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Gopher Sports: News & Notes
2/26/2025 10:05:00 AM | Athletics
Catch up on all the latest news from Gopher Athletics from the past week.
WEDNESDAY
- #24 Men's Swimming & Diving hosts B1G Championships | 5PM | B1G+
- Women's Basketball vs. Washington | 7PM | B1G+ | Preview
THURSDAY
- #24 Men's Swimming & Diving hosts B1G Championships | 10AM | 5PM | B1G+
FRIDAY
- Women's Track & Field at Big Ten Championships | 9AM | B1G+
- #24 Men's Swimming & Diving hosts B1G Championships | 10AM | 5PM | B1G+
- Tennis vs. #17 Wisconsin | 4PM
- Softball vs. NDSU | US Bank Stadium | 4:30PM | B1G+
- #4 Women's Hockey vs. Minnesota State | WCHA Playoffs | 6PM | Fox 9+ | B1G+
- Softball vs. Wagner | US Bank Stadium | 7PM | B1G+
- Baseball at Arizona State | 7:30PM | ESPN+
- #2 Men's Hockey at #15 Penn State | 7:30PM | BTN
SATURDAY
- Women's Track & Field at Big Ten Championships | 9AM | B1G+
- #24 Men's Swimming & Diving hosts B1G Championships | 10AM | 5PM | B1G+
- Tennis vs. North Dakota | 10AM
- Men's Basketball at Nebraska | 1PM | BTN
- Women's Basketball at #22 Michigan State | 1PM | B1G+
- #4 Women's Hockey vs. Minnesota State | WCHA Playoffs | 2PM | Fox 9+ | B1G+
- Softball vs. Miami (OH) | US Bank Stadium | 3PM | B1G+
- Tennis vs. Boise State | 3PM
- #13 Gymnastics at Big Four Meet | College Park, MD | 5PM | BTN
- #2 Men's Hockey at #15 Penn State | 7PM | BTN
- Baseball at Arizona State | 7:30PM | ESPN+
SUNDAY
- Men's Golf at Colleton River Collegiate | Blufton, SC
- Softball vs. NDSU | US Bank Stadium | 11:30AM | B1G+
- Baseball at Arizona State | 2PM | ESPN+
- Softball vs. St. Thomas | US Bank Stadium | 2PM | B1G+
- Soccer vs. Wisconsin | Sanneh Dome | St. Paul, MN | 2PM
- #4 Women's Hockey vs. Minnesota State | WCHA Playoffs | 3PM | Fox 9+ | B1G+ | If Necessary
MONDAY
- Men's Golf at Colleton River Collegiate | Blufton, SC
TUESDAY
- Baseball vs. Milwaukee | US Bank Stadium | 6PM | B1G+
LAST WEEK
Baseball (2-4)
L, 2-3 vs. Oklahoma | Recap
L, 2-4 vs. #2 Virginia | Recap
W, 10-4 vs. #7 Oregon State | Highlights
Men's Basketball (14-14, 6-10)
L, 61-69 vs. Penn State | Highlights
L, 63-75 vs. Northwestern | Highlights
Women's Basketball (20-8, 8-8)
W, 74-61 at Purdue | Highlights
- GopherSports.com: Grace Grocholski was named to B1G Honor Roll after 27-point performance
Women's Golf
T-Eighth Place at Westbrook Invite | Recap
Gymnastics (7-1, 5-1)
W, 197.0750-196.500 vs. #20 Nebraska | Highlights
- @GopherWGym: Mya Hooten tied a career-best with 9.950 on bars
Men's Hockey (23-7-4, 14-5-3)
W, 4-1 vs. #7 Ohio State | Highlights
W, 6-3 vs. #7 Ohio State | Highlights
- GopherSports.com: Brody Lamb was named B1G Second Star of the Week
Women's Hockey (25-9-1, 19-8-1)
W, 3-2 vs. #6 UMD | Highlights
W, 1-0 vs. #6 UMD | Highlights
- GopherSports.com: Hannah Clark was named WCHA Goaltender of the Week
Softball (5-9)
W, 7-6 vs. Fresno State | Recap
W, 3-1 vs. #22 Missouri | Recap
L, 0-2 vs. #11 Duke | Recap
L, 1-9 vs. #5 Tennessee | Recap
W, 5-4 vs. Long Beach State | Recap
Women's Swimming & Diving
Sixth Place at Big Ten Championships
- Vivi Del Angel finished runner-up in platform diving; Eliot Kennedy placed third in 1650 Free
Women's Track & Field
12 Titles at Snowshoe Open | Recap
- @GopherCCTF: Anthonett Nabwe now has the top weight throw mark in the nation
GopherSports.com: The Big Ten Men's Swimming & Diving Championships begin today at the Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center. Tonight's action begins at 5PM. The meet runs through Saturday.
BigTen.org: Men's Hockey has a two-point lead over #3 Michigan State for the Big Ten title with two games to play. Minnesota's series at #15 Penn State will air on BTN, while MSU's games at Notre Dame will stream via Peacock.
GopherSports.com: Coach Motzko previewed the weekend during his radio show.
Fox9.com: Coach Johnson and Dawson Garcia were featured on this week's Gopher Coaches Show on Fox 9.
GopherSports.com: Ahead of next week's B1G Championships, wrestlers Vance VomBaur, Max McEnelly and Cooper Flynn were featured in the latest Gopher Round Table.
YouTube.com: Colorado natives Isaiah Salazar and Vance VomBaur were highlighted in BTN's On The Mat series.
GopherSports.com: Coach Chastain signed a contract extension ahead of her fifth season at the helm of Gopher Soccer. The team honored her the next day (Watch).
GopherSports.com: Volleyball will open next season against Texas A&M as part of the 2025 AVCA First Serve in Sioux Falls, SD.
GopherSports.com: Nine Gophers were honored as 2024-25 WCHA Scholar-Athlete Award recipients.
GopherSports.com: Director of Football Operations and Logistics Emily Litwin was invited to today's NFL Women's Forum at the combine in Indianapolis.
@GopherFootball: Football is introducing its newcomers beginning with Avon, Ind., native Enoch Atewogbola.
Gopher Alum Updates:
- @GopherWHockey: Co-head coaches John Pohl and Krissy Wendell Pohl led Hill Murray to a state title.
- @AZCardinals: Arizona introduced Winston DeLettiboudere III as its new defensive line coach.
- Kim Royston has been named head football coach at Cretin-Derham Hall High School
- In his first season, JB Bickerstaff has led Detroit to a 32-26 record, one more win than the Pistons had in the previous two seasons combined.
GopherSports.com: A quartet of Gopher Track & Field athletes competed nationally and internationally highlighted by Spencer Brown's Croatian national title.
KSTP.com: Brock Faber met the media to share his experience with Team USA at the 4 Nations Face-Off.
WCCOTV.com: Former Gopher Erica McKenzie talked with WCCO TV about her role with the Minnesota Wild's "Women of the North" program.
YouTube.com: Now in his eighth season of college basketball, Parker Fox was featured on BTN's The Journey.
GopherSports.com: Defensive lineman Jaxon Howard and Anthony Smith were mic'd up as they took in a Men's Hockey win against Wisconsin last month.
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