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Gopher Sports: News & Notes
1/21/2026 9:54:00 AM | Athletics
Catch up on all the latest news from Gopher Athletics from the past week.
WEDNESDAY
- Women's Basketball at Oregon | 8PM | B1G+ | Preview
FRIDAY
- Women's Track & Field at Red Raider Invite | Lubbock, TX | 10:30AM
- Tennis vs. Iowa State | 10AM
- Tennis vs. North Dakota | 3PM
- Wrestling vs. #2 Ohio State | 6PM | BTN
- Men's Hockey at #2 Michigan State | 6PM | B1G+
- #3 Women's Hockey at St. Cloud State | 6PM | B1G+
SATURDAY
- Women's Track & Field at Vanessa Seljeskog Classic | St. Paul, MN
- Men's Basketball vs. Nebraska | 11AM | FS1
- #3 Women's Hockey vs. St. Cloud State | 2PM | Fox 9+ | B1G+
- #14 Gymnastics at Nebraska | 3PM | BTN
- Men's Hockey at #2 Michigan State | 5PM | BTN
SUNDAY
- Wrestling vs. Wisconsin | 1PM | B1G+
- Women's Basketball vs. Wisconsin | 2PM | B1G+
LAST WEEK
Men's Basketball (10-9, 3-5)
L, 67-77 at #13 Illinois | Highlights
L, 74-82 (ot) at Ohio State | Highlights
Women's Basketball (12-6, 3-4)
L, 58-76 vs. #3 UCLA | Highlights
L, 54-67 at Washington | Highlights
Gymnastics (3-1, 1-0)
W, 197.150-196.375 vs. #5 Michigan | Highlights
Men's Hockey (8-14-1, 4-8-0)
L, 1-5 vs. #1 Michigan | Highlights
L, 2-3 (ot) vs. #1 Michigan | Highlights
Women's Hockey (20-4-0, 14-4-0)
W, 5-3 at Bemidji State | Highlights
W, 11-1 at Bemidji State | Highlights
- GopherSports.com: Abbey Murphy received her third straight WCHA Forward of the Week honor after eight-point weekend.
Men's Swim & Dive (6-3, 0-1)
W, 190.5-51.5 vs. St. Thomas
W, 185-56 vs. SDSU | Recap
Women's Swim & Dive (8-2, 2-1)
W, 196.5-46.5 vs. St. Thomas
W, 198-43 vs. SDSU | Recap
Track & Field
5 Titles at Graduate Classic | Recap
Wrestling (7-3, 1-1)
L, 12-20 vs. #6 Nebraska | Highlights
GopherSports.com: The Spirit Squad captured a pair of national titles at the 2026 UCA and UDA Championships this past weekend. Cheer and Dance repeated as winners in Small Coed Game Day and Pom, respectively.
WCCOTV.com: WCCO's Marielle Mohs had a recap of the event from Orlando.
@MikeGrimm3: Hockey's Abbey Murphy was a guest on Mike Grimm's Go Gopher Podcast.
GopherSports.com: Murphy also broke down her viral video from last week in the latest Play in Focus episode.
KSTP.com: Former Gopher and current Frost player Taylor Heise appeared on KSTP to preview her first trip to the Olympics.
WCCORadio.com: Fellow Olympian Grace Zumwinkle talked with WCCO Radio's Vineeta Sawkar.
GopherSports.com: Coach Cook announced the addition of Spencer Wickens as assistant coach after he spent the past two seasons with Stanford Men's Volleyball.
GopherSports.com: Coach Fleck announced changes and additions to the Football staff including the hiring of alums Isaac Fruechte and Mohamed Ibrahim as assistants.
GopherSports.com: Lineman Nathan Roy was named a Freshman All-American by the Football Writers Association of America.
GopherSports.com: Gopher Digital has an all-access look at Gymnastics' win against #10 Arkansas, the first of its two top 10 victories.
GopherSports.com: Nia Holloway was mic'd up during a recent Women's Basketball workout.
GopherSports.com: Basketball's Mara Braun, Amaya Battle and Grace Grocholski were guests on the latest Gopher Round Table.
@GopherWTennis: Tennis' 'Get to Know' series continues with junior Yinong Ma.
@GopherWHockey: Women's Hockey visited Parade Ice Garden as part of its Rink Roots program.
GopherSports.com: Gopher Digital produced a cinematic recap of Women's Basketball's home win against #21 USC.
On This Date - January 21
- 2001: Men's Basketball erased a 13-point deficit in the final three minutes to defeat Indiana, 78-74, at Williams Arena.
- 2001: #2 Wrestling defeated #1 Oklahoma State, 20-12, for its second National Duals title in four years. Luke Becker's win at 157 gave the Gophers a 9-6 lead.
- 1999: Quincy Lewis scored 30 points, including 15-of-16 from the free throw line, in Men's Basketball's 76-70 win against Michigan at Williams Arena.