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Gopher Sports: News & Notes

11/12/2025 9:51:00 AM | Athletics

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


WEDNESDAY

  • Men's Basketball at Missouri | 7PM | SEC Network+ | Preview

FRIDAY

  • Cross Country at NCAA Midwest Regional | Tulsa, OK | 10:30/11:30AM | ESPN+
  • #2 Women's Hockey vs. Bemidji State | Noon | B1G+
  • Women's Basketball vs. NJIT | 5PM | B1G+
  • #20 Volleyball vs. #24 Penn State | 7PM | BTN
  • Men's Hockey vs. Long Island | 7:30PM | Fox9+ | B1G+
  • Football at #6 Oregon | 8PM | FOX | Preview

SATURDAY

  • #10 Wrestling vs. Virginia Tech | Tulsa, OK | 11AM | FloWrestling | Tournament Central
  • #2 Women's Hockey vs. Bemidji State | 2PM | B1G+
  • Men's Hockey vs. Long Island | 5PM | Fox9+ | B1G+
  • Men's Basketball vs. Green Bay | 8PM | BTN

SUNDAY

  • #10 Wrestling at National Duals Invitational | Tulsa, OK
  • #20 Volleyball at Iowa | 2PM | B1G+

TUESDAY

  • Men's Basketball vs. Chicago State | 7PM | B1G+

LAST WEEK

Men's Basketball (2-0)
W, 95-50 vs. Alcorn State | Highlights

Women's Basketball (3-0)
W, 99-36 vs. Manhattan | Highlights
W, 90-47 vs. Marquette | Highlights

Men's Hockey (4-7-1, 2-2-0)
W, 3-0 vs. Notre Dame | Highlights
W, 4-1 vs. Notre Dame | Highlights

  • Luca Di Pasquo was named B1G Star of the Week after stopping 52-of-53 shots

Rowing
at Rivanna Romp | Recap

Men's Swim & Dive (3-2, 0-1)
L, 117-177 vs. #22 Wisconsin | Recap

Women's Swim & Dive (5-2, 2-1)
L, 140-160 vs. #15 Wisconsin | Recap

Volleyball (17-8, 7-7)
L, 1-3 at #11 Wisconsin | Highlights
L, 0-3 vs. #1 Nebraska | Highlights

Wrestling
13 Titles at Bison Open | Recap


GopherSports.com: Grace Grocholski had a team-high 19 points as Women's Basketball routed Marquette, 90-47, last night. The Golden Eagles were tabbed second to UConn in the preseason Big East coaches poll.

YouTube.com: Grocholski, Tori McKinney and Coach Plitzuweit talked about the win following the game.

GopherSports.com: Coach Fleck met the media on Monday to preview Friday night's game at #6 Oregon.

GopherSports.com: Coach Motzko looked back on the Notre Dame sweep and previewed the Long Island series during his radio show.

Awards Watch:

@B1GHockey: Luke Mittelstadt was mic'd up during a recent Men's Hockey practice.

@GopherHockey: Coach Motzko, Tom McGinnis and alum Jordan Schroeder commemorated 50 days out from the World Juniors last week.

ESPN.com: Brock Faber, Matthew Knies and Erik Haula were mentioned in ESPN's projected Olympic Hockey rosters.

@USAHockey: During her bye week, Abbey Murphy netted a hat trick in Team USA's 4-1 win against Canada in the Rivalry Series opener.

GopherSports.com: Mike Grimm joined Justin Gaard in the latest Golden Gopher Podcast.

@MikeGrimm3: Linebacker Maverick Baranowski (Listen) and Offensive Coordinator Greg Harbaugh (Listen) were guests on Grimm's Go Gopher Podcast.

GopherSports.com: Gopher Athletics welcomed alum Dani Cameranesi back to Ridder Arena as part of the Coming Home series.

Gophers in the NBA:

  • @LAClippers: Cam Christie had a career-high 17 points in last Thursday's game at Phoenix
  • Head coach JB Bickerstaff and his Detroit Pistons have won seven straight and lead the Eastern Conference with an 8-2 record

Gophers in the NHL:

  • @NHL: Matthew Wood earned his first career hat trick for the Predators
  • @NHL: Chicago's Oliver Moore scored his first NHL goal
  • @MNWild: Brock Faber scored in back-to-back games for the Wild
  • @Penguins: Tommy Novak scored for Pittsburgh
  • @StLouisBlues: Nick Bjugstad found the back of the net

The Latest from Gopher Digital:

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