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Gopher Sports: News & Notes
2/25/2026 9:51:00 AM | Athletics
Catch up on all the latest news from Gopher Athletics from the past week.
WEDNESDAY
- Men's Swim & Dive at B1G Championships | Madison, WI | 4PM | B1G+ | Preview
- Baseball vs. Kansas | US Bank Stadium | 6PM | B1G+ | Preview
THURSDAY
- Men's Swim & Dive at B1G Championships | Madison, WI | 10AM | B1G+
- #21 Women's Track & Field at B1G Championships | Indianapolis, IN | 10:30AM | B1G+
- Men's Hockey at #2 Michigan | 5:30PM | BTN
- Softball at #22 Grand Canyon | 8PM | Mountain West Network
FRIDAY
- Men's Swim & Dive at B1G Championships | Madison, WI | 10AM | B1G+
- #21 Women's Track & Field at B1G Championships | Indianapolis, IN | 10:30AM | B1G+
- Softball vs. Howard | Tucson, AZ | 3:30PM | FloCollege
- Men's Hockey at #2 Michigan | 5PM | BTN
- #4 Women's Hockey vs. St. Cloud State | WCHA Playoffs | 6PM | Fox 9+ | B1G+
- Baseball vs. Kansas | 6PM | B1G+
- Softball at #14 Arizona | 8PM | ESPN+
SATURDAY
- Men's Swim & Dive at B1G Championships | Madison, WI | 10AM | B1G+
- #21 Women's Track & Field at B1G Championships | Indianapolis, IN | 10:30AM | B1G+
- Men's Basketball vs. UCLA | 1PM | FS1
- #4 Women's Hockey vs. St. Cloud State | WCHA Playoffs | 2PM | Fox 9+ | B1G+
- Softball vs. Long Beach State | Tucson, AZ | 2:30PM | FloCollege
- Baseball vs. Kansas | 3PM | B1G+
SUNDAY
- Men's Golf at Colleton River Collegiate | Bluffton, SC
- Softball vs. Howard | Tucson, AZ | 10AM | FloCollege
- Tennis vs. Denver | 10AM
- #22 Women's Basketball at Illinois | 1PM | BTN
- Baseball vs. Kansas | 1PM | B1G+
- #13 Gymnastics Hosts Big Four Meet | 3PM | BTN
- Tennis vs. St. Thomas | 3PM
MONDAY
- Men's Golf at Colleton River Collegiate | Bluffton, SC
TUESDAY
- Baseball vs. Milwaukee | 6PM | B1G+
LAST WEEK
Baseball (5-1)
L, 5-6 at Florida Gulf Coast | Recap
W, 12-2 vs. Northeastern | Recap
W, 15-5 vs. Northeastern | Recap
Men's Basketball (13-15, 6-11)
W, 61-44 at Oregon | Highlights
W, 80-61 vs. Rutgers | Highlights
L, 67-77 at #3 Michigan | Highlights
Women's Basketball (21-7, 12-5)
W, 74-61 vs. #10 Ohio State | Highlights
L, 61-75 vs. #18 Michigan State | Highlights
Women's Golf
9th Place at Westbrook Invitational | Recap
- Mariana Mesones finished tied for fourth at 11-under
Gymnastics (6-3, 4-2)
W, 196.950-196.300 at Washington | Highlights
Women's Hockey (24-9-1, 18-9-1)
L, 2-3 (ot) vs. #10 UMD | Highlights
L, 1-2 (ot) vs. #10 UMD | Recap
Softball (6-9)
W, 7-6 vs. LIU | Highlights
L, 2-5 vs. Iowa State | Recap
W, 6-1 vs. Central Michigan | Highlights
L, 4-5 vs. NDSU | Recap
L, 3-5 vs. Central Michigan | Recap
Women's Swimming & Diving
6th Place at Big Ten Championships | Recap
- @BigTen: Elna Widerstrom captured the 1-meter Big Ten title
- @GopherSwimDive: Vivi Del Angel won the Big Ten platform title
Tennis (7-4)
L, 2-5 at Kansas | Recap
L, 0-4 at Kansas State | Recap
Track & Field
Hosted Snowshoe Open | Recap
At Alex Wilson Invite
- @GopherCCTF: Minnesota set a new distance medley relay school record
BigTen.org: The Big Ten Men's Swimming & Diving Championships begin today at 4PM in Madison. The four-day event runs through Saturday and will stream via B1G+.
BigTen.org: Women's Track & Field travels to Indianapolis for the Big Ten Indoor Championships. Competition begins on Thursday with coverage provided by B1G+.
GopherSports.com: Abbey Murphy and a quartet of Gopher alums helped Team USA defeat Canada, 2-1, in overtime in the gold medal game.
GopherSports.com: Brock Faber, Jackson LaCombe and Team USA captured gold for the first time since 1980 with an overtime win against Canada on Sunday.
More Olympic Coverage:
- @NBCOlympics: Erik Haula scored twice as Finland earned the bronze medal
- KSTP.com: KSTP TV was at the airport when the women's team arrived at the airport on Tuesday
- Fox9.com: Fox 9 also spoke with players at MSP
- WCCOtv.com: WCCO's Marielle Mohs visited Taylor Heise's hometown of Lake City for a watch party during the gold medal game
- KSTP.com: Gopher Hockey legend Neal Broten reflected on the Miracle on Ice
- KSTP.com: Gopher alum and 1980 gold medalist Rob McClanahan spoke with KSTP's Darren Wolfson
- KSTP.com: Former Gopher player and assistant Mike Guentzel was in Milan to watch his son win gold with Team USA
GopherSports.com: Former Gopher administrator Marc Ryan was presented the Lifetime Achievement Award by the College Sports Communicators.
GopherSports.com: 12 Women's Hockey players earned WCHA Scholar-Athlete Awards.
GopherSports.com: Women's Basketball will participate in The Invitational at Sanford Pentagon in 2026 and 2027.
Gopher Shorts:
- @GopherBaseball: Practicing in Florida
- @GopherMBB: Snack Time in Eugene, Oregon
- @GopherMGolf: Which Olympic event would you medal in?
- @GopherSoccer: Winter Workouts
- @GopherSports: Cub Plays of the Week
@GopherSports: Basketball alum Carlie Wagner returned to Williams Arena as part of the "Coming Home" series.
GopherSports.com: Gymnasts Ava Stewart, Arianna Ostrum and Emma Slevin were featured in the latest Gopher Round Table.
@MikeGrimm3: Basketball's Grayson Grove and Kai Shinholster were guests on Mike Grimm's Go Gopher Podcast.
GopherSports.com: Freshman Ellen Neuharth was featured in Soccer's spotlight series.
@GopherBaseball: Check out sights & sounds from Baseball's exhibition against the Twins.
@GopherWrestling: Vance VomBaur was a guest on Wrestling's "The Hot Seat" series.
GopherSports.com: Football's Theo Randle and Darius Taylor were mic'd up while attending Women's Basketball's game against Nebraska.
WCCOtv.com: Alum CC McGraw and former assistant Pedro Mendez talked with WCCO TV about being named coaches of Minnesota's new pro Volleyball team.
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