Gopher Sports: News & Notes

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

WEDNESDAY

Baseball vs. St. Thomas | 6PM | B1G+

THURSDAY

Track & Field at Brian Clay Multis | Azusa, CA

FRIDAY

Track & Field at Brian Clay Multis | Azusa, CA
Track & Field at Throwtown Romona World Invitational | Romona, OK
Rowing at Big 12/Big Ten Double Dual | Kansas City, KS
Tennis vs. Indiana | 4PM
Softball vs. #4 Oregon | 5PM | B1G+
Baseball at Ohio State | 5PM | B1G+

SATURDAY

Track & Field at Throwtown Romona World Invitational | Romona, OK
Track & Field at Bethel Invitational | St. Paul, MN
Rowing at Big 12/Big Ten Double Dual | Kansas City, KS
Men's Golf at Hawkeye Invitational | Iowa City, IA
Softball vs. #4 Oregon | 1PM | B1G+
Soccer at Minnesota State | Mankato, MN | 1PM
Baseball at Ohio State | 2PM | B1G+
Volleyball vs. St. Thomas | 3PM | Free Admission

SUNDAY

Track & Field at Throwtown Romona World Invitational | Romona, OK
Men's Golf at Hawkeye Invitational | Iowa City, IA
Softball vs. #4 Oregon | 12PM | B1G+
Baseball at Ohio State | 12PM | B1G+
Tennis vs. Purdue | 12PM

TUESDAY

Baseball vs. North Dakota State | 6PM | B1G+

LAST WEEK

Baseball (12-17, 2-10)
L, 4-10 vs. Penn State
L, 2-5 vs. Penn State
L, 10-15 vs. Penn State
W, 4-3 vs. South Dakota State

@GopherBaseball: Josh Fitzgerald led off with his fourth home run last night against SDSU
@GopherBaseball: He added a diving catch later in the game

Women's Basketball (25-11, 8-10)
W, 75-63 vs. Belmont

Tori McKinney was named Tournament MVP after a career-high 26-point performance
GopherSports.com: Gopher Digital has a cinematic recap from the win

Women's Golf
T-5th Place at Boilermaker Spring Classic

GopherSports.com: Mariana Mesones finished in fifth place to lead the Gophers to their best spring finish

Gymnastics (17-7, 8-1)
2nd at NCAA Regional
4th at NCAA Regional Final

@GopherWGym: Mya Hooten scored a 9.900 on floor
@GopherWGym: Jordan Lyden tied a career-high with 9.900 on beam

Rowing
at Rocky Top Invitational

GopherSports.com: Minnesota earned four runner-up finishes on day two

Softball (14-23, 3-10)
L, 1-2 at Purdue
L, 0-4 at Purdue
W, 11-8 at Purdue

@B1GSoftball: B1G+ announcer had a premonition during Taylor Krapf's at-bat on Sunday
@GopherSoftball: Breezy Burnett cleared the bases in the top of the seventh to break an 8-8 tie

Tennis (9-13, 1-8)
L, 0-4 at #22 USC
L, 0-4 at #24 UCLA

Track & Field
at Florida Relays

GopherSports.com: Minnesota set five new school records
@GopherCCTF: Minnesota men moved up to No. 2 in the latest national team rankings

WCCORadio.com: Coach Plitzuweit joined WCCO's Scott Korzenowski on Sunday to talk about the team's WBIT title win.

GopherSports.com: Mya Hooten will compete on floor as an individual after qualifying for the NCAA Championships in Fort Worth, Texas, on April 17.

MNDaily.com: Kostas Zaltos and Angelos Mantzouranis had the No. 7 and No. 9 hammer throws in NCAA history, respectively, at the Florida Relays last weekend.

GopherSports.com: After finishing second at the USA 10K National Championship last weekend, Joey Tepper will swim for the US Worlds Team at the Open Water Swimming World Cup in Ibiza.

KSTP.com: Men's Basketball transfer and Minnesota native BJ Omot talked about his decision to join the Gopher program.

Spotify.com: Coach Medved appeared on the Jim Rome Show on Monday (19:40 mark).

ESPN.com: Women's Basketball just missed Charlie Crème's 'way-too-early' Top 25 for 2025-26.

Transfer News:

Men's Basketball: BJ Omot (California/North Dakota)
Men's Basketball: Jaylen Crocker-Johnson (Colorado State/Arkansas-Little Rock)
Men's Basketball: Bobby Durkin (Davidson)
Women's Hockey: Jamie Nelson (Minnesota State)

GopherSports.com: Abbey Murphy and Chloe Primerano earned 2024-25 All-USCHO second-team and all-rookie honors, respectively.

GopherSports.com: Tommy Askey, Cooper Flynn, Max McEnelly, Ethan Riddle, Isaiah Salazar, Andrew Sparks and Vance VomBaur were named NWCA Scholar All-Americans.

YouTube.com: Freshman All-American Max McEnelly appeared on the BaschAMania Wrestling Podcast.

GopherSports.com: Isabella McCauley shot a second-round 69, but missed the cut by one stroke at the prestigious Augusta National Women's Amateur.

Ask the Gophers:

@GopherWGolf: What would your Champions Dinner be?
@GopherFootball: Which coach would be best at basketball?

MNDaily.com: The Minnesota Daily's Sophia Bablitch looked at Coach Hansen's path from Gopher gymnast to head coach of the program.

GopherSports.com: Coach Fleck gave the media an update on spring practice last night. Football will host an open public at the indoor facility on Tuesday at 4:15PM.

YouTube.com: Former Gopher quarterback Tanner Morgan appeared on B1G Today yesterday to preview Minnesota's open practice.

@MikeGrimm3: Tight ends coach Eric Koehler appeared on Mike Grimm's Go Gopher Podcast.

WCCOTV.com: WCCO's Marielle Mohs profiled 90-year old Gopher super fan Louise Quam.

Men's Hockey in the Pros:

Gophers in the NHL:

@PredsNHL: Matthew Wood made his NHL debut with Nashville on Sunday
Jimmy Snuggerud picked up his first two career assists with St. Louis (Watch | Watch)
@GopherHockey: Oliver Moore collected his first career point with Chicago

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