<rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:s="https://gophersports.com/services/xml_schema/story" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title /><link>https://gophersports.com/rss/</link><description /><atom:link href="https://gophersports.com/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>No. 18/18 Minnesota Hosts Defending SWAC Champion Southern on Military Appreciation Night</title><link>https://gophersports.com/news/2026/11/9/womens-basketball-no-18-18-minnesota-hosts-defending-swac-champion-southern-on-military-appreciation-night</link><guid>https://gophersports.com/news/2026/11/9/womens-basketball-no-18-18-minnesota-hosts-defending-swac-champion-southern-on-military-appreciation-night</guid><category>Women's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Team" src="https://gophersports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/11/9/Grocholski_Grace__tea_310.jpg" /><br /><br />The Golden Gophers will face the Southern Jaguars for the fourth time on Tuesday night]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://gophersports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/11/9/Grocholski_Grace__tea_310.jpg" /><media:content url="https://gophersports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/11/9/Grocholski_Grace__tea_310.jpg"><media:title>Team</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://gophersports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/11/9/Grocholski_Grace__tea_310.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Mon, 9 Nov 2026 13:38:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>13</s:sport_id><s:story_id>71556</s:story_id></item><item><title>Five Gophers Score in Double Figures to Lead No. 17/18 Minnesota past Marquette 87-79</title><link>https://gophersports.com/news/2026/11/7/womens-basketball-harmons-dagger-shot-leads-minnesota-past-marquette-87-79</link><guid>https://gophersports.com/news/2026/11/7/womens-basketball-harmons-dagger-shot-leads-minnesota-past-marquette-87-79</guid><category>Women's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Grocholski_Grace" src="https://gophersports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/11/2/Grocholski_Grace_222_C7smG.jpg" /><br /><br />Grace Grocholski led with 25 points, followed by Leah Harmon with 17. 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