University of Minnesota Athletics
Gopher Sports: News & Notes
3/20/2024 10:00:00 AM | Athletics
Catch up on all the latest news from Gopher Athletics from the past week.
WEDNESDAY
- Women's Swimming & Diving at NCAA Championships | Athens, GA | 5PM | ESPN+
THURSDAY
- Women's Swimming & Diving at NCAA Championships | Athens, GA | 9AM / 5PM | ESPN+
- Wrestling at NCAA Championships | Kansas City, MO | 11AM (ESPNU) / 6PM (ESPN)
FRIDAY
- Track & Field at Clyde Hart Classic | Waco, TX
- Women's Swimming & Diving at NCAA Championships | Athens, GA | 9AM / 5PM | ESPN+
- Wrestling at NCAA Championships | Kansas City, MO | 11AM (ESPNU) / 7PM (ESPN)
- Baseball at San Francisco | 4PM | ESPN+
- Softball at Maryland | 5PM | B1G+
- Volleyball at St. Thomas | 6PM
SATURDAY
- Track & Field at Clyde Hart Classic | Waco, TX
- Women's Swimming & Diving at NCAA Championships | Athens, GA | 9AM / 5PM | ESPN+
- Wrestling at NCAA Championships | Kansas City, MO | 10AM (ESPNU) / 6PM (ESPN)
- Soccer at Minnesota State | 11AM
- Softball at Maryland | 1PM | B1G+
- Baseball at San Francisco | 3PM | ESPN+
- Gymnastics at Big Ten Championships | East Lansing, MI | 4:30PM | BTN
SUNDAY
- Men's Golf at Seahawk Intercollegiate | Wilmington, NC
- Softball at Maryland | 10AM | B1G+
- Baseball at San Francisco | 2PM | ESPN+
MONDAY
- Men's Golf at Seahawk Intercollegiate | Wilmington, NC
RECENT RESULTS
BASEBALL (8-9)
W, 5-1 vs. St. Olaf | Highlights
L, 1-2 (10) at Elon
L, 5-6 at Elon
W, 9-7 (10) at Elon | Highlights
MEN'S BASKETBALL (19-14, 9-11)
L, 67-77 vs. Michigan State | Highlights
W, 73-72 vs. Butler | NIT | Recap
- Dawson Garcia led Minnesota with 25 points, while Elijah Hawkins had 15 assists last night
- The Gophers will face tonight's winner between Indiana State and SMU in the NIT second round on either Saturday or Sunday
DIVING
at NCAA Zone D Diving Championships | Recap
- Drew Bennett won the men's platform on day three of the event
WOMEN'S GOLF
T-12th at Mountain View Collegiate | Recap
- Isabella McCauley led Minnesota with an 11th-place finish
GYMNASTICS (16-6, 6-3)
3-0 at Senior Day Quad | Recap
MEN'S HOCKEY (22-10-5, 13-7-4-1)
L, 1-2 vs. #11 Michigan | Highlights
WOMEN'S HOCKEY (27-10-2, 19-7-2-3)
L, 2-3 (4ot) vs. #4 Clarkson | Highlights
- At five hours and 27 minutes, the quarterfinal matchup was the second-longest in NCAA history
SOFTBALL (14-13)
L, 4-5 vs. #24 Boston
L, 4-5 vs. Michigan State
W, 14-4 (5) vs. NC State
L, 0-4 at #23 South Carolina
L, 2-5 vs. Northwestern | Recap
TENNIS (9-6, 2-1)
L, 0-7 at #25 Wisconsin | Recap
TRACK & FIELD
Six titles at Hurricane Invite | Recap
GopherSports.com: Women's Basketball accepted a bid to play in the 2024 WNIT. The Gophers will face the winner of Pacific and Cal Poly at a time and date to be determined.
WCCORadio.com: Coach Plitzuweit talked about the postseason on Monday morning on WCCO Radio.
GopherSports.com: Seeds and brackets were released for the NCAA Wrestling Championships which begin on Thursday in Kansas City. Big Ten champion Isaiah Salazar is seeded second at 184.
NCAA.com: The NCAA selection show for Men's Hockey will air on ESPNU at 5:30PM on Sunday night.
GopherSports.com: Coach Motzko previewed the postseason during his weekly radio show.
KSTP.com: Coach Hansen and senior Emily Koch met the media ahead of Saturday's Big Ten Gymnastics Championships.
GopherSports.com: Eight Gophers will represent Minnesota at next week's NCAA Men's Swimming & Diving Championships in Indianapolis.
GopherSports.com: Peter Miller was named USTFCCCA Midwest Region Assistant Coach of the Year following the indoor season. Thrower Anthonett Nabwe was named Big Ten Freshman of the Year.
GopherSports.com: Ten Gophers earned B1G Men's Hockey postseason honors highlighted by first-team accolades for Jimmy Snuggerud.
GopherSports.com: Dawson Garcia earned second-team all-district honors from the National Association of Basketball Coaches.
Kare11.com: Kare 11 highlighted senior goaltender Justen Close ahead of the NCAA Tournament.
GopherSports.com: Minnesota's First Varsity Eight boat was named B1G Boat of the Week following its performance at Gonzaga. The Gophers travel to Tennessee next week.
GopherSports.com: Minnesota invited NFL personnel to its annual Pro Day last week.
GopherSports.com: Football took a break from offseason workouts to go axe throwing.
CollegeHockeyNews.com: Freshman Oliver Moore was featured by College Hockey News.
GopherSports.com: Take a look back at the top goals from the 2023 Soccer season.
@GopherWrestling: Gopher Digital has a cinematic recap from the Big Ten Wrestling Championships.
GopherSports.com: Derek Burns from Dinkytown Athletes was a guest on the Golden Gopher Podcast.
GopherSports.com: Former Men's Hockey head coach Don Lucia is the recipient of the Hobey Baker's 2024 Legend of College Hockey.
On This Date:
- March 20, 2021: Gable Steveson won his second straight NCAA Title to end his career
- March 20, 2021: Gymnastics won its first Big Ten title since 2006
- March 20, 2015: Diver Yu Zhou won the 3-meter national title
- March 20, 2010: Diver Kelci Bryant won the 3-meter national title
- March 20, 2010: Jayson Ness finished his Gopher Wrestling career with the 125-pound national title
- March 20, 2004: Damion Hahn won his second straight 197-pound national title in his final match