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Soccer

Senior McKenna Buisman celebrates her first goal of the season with senior teammate Delaney Stekr in a match against Rutgers on Thursday, Sept. 30, at Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium in Falcon Heights, Minn.

Gophers soccer loses 2-1 against Rutgers, drops back-to-back matches for the first time this season

by Michael Lyne, Sports Reporter
Published October 1, 2021
Senior McKenna Buisman’s first goal this season marked the Gophers’ lone goal
The Gophers huddled up in a match earlier this season against Wisconsin on Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021, at Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium in Falcon Heights, Minn.

Gophers soccer loses 2-1 against Michigan State, drops their second match this season

by Michael Lyne, Sports Reporter
Published September 26, 2021
Michigan State’s MJ Andrus scored the match-winning goal with just six minutes remaining.
Senior captain center back Delaney Stekr raises her arm as she prepares to take a free-kick for the Gophers in a match earlier this season against the University of Wyoming on Sunday, Sept. 5, 2021, at Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium in Falcon Heights, Minn.

Gophers soccer scores four unanswered goals en route to 4-2 win over Ohio State

by Michael Lyne, Sports Reporter
Published September 24, 2021
Senior captain center back Delaney Stekr scored one goal and assisted sophomore Sophia Boman’s game-winning goal.
The Gophers huddled up before competing in their first Big Ten matchup this season against the Wisconsin Badgers on Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021, at Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium in Falcon Heights, Minn.

Gophers soccer loses 2-1 against the Badgers, drop their first match of the season

by Michael Lyne, Sports Reporter
Published September 19, 2021
The Gophers were without star graduate student right back Makenzie Langdok; her absence was undisclosed.
Volunteer goalkeeper coach Tarah Nupson speaks to junior goalkeeper Megan Plaschko during a match against Wyoming at Elizabeth  Lyle Robbie Stadium in Falcon Heights, Minn. on Sunday, Sept. 5.

‘There’s really no ceiling for her’: The growth of Gophers soccer’s Megan Plaschko and her relationship with coach Tarah Nupson

by Michael Lyne
Published September 17, 2021
Plaschko has 11 shutouts in just 17 career starts and has yet to concede a goal this season.
Graduate student Makenzie Langdok celebrates after her first goal of the season with freshman teammate Lauren Donovan in a match against the University of North Dakota on Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021, at Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium in Falcon Heights, Minn.

Gophers soccer overpowers North Dakota in 2-0 win, remain undefeated

by Michael Lyne, Sports Reporter
Published September 12, 2021
The Gophers’ undefeated non-conference record is the first in the program’s history since 2008.
Junior goalkeeper Megan Plaschko kicks the ball toward midfield in a match against Baylor University on Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021, at Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium in Falcon Heights, Minn.

Gophers soccer draws 0-0 against the University of Nebraska-Omaha, improve shutout streak

by Michael Lyne, Sports Reporter
Published September 9, 2021
The Gophers are just one of three teams among the Power 5 conferences that have yet to concede a goal this season, joining Wake Forest and Tennessee
Junior Izzy Brown fights for possession against a University of Wyoming defender on Sunday, Sept. 5, 2021, at Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium in St. Paul, Minn.

Gophers soccer dominates the University of Wyoming to win 4-0, extending their undefeated streak to five games

by Michael Lyne
Published September 8, 2021
Junior Izzy Brown scored two goals in the first eight minutes of the match, marking the first two goals of her Gophers career.
Junior goalkeeper Megan Plaschko dives to her right to make one of her nine saves against Mississippi State on Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021, at Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium on the St. Paul campus.

Gophers soccer draws against Mississippi State 0-0, continues undefeated streak on the season

by Michael Lyne
Published September 4, 2021
Junior goalkeeper Megan Plaschko made a career-high nine saves to earn her fourth shutout in as many games this season
Courtesy of Gopher Athletics

Former Gophers standout Erin Chastain set to become women’s soccer head coach

by Tony Liebert
Published June 22, 2021
Chastain is set to become the fifth head coach in Minnesota’s program history after a storied playing career at the school.

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