Minnesota redshirt senior Phoebe Awoleye and junior outside Julia Hanson have been named Big Ten Defensive Player and Player of the Week, respectively, the conference announced on Monday. Awoleye earned her second Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week award this season...
Gopher MBB beats up Bethune-Cookman 79-62
Dawson Garcia scored 23 points and Brennan Rigsby added 14, helping Minnesota (6-3) build a 28-point second-half lead on its way to a 79-62 win over Bethune-Cookman (2-6) at Williams Arena. Garcia made 8-of-15 field goals, including a pair of three-pointers, and was...
#7 Gopher wrestlers dominate #17 Jackrabbits
No. 7 Minnesota (4-0) won nine of the 10 matches, including seven ranked bouts, as it trounced No. 17 South Dakota State (1-2) by a score of 30-3 Sunday afternoon at First Bank & Trust Arena in Brookings, S.D. After the last two duals were decided by a combined...
Whalen returns to Lynx as assistant coach, Thibault added to staff, too
Minnesota Lynx Head Coach and President of Basketball Operations Cheryl Reeve today announced the hiring of Eric Thibault as Associate Head Coach and former Lynx great Lindsay Whalen as an Assistant Coach. Per team policy, terms of the deals were not released. “I am...
#15 Gopher volleyball with two regular season games remaining
No. 15 Minnesota volleyball concludes its 2024 regular season this week with a road match at Illinois on Wednesday and a home match Friday against Ohio St. Friday is Senior Night at the Pav and the 'U' will honor Phoebe Awoleye, Skylar Gray, Lydia Grote, Elise McGhie...
Gopher women’s basketball stays unbeaten in dominating win over Montana
The Minnesota women's basketball team (7-0, 0-0 Big Ten) saw all five starters score at least 10 points and defeated the Montana Grizzlies (3-3, 0-0 Big Sky) 84-45 at home on Sunday afternoon. The Golden Gophers (7-0) had five players score in double figures, led by...
#8 Gopher wrestlers dominate Campbell
No. 8 Minnesota (3-0) reached rarefied air with its second straight shutout as the Golden Gophers took all 10 matches from Campbell (1-4) Sunday at Maturi Pavilion, 44-0. Coming off a 39-0 win Friday at North Dakota State, it was the first time posting back-to-back...
Gopher women’s soccer falls in Sweet 16 at North Carolina
The sixth-seeded University of Minnesota soccer team (14-5-3, 6-3-2 B1G) fell to No. 2 North Carolina (19-5, 7-3 ACC) 3-0 on Sunday evening at Dorrance Field. With the loss, the Golden Gophers' season officially comes to an end. Despite the loss, the Maroon and Gold...
Gopher women’s soccer advances to Sweet 16
After a two-goal performance in the second half, No. 6 Minnesota defeated No. 3 South Carolina, 2-1 in the second round of the NCAA Women's Soccer Championships. The Golden Gophers dance on and improve their record to 14-4-3 (6-3-2 B1G) while South Carolina finishes...
Gopher Football hosting #4 Penn State on Saturday (AUDIO)
THE ESSENTIALS Date/Time: Nov. 23, 2024 / 2:30 p.m. CT Site: Minneapolis Stadium: Huntington Bank Stadium Surface: FieldTurf Capacity: 50,805 Series Overall: Minnesota trails 6-10 Series Streak: Minnesota lost 1 Series in Minnesota: Series tied 4-4 Streak in...
#4 Gopher men’s hockey at Notre Dame this weekend
The #4 Golden Gophers return to Big Ten Conference play with a weekend men's hockey series at Notre Dame Nov. 22-23 inside Compton Family Ice Arena. Puck drop is scheduled for 6 p.m. (CT) Friday night and finishes Saturday at 5 p.m. (CT) from South Bend, Ind. LAST...
Gopher women’s soccer vs. South Carolina today in NCAA Tournament
The University of Minnesota soccer team continues its postseason conquest this weekend to face No. 3 seed/No. 14 South Carolina in Chapel Hill in the second round of the NCAA Women's Soccer Championships. Kick off is set for 1 p.m. CT on Friday, Nov. 22 at Dorrance...
Gopher women’s basketball remains unbeaten with easy win
The Minnesota women's basketball team shot 54.5 percent from three-point range on the way to an 81-52 win against the Eastern Illinois Panthers at home Wednesday. The Golden Gophers improve to 6-0 on the season while the Panthers drop to 0-4. The Maroon and Gold had...
#16 Gopher volleyball loses tight five-set match at #6 Wisconsin
The No. 16 Minnesota volleyball team dropped a heartbreaker to the No. 6 Wisconsin Badgers in five sets (21-25, 25-12, 25-22, 20-25, 18-20) on Wednesday night at UW Fieldhouse. Minnesota led after two sets and had a chance at match point in set five, but was unable to...
#16 Gopher volleyball visits #6 Wisconsin tonight
The No. 16 Minnesota Golden Gophers (17-9, 10-6 B1G) are searching for a statement win as they hit the road to take on the No. 6 Wisconsin Badgers (20-5, 14-2 B1G) on Wednesday, Nov. 20 at 8 p.m. Minnesota won the first match this season, 3-2, on Sept. 25 at Maturi...
Gopher women’s basketball hosting Eastern Illinois tonight
The University of Minnesota women's basketball team (5-0, 0-0 Big Ten) returns home this Wednesday to host Eastern Illinois (0-3, 0-0 OVC) at 7 p.m. CT. Minnesota (5-0, 0-0 Big Ten) vs. Eastern Illinois (0-3, 0-0 OVC) Stream: B1G+ Tip Time: 7:01 p.m. CT Scouting the...
Gopher MBB hosting Cleveland State tonight
KNOW BEFORE YOU GO: -Gopher Athletics has paired with Salvation Army to collect food donations at men's and women's basketball games. Bring a nonperishable food item to the University Avenue lobby during the month of November for a BOGO ticket voucher. It's time to...
Gopher women’s basketball beats SMU 65-56 in Arizona
The Minnesota women's basketball defeated SMU, 65-56, at Desert Financial Arena on Sunday afternoon. The Golden Gophers improve to 5-0 (0-0 Big Ten) while the Mustangs drop to 2-3 (0-0 ACC). The Gophers had three players score in double figures, led by Annika Stewart,...
#16 Gopher volleyball beats Michigan in four sets
The No. 16 Minnesota volleyball team got back in the win column with a four set victory over the Michigan Wolverines (25-8, 24-26, 25-17, 25-15) on Sunday afternoon at Maturi Pavilion. The win broke a three match losing streak. Julia Hanson led the Gophers with a...
#3 Gopher men’s hockey beats Bemidji State 5-3
A three-goal first period helped the No. 3 Minnesota men's hockey team skate to its ninth-consecutive victory, 5-3 over Bemidji State in a rare Thursday night game from 3M Arena at Mariucci. The Golden Gophers (10-1-0 overall, 4-0-0 B1G) got points from 11 different...
#16 Gopher volleyball loses at #2 Nebraska
The No. 16 Minnesota volleyball team fell in four sets to the No. 2 Nebraska Cornhuskers (12-25, 25-22, 22-25, 19-25) on Thursday evening at the Devaney Center. The Gophers (16-9, 9-6 Big Ten) hit .130 for the night, compared to .199 for the Huskers. It was just the...
Gopher women roll at Williams Arena
The Minnesota women's basketball team held UMass Lowell to just 18.5 percent from 3-point range in a 5-for-27 shooting performance on the way to an 82-37 victory over the River Hawks at Williams Arena on Tuesday night. Minnesota improves to 3-0, 0-0 B1G to start the...
Gold medalist Gable Steveson returning to wrestling for Gophers
He's back. Olympic gold medalist, two-time NCAA champion and two-time Hodge Trophy winner Gable Steveson is returning to the University of Minnesota wrestling team for a fifth season of competition in the 2024-25 campaign, head coach Brandon Eggum announced Tuesday....
Gopher WBB hosting U-Mass Lowell Tonight At Barn
The University of Minnesota women's basketball team (2-0, 0-0 B1G) will host the Massachusetts Lowell River Hawks (0-2, 0-0 America East) for the first time in program history on Tuesday, Nov. 12. Minnesota (2-0, 0-0 Big Ten) vs Massachusetts Lowell (0-2, 0-0 America...
Gopher women’s soccer into the NCAA Tourney
After a historic season at the helm of the program, head coach Erin Chastain reached another milestone Monday afternoon as the University of Minnesota soccer team received an at-large berth to the 2024 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship, the program's first...
Gopher women’s basketball with Friday night home game
The Minnesota Golden Gophers (1-0, 0-0 B1G) will host the University of Vermont Catamounts (1-0, 0-0 America East) for the first time in program history on Friday, Nov. 8. Minnesota (1-0, 0-0 Big Ten) vs Vermont (1-0, 0-0 America East) Stream: B1G+ Tip Time: 7:01 p.m....
Gopher Men Open Season With Win
(Minneapolis, MN) -- Dawson Garcia scored 30 points as the University of Minnesota men’s basketball team beat Oral Roberts 80-57 in their season opener. Parker Fox added 13 points and Lu’cye Patterson chipped in 10 to help the Gophers lock down the victory. The...