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Gopher Sports: News & Notes
10/7/2026 5:42:00 AM | Athletics
Catch up on all the latest news from Gopher Athletics from the past week.
THIS WEEK
Thursday
- 6PM: Soccer at #2 Michigan State | B1G+
Friday
- 10:30AM: #21/RV Cross Country at Nuttycombe Invitational | B1G+ | RunnerSpace
- 6PM: #3 Women's Hockey vs. Maine | B1G+
- 6PM: #21 Volleyball at Rutgers | B1G+
- 6PM: Baseball vs. St. Cloud State (Exhibition)
Saturday
- 11AM: Women's Swim & Dive vs. Iowa | B1G+
- 1PM: Softball vs. North Iowa Area (Exhibition)
- 2PM: Baseball vs. Bethany Lutheran (Exhibition)
- 7PM: Football at Purdue | BTN
Sunday
- 1PM: Soccer vs. #6 Ohio State | B1G+
- 2PM: #3 Women's Hockey vs. Bemidji State | B1G+
- 3PM: #21 Volleyball at Ohio State | BTN
Monday-Tuesday
- Men's Golf at Moraine Intercollegiate
- Women's Golf at Illini Invitational
LAST WEEK
Football (4-1, 2-0)
W, 20-14 vs. Michigan
- @GopherSports: We Got the Jug!
- @GopherFootball: Watch highlights from the win
Women's Golf
9th Place at Blessings Collegiate Invitational
- Mariana Mesones led Minnesota with a 17th-place finish
Men's Hockey (0-2-0, 0-0-0)
L, 2-3 at #19 Michigan Tech
L, 1-3 at #19 Michigan Tech
Women's Hockey (2-0-0, 2-0-0)
W, 5-2 at Bemidji State
W, 5-3 at Bemidji State
- @GopherWHockey: The team celebrated Coach May's first win on Friday night
Rowing
Hosts Head of the Mississippi
- The Gophers won five of six races
Soccer (7-3-2, 3-2-1)
W, 4-0 vs. Maryland
- Coach Chastain earned her 50th career win
- GopherSports.com: Ava Westlund was named B1G Player of the Week after a two-goal performance
Volleyball (7-5, 1-3)
W, 3-0 vs. Northwestern
L, 1-3 vs. #6 Wisconsin
- @GopherVBall: Elena Hoecke hit a career-best .889 against the Terrapins
Fox9.com: This week's P.J. Fleck Show looked back on the win against Michigan and previewed Saturday night's game at Purdue.
BigTen.org: Men's and Women's Basketball will travel to Chicago for Big Ten Media Days with BTN providing live coverage today and Thursday at 11AM.
GopherSports.com: The Big Ten Conference also unveiled the television schedule for the upcoming Basketball season.
@MikeGrimm3: Before hosting the M Club Hall of Fame Induction Ceremory, Mike Grimm had the inductees on his Go Gopher Podcast.
GopherSports.com: You can watch a replay of the induction ceremony.
The Latest from Gopher Digital:
- Game Trailer: Minnesota-Michigan
- Sights & Sounds: Gophers-Wolverines
- @GopherVBall: Border Battle Hype
- @GopherHockey: 2026-27 Season Hype
- @GopherMBB: First Workout at Williams Arena
GopherSports.com: Defenseman Evan Murr will compete with the U.S. Collegiate Select Team at the Spengler Cub in Switzerland in December.
@GopherFootball: Gopher Digital looked back on the top moments from Coach Fleck's 100 career wins.
Gopher Shorts:
- @GopherSports: Thank You Gopher Fans
- @GopherVBall: Weekly Quick Hits
- @GopherWGym: Team Intuition Test
- @GopherWGolf: Blindfolded Driving
- @GopherMBB: Recreate the Meme
- @GopherWBB: Gophers Recognized at Football Game
- @GopherHockey: Off to Houghton
- @GopherHockey: Assist of the Week
GopherSports.com: The 2026-27 Men's Hockey media guide is now available.
ESPN.com: Four Gophers – Logan Cooley (60), Jackson LaCombe (63), Brock Faber (72) and Matthew Knies (89) – made ESPN's list of Top 100 NHL players.
@NHL: Three days after a trade to Columbus, Knies had two goals and an assist in his debut.
NHL.com: Knies spoke with NHL Network about his first week in Ohio.
Gophers in the NFL:
- @GopherFootball: Justin Walley had a team-best eight tackles and a sack in the Colts' win
- @GopherFootball: Boye Mafe had the sack against the Jaguars
- @GopherFootball: Rashad Bateman had the 28-yard reception for the Ravens
@GopherWBB: Mara Braun took fans behind the scenes of Women's Basketball Media Day.
On This Date:
October 7, 1995: Chris Darkins rushed for a school-record 294 yards in a 39-38 win against Purdue at the Metrodome (Highlights).
