University of Minnesota Athletics
Gopher Sports: News & Notes
1/14/2026 9:08:00 AM | Athletics
Catch up on all the latest news from Gopher Athletics from the past week.
WEDNESDAY
- Women's Basketball vs. #3 UCLA | 7PM | B1G+ | Preview
FRIDAY
- Track & Field at Graduate Classic | Lincoln, NE
- #3 Women's Hockey at Bemidji State | 7PM | B1G+
- Men's Hockey vs. #1 Michigan | 7PM | Fox 9 | B1G+
- #7 Wrestling vs. #6 Nebraska | 8PM | BTN
SATURDAY
- Women's Track & Field at Graduate Classic | Lincoln, NE
- Swim & Dive vs. St. Thomas & SDSU | 11AM | B1G+
- Men's Basketball at #13 Illinois | 11AM | BTN
- #3 Women's Hockey at Bemidji State | 3:30PM | B1G+
- #20 Gymnastics vs. #5 Michigan | 4PM | B1G+
- Men's Hockey vs. #1 Michigan | 6PM | Fox 9+ | B1G+
SUNDAY
- Women's Basketball at Washington | 5PM | BTN
TUESDAY
- Men's Basketball at Ohio State | 5:30PM | BTN
LAST WEEK
Men's Basketball (10-7, 3-3)
L, 62-63 (ot) vs. USC | Highlights
L, 75-78 vs. Wisconsin | Highlights
Women's Basketball (12-4, 3-2)
W, 79-47 vs. Northwestern | Highlights
W, 63-62 vs. #21 USC | Highlights
Diving
4 Titles at Florida Atlantic/vs. North Texas | Recap
Gymnastics (2-1)
W, 196.775-196.700 vs. #10 Arkansas | Highlights
Men's Hockey (8-12-1, 4-6-0)
L, 0-3 at #9 Penn State | Highlights
L, 2-5 at #9 Penn State | Highlights
Women's Hockey (18-4-0, 12-4-0)
W, 11-3 at #12 Minnesota State | Highlights
W, 4-3 vs. #12 Minnesota State | Highlights
- @GopherWHockey: Bella Fanale had the late gamewinner on Saturday night
- GopherSports.com: Abbey Murphy and Bella Fanale were named WCHA Forward and Rookie of the Week.
Track & Field
16 Titles at Minnesota Open | Recap
Wrestling (7-2, 1-0)
W, 27-9 at #11 Illinois | Highlights
WCCOTV.com: Marielle Mohs previewed the Dance Team's trip to Orlando this weekend for the UDA Nationals. WCCO TV will provide live coverage of the event during its Saturday-Sunday newscasts. More information can be found here.
@GopherWHockey: Abbey Murphy went viral after her assist on Saturday night against Minnesota State on BTN.
WCCORadio.com: Coach Frost talked with Steve Thomson about Murphy and the weekend sweep on WCCO Radio on Sunday morning.
GopherSports.com: Coach Medved and his return to Minnesota was featured on BTN's The Journey.
GopherSports.com: Hockey's Josefin Bouveng will make her second Olympics appearance next month in Milan with Sweden.
GopherSports.com: Freshman Salvador Wirth helped Team USA secure its best team finish with a bronze medal at the U20 World Cross Country Championships on Saturday.
GopherSports.com: Eight student-athletes earned CSC Academic All-District Football honors.
@GopherWGolf: Junior Mariana Mesones captured the title at the South American Amateur Championship.
GopherSports.com: Gopher Digital has a cinematic recap of Men's Basketball's win over #19 Iowa last week.
@MikeGrimm3: Basketball's Bobby Durkin was a guest on Mike Grimm's Go Gopher Podcast.
@GopherSports: Grimm was named Minnesota Sportscaster of the Year for the fifth time in his career.
@GopherFootball: Four Gopher alums – Aireontae Ersery (Houston), Jack Gibbens (New England) and Boye Mafe & Nick Kallerup (Seattle) – have advanced to the second week of the NFL Playoffs.
@B1GHockey: John Mittelstadt was mic'd up during a recent Men's Hockey workout.
Gophers in the NHL:
- @MNWild: Brock Faber scored in Seattle
- @NHLBruins: Casey Mittelstadt extended Boston's lead
- @NHLBlackhawks: Oliver Moore broke a 1-1 tie for Chicago