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Catch up on all the latest news from Gopher Athletics from the past week.

SOCCER (6-5-4, 2-4-2)

Thursday | at Northwestern | 7PM | B1G+

Sunday | at Purdue | 12PM | B1G+

• Minnesota is two points out of B1G Tournament berth with two matches to play (Standings)

VOLLEYBALL (8-8, 4-4)

Friday | vs. Rutgers | 7PM | B1G+

Sunday | vs. Michigan State | 2PM | B1G+

• The 2003 Final Four team will be recognized as part of Alumni Day on Sunday

SWIM & DIVE

Friday-Saturday | at SMU | Pony Up TV

• Competition begins at 5pm on Friday and 11am on Saturday

#1 MEN’S HOCKEY (2-0-0)

Friday | at #5 North Dakota | 7PM | Fox 9

Saturday | at #5 North Dakota | 6PM | Fox 9+

• Minnesota leads series 150-136-16 with series splits the past two years
• @GopherHockey: Watch Friday night’s overtime game winner

SOFTBALL

Friday | vs. Concordia-St. Paul | 5PM

• Final game of the fall season
• Rescheduled from last Friday

CROSS COUNTRY

Saturday | Hosts Rocky’s Run | 10:30AM

• Big Ten Championships set for Friday, Oct. 27 in Madison

FOOTBALL (3-3, 1-2)

Saturday | at #23/24 Iowa | 2:30PM | NBC | Game Preview

• Next week’s home game with Michigan State will kick off at 2:30PM on BTN

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RECENT RESULTS

MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY

22nd place at NCAA Pre-Nationals | Recap

• Emmet Anderson led Gophers with 40th-place finish with career best time

WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY

19th Place at NCAA Pre-Nationals | Recap

• Brianne Brewster paced Minnesota with 63rd-place finish

MEN’S GOLF

12th place at Quail Valley Collegiate Invitational | Recap

• Ben Warian and Bennett Swavely tied for 19th in Minnesota’s final fall tournament

MEN’S HOCKEY

W, 6-5 (OT) vs. St. Thomas | Recap & Highlights

W, 3-0 vs. St. Thomas | Recap & Highlights

• Jimmy Snuggerud named B1G First Star after collecting four goals and an assist

WOMEN’S HOCKEY (5-0-0, 3-0-0)

W, 8-0 vs. St. Thomas | Recap & Highlights

W, 4-0 at St. Thomas | Recap & Highlights

W, 2-1 vs. St. Cloud State | Recap & Highlights

• Abbey Murphy named WCHA Forward of the Week after collecting five goals and an assist

MEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING

W, 237-56 vs. South Dakota | Recap

• Gophers finished first in all 14 events

WOMEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING

W, 226-74 vs. Nebraska; W, 238-62 vs. SDSU | Recap

• Minnesota finished first in 12 of 14 events

SOCCER

W, 2-0 vs. Ohio State | Recap & Highlights

L, 0-2 vs. Nebraska | Recap & Highlights

• Megan Plaschko now ranks fourth with 26 career shutouts

TENNIS

at ITA Central Regional | Recap

• Sofia Pinto and Mia Liepert reached the quarterfinals in doubles
• Minnesota wraps up its fall schedule at Drake in early November

VOLLEYBALL

W, 3-0 at Michigan | Recap & Highlights

W, 3-2 vs. Northwestern | Recap & Highlights

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GopherSports.com: Coach Fleck met the media on Monday to preview the game in Iowa City.

Fox9.com: Watch a replay of last night’s “The P.J. Fleck Show”.

GopherSports.com: Coach Motzko hosted his weekly radio show on Monday night.

GopherSports.com: Wrestling will make four appearances on BTN during the 2023-24 season.

GopherSports.com: Basketball’s Amaya Battle and Mallory Heyer were guests on the Golden Gopher Podcast.

GopherSports.com: The latest Gold Blooded Podcast features freshmen Grace Grocholski and Ayianna Johnson.

GopherSports.com: Women’s Basketball’s home game against UConn was moved to a 4pm start on November 19.

GopherSports.com: Sun Country Airlines was named the official airline of Gopher Athletics.

GopherSports.com: Men’s Basketball announced a pair of promotions as Josh Adel becomes assistant coach and Collin Southworth was named head video coordinator.

@MikeGrimm3: Coach Johnson and Dawson Garcia were guests on Mike Grimm’s Go Gopher Podcast.

PGATour.com: Former Gopher Erik van Rooyen has posted back-to-back top 25 finishes the past two weeks on the PGA Tour.

MNDaily.com: The Minnesota Daily highlighted a pair of NIL deals benefitting Gopher student-athletes.

GopherSports.com: Soccer’s Sophia Boman received the Patty Berg Legacy Award last week at the scholarship banquet.

GopherSports.com: Soccer’s “Alumni Spotlight” series continues with McKenna Buisman (2018-22).

GopherSports.com: The 2023-24 Men’s Hockey Media Guide is now available.

GopherSports.com: Gopher Digital Productions traveled to Magnolia, Minn., as part of a special feature on Men’s Hockey captain Jaxon Nelson.

NHL.com: Former Gopher goaltender Tim Cortes has made a name for himself as a commemorative sports artist.

Gophers in the NHL

• GopherSports.com: 21 former Gophers were on opening night rosters
• GopherSports.com: Logan Cooley made his NHL debut on Friday and collected a pair of assists
• YouTube.com: Brock Faber was featured on a recent episode of “Becoming Wild” on Bally Sports North
• @NHL: Faber scored his first career goal for the Wild in the season opener.
• @GopherHockey: Jackson LaCombe picked up his first career point for the Anaheim Ducks.
• Amerks.com: Like his father, Craig, Ryan Johnson is chasing his NHL dreams as part of the Sabres organization

Gophers in the NFL

• @NFL: Benjamin St-Juste had a fourth-quarter interception in Washington’s win
• @GopherFootball: Blake Cashman led Houston with 15 tackles in a win against the Saints
• Jack Gibbens had nine tackles for Tennessee in its London game

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