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Gopher Sports: News & Notes

10/15/2025 9:48:00 AM | Athletics

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


THURSDAY

  • Tennis at ITA Central Regional
  • Baseball Scrimmage | 3PM
  • Men's Basketball vs. NDSU | 7PM | Exhibition | B1G+
  • Soccer at #17 Washington | 9PM | BTN

FRIDAY

  • #24 Swim & Dive at The Dual Meet Tournament | Atlanta, GA | Tournament Central
  • Women's Cross Country at Nuttycombe Invite | Madison, WI | 10:30AM
  • #13 Men's Hockey at #8 North Dakota | 7PM | Fox9+
  • Football vs. #25 Nebraska | 7PM | FOX | Preview
  • #18 Volleyball at Oregon | 8PM | B1G+

SATURDAY

  • #24 Swim & Dive at The Dual Meet Tournament | Atlanta, GA
  • Men's Cross Country at Pre-NCAAs | Columbia, MO | 10AM
  • #3 Women's Hockey vs. #2 Ohio State | 2PM | B1G+
  • Baseball Scrimmage | 5PM
  • #13 Men's Hockey at #8 North Dakota | 6PM | Fox9+
  • #18 Volleyball at Washington | 9PM | B1G+

SUNDAY

  • Men's Golf at Quail Valley Collegiate | Vero Beach, FL
  • #3 Women's Hockey vs. #2 Ohio State | 2PM | Fox9+ | B1G+
  • Soccer at Oregon | 3PM | B1G+

MONDAY

  • Men's Golf at Quail Valley Collegiate | Vero Beach, FL

LAST WEEK

Football (4-2, 2-1)
W, 27-20 vs. Purdue | Highlights

  • @B1Gfootball: Koi Perich sealed the comeback win with his pick-six

Women's Golf
Sixth Place at Dale McNamara Invite | Recap

  • Isabella McCauley and Mariana Mesones finished tied for fourth and seventh, respectively

Men's Hockey (1-2-1)
L, 1-3 vs. #10 Boston College | Highlights
T, 2-2 vs. #10 Boston College | Highlights

Women's Hockey (6-0-0, 2-0-0)
W, 4-1 vs. #10 St. Cloud State | Highlights
W, 5-3 vs. #10 St. Cloud State | Highlights

  • GopherSports.com: Hannah Clark was named WCHA Goaltender of the Week after the weekend sweep

Soccer (6-6-2, 2-4-2)
W, 2-1 vs. USC | Highlights
T, 0-0 vs. #9 UCLA | Recap

  • @GopherSoccer: Caroline Birdsell had the late game-winner against the Trojans
  • GopherSports.com: Sarah Martin was named B1G Goalkeeper of the Week after her 12-save performance against the Bruins

Men's Swim & Diving
W, 196-47 vs. South Dakota | Recap

Women's Swim & Dive
W, 189-53 vs. Nebraska
W, 198-44 vs. South Dakota | Recap

Volleyball (14-3, 4-2)
L, 0-3 vs. UCLA | Highlights
W, 3-0 vs. Ohio State | Highlights


GopherSports.com: Ahead of Thursday night's exhibition opener, Coach Medved, Jaylen Crocker-Johnson and Isaac Asuma previewed the season at B1G Media Day.

YouTube.com: Coach Medved stopped by KFAN to appear on The Power Trip last Friday. He also played the Initials Game (Watch).

GopherSports.com: Coach Fleck previewed Friday night's game against No. 25 Nebraska during his Monday press conference.

Fox9.com: Catch a replay of last night's P.J. Fleck Show on Fox 9.

GopherSports.com: Coach Plizuweit, Mara Braun and Amaya Battle visited Chicago for Big Ten Women's Basketball Media Day last week.

GopherSports.com: Men's Hockey unveiled its 2025-26 broadcast schedule which includes Fox9+ picking up this weekend's series at North Dakota.

KSTP.com: KSTP talked with Abbey Murphy, Taylor Heise and Lee Stecklein as they participated in USA Hockey's minicamp ahead of the 2026 Olympics.

GopherSports.com: Matchups were unveiled for the upcoming National Duals Invitational with Wrestling set to face Virginia Tech on November 15.

ESPN.com: Drake Lindsey was featured in ESPN.com's top freshman quarterback breakdown this season.

@GopherMBB: Coach Gates was a guest on the Talk Gopher Buckets podcast.

KSTP.com: KSTP chatted with a trio of Men's Basketball newcomers during the team's media day last week.

KSTP.com: Redshirt freshman center Grayson Grove is looking forward to contributing this season.

@MikeGrimm3: North Carolina transfer forward Cade Tyson appeared on Mike Grimm's Go Gopher Podcast.

GopherSports.com: Coach Arterberry was a guest on the Twin Cities Leaders Podcast.

Gophers in the NHL:

  • @NHL: Sam Rinzel earned his first NHL goal for the Blackhawks
  • @MapleLeafs: Matthew Knies found the back of the net for Toronto
  • @NHLBruins: Casey Mittelstadt scored for the Bruins
  • @StLouisBlues: Jimmy Snuggerud lit the lamp for St. Louis

@KSTPSports: Former Gopher Dan Wilson has the Seattle Mariners two wins away from the first World Series in franchise history.

KSTP.com: KSTP's Darren Wolfson spoke with former Gopher manager John Anderson about Wilson's success.

@GopherWGym: Gymnastics held its annual Meet the Team event on Saturday.

GopherSports.com: Minnesota's 1960 national championship team was honored during Saturday's game.

YouTube.com: Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith joined the University of Minnesota Marching Band during halftime on Saturday.

Gophers in the NFL:

  • @GopherFootball: Benjamin St-Juste had the interception in the Chargers' win
  • @Vikings: Blake Cashman returned to the practice field for the first time since September

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