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The Gophers advanced to the Super 16 after a 77-62 win over Pacific University.

Mara Braun returns to Gophers lineup, ignites WNIT run

by Alex Karwowski
Published March 29, 2024
Mara Braun and Sophie Hart returned to the court in time for the Gophers’ WNIT matches.
Connor Wietgrefe finished his start Sunday with a career-high 13 strikeouts.

Gophers baseball builds momentum heading into Big Ten play

by Andrew Cornelius
Published March 27, 2024
The Gophers won the final two games against San Francisco to take the series ahead of their first conference series.
Megan Van Berkom placed third in the 400-yard individual medley preliminaries with a time of 4:02.53 on Friday.

Gophers sending 16 student-athletes to men’s, women’s swimming and diving NCAA championships

by Champ Howard and Gabrielle Erenstein
Published March 24, 2024
In 17 of the past 18 years, Minnesota’s women’s team has sent at least four athletes to the swimming and diving championships.
Jess Oakland and Morgan DeBord are leading the offense, both hitting over .390 at the plate.

Gophers softball record split nearly even halfway into season

by Andrew Cornelius
Published March 22, 2024
Minnesota starts Big Ten play coming off a 1-4 weekend in South Carolina.
Micheal Blockhous, a sixth year senior, beat his opponent from Northwestern on Sunday, Feb. 4. The Gophers swept the Wildcats from Northwestern with a score of 39-0. Isaiah Salazar and Patrick McKee both competed in the title match for their weight class at the Big Ten tournament.

Gophers wrestling staying disciplined leading up to NCAA Tournament

by Alex Karwowski
Published March 20, 2024
Coming off a Big Ten championship, Isaiah Salazar –– along with several other Gophers wrestlers –– will represent Minnesota in the upcoming NCAA Tournament.
The Gophers were ranked No. 14 in the Big Ten preseason rankings.

Gophers men’s basketball erasing negative projections, exceeding expectations

by Alex Karwowski
Published March 19, 2024
The Gophers’ several new additions helped evolve the program into an NIT-qualifying team, but there is still work cut out for them.
Abbey Murphy led the team in scoring with 33 goals and 62 points.

Abbey Murphy proved her dominance in personal-best season

by Eitan Schoenberg
Published March 18, 2024
At the end of the season, Murphy led Gophers women’s hockey in points and contributed a quarter of her team’s goals alone.
“My favorite moment was winning the Asheville Championship my first year as a manager,” Dillion said.

Gophers basketball managers best in nation, eyeing Manager Games glory

by Champ Howard
Published March 17, 2024
The student managers are the top-ranked team in the Manager Games league.
The Gophers trailed the Wolverines since the first three minutes of the game in Saturday’s loss. Michigan struck early in their victory and carried the momentum throughout most of the game.

Michigan shuts down Gophers in Big Ten Hockey Tournament semifinal

by Eitan Schoenberg
Published March 17, 2024
The Wolverines eliminated the Gophers from the Big Ten tournament for the third consecutive year.
Tyler Nubin flaunted his 4.4 second 40-yard dash time on his Instagram story after shining in Minnesota’s Pro Day.

Gopher Pro Day featured scouts from all 32 NFL teams

by Andrew Cornelius
Published March 16, 2024
Tyler Nubin, Kyler Baugh and Brady Weeks headlined the Gophers’ nine participants.

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