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Gopher Sports: News & Notes

1/29/2025 9:08:00 AM | Athletics

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


THURSDAY

  • Women's Basketball at #4 USC | 9PM | Peacock

FRIDAY

  • Women's Track & Field at Meyo Invite | South Bend, IN | 2PM
  • Women's Track & Field at Midwest Classic | Indianapolis, IN
  • Swim & Dive vs. Northwestern/Purdue | 5PM | B1G+
  • #3 Women's Hockey vs. #2 Ohio State | 6PM | B1G+
  • #4 Men's Hockey vs. #17 Wisconsin | 7PM | Fox 9 | B1G+

SATURDAY

  • Women's Track & Field at Meyo Invite | South Bend, IN | 9AM | ACCNX (1PM)
  • Women's Track & Field at Midwest Classic | Indianapolis, IN
  • Tennis vs. Air Force | Ames, IA | 10AM
  • Swim & Dive vs. Northwestern/Purdue | 11AM | B1G+
  • Men's Basketball vs. Washington | 11AM | BTN
  • #3 Women's Hockey vs. #2 Ohio State | 2PM | B1G+
  • #18 Gymnastics vs. Washington | 4PM | B1G+
  • #4 Men's Hockey vs. #17 Wisconsin | 5PM | Fox 9 | B1G+

SUNDAY

  • Women's Golf at Puerto Rico Classic
  • Tennis at Iowa State | 11AM
  • #8 Wrestling vs. #14 Rutgers | NOON | BTN
  • Women's Basketball at #1 UCLA | 2PM | BTN

MONDAY

  • Women's Golf at Puerto Rico Classic

TUESDAY

  • Women's Golf at Puerto Rico Classic
  • Men's Basketball at Penn State | 6PM | BTN

LAST WEEK

Men's Basketball (11-10, 3-7)
W, 77-69 vs. #15 Oregon | Highlights
L, 51-73 at #7 Michigan State | Highlights

  • GopherSports.com: Dawson Garcia was named B1G Player of the Week after averaging 25.5 points in two wins

Women's Basketball (18-3, 6-3)
L, 65-70 vs. #24 Michigan | Highlights
W, 71-50 vs. Wisconsin | Highlights

Gymnastics (4-0, 2-0)
W, 197.325-195.625 at Iowa | Highlights

  • GopherSports.com: Teryn Crump was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week after winning pair of event titles

Men's Hockey (19-6-3, 10-4-2)
L, 3-9 at #2 Michigan State | Highlights
T, 3-3 at #2 Michigan State | Highlights

Women's Hockey (21-5-1, 15-4-1)
W, 4-1 vs. Bemidji State | Highlights
W, 3-1 vs. Bemidji State | Highlights

  • @GopherWHockey: Watch Abbey Murphy's highlight-reel goal from Saturday's outdoor game

Track & Field
15 Titles at Jack Johnson Classic | Recap

Wrestling (7-1, 3-1)
W, 39-3 at Wisconsin | Highlights
W, 29-12 at Northwestern | Highlights


Fox9.com: Coach Plitzuweit previewed trips to #4 USC and #1 UCLA on the Gopher Coaches Show on Fox 9.

@FOX9: Coach Plitzuweit surprised center Sophie Hart with an extra year of eligibility during the show.

GopherSports.com: Brennan Rigsby's block last night at Michigan State was No. 7 on ESPN's Top Plays.

GopherSports.com: Homecoming will be held on Saturday, October 11 when Minnesota hosts Purdue.

GopherSports.com: Football announced several staff changes including the promotion of Danny Collins to Defensive Coordinator.

GopherSports.com: Offensive lineman Ashton Beers was named a CSC Academic All-American following his sophomore season.

@MikeGrimm3: College Football Hall of Fame inductee Greg Eslinger was a guest on Mike Grimm's Go Gopher Podcast.

GopherSports.com: The first NCAA coaches' rankings ahead of the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships were released last week.

GopherSports.com: Soccer unveiled its spring schedule which kicks off against Wisconsin on Sunday, March 2.

GopherSports.com: Audrey Wethington, Peyton Hemp and Ava Lindsay of Women's Hockey were featured in the latest Gopher Round Table.

Fox9.com: Coach Weaver talked about the Spirit Squad's trip to Orlando on Fox 9's 10,000 Takes (9:20 mark).

@GopherWrestling: Max McEnelly joined host Isaiah Salazar in the debut episode of Wrestling's "Hot Seat" series.

@GopherSoftball: Get to know your Gophers ahead of the next week's Softball opener:

@GopherSports.com: Men's and Women's Hockey delivered the stuffed animals collected from their recent Teddy Bear Toss games.

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Cub Plays of the Week
Wednesday, September 24
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Thursday, September 18
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Monday, July 14
2024-25 Gopher Sports Year in Review
Wednesday, July 09