University of Minnesota Athletics
11/4/2026 7:14:00 AM | Athletics
Catch up on all the latest news from Gopher Athletics from the past week.
THIS WEEK
Thursday
- Tennis (Massiva Boukirat) at ITA Sectional Championships
- Tennis at Michigan State Invitational
- 7PM: #18 Men's Hockey vs. #1 Wisconsin | BTN
Friday
- Tennis (Massiva Boukirat) at ITA Sectional Championships
- Tennis at Michigan State Invitational
- Tennis Hosts UTR College Circuit
- 5PM: #22 Swim & Dive at Wisconsin | B1G+
- 6PM: #19 Volleyball vs #11 Penn State | B1G+
- 7PM: Men's Basketball vs. St. Thomas | Peacock | NBC Sports Network
Saturday
- Tennis (Massiva Boukirat) at ITA Sectional Championships
- Tennis at Michigan State Invitational
- Tennis Hosts UTR College Circuit
- 11AM: Football vs. #5 UCLA | FOX
- 2PM: #17 Women's Basketball at Marquette | ESPN+
- 7PM: #18 Men's Hockey vs. #1 Wisconsin | Fox 9+ | B1G+
Sunday
- Tennis (Massiva Boukirat) at ITA Sectional Championships
- Tennis at Michigan State Invitational
- Tennis Hosts UTR College Circuit
- Rowing at Rivanna Romp
- #8 Wrestling at Daktronics Invitational
- 2PM: #19 Volleyball at Iowa | B1G+
Monday
- 6PM: Men's Basketball at Cincinnati | ESPN+
Tuesday
- 7PM: #17 Women's Basketball vs. Southern | B1G+
LAST WEEK
Men's Basketball (1-0)
W, 85-50 vs. North Dakota
- YouTube.com: Bobby Durkin spoke with B1G+ after his 16-point performance
Women's Basketball (1-0)
W, 82-62 vs. Harvard
- YouTube.com: Gracie Merkle and Grace Grocholski met the media after combining for 42 points
Men's Cross Country
4th at Big Ten Championships
- Best team finish since 2021
- @GopherCCTF: Aidan Jones and Emmett Gerres earned second-team All-Big Ten honors
Women's Cross Country
5th at Big Ten Championships
- @GopherCCTF: Ali Weimer and Isabelle Schmitz finished in fifth and sixth place, respectively, to earn first-team all-league honors
- First Gopher duo to place top six since 2017
Football (5-3, 3-2)
L, 16-23 (ot) at #4 Indiana
- GopherSports.com: Luke Drzewiecki was named B1G Special Teams Player of the Week for the third time this season
- @CFBonFOX: His 60-yarder on Saturday was the second-longest in school history and longest by a Gopher outdoors
Men's Hockey (3-3-2, 1-0-1)
T, 1-1 vs. Penn State
W, 4-3 (ot) vs. Penn State
- @GopherHockey: LJ Mooney had the overtime winner on Saturday night
Women's Hockey (9-1-0, 7-1-0)
W, 3-2 (ot) at #12 UMD
W, 3-2 at #12 UMD
- GopherSports.com: Freshman Sloane Hartmez was named WCHA Defender of the Week for the second-straight week
- @GopherWHockey: Ava Lindsay had the overtime gamewinner on Friday
Soccer (8-7-3, 4-6-2)
L, 1-4 at Illinois
Volleyball (14-6, 8-4)
W, 3-2 at UCLA
W, 3-0 at #20 USC
- @GopherVBall: Minnesota rallied from a two-set deficit against the Bruins to win in five
Fox9.com: Watch a replay of last night's The P.J. Fleck Show on Fox 9.
Audacy.com: Coach Plitzuweit joined Vineeta Sawkar on WCCO Radio following Monday night's win against Harvard.
GopherSports.com: Coach Larson looked ahead to a home series against top-ranked Wisconsin during his Monday radio show.
GopherSports.com: After leading the team with nine goals and 20 points, Ava Westlund earned second-team All-Big Ten Soccer honors.
@GopherWrestling: Max McEnelly talked about winning the Henry Williams Legacy Scholar-Athlete Award.
YouTube.com: Gymnast Brooklyn Rowray was named the Patty Berg Legacy Award winner.
@Gopher_Rowing: Josefine Freltoft, Emma Herstad and Kimberly Klassen will serve as Rowing team captains this season.
Awards Watch:
- Women's Basketball: Merkle Named to Lisa Leslie Center of the Year Award Watch List
- Men's Basketball: Crocker-Johnson Named to Karl Malone Watch List
- Men's Cross Country: Stocke Named B1G Athlete of the Week
- Football: Baranowski a Butkus Award Semifinalist
GopherSports.com: Swimmer Katie McCarthy has qualified for the 2026 Short Course World Championships next month.
GopherSports.com: Three current Gophers and eight alums are in Denmark competing at the 2026 IIHF Women's Hockey World Championships.
@MikeGrimm3: Defensive back Zack Harden was a guest on Mike Grimm's Go Gopher Podcast.
GopherSports.com: A trio of Gopher Gymnasts visited the Women's Basketball Performance Center to test out their skills.
The Latest from Gopher Digital:
- Season Hype: Men's Basketball
- Cinematic Recap: Men's Hockey Sweeps North Dakota
- Cinematic Recap: Gophers Claim Floyd of Rosedale
- Game Trailer: Minnesota at #4 Indiana
@GopherVBall: Volleyball dropped by rehearsal to thank the band for its support.
@GopherFootball: Viking tight end and Hawkeye alum T.J. Hokenson paid up on his bet with former Gopher quarterback Max Brosmer.
@GopherFootball: Football brought the Jug and Floyd of Rosedale to the Timberwolves game last week.
Gopher Shorts:
- @GopherMBB: Favorite Halloween Costume
- @GopherWBB: Halloween Hidden Camera
- @GopherVBall: Favorite Goldy Halloween Costume
- @GopherFootball: Halloween with HopeKids
- @GopherFootball: Pumpkin Carving with Bolder Options Youth Mentoring
- @GopherWrestling: Why Buy Tickets to Gopher Wrestling?
- @GopherWGym: Media Day Behind the Scenes
- @GopherWTennis: Guessing the Size of a Tennis Ball
- @GopherVBall: Weekly Quick Hits
- @GopherHockey: Assist of the Week
@NHL: Logan Cooley's third goal of the game with one second left sent Utah to overtime at Pittsburgh. Cooley had five goals in two games in his return to his home state.
Audacy.com: Wendy Williams Blackshaw of Minnesota Sports and Events appeared on WCCO to talk about the potential of the Women's Final Four returning to Minneapolis.
CBSNews.com: Before making her WBB debut on Monday, Brainerd native Tori Oehrlein was featured in WCCO's WoMN in Sports series.
