Check out all the latest news from Gopher Athletics from the past week.
Friday
- Baseball vs. Nebraska | 5pm | B1G+
- Softball vs. Nebraska | 6pm | BTN
Saturday
- Softball vs. Nebraska | 2:00 PM | BTN
- Baseball vs. Nebraska | 3pm | B1G+
Sunday
- Softball vs. Nebraska | Noon | B1G+
- Baseball vs. Nebraska | 1:00 PM | B1G+
Monday
- Isabella McCauley at the NCAA Auburn Golf Regional
Tuesday
- Isabella McCauley at the NCAA Auburn Golf Regional
recent results
Baseball (20-19, 6-9)
W, 8-0 vs. St. Thomas | highlight
L, 3-7 Pennsylvania State University
W, 5-4 at Penn State | highlight
W, 15-11 at Penn State | highlight
- Will Whelan allowed one run in 5.1 innings of relief and was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week.
mens golf
13th place at Big Ten Championship | summary
- Ben Wallian led Minnesota in a tie for 16th place.
Softball (26-22, 12-8)
W, 7-5 Iowa | highlight
W, 6-2(9), Iowa | highlight
W, 5-1 Iowa | highlight
- Jess Oakland was named Big Ten Player of the Week after hitting. Batting average .500, 2 home runs, 3 RBIs, 7 hits, 3 doubles
Tennis (11-13, 4-7)
L, 2-4 vs. Purdue | Big Ten Tournament | summary
track & field
Hosts Gary Wilson Invitational | highlight
at McAlester 5000m Invitation
At Desert Heat Classic
Ryder/Borstov invitation
At Drake Relays | summary
- Devin Augustin wins third straight 100m title
- clock: Angelos Mantzolanis had the second-best hammer thrower in school history.
- clock: Shelby Frank wins discus title at Drake Relays
GopherSports.com: Isabella McCauley will compete as an individual in the NCAA Auburn Regional next Monday. The top six finishers will advance to the NCAA Championships.
GopherSports.com: McCauley received second-team All-Big Ten honors and Megan Furtney received the league’s Sportsmanship Award.
@gopherwolf: See Macquarie’s reaction to NCAA regional bid selection.
GopherSports.com: Ben Walian earned second-team All-Big Ten golf honors and Jacob Pedersen received the conference’s sportsmanship award.
KSTP.com: McCauley and Warian featured on KSTP.
GopherSports.com: Junior Bar Soloveitchik and sophomore Vivi Del Angel were named CSC Third Team Academic All-Americans for the first time in their careers.
GopherSports.com: When Tyler Nubin was selected 47th overall by the New York Giants, Minnesota had a player selected in the first two rounds of the NFL Draft for the fifth year in a row.
NFL Gophers:
- GopherSports.com: Watch the moment when Nubin was selected in the second round
- @Giants: General manager Joe Schon called Nubin to inform him of the upcoming selection.
- ESPN.com: Rashod Bateman became Baltimore’s first first-round wide receiver to sign a second contract with the franchise.
Undrafted free agent contracts and minicamp invitations:
- Brevin Spann-Ford signs with Dallas
- Kyler Baugh signs with New Orleans
- Corey Crooms signs with Dallas
- Chris Ortman-Bell invited to New York Giants minicamp
- Brady Weeks invited to Minnesota minicamp
- Chris Collins invited to Los Angeles Chargers minicamp
@gopher soccer: Let’s take a look back at recent Gophers selected in the NFL Draft.
Nacda.com: Gopher Athletics moved up to No. 18 in the final Learfield Director’s Cup winter standings.
GopherSports.com: Prior to last week’s Big Ten Championship, Justin Smith was a guest on the Golden Gophers Podcast.
GopherSports.com: As the tennis season comes to a close, Zeyneb Sarioglas was awarded the Big Ten Conference Sportsmanship Award.
team award watch
GopherSports.com: Coach Pritzweit announced the hiring of Chloe Lamb as director of player development and assistant coach.
KSTP.com: Taylor Woodson spoke to KSTP about her decision to return home and join the women’s basketball program.
@pwhlofficial: Former Gopher Olivia Knowles takes the microphone ahead of the PWHL game between Toronto and Montreal.
GopherSports.com: Wrestling had four winners at the U.S. Open Championship in Las Vegas, led by Max McEnery and Coy Hopkins in third place.
@B1G volleyball: My knowledge of volleyball Venice was put to the test ahead of my upcoming overseas trip.
@B1G volleyball: Phoebe Awory was microphoned during volleyball spring training last month.
GopherSports.com: Watch the 2024 softball introductory video ahead of the final home series of the season.
@MikeGrimm3: Coach Delativdere was a guest on Mike Grimm’s Go Gopher podcast.
Roster news:
- wrestling: Clayton Whiting added to wrestling roster
- gymnastics: Mia Hooten and Emily Koch spend five years at the University of Minnesota
- men’s basketball: Brennan Rigsby added to men’s basketball roster
NBA Gophers:
- The LA Clippers and Dallas are tied with two games each ahead of tonight’s Game 5. The Clippers are 2-0 with Amir Coffey starting.
- Head coach JB Bickerstaff and the Cleveland Cavaliers lead the series against Orlando 3-2.
- Assistant coach Ryan Saunders and the Denver Nuggets defeated the Lakers 4-1 to advance to the second round.
@MNWild: Brock Faber is a top-three finalist for the Calder Trophy, given to the NHL’s top rookie.
NHL Gophers:
- @gopherhockey: Toronto forced a Game 6 last night and Matthew Knies was the OT game winner.
- @gopherhockey: Nate Schmidt scores for Winnipeg.
- @gopherhockey: Casey Mittelstadt had three assists in Colorado’s 6-2 win.
