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Gopher Sports: News & Notes
4/23/2025 9:51:00 AM | Athletics
Catch up on all the latest news from Gopher Athletics from the past week.
WEDNESDAY
- Track & Field Hosts Gary Wilson Invitational | 10AM | B1G+ | Preview
THURSDAY
- Track & Field at Drake Relays | Des Moines, IA
FRIDAY
- Track & Field at Drake Relays | Des Moines, IA
- Men's Golf at Big Ten Championship | Baltimore, MD
- Softball vs. Pittsburgh | 6PM | B1G+
- Baseball vs. USC | 6PM | B1G+
SATURDAY
- Track & Field at Drake Relays | Des Moines, IA
- Men's Golf at Big Ten Championship | Baltimore, MD
- Volleyball vs. North Dakota | Madison, SD | 1PM
- Softball vs. Pittsburgh | 2:30PM | B1G+
- Softball vs. North Dakota | 5PM | B1G+
- Baseball vs. USC | 6PM | B1G+
SUNDAY
- Men's Golf at Big Ten Championship | Baltimore, MD
- Softball vs. North Dakota | 12PM | B1G+
- Baseball vs. USC | 1PM | B1G+
TUESDAY
- Baseball vs. NDSU | 6PM | B1G+
LAST WEEK
Baseball (20-18, 7-11)
W, 4-2 vs. SDSU
W, 3-2 at Rutgers
W, 8-4 at Rutgers
L, 6-12 at Rutgers
- @GopherBaseball: Weber Neels had a three-run home run in Saturday's win
- @GopherBaseball: Jake Perry had a home run and sac fly in Friday's one-run win
Men's Golf
7th Place at Robert Kepler Invite
- GopherSports.com: Eduardo Galdos led Minnesota with a 19th place finish
Women's Golf
T-11th Place at Big Ten Championship
- GopherSports.com: Mariana Mesones earned her third straight top-20 finish with a tie for 19th
Rowing
at Big Ten Invitational
- GopherSports.com: Minnesota claimed four wins during the two-day event
Softball (15-28, 4-15)
L, 6-9 at Wisconsin
L, 4-6 at Wisconsin
W, 10-4 at Wisconsin
- @B1Gsoftball: Breezy Burnett hit a grand slam to give Minnesota a 5-0 lead on Monday
Tennis (10-16, 2-11)
L, 0-4 at Penn State
L, 1-4 at #9 Ohio State
Track & Field
at Brian Clay Invite
at St. Thomas Easter Invite
at Mt. Sac Relays
- GopherSports.com: Minnesota collected eight program top 10s in four meets in four days
WCCOTV.com: WCCO was on hand for Saturday's Gopher Dance Showcase at Williams Arena. The Dance Team is now in Orlando for this week's ICU World Championships.
BigTen.org: Men's Golf is headed to Baltimore for the Big Ten Championship, which runs Friday through Sunday.
GopherSports.com: Mya Hooten wrapped up her collegiate career by earning second-team All-America accolades after scoring a 9.8875 on floor at the NCAA Championships.
@USAGym: Watch her final routine on the floor.
@B1GGymnastics: Teammate Lauren Pearl was mic'd up during Hooten's final performance.
GopherSports.com: Women's Basketball junior Amaya Battle earned CSC Academic All-American honors.
GopherSports.com: Kostas Zaltos is receiving mid-season votes for The Bowerman, the "Heisman of College Track & Field".
@GopherWHockey: Five Gophers helped lead Team USA to Gold at the 2025 IIHF World Championships with an overtime win against Canada. One more earned silver and two more captured bronze.
- @GopherWHockey: Abbey Murphy gave USA a 2-0 lead
- @GopherWHockey: Taylor Heise broke a 2-2 tie in the third
- @GopherWHockey: Heise had the assist on the OT winner
GopherSports.com: Defender Chloe Primerano was named Hockey Commissioners Association Rookie of the Month for March.
GopherSports.com: Thirteen Football student-athletes have been announced as members of the National Football Foundation's (NFF) 2025 Hampshire Honor Society.
GopherSports.com: The latest Golden Gopher Podcast has a preview of this week's NFL Draft and a recap of spring practice.
KSTP.com: Linebacker Cody Lindenberg spoke with KSTP's Darren Wolfson as he prepared for this week's draft.
@PairandSparePod: Coach Fleck was a guest on the Pair and a Spare Podcast with Justin Gaard, Chip Scoggins and Ryan Burns.
GopherSports.com: Volleyball's "Gopher Spotlight" series continues with Houston, Texas, native Jordan Taylor.
GopherSports.com: Wrestling has accepted an invitation to next November's National Duals Invitational in Tulsa, Okla.
@UFCFightPass: Gopher alum Mitch McKee improved to 9-0 with his MMA win on Friday night.
Roster News:
- Gymnastics: Pearl Announces Return in 2026
- Women's Basketball: Glenn Signs with Minnesota
- Women's Basketball: Gophers Add Bershers to 2025-26 Roster
GopherSports.com: Coach Plitzuweit appeared on B1G Today to look back on the WBIT title and preview the offseason.
MNDaily.com: Golf's Isabella and Reese McCauley were featured in the Minnesota Daily.
KFAN.com: After being named head coach of the U.S. World Junior team, Coach Motzko was a guest on KFAN's "Beyond the Pond" on Saturday morning.
@NBA: J.B. Bickerstaff is one of three finalists for NBA Coach of the Year. Detroit evened its series against the NY Knicks on Monday for the team's first playoff win since 2008.
KSTP.com: KSTP's Darren Wolfson caught up with Men's Basketball transfers Robert Vaihola (Watch) and Bobby Durkin (Watch).
@Marlins: Max Meyer threw six scoreless innings with 14 strikeouts, third-best in Marlins' history, in a win Monday night.
Gophers in the NHL:
- GopherSports.com: A total of eight alums will compete in the NHL Playoffs
- @GopherHockey: Jimmy Snuggerud picked up his first career playoff goal for the Blues at Winnipeg
- @SportsNet: Matthew Knies scored in Toronto's game one victory against Ottawa
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