2023-10-04 16:33:38
Catch up on all the latest news from Gopher Athletics from the past week.
MEN’S & WOMEN’S GOLF
Today | at Blessings Collegiate Invite | Fayetteville, Ark. | GOLF Channel
The Men are in sixth place with Brock Winter in fourth entering final round (Live Scoring)
The Women are in ninth place following 14-stroke improvement (Live Scoring)
#4 WOMEN’S HOCKEY (0-0-0) (SEASON OPENER)
Friday | at RIT | 5PM
Saturday | at RIT | 5PM
Minnesota leads series 3-0
The Gophers face St. Thomas at Xcel Energy Center on Friday, Oct. 13
SOFTBALL
Friday | vs. St. Thomas | Exhibition | 5PM
Sunday | vs. Iowa State | Exhibition | Noon
Sunday | vs. NDSU | Exhibition | 4PM
#16 VOLLEYBALL (6-6, 2-2)
Friday | at Maryland | 7PM | BTN
Saturday | at Rutgers | 6PM | B1G+
Minnesota is 18-0 all-time once morest the Terrapins; 11-2 once morest the Scarlet Knights (2 losses in 1983)
ROWING (SEASON OPENER)
Saturday | Head of the Mississippi Regatta | Kroll Boathouse | 9:30 AM
Collegiate races will be held at 9:30, 9:45, 11, 12:15
More event information can be found here
FOOTBALL (3-2, 1-1)
Saturday | vs. #2 Michigan | 6:30PM | NBC
Minnesota has two wins once morest No. 1 or No. 2 ranked Michigan (1977 & 1986)
This is the third time the Gophers have appeared on NBC; the first two were the 1961 and 1962 Rose Bowls
SOCCER (4-4-4, 0-3-2)
Sunday | vs. Illinois | 1PM | BTN
Help break the attendance record at Sunday’s ‘Rock the Robbie”
MEN’S HOCKEY
Sunday | vs. Bemidji State | Exhibition | 6PM | B1G+
Gophers open the season on Friday, October 13 at Xcel Energy Center once morest St. Thomas
RECENT RESULTS
WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY
7th of 16 teams at Joe Piane Invitational | Recap
Taylor Kreitinger led Minnesota with 28th place finish
FOOTBALL
W, 35-24 vs. Louisiana | Recap & Highlights
Zach Evans became Minnesota’s fourth straight B1G Freshman of the Week
SOCCER
L, 1-3 vs. Wisconsin | Recap & Highlights
T, 0-0 at #16 Indiana | Recap & Highlights
WOMEN’S TENNIS
at San Diego State Invitational | Recap
Minnesota finished 13-5 in singles and 5-3 in doubles
VOLLEYBALL
W, 3-0 vs. Michigan | Recap & Highlights
L, 1-3 vs. #15 Penn State | Recap & Highlights
GopherSports.com: Coach Fleck addressed the media on Monday to preview this week’s Michigan game.
Fox9.com: Catch the latest episode of “The P.J. Fleck Show” which aired last night on Fox 9.
KSTP.com: Men’s Hockey met the media last week ahead of Sunday’s exhibition opener once morest Bemidji State.
Schedule Updates:
BigTen.org: The Big Ten will host Men’s and Women’s Basketball Media Days this Monday and Tuesday at Target Center. BTN will provide live coverage.
@GopherWBB: Coach Plitzuweit stopped by BTN’s set prior to the Football game on Saturday.
GopherSports.com: Sophomore guard Mara Braun was the latest guest on the Golden Gopher Podcast.
GopherSports.com: After 26 seasons, Jim Burns announced his retirement as Golden Gopher public address announcer.
WCCORadio.com: Coach Johnson chatted with WCCO’s Henry Lake regarding the upcoming season.
@GopherMBB: Former Gopher point guard and new radio analyst Al Nolen was a guest on Mike Grimm’s Go Gopher Podcast.
@GopherMGolf: Bennett Swavely’s par save was featured during The Golf Channel’s coverage of the Blessings Collegiate Invite on Monday.
@GopherWGolf: The Golf Channel spoke with Coach Brinsmead during Tuesday’s round two in Arkansas.
@GopherFootball: While in town for B1G Tailgate, BTN’s Mike Hall stopped by a Brevyn’s Barber Shop for a visit.
GopherSports.com: Men’s Hockey visited Roseville as part of the Rink Roots program presented by PNC Bank.
GopherSports.com: Women’s Hockey’s “Meet the Newcomer” series concludes with Hungary native Emma Kreisz.
@GopherWrestling: Former Gopher All-American Devin Skatzka has been hired as Assistant Coach at Chattanooga.
StarTribune.com: Former Big Ten Pitcher of the Year Autumn Pease was in attendance at Target Field last week to watch her childhood hero – Sonny Gray of the Minnesota Twins.
ESPN.com: Former Gopher receiver Erik Decker was part of an oral history of the record-breaking 2013 Denver Broncos.
Gophers in the NFL:
Antoine Winfield Jr. had nine tackles, a sack, forced fumble and a fumble recovery in Tampa Bay’s win at New Orleans.
Jack Gibbens led Tennessee with 10 tackles in a 27-3 win once morest Cincinnati.
Terell Smith made his first start for the Chicago Bears and finished with five tackles. He made 10 stops the week before once morest Kansas City.
Boye Mafe had one of Seattle’s 11 sacks once morest the New York Giants on Monday night.
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