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Gopher Sports: News & Notes

2/14/2024 9:50:00 AM | Athletics

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


THURSDAY

  • Men's Basketball at #2 Purdue | 7:30PM | BTN

FRIDAY

  • Softball vs. #5 Washington | Clearwater, FL | 11:30AM | ESPN+
  • Track & Field Hosts Snowshoe Open | 2PM
  • Softball vs. Georgia Tech | Clearwater, FL | 4PM | ESPN+
  • Baseball vs. CSU Bakersfield | Surprise, AZ | 6PM | FloBaseball
  • #8 Men's Hockey at Notre Dame | 6:30PM | Peacock
  • #5 Women's Hockey at #2 Wisconsin | 7PM | B1G+
  • #12 Wrestling vs. Wisconsin | 8PM | BTN

SATURDAY

  • Track & Field at Gene Glader Classic | St. Paul, MN
  • Tennis vs. Oregon | Boise, ID | 11AM
  • Softball vs. #9 Stanford | Clearwater, FL | NOON | ESPN+
  • Baseball vs. #7 Oregon State | Surprise, AZ | 1PM | FloBaseball
  • #5 Women's Hockey at #2 Wisconsin | 2PM | B1G+
  • Women's Basketball vs. Northwestern | 2PM | B1G+
  • Softball vs. #4 Georgia | Clearwater, FL | 3:30PM | ESPN+
  • #8 Men's Hockey at Notre Dame | 5PM | Peacock

SUNDAY

  • Softball vs. #12 LSU | Clearwater, FL | 8:30AM | SEC Network
  • Tennis at Boise State | 10AM
  • #15 Gymnastics at #27 Illinois | Champaign, IL | 2PM | B1G+
  • Men's Basketball vs. Rutgers | 5:30PM | BTN
  • Baseball vs. New Mexico | Surprise, AZ | 6PM | FloBaseball

MONDAY

  • Baseball vs. #7 Oregon State | Surprise, AZ | 11AM | FloBaseball

TUESDAY

  • Women's Basketball vs. Wisconsin | 6PM | BTN

RECENT RESULTS

MEN'S BASKETBALL (15-8, 6-6)
L, 85-90 at Iowa | Highlights

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL (14-10, 4-9)
L, 47-71 vs. #5 Ohio State | Highlights 
L, 73-81 at Rutgers | Highlights

MEN'S GOLF
10th Place at Puerto Rico Classic | Ben Warian 13th Place | Recap

  • Cormac Sharpe had an eagle and a double-eagle in the tournament

GYMNASTICS (7-1, 3-1)
L, 197.175-197.375 vs. #11 Michigan | Recap

  • Watch: Mya Hooten earned her eighth career 10.0

MEN'S HOCKEY (18-7-5, 11-5-4-1)
W, 3-0 vs. Penn State | Highlights
W, 3-0 vs. Penn State | Highlights

  • Justen Close and Aaron Huglen earned B1G First and Third Star of the Week honors
  • Minnesota set a new two-game series attendance record with 21,310 fans

WOMEN'S HOCKEY (24-5-1, 18-5-1-1)
W, 1-0 vs. #10 St. Cloud State | Highlights
W, 5-1 vs. #10 St. Cloud State | Highlights

  • Skylar Vetter was named WCHA Goaltender of the Week 

SWIMMING & DIVING
Hosts First Chance Meet | Recap

SOFTBALL (3-2)
W, 8-5 vs. UC Santa Barbara
W, 5-3 vs. #24 San Diego State
L, 0-3 vs. #3 Stanford
W, 4-3 vs. UC Santa Barbara
L, 2-3 vs. #25 Kentucky | Recap

TENNIS (6-0)
W, 7-0 vs. South Dakota | Recap
W, 7-0 vs. St. Thomas

TRACK & FIELD
Three Victories at Windy City Classic | Recap 

WRESTLING (10-2, 5-2)
W, 28-12 at Illinois | Highlights
W, 36-6 at Purdue | Highlights


GopherSports.com: John Anderson met the media yesterday to preview the 2024 Baseball season which kicks off in Arizona on Friday.

@MikeGrimm3: He was also a guest on Mike Grimm's Go Gopher Podcast.

Gopher Coaches Shows

  • Fox9.com: Coach Johnson and point guard Elijah Hawkins were guests 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

WCCOTV.com: Soccer was featured in a regional Super Bowl ad for Daryl "The Hammer" Isaacs, a personal injury lawyer and father to current goalkeeper Alex.

GopherSports.com: Former Gopher Head Coach Dennis Dale will be honored with the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America's Lifetime Achievement Award. 

GopherSports.com: Volleyball released its 2024 spring schedule, which includes a matchup against Marquette at Maturi Pavilion.

IHeart.com: Coach Frost was a guest on KFAN's "Beyond the Pond" on Saturday morning (42:30 mark).

GopherSports.com: Take a look at the first week of Gopher Athletics' celebration of Black History Month.

@GopherSports: Coach Arterberry talked about the meaning of Black History Month.

@B1GSoccer: Soccer's Corinne Bolder was featured as a part of the Big Ten's #B1GImpact Pioneers Class of 2024.

GopherSports.com: The Board of Regents approved a two-year contract extension for Mark Coyle.

EPLocalNews.org: Niamya Holloway was featured in her hometown newspaper as she has returned to the court after missing her first year due to injury.

StarTribune.com: Former Gopher and current radio analyst Al Nolen and his work in the community were highlighted in the Star Tribune.

GopherSports.com: Grad student Madeline Wethington was mic'd up during a recent Women's Hockey practice.

GopherSports.com: Former Gopher Hockey All-American Gigi Marvin was a guest on the Golden Gopher Podcast.

GopherSports.com: 3M Arena at Mariucci will host a PWHL game between Minnesota and Toronto on Tuesday, February 27.

TheHockeyNews.com: The Hockey News broke down Brock Faber's standout rookie season with the Wild and his chase for the Calder Trophy.

@GopherWrestling: Wrestling unveiled new uniforms for its final home meet on Friday against Wisconsin.

Roster News:

  • Women's Hockey: Gopher Add Chloe Primerano to 2024 Signing Class
  • Soccer: Gophers Sign Buonarroti to 2024 Roster

GopherSports.com: Tyler Nubin and Brevyn Spann-Ford have been invited to the NFL Combine in Indianapolis.

@GopherFootball: Football has launched its "Meet the Newcomers" series with Sieh Bangura (Watch) and Jacob Simpson (Watch).

On This Date: The Kiss Cam during the Minnesota-Michigan Hockey game on February 14, 2014 has earned over 73,000,000 views on the Gopher Athletics YouTube Channel.

The Latest from Gopher Digital:

Remembering Tom Moe
Friday, February 27
National Girls and Women in Sports Day
Wednesday, February 04
Cub Plays of the Week
Wednesday, September 24
Cub Plays of the Week
Thursday, September 18