University of Minnesota Athletics
10/21/2026 5:43:00 AM | Athletics
Catch up on all the latest news from Gopher Athletics from the past week.
THIS WEEK
Thursday
- 6PM: #2 Women's Hockey vs. Lindenwood | B1G+
- 7PM: Soccer vs. #12 Washington | B1G+
- 7PM: Men's Hockey vs. #3 North Dakota | Fox 9 | B1G+
Friday
- 2PM: #21/22 Cross Country at Winona State Invite
- 3PM: #2 Women' Hockey vs. Lindenwood | B1G+
- 4PM: Swim & Dive at South Dakota/vs. Nebraska
- 6PM: #20 Volleyball at #12 Purdue | B1G+
- 6PM: Men's Hockey vs. #3 North Dakota | Fox 9+ | B1G+
- 7:30PM: Men's Basketball at Creighton (Exhibition) | YouTube
Saturday
- 2:30PM: Football vs. #15 Iowa | FS1
- BTN's Big Ten Tailgate will air live outside 3M Arena at Mariucci from 9-11AM
Sunday
- 1PM: #20 Volleyball vs. #21 Washington | BTN
- 1PM: Soccer vs. Oregon | B1G+
LAST WEEK
Men's Basketball
W, 72-52 vs. Omaha (Exhibition)
- @GopherMBB: Malick Kordel led the Gophers off the bench with 13 points
Women's Cross Country
1st Place at Bennie Johnnie Autumn Classic
- Freshman Audrey Ward finished first by 11.6 seconds in 100-runner field
Men's Golf
1st Place at Quail Valley Collegiate Invite
- @GopherMGolf: Gophers celebrated the five-stroke win over a 15-team field that featured six ranked teams
- Chun-Ta Wu shot a course record 62 (-10) in the final round to finish tied for third. Jack Crousure was tied for sixth
Men's Hockey (0-3-1, 0-0-0)
L, 1-7 at #9 UMD
T, 2-2 at #9 UMD
- @GopherHockey: Gophers won the shootout on Saturday night
- @GopherHockey: Brodie Ziemer tied the game at two with his highlight-reel goal
Women's Hockey (5-1-0, 3-1-0)
W, 6-2 vs. #1 Ohio State
L, 5-6 vs. #1 Ohio State
- @GopherWHockey: Sarah Paul was named WCHA Forward of the Week after four-point weekend
Soccer (7-6-2, 3-5-1)
L, 0-1 at Wisconsin
Swim & Dive
L, 366.5-423.5 vs. South Carolina
W, 410-380 vs. Florida State
W, 511-264 vs. Penn State
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Minnesota finished fifth at The Dual Meet Tournament hosted by Georgia Tech
Tennis
at ITA Regionals
- Massiva Boukirat reached the Rd of 16 as Minnesota went 4-4 in doubles and 14-14 in singles
Volleyball (11-5, 5-3)
W, 3-1 vs. Michigan
W, 3-0 vs. Maryland
- YouTube.com: Kelly Kinney spoke with B1G+ after Saturday's sweep of the Terrapins
Fox9.com: Saturday's Homecoming Maroon Out against #15 Iowa was the focus of yesterday's P.J. Fleck Show on Fox 9.
GopherSports.com: Coach Larson previewed Men's Hockey's home opening series against #3 North Dakota during his weekly radio show.
GopherSports.com: Men's Hockey unveiled its television schedule for the 2026-27 season. *Update – all home games scheduled for Fox 9+ after Jan. 1 have been moved to Fox 9.
GopherSports.com: Women's Basketball is rated No. 17 in the preseason AP poll and No. 18 in the coaches poll.
GopherSports.com: Women's Basketball announced start times for its full 2026-27 schedule.
GopherSports.com: Coach Plitzuweit met the media on Tuesday to give a fall practice update.
Awards Watch
- Wrestling & Gymnastics: McEnelly and Rowray Receive Awards at Golden Gopher Fund Banquet
- Men's Golf: Wu Named Big Ten Golfer of the Week
- Women's Golf: Mesones Named B1G Golfer of the Week
- Swim & Dive: Widerstrom Earns Big Ten Diver of the Week Honors
- Football: Tracy Named to Midseason Watchlist for Jet Award
- Football: Johnson, Smith on Midseason Watchlist for Lombardi Award
- Football: Rimington Trophy Committee Adds Johnson to Midseason Watchlist
- Football: AP Honors Johnson as Midseason All-American
@GopherWrestling: Get your first look at Gopher Wrestling at the team's open practice on Friday.
GopherSports.com: Brodie Ziemer will join Evan Murr on the U.S. Collegiate Select Team that will compete in Switzerland in December.
Audacy.com: Coach May talked with WCCO Radio's Vineeta Sawkar prior to last week's series with #1 Ohio State.
Gopher Shorts:
- @GopherVBall: Little Gophers, Give Us Your Best Cheer
- @GopherVBall: Quick Hits
- @Gopher_Rowing: Behind the Scenes of Media Day
- @GopherWGym: Teammate Telepathy
- @GopherWGym: Best Touchdown Celly
- @GopherWGym: Meet the Team Event
- @GopherWrestling: Behind the Scenes at Media Day
- @GopherBaseball: Rawlings Glove Reveal
- @GopherWGolf: Illini Invitational Recap
@NBA: Detroit head coach JB Bickerstaff led his team to a 22-point comeback win against Boston as he began his third season with the Pistons.
ESPN.com: Gracie Merkle was included in ESPN's top impact Women's Basketball transfers.
MNDaily.com: Transfer receiver Noah Jennings has had a big impact in his first season at the 'U'.
ESPN.com: Greg Johnson was rated No. 15 in Mel Kiper's top 2027 NFL Draft prospects.
YouTube.com: Coach Fleck's nine-plus years at the helm were featured last night on BTN's The Journey.
