Due to expected inclement weather, Tuesday's game against St. Thomas and Wednesday's contest vs. South Dakota State at Siebert Field have been canceled. The UST game has not been rescheduled at this point, while the contest against SDSU will now be played on Tuesday,...
#18 Gopher gymnastics in NCAA Regional action tonight (AUDIO)
The No. 18 University of Minnesota women's gymnastics team will compete at the Denver Regional on March 31 - April 2. The Denver Regional will be hosted by the University of Denver and is one of four regional meets held nationally. Competition will take place at...
Two Gophers among three Hobey Baker finalists
For the first time in nearly 15 years, a pair of teammates were named Hobey Baker Memorial Award Hat Trick Finalists as Minnesota men's hockey forwards Logan Cooley and Matthew Knies reached the final three it was announced Thursday by the 30-member selection...
New Gopher coach announces her staff
Head coach Dawn Plitzuweit has announced the addition of Jason Jeschke, Aaron Horn and Ariel Braker to the Minnesota women's basketball coaching staff. Jeschke will serve as the Associate Head Coach while Horn and Braker will be Assistant Coaches under Plitzuweit. "I...
#1 Gophers are Frozen Four bound (AUDIO)
It is now back-to-back trips to the NCAA Frozen Four for the Minnesota men's hockey team thanks to a decisive, 4-1 win over No. 6 St. Cloud State in the 2023 NCAA Fargo Regional Final from Scheels Arena. The No. 1 Golden Gophers are making their 23rd trip to the NCAA...
#1 Gopher men’s hockey beat Canisius 9-2 (AUDIO)
Bryce Brodzinski scored a third-period hat trick as the overall top seed Golden Gophers men's hockey team poured on the offense to erase a one-goal deficit and overpowered No. 4 Canisius in a 9-2 victory during the 2023 NCAA Fargo Regional inside Scheels Arena....
Plitzuweit is new Gopher women’s basketball coach
University of Minnesota Director of Athletics Mark Coyle announced today that Dawn Plitzuweit has been named head women’s basketball coach. The University and Plitzuweit have agreed to a six-year term, which is pending Board of Regents approval and the completion of a...
#2 Gopher women lose in Frozen Four semifinals to #6 Badgers
The No. 2 Gopher Women’s hockey team saw its season come to an end, 3-2, in an overtime thriller in the NCAA Frozen Four semifinals at the hands of the Wisconsin Badgers. Just over three minutes into the opening period, Taylor Heise buried a wrist shot for her 30th...
#1 Gopher hockey team dominates Big Ten honor squad
The No. 1 University of Minnesota men's hockey team was well represented on the list of Big Ten Conference postseason honors Tuesday as selected by the conference's coaches and a media voting panel. The Golden Gophers set Big Ten records for wins (19) and points (57)...
Gopher volleyball adds transfer from PAC 12
The University of Minnesota volleyball program has announced the addition of outside/opposite Lydia Grote (Burbank, Calif. / California). She will have two seasons of eligibility remaining when she arrives on campus this summer. "Along with her extensive experience in...
Gopher Men Beaten By Badgers
(Minneapolis, MN) -- The Badgers got a badly needed win as they slipped past the Gophers 71-67 at Williams Arena on Sunday night. Wisconsin did their best to keep their chances for an at-large berth alive as they try and get into the N-C-A-A Tournament. Steven Crowl...
Gopher football to host fans for two spring practice sessions
The University of Minnesota football team will hold two open spring practices for the public to come and watch the Gophers prepare for the 2023 season. Minnesota's two open practices will be on Tuesday, March 28 and Tuesday, April 4. Both practices are scheduled to...
Whalen steps down from Gopher WBB
University of Minnesota Director of Athletics Mark Coyle and Head Women’s Basketball Coach Lindsay Whalen announced today that Whalen will step down as head coach, effective immediately. Coyle and Whalen have agreed that she will remain with Gopher Athletics as...
Gopher baseball playing next six games at US Bank Stadium (AUDIO)
Wednesday, March 1 Minnesota vs. Milwaukee First Pitch: 6 p.m. CT Location: U.S. Bank Stadium Minnesota Starter: RHP Brett Shepard (0-0, 0.00 ERA, 2 SO, 1 app.) Milwaukee Starter: RHP Owen Rice (0-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 app.) TV: B1G+ The Gophers baseball team opens a...
Gophers wrestlers seeded for this weekend’s Big Ten Championships
The college wrestling postseason is officially on the horizon, as the Big Ten conference released pre-seeds for this weekend’s 2023 Big Ten Championships in Ann Arbor, Mich. The Maroon & Gold enters the weekend with eight wrestlers seeded within the conference...
Gopher Men Fall To Illini
(Champaign, IL) -- Despite 31 points by Jamison Battle the Gophers fell at Illiois on Monday night 78-69. Dawson Garcia had 18 points in the loss as the Gophers drop to 7-17 on the season. The Fighting Illini, who improved to 17-9, got were lead by Matthew Mayer...
Gopher hockey clinches Big Ten title
The University of Minnesota men's hockey team clinched its sixth Big Ten Conference regular season championship outright Thursday night and will be the top seed heading into the B1G Tournament. The No. 1 ranked team in the PairWise standings, the Golden Gophers are...
Gopher baseball opens season this weekend (AUDIO)
Surprise, AZ -- The University of Minnesota Baseball program is set to open its 135th season in the history of the program this weekend at the Sanderson Ford Classic in . The Gophers will play UC-Santa Barbara twice and Oregon State and New Mexico once each from...
Gopher football adds two to coaching staff
Minnesota head coach P.J. Fleck announced two additional members of the football staff on Wednesday. Eric Koehler joins the Gophers as a Senior Offensive Analyst, while Chase Gallagher has been named Minnesota's Director of Recruiting Management. Koehler joins with 26...
Gopher volleyball adds middle blocker transfer
The University of Minnesota volleyball program has announced the addition of middle blocker Phoebe Awoleye (Marietta, Ga./Loyola Marymount). She will have two seasons of eligibility remaining when she arrives on campus this summer. "We're excited to announce Phoebe...
Gopher women’s basketball at #13 Ohio State (AUDIO)
The University of Minnesota (9-14, 2-10 B1G) is slated for its fourth straight ranked matchup with Wednesday's game against No. 13/13 Ohio State (20-4, 9-4 B1G) in Columbus, Ohio. The rematch against the Buckeyes is scheduled to tip at 6 p.m. ABOUT THE OHIO STATE GAME...
Make-up date announced for Gopher men’s basketball game at Illinois
MINNEAPOLIS – The University of Minnesota men’s basketball game originally scheduled for Feb. 7 at Illinois, will now be played on Monday, Feb. 20 at 8 p.m. in Champaign, Ill. A television designation will be set at a later date. The game was postponed due to COVID-19...
Gopher MBB game at Illinois postponed due to COVID protocols
MINNEAPOLIS – The University of Minnesota men's basketball game scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 7 at Illinois will be postponed due to COVID-19 health and safety protocols within the Golden Gopher program. Minnesota and Illinois, along with the Big Ten Conference, will...
Gopher grapplers hosting Iowa on Friday (AUDIO)
MINNEAPOLIS - The No. 11 University of Minnesota wrestling program (11-2, 4-2 B1G) is set for their home finale on Friday night, as they look to go undefeated at home for the first time since the 2014-15 season against the No. 2 Iowa Hawkeyes (12-1, 5-1 B1G) inside...
#3 Gopher women’s hockey host #1 Ohio State this weekend (AUDIO)
(Minneapolis, MN) -- The third-ranked Golden Gopher women's hockey team entertains number-one Ohio State for a key late-season WCHA series Friday and Saturday. Minnesota is 22-3-and-2 overall and 19-1-and-2 in the WCHA. The visiting Buckeyes are 24-2-and-2 overall and...
Gopher Men In Jersey
(New Brunswick, NJ) -- The University of Minnesota men's basketball team is looking to put a halt to a five-game losing streak when it visits Rutgers tonight in a Big Ten Conference match-up. The Golden Gophers are 7-13 overall and 1-9 in the Big Ten after...
Gopher volleyball makes it official with key transfer addition
The University of Minnesota volleyball program has announced the addition of graduate libero Kylie Murr to the program. Murr, the reigning Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year, has one year of eligibility remaining to use in 2023. "We're thrilled to bring Kylie Murr...