketball vs. Montana | 2PM | B1G+
MONDAY
- Men's Basketball vs. Central Michigan | 7PM | B1G+
LAST WEEK
Men's Basketball (4-1)
L, 51-54 vs. North Texas | Highlights
W, 59-56 vs. Yale | Highlights
W, 58-47 vs. Cleveland State | Highlights
Women's Basketball (5-0)
W, 73-38 vs. Oregon State | Recap
W, 65-56 vs. SMU | Recap
Men's Cross Country
10th of 29 at NCAA Regional | Recap
- Aidan Jones paced the Gophers with a 29th-place finish
Women's Cross Country
2nd of 33 at NCAA Regional | Recap
- Ali Weimer led Minnesota with a runner-up finish as four earned All-Region honors
Men's Hockey (10-2-0, 4-0-0)
W, 5-3 vs. Bemidji State | Highlights
L, 1-3 at Bemidji State | Recap
Women's Hockey (10-3-1, 6-3-1)
W, 4-1 at #4 UMD | Highlights
W, 3-2 at #4 UMD | Highlights
- GopherSports.com: Abbey Murphy and Hannah Clark earned weekly WCHA honors following the sweep
Soccer (13-4-3, 6-3-2)
W, 2-0 vs. SDSU | Highlights
- Sophia Boman scored both goals; has four goals in past four matches
Volleyball (17-9, 10-6)
L, 1-3 at #2 Nebraska | Highlights
W, 3-1 vs. Michigan | Highlights
Wrestling (1-0)
W, 35-3 vs. Bucknell | Highlights
at Daktronics Open | Recap
GopherSports.com: Women's Cross Country will make its sixth NCAA Championship appearance in the last eight years this Saturday in Madison at 9:20AM. The meet will air live on ESPNU.
GopherSports.com: Soccer will face 14th-ranked South Carolina in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday at 1PM. The match will stream via ESPN+. The winner will face host North Carolina or Santa Clara on Sunday.
GopherSports.com: Coach Fleck previewed Saturday's home finale against No. 4 Penn State during his weekly press conference.
Fox9.com: Watch this week's episode of the P.J. Fleck Show on Fox 9.
GopherSports.com: Coach Motzko hosted his weekly radio show on Monday night.
WCCORadio.com: Coach Plitzuweit appeared on WCCO Radio last week to talk about national signing day.
GopherSports.com: Eleven programs announced their 2025-26 recruiting classes during last week's signing period.
GopherSports.com: Gable Steveson talked about his decision to return for a final season. He is expected to make his debut on Sunday at Maturi Pavilion against Campbell All-American Taye Ghadiali.
Kare11.com: Kare 11 took a deep dive on NIL and its impact on Gopher Athletics.
GopherSports.com: Soccer's Khyah Harper was the latest guest on the Golden Gopher Podcast.
GopherSports.com: Hockey's Connor Kurth, Sam Rinzel and Luke Mittelstadt appeared in the latest Gopher Round Table.
GopherSports.com: Tennis' Arina Valitova was mic'd up during a recent practice.
GopherSports.com: Hugh McCutcheon was named the International Volleyball Federation's Secretary General.
GopherSports.com: Erik Johnson played in his 1,000th career NHL game last weekend.
YouTube.com: Quarterback Max Brosmer's journey from New Hampshire to Minnesota was featured in BTN's The Journey.
Gophers in the NFL:
- @GopherFootball: Terrell Smith picked off Green Bay's Jordan Love on Sunday
- @GopherFootball: Blake Cashman collected his third sack of the year in Minnesota's win
- @GopherFootball: Seattle's Boye Mafe had two pass breakups in the win at San Francisco
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