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Gopher Sports: News & Notes
3/13/2024 10:07:00 AM | Athletics
Catch up on all the latest news from Gopher Athletics from the past week.
WEDNESDAY
- Diving at NCAA Zone D Championships | Houston, TX
- Baseball vs. St. Olaf | 3PM | B1G+
THURSDAY
- Men's Basketball vs. Michigan State | Target Center | 11AM | BTN
- Minnesota is seeded ninth. The winner advances to face #1 Purdue on Friday at 11AM.
FRIDAY
- Women's Golf at Mountainview Invitational | Tucson, AZ
- Track & Field at Hurricane Invite | Coral Gables, FL
- Softball vs. Boston U | Columbia, SC | 11:30AM
- Baseball at Elon | 3PM | FloBaseball
SATURDAY
- Women's Golf at Mountainview Invitational | Tucson, AZ
- Track & Field at Hurricane Invite | Coral Gables, FL
- Tennis at Wisconsin | NOON
- Baseball at Elon | 1PM | FloBaseball
- #5 Women's Hockey at #4 Clarkson | NCAA Quarterfinal | 1PM | ESPN+
- Minnesota is the tournament's fifth seed. The winner advances to the Frozen Four in Durham, NH.
- Softball vs. NC State | Columbia, SC | 2PM
- Softball at #22 South Carolina | 4:30PM
- #6 Men's Hockey vs. #11 Michigan | B1G Semifinal | 8PM | BTN
SUNDAY
- Women's Golf at Mountainview Invitational | Tucson, AZ
- Baseball at Elon | 11AM | FloBaseball
- Softball vs. Northwestern | Columbia, SC | 11:30AM
- #16 Gymnastics vs. Air Force/West Virginia/Northern Illinois | 2PM | B1G+
RECENT RESULTS
BASEBALL (6-7)
L, 3-7 at Gonzaga
W, 8-5 at Gonzaga
L, 3-5 at Gonzaga
- GopherSports.com: Pitcher Kyle Remington was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week
MEN'S BASKETBALL (18-13, 9-11)
L, 58-70 vs. Indiana | Highlights
L, 66-90 at Northwestern | Highlights
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL (16-15, 5-13)
W, 77-69 vs. Rutgers | Highlights
L, 57-76 vs. Michigan | Highlights
MEN'S GOLF
11th Place at The Johnnie-O at Sea Island | Recap
- Ben Warian paced Minnesota with a fourth-place finish following a final round 68
GYMNASTICS (13-6, 6-3)
2-1 at Alabama Quad | Recap
- GopherSports.com: Lauren Pearl was named Big Ten Event Specialist of the Week (Watch her 9.950 on floor).
MEN'S HOCKEY (21-9-5, 13-7-4-1)
W, 5-1 vs. Penn State | Highlights
W, 3-2 vs. Penn State | Highlights
- @GopherHockey: Watch Aaron Huglen's gamewinner with 1:08 to play on Saturday
WOMEN'S HOCKEY (27-9-2, 19-7-2-3)
L, 3-4 (ot) vs. #2 Wisconsin | Highlights
ROWING
W, 3-2 vs. Gonzaga | Recap
SOFTBALL (13-9)
W, 5-3 (9) at #10 Clemson | Highlights
L, 1-3 at #10 Clemson
W, 6-1 vs. Longwood
W, 4-2 vs. Fordham | Recap
SWIMMING & DIVING
at NCAA Zone D Diving Championships
- Day One: Four Gophers Qualify for NCAA Championships
- Day Two: Trio of Gophers Earn Spots at NCAA Championships
WOMEN'S TRACK & FIELD
26th Place at NCAA Indoor Championships | Recap
- Shelby Frank was NCAA runner-up for the second year in a row while freshman Anthonett Nabwe was a second-team All-American.
TENNIS (9-5, 2-0)
W, 4-3 at Indiana
W, 4-1 at #48 Purdue
- @GopherWTennis: Watch Aiva Schmitz clinch her second straight match at Purdue
- Tennis entered the ITA rankings at No. 72 following the two road wins
WRESTLING (11-2, 6-2)
7th Place at Big Ten Championships | Recap
- @GopherWrestling: Isaiah Salazar talked with BTN after winning the 184-pound Big Ten title
Gopher Coaches Shows
- Fox9.com: Coach Johnson and Jack Wilson 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: Four Gophers earned Big Ten Men's Basketball all-conference recognition highlighted by Dawson Garcia being named second-team All-Big Ten.
KSTP.com: Coach Johnson met the media to preview Thursday matchup against Michigan State in the Big Ten Tournament.
GopherSports.com: Megan Van Berkom, Eliot Kennedy and Katie McCarthy will represent Minnesota at next week's NCAA Division I Swimming and Diving Championships.
GopherSports.com: For the first time since 2013, all ten Gophers have qualified for next week's NCAA Wrestling Championships after a trio earned at-large bids yesterday.
GopherSports.com: Congratulations to Hugh McCutcheon on his upcoming induction to the USA Volleyball Hall of Fame in May.
GopherSports.com: Abbey Murphy has been named a top-10 finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Award, given to the best Women's Hockey player in the country.
GopherSports.com: Murphy was mic'd up during a recent Women's Hockey workout.
@GopherHockey: Former Gopher Lou Nanne was recognized at Xcel Energy Center while calling his 60th and final boys high school hockey tournament.
GopherSports.com: Prior to last weekend's Rowing opener, captains Madeline Lange, Isabella Bejaran and Tallulah Sweet sat down to the preview the season.
GopherSports.com: The Big Ten announced the broadcast schedules for this spring's Softball and Baseball seasons.
Roster News:
- Wrestling: Blake Beissel Signs with Gopher Wrestling
- Gymnastics: Minnesota Adds Teryn Crump, Jayda Lewter to 2024 Class
GopherSports.com: Football announced its spring schedule with a public scrimmage set for April 11.
@NFL: Former Gopher Blake Cashman is expected to sign a three-year contract with the Vikings today.
GopherSports.com: Here's a recap of the recent Leadership U Speaker Series with Alexis Kochanski.
GopherSports.com: Dr. Adam Gallenberg and Sports Psychology are featured in the latest episode of Day in the Life.
YouTube.com: Sophomore guard Amaya Battle was featured on BTN's "On the Court" series.
Gophers in the NHL:
- @GopherHockey: Casey Mittelstadt had his first goal for Colorado last night
- @GopherHockey: Nick Bjugstad scored for Arizona in his return to Minnesota last night
The Latest from Gopher Digital:
- Cinematic Recap: Men's Hockey Sweeps Penn State
- 1974 NCAA Hockey Champions Honored 50 Years Later
- Sights & Sounds: B1G Hockey Playoffs
- Football Workouts: 2024 Dodgeball & Three Point Contest
- Sights & Sounds: Women's Basketball Wins at Target Center
- Big Ten Wrestling Championship Hype Video
- Matt Koalska – Coming Home
- Meet the Gophers: Max Brosmer
- Meet the Gophers: Mike Gerald

