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Gopher Sports: News & Notes
10/14/2026 6:07:00 AM | Athletics
Catch up on all the latest news from Gopher Athletics from the past week.
THIS WEEK
Wednesday
- 3PM: Baseball – 'Steak and Beans' Intrasquad
Thursday
- Tennis at ITA Regionals
- 3PM: Baseball – 'Steak and Beans' Intrasquad
- 7PM: Men's Basketball vs. Omaha (Exhibition) | B1G+
Friday
- Tennis at ITA Regionals
- 7:30AM: Swim & Dive vs. South Carolina | Atlanta, GA
- 2PM: Swim & Dive at The Dual Meet Tournament | Atlanta, GA
- 5PM: Baseball – 'Steak and Beans' Intrasquad
- 6PM: #3 Women's Hockey vs. #1 Ohio State | B1G+
- 7PM: #21 Volleyball vs. Michigan | B1G+
- 7PM: #20 Men's Hockey at #9 UMD | Fox 9+
Saturday
- Tennis at ITA Regionals
- Swim & Dive at The Dual Meet Tournament | Atlanta, GA
- 10:15AM: #21/22 Cross Country at Bennie Johnnie Autumn Classic
- 2PM: #3 Women's Hockey vs. #1 Ohio State | B1G+
- 6PM: #20 Men's Hockey vs. #9 UMD | Fox 9+
- 6PM: #21 Volleyball vs. Maryland | B1G+
Sunday
- Tennis at ITA Regionals
- Men's Golf at Quail Valley Collegiate Invite
- 1PM: Soccer at Wisconsin | B1G+
Monday
- Men's Golf at Quail Valley Collegiate Invite
LAST WEEK
Men's Cross Country
14th Place at Nuttycombe Invite
- Minnesota finished ahead of seven ranked teams in the 33-team field
Women's Cross Country
13th Place at Nuttycombe Invite
- Ali Weimer led the Gophers with a 24th-place finish in the 35-team field
Football (4-2, 2-1)
L, 13-41 at Purdue
Men's Golf
2nd Place at Moraine Intercollegiate
- Chun-Ta Wu shot a final round 65 to earn medalist honors by two strokes
- Jack Crousure also shot a 65 to climb 37 spots into a tie for seventh
Women's Golf
T-13th Place at Illini Invitational
- Mariana Mesones finished -15 to win the individual title by two strokes
Women's Hockey (4-0-0, 2-0-0)
W, 4-0 vs. Maine
W, 4-2 vs. Bemidji State
- YouTube.com: Coach May spoke on Sunday following the team's unbeaten start
Soccer (7-5-2, 3-4-1)
L, 0-4 at #2 Michigan State
L, 0-2 vs. #6 Ohio State
- @GopherSoccer: Sarah Martin had 10 saves against the Buckeyes
Women's Swim & Dive
W, 180-120 vs. Iowa
- Minnesota had 11 first-place finishes in 16 events
Volleyball (9-5, 3-3)
W, 3-1 at Rutgers
W, 3-0 at Ohio State
- YouTube.com: Coach Cook spoke with BTN following Sunday's sweep
GopherSports.com: Coach Larson previewed Men's Hockey's trip to #9 UMD in the debut of his weekly radio show.
@GopherCCTF: Men's Cross Country entered the national rankings for the first time since 2021 at No. #21. Minnesota is one of two Big Ten teams with its men and women ranked in the top 25.
GopherSports.com: Men's Basketball plays the first of two exhibitions when it hosts Omaha on Thursday night. Tip time is set for 7PM.
Men's and Women's Basketball traveled to Chicago last week for Big Ten Media Days:
- GopherSports.com: Gopher Men on BTN
- @MikeGrimm3: Coach Medved, Isaac Asuma and Jaylen Crocker-Johnson on Mike Grimm's Go Gopher Podcast
- GopherSports.com: Gopher Women on BTN
- @MikeGrimm3: Coach Plitzuweit, Mara Braun and Tori McKinney on Mike Grimm's Go Gopher Podcast
ESPN.com: Women's Basketball is rated No. 16 in Charlie Crème's preseason rankings on ESPN.com.
Schedule Update: Football's Homecoming matchup against Iowa will kick off at either 2 or 2:30PM on October 24. Exact game time will be announced following Saturday's games.
GopherSports.com: Jalen Smith, Noah Jennings, TJ Bush and Jaxon Howard filled in for Coach Fleck during yesterday's Gopher Football Weekly.
Gophers in the NFL:
- @GopherFootball: Rashod Bateman had five catches for 62 yards for the Ravens
- @SkorNorth: The Vikings' Blake Cashman led the 'Let's Play Hockey' chant at the Wild game
- Boye Mafe had seven pressures, a sack and a tipped pass that led to an interception in the Bengals' win at Miami
GopherSports.com: Minnetonka native Stella Swenson was featured in the latest episode of Minnesota Made.
GopherSports.com: Coach Strodel was recently inducted into the Syracuse Alumni Rowing Association Hall of Fame.
The Latest from Gopher Digital:
- Behind the Scenes: Men's Basketball at B1G Media Day
- Cinematic Recap: Gophers-Wolverines
- Game Trailer: Minnesota at Purdue
- Sights & Sounds: Baseball Fall Camp
GopherSports.com: Tenley Senden broke down her goal in Soccer's win against #25 Iowa in the latest 'Play in Focus' episode.
@GopherWHockey: 15 former Gophers are headed to PWHL training camps including four with the Minnesota Frost.
NHL.com: Ben Meyers had a goal and four assists in two Seattle Kraken wins last weekend.
MNDaily.com: The Minnesota Daily looked back on the career of U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame inductee Amanda Kessel.
@GopherMBB: Isaac Asuma took fans behind the scenes of the team's media day.
Gopher Shorts:
- @GopherWGolf: Travel Day with the Gophers
- @GopherWBB: Behind the Scenes at B1G Media Day
- @GopherWGym: Best Coach Jenny Impression
- @GopherWGym: Day in the Life w/ Regan Bacciocco
- @GopherWGym: Fall Workouts
- @GopherWTennis: Gophers Draw Goldy
- @GopherVBall: Road Trip Essentials
On This Date:
- October 14, 2016: The Board of Regents approved plans for a new on-campus Track & Field stadium.
- October 14, 2000: Ron Johnson had eight catches for 163 yards and a score as Football upset #5 Ohio State, 29-17 in Columbus.
