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Gopher Sports: News & Notes
2/18/2026 9:53:00 AM | Athletics
Catch up on all the latest news from Gopher Athletics from the past week.
WEDNESDAY
- Women's Swim & Dive Hosts Big Ten Championships | 4PM | B1G+ | Preview
- Baseball at Florida Gulf Coast | 5:30PM | ESPN+ | Preview
- #23 Women's Basketball vs. #10 Ohio State | 7PM | B1G+ | Preview
THURSDAY
- Women's Swim & Dive Hosts Big Ten Championships | 10AM | B1G+
FRIDAY
- Women's Swim & Dive Hosts Big Ten Championships | 10AM | B1G+
- #20 Track & Field Hosts Snowshoe Open | 2PM
- Softball vs. LIU | US Bank Stadium | 4:30PM | B1G+ | Tournament Central
- Tennis at Kansas | 5PM
- Baseball vs. Minnesota Twins | Fort Myers, FL | 5PM | Twins.TV
- #3 Women's Hockey vs. #10 UMD | 6PM | Fox 9+ | B1G+
- Softball vs. Iowa State | US Bank Stadium | 7PM | B1G+
- #12 Gymnastics at Washington | 8:30PM | B1G+
SATURDAY
- Women's Swim & Dive Hosts Big Ten Championships | 10AM | B1G+
- Men's Basketball vs. Rutgers | 11AM | BTN
- #3 Women's Hockey vs. #10 UMD | 2PM | Fox 9+ | B1G+
- Softball vs. Central Michigan | US Bank Stadium | 4:30PM | B1G+
- Baseball vs. Northeastern | Fort Myers, FL | 5PM
- Softball vs. NDSU | US Bank Stadium | 7PM | B1G+
SUNDAY
- Women's Golf at Westbrook Invite | Peoria, AZ
- Softball vs. Central Michigan | US Bank Stadium | 11:30AM | B1G+
- Baseball vs. Northeastern | Fort Myers, FL | Noon
- Tennis at Kansas State | Noon
- #23 Women's Basketball vs. #18 Michigan State | 5PM | FS1
MONDAY
- Women's Golf at Westbrook Invite | Peoria, AZ
TUESDAY
- Men's Basketball at #1 Michigan | 7:30PM | BTN
LAST WEEK
Baseball (3-0)
W, 11-5 at Stetson | Highlights
W, 8-0 vs. St. John's | Recap
W, 8-0 vs. Ball State | Recap
Men's Basketball (12-14, 5-10)
L, 57-69 at Washington | Highlights
W, 61-44 at Oregon | Highlights
Women's Basketball (20-6, 11-4)
W, 84-67 vs. Nebraska | Highlights
W, 83-60 at Wisconsin | Highlights
- Eight game win streak is second-longest conference streak in program history
Men's Golf
12th Place at Puerto Rico Classic | Recap
- Jon Honsa posted a career-best 5-under three-day score
Gymnastics (5-3, 3-2)
W, 197.075-196.000 vs. #16 Penn State | Highlights
- @GopherWGym: Ava Stewart won the beam title with a career-high 9.950
Men's Hockey (10-19-2, 6-13-1)
T, 2-2 at Notre Dame | Highlights
L, 2-3 at Notre Dame | Highlights
- @GopherHockey: Brodie Ziemer and Javon Moore scored in Friday's shootout win
Women's Hockey (24-7-1, 18-7-1)
L, 2-4 at #2 Ohio State | Highlights
L, 1-3 at #2 Ohio State | Recap
Softball (4-6)
W, 6-1 vs. Idaho State
W, 8-6 at UTEP | Recap
L, 2-12 vs. #4 Oklahoma
W, 11-4 at New Mexico State | Recap
L, 3-5 at New Mexico State | Recap
- GopherSports.com: Sydney Schwartz was named Big Ten Pitcher of the Week
Tennis (7-2)
L, 0-4 vs. Alabama | Recap
L, 1-4 vs. Colorado
W, 6-1 vs. Drake | Recap
Track & Field
2 Titles at Tyson Invitational | Recap
- @GopherCCTF: Anthonett Nabwe set a new school and Big Ten record in the Weight Throw
- @GopherCCTF: Zoie Dundon broke the Indoor Mile school record
Wrestling (11-5, 5-3)
W, 37-6 vs. Michigan State | Highlights
GopherSports.com: The 2026 Big Ten Women's Swimming & Diving Championships begin today and runs through Saturday at the Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center.
GopherSports.com: Women's Basketball is ranked No. 23 nationally ahead of tonight's matchup with No. 10 Ohio State (7PM | B1G+). Minnesota's final home game is Sunday against No. 18 Michigan State (5PM | FS1).
NCAA.com: Women's Basketball is a projected No. 5 seed in NCAA.com's tournament bracket projection.
WCCOTV.com: WCCO's Marielle Mohs sat down Grace Grocholski to talk about the season.
Gophers in the Olympics:
- Abbey Murphy and four Gopher alums go for the gold against Canada on Thursday at 12:10PM on USA Network
- USAHockey.com: Taylor Heise reflected on being one of the last cuts from the 2022 Olympic team.
- Josefin Bouveng and Sweden will face Switzerland on Thursday at 7:30AM in the bronze medal game
- Brock Faber, Jackson LaCombe and Team USA meet Sweden in today's quarterfinals at 2:10PM on NBC
- @USAHockey: Faber lit the lamp on Sunday against Germany
- Erik Haula and Finland face Switzerland today at 11:10AM in the quarterfinals
GopherSports.com: Soccer unveiled its spring schedule which includes four matches at Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium.
GopherSports.com: Football will hold a spring game on Saturday, April 25 at Huntington Bank Stadium.
Coach Updates:
- Volleyball: Keegan Cook Signs Extension
- Football: Fleck Signs New Contract
GopherSports.com: Carly Gilk, Stella Swenson and Jordan Taylor will take part in USA Volleyball's National Team Collegiate training camp in Colorado Springs.
GopherSports.com: Fourteen Women's Hockey players were named to the 2025-26 WCHA All-Academic Team.
GopherSports.com: Baseball's Weber Neels, Cole Selvig, and Charlie Sutherland were named Big Ten Players to Watch.
GopherSports.com: Neels previewed the 2026 season on the latest Golden Gopher Podcast.
@MikeGrimm3: Coach McDevitt was a guest on Mike Grimm's Go Gopher Podcast.
@GopherBaseball: Baseball is introducing its newcomers in its series 'In The Cage':
@GopherWrestling: Sophomore All-American Max McEnelly broke down his OT win at Iowa in the latest 'Play in Focus' episode.
GopherSports.com: Defensive lineman Deven Eastern has been invited to next week's NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis.
Gopher Shorts:
- @GopherBaseball: 2026 Season Hype
- @GopherMBB: Who's Snagging the Last Slice?
- @GopherWTennis: Best Post-Match Reactions
- @GopherWTennis: Which Winter Olympic Sport?
- @GopherVBall: Winter Workouts
- @GopherWrestling: What's a Topic You Know More About Than Your Teammates?
GopherSports.com: Hockey's Leo Gruba, Jimmy Clark and John Whipple were featured in the latest Gopher Round Table.
@BigTen: Basketball's Niamya Holloway spoke about being named the 2026 Jackie Robinson Community & Impact winner.
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