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Gopher Sports: News & Notes
2/28/2024 9:54:00 AM | Athletics
Catch up on all the latest news from Gopher Athletics from the past week.
WEDNESDAY
- Men's Swimming & Diving at B1G Championships | Columbus, OH | 4PM | B1G+
- Men's Basketball at #13 Illinois | 8PM | BTN
- Women's Basketball vs. #6 Iowa | 8PM | Peacock
THURSDAY
- Men's Swimming & Diving at B1G Championships | Columbus, OH | 9AM/4:30PM | B1G+
FRIDAY
- Men's Swimming & Diving at B1G Championships | Columbus, OH | 9AM/4:30PM | B1G+
- Softball vs. Fordham | Charlotte, NC | 11AM
- #4 Women's Hockey vs. Minnesota State | WCHA Playoffs | 6PM | B1G+
- #8 Men's Hockey vs. #16 Michigan | 7:30PM | BTN
- #16 Gymnastics vs. #29 Boise State/#26 Washington/#46 UC Davis | Boise, ID | 8PM | Mountain West Network
- Baseball vs. Pacific | Sacramento, CA | 8PM
SATURDAY
- Track & Field at Longhorn Invite
- Softball vs. UNC Wilmington | Charlotte, NC | 9AM
- Men's Swimming & Diving at B1G Championships | Columbus, OH | 9AM/4:30PM | B1G+
- Softball vs. #18 Kentucky | Charlotte, NC | 11:30AM
- #4 Women's Hockey vs. Minnesota State | WCHA Playoffs | 2PM | B1G+
- Men's Basketball vs. Penn State | 2:15PM | BTN
- #8 Men's Hockey vs. #16 Michigan | 7:30PM | BTN
- Baseball at Sacramento State | 8PM | ESPN+
SUNDAY
- Women's Swimming & Diving at Last Chance Meet | Madison, WI | 10AM/4PM
- Softball vs. UNC Wilmington | Charlotte, NC | 11:30AM
- Tennis vs. Denver | Noon
- Women's Basketball at Penn State | Noon | B1G+
- #4 Women's Hockey vs. Minnesota State | WCHA Playoffs (if necessary) | 3PM | B1G+
- Baseball at Sacramento State | 3PM | ESPN+
- Softball at Charlotte | 4:30 PM
MONDAY
- Women's Golf at The Show at Spanish Trail | Las Vegas, NV
- Men's Golf at Colleton River Collegiate | Blufton, SC
- Baseball at Pacific | 7PM
TUESDAY
- Women's Golf at The Show at Spanish Trail | Las Vegas, NV
- Men's Golf at Colleton River Collegiate | Blufton, SC
- Tennis vs. Pennsylvania | Tampa, FL | Noon
- Softball at UNC Greensboro | 3PM | ESPN+
RECENT RESULTS
BASEBALL (2-4)
L, 7-8 vs. Northeastern
L, 2-6 vs. Northeastern | Recap
MEN'S BASKETBALL (17-10, 8-8)
W, 88-79 vs. Ohio State | Highlights
L, 55-73 at Nebraska | Highlights
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL (15-11, 5-10)
L, 51-70 at Nebraska | Highlights
WOMEN'S GOLF
8th Place at Westbrook Invitational | Recap
- Grace Curran led Minnesota with an 18th place finish
- Gophers posted second-lowest 54-hole score in program history (-18)
GYMNASTICS (10-3, 6-3)
3rd at B1G Five Meet | Recap
- Watch: Mya Hooten won the floor with a 9.975
WOMEN'S HOCKEY (25-7-2, 19-7-2-3)
T, 1-1 vs. #8 UMD | Highlights
W, 4-2 vs. #8 UMD | Highlights
SOFTBALL (5-7)
L, 1-2 vs. Texas Tech
L, 5-7 at North Texas
L, 6-7 vs. Texas Tech
L, 0-1 vs. Stephen F. Austin
W, 10-1 vs. New Mexico | Recap
WOMEN'S SWIMMING & DIVING
5th Place at Big Ten Championships | Recap
- Watch: Megan Van Berkom Wins B1G 400IM Title
TENNIS (7-3)
L, 1-4 at #48 Memphis
L, 3-4 vs. Utah | Recap
TRACK & FIELD
4th Place at Big Ten Championships | Recap
Gopher Coaches Shows
- Fox9.com: Coach Motzko and Coach Frost 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
GopherSports.com: Basketball's Dawson Garcia and Cam Christie were the latest guests on the Gopher Round Table.
GopherSports.com: Ahead of the conference basketball tournaments coming to Minneapolis, Big Ten VPs Megan Kahn and Brad Taylor were guests on the Golden Gopher Podcast.
StarTribune.com: Point guard Elijah Hawkins was featured in the Star Tribune during his first season with the Gophers.
WCCORadio.com: Forward Parker Fox was a guest on the Sports Huddle on Sunday morning.
GopherSports.com: Alums Taylor Heise, Hannah Brandt and Lee Stecklein have been named to the WCHA's 25th Anniversary Top 25 Team.
GopherSports.com: 11 Gophers have been honored as WCHA Scholar-Athletes.
VolleyBrains.com: Coach Cook shared his coaching insights with VolleyBrains.com.
YouTube.com: Former Gopher Sammy Walker was featured in the Minnesota Wild's "Becoming Wild" series.
GopherSports.com: Volleyball's "Gopher Spotlight" series continues with Plymouth, Minn., native Stella Swenson.
GopherSports.com: Men's Hockey introduced 10-year old Brenek Sell as its newest team member as part of Team IMPACT.
@B1GGymnastics: Gopher student-athletes shared their pre-meet superstitions.
GopherSports.com: Wrestling's "Freshman Focus" continues with Wayzata, Minn., native Kyler Wong.
MLB.com: Boston Merila had the only hit off major leaguer Chris Paddack and the Minnesota Twins honored John Anderon before the teams faced off on Friday.
@GopherBaseball: Coach Anderson also appeared on MLB Network's Hot Stove.
StarTribune.com: Patrick Reusse wrote about the decades-long relationship between Gopher Baseball and the Twins.
@CubsZone: Former Gopher Brett Bateman had the highlight-reel catch for the Cubs in spring training.
On This Date:
Feb. 28, 1960: John Mayasich, Jack McCartan and Dick Meredith won Hockey gold with Team USA at the 1960 Olympics in Squaw Valley, Calif.
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