Minnesota and Ohio State are raising awareness for Hoops4ALS game on January 6. Both Minnesota and Ohio will be wearing Hoops4ALS shooting shirts, while each coaching staff will be wearing pins to raise awareness for ALS. Tip Time: 8:10 p.m. SERIES INFORMATION* 150th...
Minnesota is now on the clock for World Juniors
The ceremonial passing of the puck from organizers of the 2025 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship in Ottawa to the hosts of the 2026 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship in Minnesota took place at a press conference on the final day of this year’s tournament....
Team USA win gold medal again
(Ottawa) -- Teddy Stiga (Sudbury, Mass./Boston College) scored 8:04 into three-on-three overtime as the U.S. National Junior Team erased a two-goal deficit and earned a 4-3 victory over Finland in the gold-medal game of the 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship here...
Gopher women beat Illinois 68-61
The Minnesota women's basketball team (15-1, 3-1 B1G) fought back from an 11-point deficit to beat the Illinois Fighting Illini (11-4, 1-3 B1G) 68-61 at Williams Arena on Sunday afternoon. The win also marked head coach Dawn Plitzuweit's 400th career win. Plitzuweit...
#3 Gopher women’s hockey taking on Bemidji State in Lakeville on Wednesday
The No. 3-ranked University of Minnesota women's hockey team will kick off the second half of the 2024-25 season with three games over four days. The Gophers currently hold a 13-4-1 (9-4-1 WCHA) record heading into their return to the ice. The Maroon & Gold will...
Gopher women dominate Badgers early, hang on for Tuesday win
The Minnesota women's basketball team (14-1, 2-1 B1G) out-rebounded the Wisconsin Badgers (10-4, 1-2 B1G) 37-32 on the way to a 59-50 win on the road Tuesday afternoon. The Golden Gophers had three players score in double figures, led by Amaya Battle, who had 13...
Gopher women have New Year’s Eve matinee in Wisconsin
The University of Minnesota women's basketball team (13-1, 1-1 B1G) continues conference play on the road at Wisconsin (10-3, 1-1 B1G) on Tuesday. Tip off is set for 3:30 p.m. Minnesota (13-1, 1-1 B1G) vs. Wisconsin (10-3, 1-1 B1G) Stream: B1G+ Tip Time: 3:30 p.m. CT...
Gopher women whip Penn State 90-54 on Saturday
The Minnesota women's basketball team (13-1, 1-1 B1G) scored 30 points off of turnovers on the way to a 90-54 win over the Penn State Nittany Lions (9-4, 0-2 B1G) at home on Saturday afternoon. The Golden Gophers had four players score in double figures, led by Tori...
Gopher men hosting Morgan State on Sunday
SERIES INFORMATION* Second Meeting All Time, Minnesota leads, 1-0 First Meeting vs Morgan St: Dec. 8, 2009 (MN W, 94-64) Gophers All-Time vs. MEAC: 6-0 * - excludes vacated games Tip Time: 1:02 p.m., Williams Arena, Minneapolis STARTING FIVE • The University of...
Gopher WBB back in action on Saturday
The University of Minnesota women's basketball team (12-1, 0-1 B1G) is set to host Penn State (9-3, 0-1 B1G) in its Big Ten home opener at Williams Arena on Saturday, Dec. 28. The game is scheduled to tip at 3 p.m. Minnesota (12-1, 0-1 B1G) vs. Penn State (9-3, 0-0...
Team USA opens World Juniors with a 10-4 win over Germany
Golden Gopher Brodie Ziemer (Chaska/University of Minnesota) scored twice to help Team USA to a 10-4 preliminary round win over Germany to open the World Junior Championship in Ottawa yesterday. James Hagens (Hauppauge, N.Y./Boston College) recorded two goals and two...
Team USA wins exhibition over Finland 5-2
Gabe Perreault (Hinsdale, Ill./Boston College) and James Hagens (Hauppauge, N.Y./Boston College) each registered three assists to help the U.S. National Junior Team to a 5-2 victory over Finland here today before a capacity crowd at the Cornwall Civic Complex in...
US World Junior Team Roster set, includes nine Minnesotans
USA Hockey named today the 25 players for its 2025 U.S. National Junior Team which will represent the United States in the 2025 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship from Dec. 26 - Jan. 5 in Ottawa, Ont. “It’s always tough to get through the selection process as we...
Two Gopher football players honored
The Sporting News has named Minnesota standouts Aireontae Ersery and Koi Perich All-Americans, as the duo were placed on the Second Team. This is the third All-American honor for Ersery, who was also named the Big Ten Rimington-Pace Offensive Lineman of the Year....
Two Gopher soccer players honored
Graduate Sophia Boman and senior Khyah Harper were named to the 2024 United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division I Women's Scholar All-North/Central Region team as announced by the publication on Wednesday. It marks the first time since 2018 Minnesota has had student-athletes...
Two Gopher volleyball players honored
Minnesota volleyball student-athletes Julia Hanson and Melani Shaffmaster were named All-America Honorable Mention today by the America Volleyball Coaches Association. It's the first career All-America nod for both players. A Savage, Minn., native, Julia Hanson had a...
Gopher women’s gymnasts prepping for start of season
The University of Minnesota women's gymnastics program will begin their 2025 campaign ranked fifth in the Big Ten Preseason Coaches' Poll, the conference announced Tuesday. Seniors Mya Hooten and Lauren Pearl were named Big Ten 'Gymnasts to Watch'. Each is coming off...
More honors for Ersery
University of Minnesota standout Aireontae Ersery was named an All-American today by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA). Ersery was named to the Second Team. This is another honor for Minnesota's left tackle, as he has also been named an AP...
Gopher offensive lineman Ersery named all-American
University of Minnesota standout Aireontae Ersery was named an All-American today by the Associated Press. Ersery, who was recognized as the Big Ten Rimington-Pace Offensive Lineman of the Year earlier this month, was placed on the Third Team. According to Pro...
World Junior Hockey tickets going on sale next week for 2026 event in Minnesota
All-session ticket packages for the 2026 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship – which will be held in Minnesota, fondly known as the “State of Hockey” – will go on sale to the general public on Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024, at 10 a.m. CT at iihf.com/en/events/2026/wm20....
#1 Gopher men’s hockey team entertains #3 Michigan State this weekend (AUDIO)
The top-ranked Minnesota men's hockey team plays its final games of the 2024 calendar year with a marquee Big Ten Conference matchup against No. 3/2 Michigan State inside 3M Arena at Mariucci Dec. 13-14. The series gets underway at 7:30 p.m. Friday night on Big Ten...
Gopher WBB player Woodson suffers season-ending knee injury
University of Minnesota head women's basketball coach Dawn Plitzuweit announced today that sophomore Taylor Woodson suffered a season-ending knee injury in the game against Jackson State on December 11. "We were all so disappointed when we learned that the injury that...
Gopher women back to the winner’s circle
The Minnesota women's basketball team (11-1, 0-1 Big Ten) held Jackson State (1-8, 0-0 SWAC) to just 18.8 percent from deep in a 3-for-16 shooting performance on the way to an 81-43 victory against the Tigers at home Wednesday night at Williams Arena. The Golden...
2025 Gopher football schedule released, includes game at Wrigley Field
The Big Ten announced Minnesota's 2025 football schedule today, along with the other 17 schools in the conference. Minnesota will open the season at home on Thursday, on August 28 against Buffalo. The Gophers will then host Northwestern State on September 6 before...
Gopher women back in action tonight
The University of Minnesota women's basketball team (10-1, 0-1 Big Ten) returns to Williams Arena on Wednesday at 7 p.m. CT to host the Jackson State Tigers (1-7, 0-0 SWAC). Minnesota (10-1, 0-1 Big Ten) vs. Jackson State (1-7, 0-0 SWAC) Tip Time: 7:01 p.m. CT...
Ersery and Perich named all-Big Ten by AP
The Associated Press announced its All-Big Ten teams today and three University of Minnesota football players were represented. Aireontae Ersery was named First-Team Offense, while Koi Perich was named First-Team Defense. Both Ersery and Perich were named All-Big Ten...
Gophers Bounced In Bloomington
Dawson Garcia made 9-of-15 field goals and scored a game-high 22 points for Minnesota (6-5, 0-2 Big Ten), but Indiana (8-2, 1-0 B1G) shot 56.6 percent and had five players reach double figures, as the Hoosiers opened Big Ten play with an 82-67 win at Simon Skjodt...