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Gopher Sports: News & Notes
1/28/2026 9:50:00 AM | Athletics
Catch up on all the latest news from Gopher Athletics from the past week.
WEDNESDAY
- Women's Basketball at Penn State | 5PM | B1G+ | Preview
- Men's Basketball at Wisconsin | 8PM | BTN | Preview
FRIDAY
- #22 Track & Field Hosts Jack Johnson Classic
- #22 Track & Field at Meyo Invite | South Bend, IN
- Swim & Dive at Northwestern/vs. Purdue | 2PM
- #3 Women's Hockey vs. #1 Wisconsin | 6PM | B1G+
- Men's Hockey vs. #7/8 Wisconsin | 7PM | Fox 9 | B1G+
- #9 Wrestling at #4 Iowa | 7PM | B1G+
SATURDAY
- #22 Track & Field at Meyo Invite | South Bend, IN
- Swim & Dive at Northwestern/vs. Purdue | 9AM
- Tennis vs. Western Michigan | DeKalb, IL | 9AM
- #3 Women's Hockey vs. #1 Wisconsin | 2PM | B1G+
- #18 Gymnastics vs. #24 Iowa | 4PM | B1G+
- Tennis at Northern Illinois | 6PM
- Men's Hockey vs. #7/8 Wisconsin | 6PM | Fox 9 | B1G+
SUNDAY
- Women's Golf at Puerto Rico Classic | Rio Grande, PR
- Men's Basketball at Penn State | 1PM | NBCSN | Peacock
- Women's Basketball vs. Purdue | 2PM | B1G+
MONDAY
- Women's Golf at Puerto Rico Classic | Rio Grande, PR
TUESDAY
- Women's Golf at Puerto Rico Classic | Rio Grande, PR
LAST WEEK
Men's Basketball (10-10, 3-6)
L, 57-76 vs. #7 Nebraska | Highlights
Women's Basketball (14-6, 5-4)
W, 65-60 at Oregon | Highlights
W, 88-53 vs. Wisconsin | Highlights
Gymnastics (3-2, 1-1)
L, 195.600-195.075 at Nebraska | Recap
- @GopherWGym: Lacie Saltzmann was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week after bars event title
Men's Hockey (8-16-1, 4-10-0)
L, 1-3 at #2 Michigan State | Highlights
L, 2-3 at #2 Michigan State | Highlights
Women's Hockey (22-4-0, 16-4-0)
W, 8-1 at #14 St. Cloud State | Highlights
W, 5-1 vs. #14 St. Cloud State | Highlights
- @GopherWHockey: Abbey Murphy tied alum Nadine Muzerall as the program's career goal leader
Tennis (2-0)
W, 5-2 vs. Iowa State
W, 6-1 vs. North Dakota | Recap
- @GopherWTennis: Jeselle Ante clinched the victory against Iowa State
Track & Field
1 Title at Stan Scott Invite | Recap
- Sofia Condon won the pole vault for the second time in four meets this season
Wrestling (8-4, 2-2)
L, 9-29 vs. #2 Ohio State | Recap
W, 26-10 vs. #26 Wisconsin | Highlights
@GopherWGolf: After a training trip to Florida, Women's Golf opens its spring season on Sunday at the Puerto Rico Classic (Live Scoring).
GopherSports.com: Football announced its full 2026 schedule which is higlighted by four trophy games and a rare trip to Indiana.
GopherSports.com: A trio of Gophers – Boye Mafe, Nick Kallerup and Jack Gibbens – will compete in next week's Super Bowl LX in Santa Clara.
NACDA.com: Gopher Athletics moved up to No. 48 in the final fall Learfield Directors' Cup standings.
GopherSports.com: Luke Mittelstadt and Brodie Ziemer were included in the initial list of nominees for the 2026 Hobey Baker Memorial Award.
GopherSports.com: Hockey's Brody Lamb and Cross Country's Sal Wirth were guests on the Golden Gopher Podcast.
GopherSports.com: Gianna Gerdes and her return to the Gymnastics program were featured in BTN's On The Beam series.
GopherSports.com: Former Gopher Gymnast Clay Strother was named to the 2026 CGA Hall of Fame Class.
Gophers in the Olympics:
- @AnaheimDucks: Jackson LaCombe will join Erik Haula and Brock Faber after being added to the US team.
- @MikeGrimm3: Taylor Heise was a guest on Mike Grimm's Go Gopher Podcast ahead of her Olympic debut.
- WCCORadio.com: Lee Stecklein was a guest on WCCO Radio on Tuesday morning.
- @GopherWHockey: Four current Gophers are also headed to Milan and talked about their expectations.
- @GopherWHockey: Abbey Murphy appeared on WGN Morning News in her home state of Illinois.
@GopherSports: The Hockey teams dropped off the stuffed animals from their recent Teddy Bear Tosses.
@GopherMBB: Sophomore point guard Isaac Asuma was featured on the Gopher Coaches Show on Fox 9.
@GopherVBall: Take a look back at the top moments from the 2025 Volleyball season.
GopherSports.com: Assistant coach Pedro Mendes is departing to become the head coach of the new Major League Volleyball Minnesota team.
Gopher Shorts:
- @GopherWBB: Gophers Celebrate Border Battle Win
- @GopherBaseball: Media Day Behind the Scenes
- @GopherWGolf: What Are Your Semester Goals?
- @GopherMBB: Word on Beat Challenge
- @GopherWGym: What's Your Pre-Meet Superstition?
- @GopherMGolf: Favorite Campus Restaurant?
- @GopherSoccer: Winter Beep Test
ESPN.com: Defensive end Anthony Smith was ranked No. 62 in ESPN's Top 100 Players from the 2025 Season.
@NHL: Former Gopher Oliver Moore clinched a shootout win for Chicago against Carolina.
WCCOTV.com: WCCO's Marielle Mohs stopped by Gymnastics practice following the team's wins against Arkansas and Michigan.
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