University of Minnesota Athletics

11/11/2026 6:04:00 AM | Athletics
Catch up on all the latest news from Gopher Athletics from the past week.
THIS WEEK
Wednesday
- 7PM: #19 Volleyball vs. #22 Indiana | B1G+
Thursday
- 7PM: Men's Basketball vs. Southern | B1G+
Friday
- 11AM: #22/28 Cross Country at NCAA Midwest Regional
- 6PM: #2 Women's Hockey vs. #9 St. Cloud State | B1G+
- 7PM: Men's Hockey vs. Alaska Anchorage | Fox 9+ | B1G+
Saturday
- 1PM: #2 Women's Hockey at #9 St. Cloud State | B1G+
- 1PM: #17 Women's Basketball vs. Kansas State | Sioux Falls, SD | B1G+
- 6PM: Football at Penn State | FS1
- 6PM: Men's Hockey vs. Alaska Anchorage | Fox 9+ | B1G+
- 7PM: #19 Volleyball vs. Michigan State | BTN
Sunday
- 9AM: #8 Wrestling at Mountaineer Invite
Monday
- 7PM: Men's Basketball vs. Western Illinois | BTN
Tuesday
- 7:30PM: #19 Volleyball at #1 Nebraska | BTN
LAST WEEK
Men's Basketball (3-0)
W, 76-62 vs. St. Thomas
W, 63-61 at Cincinnati
- @GopherMBB: Bobby Durkin's last second three was No. 5 on ESPN's Top Plays
- @GopherMBB: Road win means snack time
Women's Basketball (3-0)
W, 87-79 at Marquette
W, 86-47 vs. Southern
- @GopherWBB: Grace Grocholski led the Gophers with 25 points at Marquette
Football (5-4, 3-3)
L, 20-34 vs. #5 UCLA
Men's Hockey (3-4-3, 1-1-2)
T, 1-1 vs. #1 Wisconsin
L, 0-6 vs. #1 Wisconsin
- @GopherHockey: Luca Di Pasquo made 41 saves in Friday's tie
- @GopherHockey: Mason Moe gave the Gophers a first-period lead
Rowing
at Rivanna Romp
- GopherSports.com: The Gophers concluded their fall schedule in Earlysville, Va.
Men's Swim & Dive
L, 132.5-165.5 at Wisconsin
Women's Swim & Dive
L, 115.5-182.5 at Wisconsin
Tennis
at ITA Sectional Championships
at Michigan State Invitational
Hosts UTR College Circuit
- GopherSports.com: Minnesota wrapped up its fall schedule with a trio of events
Volleyball (15-6, 9-5)
L, 1-3 vs. #16 Penn State
W, 3-0 at Iowa
- @GopherVBall: Elena Hoecke had back-to-back aces against the Hawkeyes
Wrestling
at Daktronics Invitational
- GopherSports.com: Nine Gophers finished with unblemished records
Cross Country travels to Ames, Iowa for the NCAA Midwest Regional which is set for Friday with the top two teams advancing to nationals. The men are ranked third and the women fourth in regional rankings. At-large selections will be announced on Saturday (Championship Central).
Fox9.com: Coach Fleck previewed Football's first trip to Penn State since 2022 during his TV show on Fox last night.
GopherSports.com: Coach Larson hosted his weekly radio show ahead of this week's series against Alaska Anchorage.
GopherSports.com: Fifth-year Izzy Roemer and junior Sam Scott earned the conference's Sportsmanship Award for Cross Country.
The Latest from Gopher Digital:
- Game Trailer: Minnesota-UCLA Football
- Sights & Sounds: Gophers-Bruins Football
- Series Hype: Men's Hockey vs. Wisconsin
GopherSports.com: NCAA Champion Max McEnelly and Vance VomBaur were named to the 2026-27 Big Ten Wrestlers to Watch list.
APNews.com: The AP's Dave Campbell looked at the instant impact of kicker Luke Drzewiecki.
Gopher Shorts:
- @GopherCCTF: Get to Know Your Gophers
- @GopherWBB: Military Appreciation Dinner
- @GopherVBall: Weekly Quick Hits
- @GopherVBall: When is it Time for Christmas Décor?
- @GopherHockey: Assist of the Week
@GopherVBall: In between wins against UCLA and USC, Volleyball visited Santa Monica Beach.
GopherSports.com: Former Gopher Parker Fox was a guest on the Golden Gopher Podcast.
KSTP.com: KSTP looked at Blake Cashman's path from Gopher walk-on to Viking standout.
@GopherWGym: Junior Teryn Crump was mic'd up during a recent Gymnastics workout.

