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Gopher Sports: News & Notes
12/10/2025 9:23:00 AM | Athletics
Catch up on all the latest news from Gopher Athletics from the past week.
WEDNESDAY
- Men's Basketball at #6 Purdue | 6PM | BTN | Preview
- Women's Basketball vs. Alabama A&M | 7PM | B1G+ | Preview
THURSDAY
- #4 Volleyball at #1 Pittsburgh | 6PM | ESPN2
SUNDAY
- Men's Basketball vs. Texas Southern | Noon | BTN
- Women's Basketball vs. Wyoming | 5PM | B1G+
LAST WEEK
Men's Basketball (5-4, 1-0)
W, 73-64 vs. #22 Indiana | Highlights
- @B1GMBBall: Coach Medved spoke with Andy Katz on BTN following the win
Women's Basketball (6-3, 0-1)
L, 99-100 vs. #7 Maryland | Highlights
- YouTube.com: Grace Grocholski hit nine three-pointers, the second highest total in program history
Men's Hockey (8-10-1, 4-4-0)
W, 6-3 at Ohio State | Highlights
L, 5-6 at Ohio State (ot) | Highlights
- GopherSports.com: Brodie Ziemer was named B1G First Star of the Week after five-point effort
Women's Hockey (14-4-0, 10-4-0)
W, 5-3 at St. Thomas | Highlights
W, 4-1 vs. St. Thomas | Highlights
- GopherSports.com: Jamie Nelson was named WCHA Forward of the Week after four-point performance.
Swim & Dive
Hosted Minnesota Invitational | Recap
Track & Field
7 Titles at M City Classic | Recap
Volleyball (24-9, 12-8)
W, 3-0 vs. Fairfield | Highlights
W, 3-0 vs. Iowa State | Highlights
- GopherSports.com: Gopher Digital has an all-access look at the sweep of the Cyclones
Wrestling (6-2)
W, 23-9 vs. #25 Little Rock | Highlights
W, 26-9 vs. NDSU | Highlights
GopherSports.com: Coach Cook, Jordan Taylor and Kelly Kinney met the media yesterday to preview Thursday's NCAA matchup at top-seed Pittsburgh. The winner will face either Purdue or SMU.
GopherSports.com: Julia Hanson was named AVCA Northwest Region Player of the Year and Coach Cook was honored as Coach of the Year.
GopherSports.com: Hanson was featured in the latest episode of Minnesota Made.
GopherSports.com: Football accepted an invitation to the Rate Bowl in Phoenix and will face New Mexico on Friday, December 26 on ESPN.
GopherSports.com: Anthony Smith was named first-team All-Big Ten as seven Gophers on defense and special teams were honored.
GopherSports.com: In addition, Jameson Geers and Greg Johnson were honored on the offensive side of the ball.
GopherSports.com: Smith and Koi Perich also picked up AP second-team All-Big Ten accolades.
GopherSports.com: Football introduced its 31-player recruiting on National Signing Day.
Roster News:
- Wrestling: Sutton Kenning Signs with Gopher Wrestling
- Soccer: Minnesota Adds Westlund to 2026 Roster
@GopherMBB: Gopher Digital went behind the scenes of Men's Basketball's 73-64 win against #22 Indiana.
GopherSports.com: Basketball's Langston Reynolds, Jaylen Crocker-Johnson and Cade Tyson were featured in the latest Gopher Round Table.
GopherSports.com: Softball unveiled its 2026 schedule which includes the Gopher Indoor Classic at US Bank Stadium.
@GopherWGym: Gymnastics is rated No. 14 in the preseason College Gym News rankings. Minnesota hosts its intrasquad meet a week from Friday.
WCCORadio.com: Minnesota Sports and Events President Wendy Blackshaw appeared on WCCO Radio to talk about all the events surrounding the upcoming World Junior Championships.
GopherSports.com: Six current Gophers and five alums are set to compete internationally during Women's Hockey's December break.
KSTP.com: Former Gopher Kelly Pannek talked with KSTP about starting her third season with the Minnesota Frost.
GopherSports.com: Setter Stella Swenson was featured in the latest Golden Gopher Podcast.
GopherSports.com: Gopher Digital has a cinematic recap of Football's 17-7 win against Wisconsin.
YouTube.com: Greg Eslinger was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame last night.
GopherSports.com: The Big Ten has named Anthonett Nabwe to its Indoor Track & Field Athletes to Watch list.
GopherSports.com: Gopher great Thomas Vanek will be inducted into the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Hall of Fame in 2026.
@GopherSoccer: Soccer is looking back on its most memorable goals in 2025 including Kate Childers' tally against Nebraska.
KSTP.com: Third-ranked 184-pounder Max McEnelly was featured on KSTP TV.
WCCOTV.com: WCCO TV's Marielle Mohs has a pair of stories this week. Veteran Ryan Radunzel is a regular at Gopher Women's Basketball games with his service dog Peyton (Watch). Also, she talked with Khyah Harper who won an NWSL Championship with Gotham FC (Watch).
@GopherFootball: Paul Bunyan's Axe was updated with the 17-7 score of the Minnesota-Wisconsin game.
On This Date: The Gopher Wrestling team visited the White House to celebrate the program's first national title on Dec. 10, 2001. The team was also invited into the Oval Office for a meeting with President Bush.