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Minnesota Captain Olivia Knowles stickhandles the puck against the University of St. Thomas Tommies at Ridder Arena on Feb. 26, 2022, at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis, Minn.

No. 1 Gophers sweep St. Thomas for the second straight weekend, advance to WCHA Final Faceoff

by Matthew Kennedy, Sports Reporter
Published February 26, 2022
Captain Olivia Knowles notched her 165th game with Minnesota, setting the Gophers women’s hockey record for most games played in a career.
Ben Meyers battles for the puck in a game against the Wisconsin Badgers on Nov. 22, 2019 at 3M Arena at Mariucci in Minneapolis, Minn.

Close records first career shutout as Gophers men’s hockey blanks the Badgers in 5-0 win

by Michael Lyne, Sports Reporter
Published February 26, 2022
Junior co-captain Ben Meyers recorded three goals in the third period en route to a hat trick that helped cement Minnesota’s victory.
Olivia Knowles (Left), Lauren Bench (Middle) and Emily Brown (Right) celebrate the Gophers season opener 4-0 victory over Ohio State University on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020. Photo courtesy of Brad Rempel of Gopher Athletics.

Bench shuts out St. Thomas in game 1 of WCHA first round

by Matthew Kennedy, Sports Reporter
Published February 26, 2022
St. Thomas has now lost five straight against the No. 1 Gophers.
Guard Sara Scalia drives towards the hoop at Williams Arena on Sunday, Nov. 10. The Gophers defeated Vermont 90-58.

Red-hot Nebraska outscores Gophers women’s basketball 93-70

by Tony Liebert, Sports Reporter
Published February 20, 2022
After a disappointing outing on Wednesday, Minnesota offensive struggles continued against Nebraska, picking up its second straight loss.
Gophers Defenseman Jackson Lacombe makes a pass at the 3M Arena at Mariucci on Friday, Feb. 28. The Gophers lost to Michigan 3-2.

 Gophers men’s hockey completes comeback en route to 6-4 victory over Penn State

Published February 20, 2022
Six Minnesota players recorded multi-point performances in the comeback win.
Forward Catie Skaja stickhandles the puck in a game against St. Cloud State on Saturday, Feb. 12, 2022, at Ridder Arena.

No. 1 Gophers topple Tommies 7-1

by Matthew Kennedy, Sports Reporter
Published February 18, 2022
Taylor Heise scored two goals in the second period en route to victory.
Guard Gadiva Hubbard eyes the hoop during the game against Maryland at Williams Arena on Sunday, Feb. 18, 2018. The Gophers won 93-74.

Balanced attack lift Gophers over Northwestern 74-68

by Tony Liebert, Sports Reporter
Published February 11, 2022
Despite a fourth-quarter flurry from the Wildcats, Minnesota was able to pick up its second win in less than a week.
Senior Charlie Daniels jumps to block a shot in a game against he Iowa Hawkeyes on Jan. 16, 2022, at Williams Arena in Minneapolis.

Gopher hoops second-half collapse leads to ninth conference loss

by AJ Condon, Sports Reporter
Published February 6, 2022
A four-point halftime lead turned into another double-digit loss, and the fourth loss in a row for Minnesota.
Minnesota guard Alexia Smith dribbles the ball through her leg in a game against the Wisconsin Badgers on Sunday, Jan. 30 at Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minn. The Gophers won that game 57-55.

Gophers women’s basketball picks up 71-60 win over Michigan State

by Tony Liebert, Sports Reporter
Published February 6, 2022
Minnesota was able to finally find success in the paint, resulting in a much-needed victory over the Spartans.
Senior Charlie Daniels looks to make a pass Against the Iowa Hawkeyes on Jan. 16, 2022 at Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minn.

Gophers hoops fall short to Badgers, lose 60-66 in Madison

by AJ Condon, Sports Reporter
Published January 30, 2022
Minnesota gave Wisconsin all they could, but Johnny Davis’ late surge gave the Badgers the edge.

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