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Gopher Sports: News & Notes
9/16/2026 5:46:00 AM | Athletics
Catch up on all the latest news from Gopher Athletics from the past week.
THIS WEEK
Friday
- Women's Golf at Lady Paladin Invite
- 10:30AM: Cross Country Host the Griak Invitational | Fort Snelling Golf Course | Meet Preview
- 7PM: #14 Volleyball vs. South Dakota | Sioux Falls, SD | Midco Sports Plus
Saturday
- Women's Golf at Lady Paladin Invite
- Tennis at ITA All-American Championships
- 11AM: Football vs. Akron | BTN
- 2:30PM: #14 Volleyball vs. South Dakota State | Sioux Falls, SD | Midco Sports Plus
Sunday
- Women's Golf at Lady Paladin Invite
- Tennis at ITA All-American Championships
- Men's Golf Hosts 2nd Swing Gopher Invitational | Windsong Farm Golf Club
- 1PM: Soccer vs. Northwestern | B1G+
- 2PM: Women's Hockey vs. Durham West | Exhibition
Monday
- Tennis at ITA All-American Championships
- Men's Golf Hosts 2nd Swing Gopher Invitational | Windsong Farm Golf Club
Tuesday
- Tennis at ITA All-American Championships
LAST WEEK
Football (1-1)
L, 13-38 vs. Mississippi State
Men's Golf
T-15th Place at Bearcat Invite
- Jack Crousure led the Gophers with a 28th-place finish
Women's Golf
12th Place at ANNIKA Intercollegiate
- Lauryn Finley led the Gophers with a 36th-place finish
Soccer (5-2-1, 1-1-0)
W, 1-0 vs. #25 Iowa
L, 0-1 at Penn State
- @GopherSoccer: Tenley Senden had the gamewinner in the upset of the Hawkeyes
- GopherSports.com: Sarah Martin was named Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Week
#14 Volleyball (4-2)
W, 3-0 vs. Miami
W, 3-0 vs. St. Thomas
- @GopherVBall: Watch quick hits from the weekend sweep
GopherSports.com: The 40th annual Griak Invitational kicks off on Friday at its new site: Fort Snelling Golf Course. The women's race begins at 10:30AM followed by the men at 11:15AM.
GopherSports.com: Women's Hockey is rated third in the USCHO.com preseason rankings. Minnesota will host Durham West in a Sunday exhibition at Ridder Arena.
YouTube.com: Coach Fleck previewed Saturday's non-conference finale against Akron during his weekly radio show.
Fox9.com: Catch a replay of The P.J. Fleck Show on Fox 9.
GopherSports.com: Amanda Kessel and Phil Kessel will be enshrined in the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame with an induction ceremony slated for November 30 in Washington, D.C.
GopherSports.com: Tori McKinney and Team USA are competing this morning at the 2026 FIBA 3x3 U23 World Cup in Wuhan, China. Quarterfinals will begin Saturday after four games in pool play.
GopherSports.com: Jack Crousore, Torger Ohe and Chun-Ta Wu were named Big Ten Golfers to Watch.
GopherSports.com: Emree Cameron, Reese McCauley and Mariana Mesones were named Big Ten Golfers to Watch.
GopherSports.com: Softball announced its 2027 Big Ten schedule which kicks off at Nebraska, March 12-14.
Gopher Shorts:
- @GopherSoccer: More Nights Like This
- @GopherMBB: 94 Feet with Cedric Tomes
- @GopherMGolf: A Day at the Fair
- @GopherFootball: CBS Crew Arrives on Gameday
@GopherCCTF: Angelos Mantzouranis received his NCAA Track & Field Championship ring last week.
GopherSports.com: Gopher Athletics and Gopher Sports Properties announced that Visible will be the first-ever helmet bumper partner of Minnesota Football.
The Latest from Gopher Digital:
- Game Trailer: Minnesota-Mississippi State
- Sights & Sounds: Gophers-Bulldogs
GopherSports.com: Former Gopher and NFL tight end Maxx Williams was a guest on the Golden Gopher Podcast.
GopherSports.com: Goalie Luca Di Pasquo was featured in the latest Pride on Ice Podcast.
GopherSports.com: Coach Larson was mic'd up during Hockey's first practice of the 2026-27 season last week.
Gophers in the NFL:
- @GopherFootball: Jack Gibbens helped Arizona take down the host Chargers
- @AdamSchefter: Brevyn Spann-Ford signed a three-year extension with the Cowboys
- @GopherFootball: Blake Cashman has seven tackles, two for loss and a sack for the Vikings
- @GopherFootball: Boye Mafe had a strip sack and fumble recovery in his Bengals debut
- After missing all of last season due to injury, the Colts' Justin Walley had six tackles in his first NFL game
