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Gopher Sports: News & Notes
3/11/2026 9:34:00 AM | Athletics
Catch up on all the latest news from Gopher Athletics from the past week.
WEDNESDAY
- Rowing at Gonzaga (Scrimmage) | 10AM | Preview
- Diving at NCAA Zone D Championships | Noon | ESPN+
- Softball at Lindenwood | 5PM | ESPN+
- Men's Hockey at #10 Penn State | B1G Quarterfinal | 6PM | B1G+ | Tournament Central
- Baseball vs. Gonzaga | 6PM | B1G+
- Men's Basketball vs. Rutgers | B1G Tournament | 8PM | BTN | Tournament Central
FRIDAY
- #21 Women's Track & Field at NCAA Indoor Championships | Fayetteville, AR | ESPN+
- Softball vs. Iowa State | Columbia, MO | Noon
- Tennis at Purdue | 4PM
- Softball at Missouri | 5PM | SEC Network+
- Baseball at Illinois | 6PM | B1G+
SATURDAY
- #21 Women's Track & Field at NCAA Indoor Championships | Fayetteville, AR | ESPN+
- Women's Golf at Valspar Invitational | Augusta, GA
- Softball vs. South Dakota | Columbia, MO | 11AM
- #4 Women's Hockey vs. #5 Northeastern | NCAA Quarterfinal | 2PM | ESPN+ | Tournament Central
- Baseball at Illinois | 3PM | B1G+
SUNDAY
- Women's Golf at Valspar Invitational | Augusta, GA
- Tennis at Indiana | Noon
- Baseball at Illinois | 1PM | B1G+
- Gymnastics vs. Northern Illinois, Illinois, #20 Iowa | 2PM | B1G+
TUESDAY
- Baseball vs. NDSU | 6PM | B1G+
LAST WEEK
Baseball (13-3)
W, 6-2 vs. Milwaukee | Highlights
W, 10-0 vs. UNLV | Highlights
W, 3-2 (10) vs. SDSU | Highlights
W, 6-4 vs. Omaha | Highlights
W, 11-8 vs. Gonzaga | Recap
- @GopherBaseball: Sam Hunt had the walk-off bunt on Saturday night
Men's Basketball (15-16, 8-12)
L, 44-77 at Indiana | Highlights
W, 67-66 vs. Northwestern | Highlights
- @GopherMBB: Langston Reynolds had the gamewinner in the final moments
Women's Basketball (22-8, 13-5)
L, 55-60 vs. #11 Ohio State | Highlights
Diving
at Zone D Championships | Recap: Day 1 // Day 2
- Drew Bennett, Elna Widerstrom, Vivi Del Angel, and Addie Albrecht have qualified for nationals
Men's Golf
T-3rd place at The Jonnie-O | Recap
- Sophomore Chun-Ta Wu tied for medalist honors at -18
Women's Golf
2nd Place at Shootout at Wachesaw | Recap
- Mariana Mesones and Bella McCauley finished tied for second
Gymnastics (9-4, 7-2)
L, 196.925-197.200 at #18 North Carolina | Recap
- GopherSports.com: Arianna Ostrum was named B1G Freshman of the Week
Men's Hockey (11-21-3, 7-15-2)
L, 1-7 vs. #2 Michigan State | Recap
T, 3-3 (ot) vs. #2 Michigan State | Highlights
- @GopherHockey: Minnesota captured the shootout win against the #2 Spartans
Women's Hockey (26-11-1, 18-9-1)
L, 0-4 vs. #2 Ohio State | Recap
Softball (8-15, 1-2)
W, 2-0 at Indiana | Highlights
L, 0-5 at Indiana | Recap
L, 4-6 at Indiana | Highlights
W, 5-0 at SIUE | Recap
- @GopherSoftball: Sydney Schwartz threw a two-hit shutout and added a solo home run in Friday's win
Tennis (9-6, 0-2)
L, 1-4 vs. #17 Southern Cal | Recap
L, 1-4 vs. #6 UCLA | Recap
Track & Field
11 Wins at Beach Opener | Recap
Wrestling
7th Place at Big Ten Championships | Recap
- Jore Volk and Max McEnelly earned runner-up finishes as six Gophers reached the podium and qualified for nationals
- GopherSports.com: Tony Nelson has been named an alternate for the NCAA Championships
GopherSports.com: Women's Hockey earned the No. 4 seed and will host No. 5 Northeastern on Saturday at 2PM. The winner will advance to next week's Frozen Four at Penn State.
GopherSports.com: Abbey Murphy was named WCHA Forward of the Year after leading the nation in goals and points per game. She is also a top-10 finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Award.
@NHLonTNT: Murphy spent Sunday in Atlanta as part of TNT's coverage of its NHL doubleheader.
GopherSports.com: Women's Track & Field is sending four athletes to compete in five events at this week's NCAA Indoor Championships. Competition runs Friday-Saturday with coverage on ESPN+.
GopherSports.com: Men's Hockey will meet Penn State tonight in University Park in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament. The game will stream via B1G+ at 6PM. The winner will advance to Saturday's semifinals.
GopherSports.com: Men's Basketball will face Rutgers in the Big Ten Tournament in Chicago tonight at 8PM on BTN. The winner will advance to face UCLA on Thursday at 8PM.
GopherSports.com: Senior Cade Tyson earned honorable mention All-Big Ten honors after finishing sixth in the league in scoring.
@GopherMBB: Tyson broke down key moments in a win against Rutgers in the latest 'Play in Focus' episode.
GopherSports.com: Women's Basketball climbed to No. 18 in the latest AP Poll. Tournament host sites will be announced on Saturday, while the NCAA Selection Show will be Sunday at 7PM on ESPN.
GopherSports.com: Six swimmers will compete in next week's NCAA Women's Swimming & Diving Championships in Atlanta.
GopherSports.com: Track & Field's Zoie Dundon was a guest on the latest Golden Gopher Podcast.
GopherSports.com: Jack Spanier was named to the Brooks Wallace Player of the Year Award watchlist which is presented to the nation's top shortstop.
KSTP.com: Former Gopher linebacker Pete Najarian reflected on the passing of Lou Holtz who coached Minnesota from 1984-85.
WCCORadio.com: Quarterback Rickey Foggie appeared on WCCO Radio to share his memories of Holtz.
Gopher Shorts:
- @GopherMBB: Big Ten Tournament Hype
- @GopherHockey: Travel Day to Penn State
- @GopherHockey: Zach Weise – Senior Day Start
- @GopherSoccer: Word on the Beat Challenge
- @GopherWTennis: Get to Know the Squad Part 1
- @GopherWrestling: Big Ten Championship Hype
- @GopherWBB: Big Ten Tournament Hype
- @GopherWHockey: WCHA Final Faceoff Hype
GopherSports.com: SDSU transfer Hailee Christensen was featured in Soccer's spotlight series.
GopherSports.com: Gopher Digital went behind the scenes of Men's Basketball's 67-66 win on Senior Night.
GopherSports.com: Defensive end Anthony Smith broke down his biggest plays of the 2025 season in the debut episode of the Gopher Film Room.
@NFL: Boye Mafe left the Seattle Seahawks for a three-year deal in Cincinnati.
GopherSports.com: Former Gopher Dan Hendrickson returned to 3M Arena at Mariucci as part of the 'Coming Home' series.
@PWHL: Kelly Pannek scored in overtime off a pass from Taylor Heise as the Minnesota Frost beat Toronto in overtime.
MLB.com: Gopher alum Terrin Vavra launched a three-run home run as he competed with Czechia at the World Baseball Classic.
Gophers in the NHL:
- @Penguins: Tommy Novak scored the overtime gamewinner for Pittsburgh
- @StLouisBlues: Jimmy Snuggerud gave the Blues the lead
- @NHL: Matthew Wood collected his first NHL shorthanded goal