The Gophers lineup keeps getting it done.
The team scored a season-high 19 runs off of a season-high 23 hits on Tuesday night at Siebert Field in a 19-7 victory over Kansas.
No....
Sophomore outfielder Alex Boxwell was used to baseball success growing up.
The Minnesota Mr. Baseball finalist was also used to being on campus, as his mother, Lisa, was a hurdler on the...
Rachel Banham is starting her pro career as one of several new faces on the Connecticut Sun.
The former Gophers star was drafted fourth overall by the team on April 14 and began training...
The Gophers were shut out for the first time in a calendar year during the second game of Friday’s doubleheader against Illinois.
Minnesota’s bats came back with...
The Gophers dropped their first midweek game of the season on Tuesday, ending a five-game winning streak.
No. 19 Minnesota (25-12) traveled to North Dakota State and lost to the Bison...
Lucas Gilbreath has been one of the best arms in Minnesota’s bullpen since making his debut a month ago.
The sophomore lefty’s season got off to a late start due to issues off...
The Gophers swept Northwestern on the road over the weekend for their fifth consecutive series victory, led by career pitching performances from senior Dalton Sawyer on Saturday and junior Toby...
Most pitchers and catchers have a special relationship on the mound, but one Gophers battery has even deeper bonds.
When redshirt senior reliever Ty McDevitt looked for his sign on...
The Gophers’ potent offense waited until the seventh inning, but it came to life on Tuesday after sputtering early at Siebert Field.
No. 25 Minnesota was held to four hits through...
Early last week, Gophers head coach John Anderson and sophomore Luke Pettersen met in Anderson’s office to discuss the infielder’s decreased playing time.
Pettersen had more...
Two big eighth-inning comebacks on Friday and Sunday lifted the Gophers to a series victory against Maryland over the weekend.
Minnesota (21-11, 6-2) scored seven runs...
Head coach John Anderson and assistant head coach Rob Fornasiere have kept running records of each team’s defensive statistics during their 31 years at the helm.
Anderson said...
Gophers freshman shortstop Terrin Vavra has always played facing high expectations.
His father, Joe, serves as the Minnesota Twins bench coach, while his two older brothers, Tanner...
The Gophers won a series against a ranked opponent for the second time in three weeks, sweeping a Friday doubleheader at No. 25 Michigan.
Minnesota (18-10, 4-1 Big Ten) won...
Cold temperatures on Wednesday afternoon didn’t slow the Gophers offense, which exploded for 14 hits to down Northern Illinois 12-10 at Siebert Field.
Eight players recorded a hit...
Tyler Hanson is straightforward about why he’s back in the Gophers bullpen after making five starts earlier in the season.
“It’s probably because I didn’t pitch too...
The Gophers’ bats — which have been a strength so far this season — made an especially strong statement in the third game of their first Big Ten series.
Minnesota (15-10)...
The Gophers’ relentless offense defeated St. Mary’s 9-1 on Wednesday at Siebert Field in the team’s second home game of the season.
Nine Gophers batters recorded...
When Austin Athmann was hit in the head by a pitch on March 19 at Utah Valley, he was removed from the game due to the resulting minor concussion.
He missed two games but was cleared to...
The Gophers won both games on Saturday to clinch a series victory against No. 23 Missouri State over the weekend.
Minnesota (12-9) dropped the opener 5-4 on Friday in...
The Gophers offense has outscored opponents 115-91 through 18 games this season, and it’s not just veteran players who are finding success at the plate.
Three Minnesota freshmen —...
The Gophers are set to play their first home game against Augsburg on Tuesday, after opening the 2016 season with 17 road games in a row.
The game was added to the team’s schedule Sunday night,...
The Gophers started their season 7-3, the team’s best record through 10 games since 2009.
Since then, Minnesota has started to fall off. The Gophers lost their second series in a row...
Outfielder Dan Motl is hoping to accomplish something as senior he’s been unable to do his first three seasons.
He’s hoping to play a full season.
Motl has missed...
The Gophers’ chances of hearing their name called during the NCAA tournament selection show on March 14 look slim.
Minnesota (19-11, 11-7 Big Ten) lost four of its last five games, including...
The Gophers won two of three games for the second weekend in a row to defeat Georgia State in a road series.
Minnesota (7-3) defeated the Panthers 3-0 on Friday and 11-6 on...
INDIANAPOLIS - The Gophers chances for an NCAA tournament berth were potentially dashed on Thursday.Minnesota lost its first game of the Big Ten tournament 84-74 to Northwestern, a team it had defeated...
Pitcher Dalton Sawyer was one of three Minnesota players drafted in June, but he’s the only one who returned to school.
The Minnesota Twins picked the senior in the 27th round...
The Gophers are heading to the Big Ten tournament with the team’s NCAA tournament hopes on the line.
Fifth-seeded Minnesota (19-10, 11-7 Big Ten) is ranked 75th in the ratings percentage...
Rachel Banham was named the Big Ten player of the year on Monday by coaches and members of the media.
The redshirt senior guard is the fifth Minnesota player to win the award and...
The Gophers endured their worst defeat in the last game of the regular season.
Minnesota lost to No. 6 Maryland on the road Sunday 110-77, with the Terrapins setting a season-high...
The Gophers offense led the team to a 2-1 record over the weekend in its second series of the season.
Minnesota totaled more than 10 hits in each game against Campbell University. The Gophers...
Williams Arena erupted as time seemed to run out on the Gophers upset victory over No. 5 Ohio State.
Then the referees halted the celebration. Minnesota was up 78-76 with a put-back at the...
Junior Matt Fiedler took the mound for the Gophers’ first game of the season Friday in just his second college start.
He threw a career-high five-and-two-thirds innings against Utah,...
The Gophers senior night will take place Wednesday as guards Rachel Banham, Mikayla Bailey and Shayne Mullaney play their final game at Williams Arena.
Minnesota will play No. 5...
The Gophers baseball team opened its season in Surprise, Ariz., over the weekend and won three of four games.
Minnesota’s lineup hit well to open the season, outscoring opponents 31-13...
A 52-point performance by redshirt senior guard Rachel Banham wasn’t enough to lift the Gophers over No. 25 Michigan State.
Minnesota lost 114-106 on the road to the Spartans on...
Rachel Banham has broken Minnesota’s career-points record, tied an NCAA single-game record with 60 points and hit a buzzer-beating 3-point shot her redshirt senior year.
But there’s one thing...
The Gophers four-game winning streak ended Thursday night with a 93-79 loss to Indiana on the road.Minnesota (18-8, 10-5 Big Ten) shot 46 percent from the floor on the night and went just 3-13 from three-point...
Minnesota head coach John Anderson did something differently during fall practice this season.
Instead of giving out the team’s traditional baseball caps with an “M” logo,...
With eight seconds on the clock and the Gophers trailing by one point, head coach Marlene Stollings said, it was obvious who she wanted to take the last shot.
The entire arena likely knew.
Redshirt...
The Gophers rode their high-powered offense to their seventh victory in eight games Thursday night, scoring more than 100 points for the second game in a row.
Minnesota had five...
Senior guard Shayne Mullaney stepped into a starting spot early in her college career, but things have changed in her final season.
After starting 76 of her 83 games during her first three...
The Gophers’ chance at a rebound season in 2016 starts on the mound.
Minnesota has 13 returning pitchers on the staff who will attempt to lower the team’s earned run average from...
Rachel Banham had a record-setting day on Sunday, and the Gophers needed almost every point.
The redshirt senior guard tied the NCAA record for points in a game, scoring 60 as the Gophers...
When Marlene Stollings took over the Gophers women’s basketball program in 2014, she brought her fast-paced offense with her.
Now, in only the team’s second season under Stollings,...
Minnesota baseball head coach John Anderson said he’s not focused on last season anymore.
The year 2015 was a dismal one for the Gophers baseball team, at least by the standards set...
Minnesota women’s basketball head coach Marlene Stollings delivers a clear message to prospective players: It’s never too late to go home.
In Stollings’ two years at the...
The Gophers women’s basketball team lost 92-76 to Michigan on Sunday, snapping a four-game conference winning streak.
Minnesota (14-7, 6-4 Big Ten) shot only 39 percent from the...
Minnesota head coach Marlene Stollings isn’t shy about the fact that redshirt senior guard Rachel Banham and sophomore guard Carlie Wagner are the team’s two keys on offense this season.
“It’s...
Led by 25 second-half points from redshirt senior guard Rachel Banham, the Gophers women’s basketball team completed a 16-point comeback after halftime on Tuesday night to defeat Illinois 82-77 at...
When Gophers freshman center Annalese Lamke heard about head coach Kathi Bennett’s resignation at the University of Northern Illinois last April, she moved on from her commitment to the school.
That...
Four Gophers players scored in the double digits on Saturday as the team beat Wisconsin 84-77 on the road for its third consecutive conference victory.
Redshirt senior guard Rachel...
Gophers redshirt senior guard Rachel Banham scored 32 points to lead Minnesota to a late 95-92 victory over Northwestern University on Wednesday
night at Williams Arena.
The...
Gophers sophomore guard Allina Starr thought about quitting basketball altogether after one season at Auburn University.
Starr averaged 13.9 minutes and 1.4 points and rebounds per game in...
The Gophers nearly lost three games in a row for the first time under head coach Marlene Stollings, but Mikayla Bailey came up with a late three to lift the team over Indiana.
Minnesota (11-6,...
Minnesota head coach Marlene Stollings issued a challenge to her guards before the start of the season.
She asked her starters to average six rebounds per game, even though no guard had more than...
Redshirt senior guard Rachel Banham broke the program scoring record in a loss Nov. 28 against Auburn in Puerto Rico, tempering the celebration.
But Minnesota won on Saturday when Banham...
Gophers junior guard Joanna Hedstrom is finally seeing more time on the court than on the bench.
Hedstrom has played in all seven games this season, starting three and averaging 24.4 minutes per game....
Seven games into the season, the Gophers are still experimenting with who will be playing in their frontcourt this year.
Two newcomers to the team, sophomore center Jessie Edwards and junior center...
The Gophers women’s basketball team bounced back from an 84-64 loss on the road to No. 14 Duke Friday night to beat Towson University 105-86 at Williams Arena on Sunday.
Minnesota...
Carlie Wagner was forced to grow quickly as a freshman after the Gophers lost Rachel Banham due to a torn anterior cruciate ligament in her knee in the 10th game of the season.
Wagner played in...
When Rachel Banham pictured breaking Minnesota’s all-time scoring record, she said she imagined Williams Arena full of fans standing and cheering.
Instead, the Gophers redshirt senior guard...
Redshirt senior guard Rachel Banham broke Minnesota’s career scoring record Saturday as the Gophers lost to Auburn University 81-79 in overtime in their second game of the San Juan Shootout....
The Gophers women’s basketball team trailed by two points with just over nine minutes left in the game against Kent State, but the team outscored the Flashes 31-17 in the final quarter to secure...
Gophers redshirt senior guard Rachel Banham is expected to break the program’s career scoring record within the team’s three road games this week.
Banham needs 55 points to break the record...
The Gophers soccer team lost 1-0 to Loyola Marymount University on Friday in the second round of the NCAA tournament.
Minnesota finished 12-7-3 on the season, making it past the first...
The Gophers women’s basketball team’s new four-guard lineup was successful for the second time this season as Minnesota beat Maine 91-64 on Friday at Williams Arena.
Minnesota...
The Gophers soccer team broke a 0-4-1 slide at the end of the regular season with a 5-0 victory over South Dakota State University in the first round of the NCAA tournament Friday.
The win...
Minnesota head coach Marlene Stollings challenged her regular guards before the season to record six-plus rebounds per game to make up for the loss of center Amanda Zahui B., who led the team in rebounding...
The Gophers soccer team beat South Dakota State University 5-0 on Friday night at Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium to advance to the second round of the NCAA tournament.
Minnesota (12-6-3)...
The Gophers soccer team has earned a spot in the NCAA tournament.
The bracket was announced on Monday afternoon, and Minnesota (11-6-3, 6-4-1 Big Ten) will host South Dakota State University...
Rachel Banham said she can’t wait to hear her name echoing through Williams Arena again when the Gophers open their season on Friday against Wofford.
The redshirt senior guard has...
The Gophers soccer team ended its regular season with a 3-1 loss to the Fighting Illini at Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium on Wednesday.
Neither team scored in the first half in a game played with...
A more balanced defense on the back line has helped the Gophers soccer team to limit its opponents’ scoring this season.
Minnesota (11-4-3, 6-3-1 Big Ten) has outshot and outscored opponents...
The No. 19 Gophers soccer team fell 3-1 to No. 12 Rutgers University on the road Friday.
Minnesota (11-4-3, 6-3-1 Big Ten) is now tied for fourth in the conference with one game left in the...
Gophers freshman midfielder Molly Fiedler said she started the season hoping to just make the travel team and play as many minutes as she could.
But Fiedler has started all 17 games so far this...
The Gophers soccer team lost and tied during its weekend series at home, losing 1-0 to Michigan State University Thursday and tying 0-0 against the University of Michigan on Sunday after...
The Gophers soccer team has overpowered opposing teams with its offensive attack this season.
No. 11 Minnesota (11-2-2, 6-1 Big Ten) has outshot and outscored opponents 197-130 and 30-7, respectively.
The...
Every time Gophers junior goalkeeper Tarah Hobbs makes a save on the pitch, a reminder of her biggest motivation is in full view.
Hobbs’ new tattoo, located on her right forearm, was completed...
The Gophers soccer team recorded its fourth weekend sweep of the season with a 3-0 win Thursday at Nebraska and a 2-0 win Sunday at Iowa.
No. 14 Minnesota (11-2-2, 6-1 Big Ten)...
With six games remaining in the regular season for the Gophers soccer team, Minnesota remains atop the conference standings in the Big Ten.
The Gophers (9-2-2, 4-1 Big Ten) are also ranked No....
The Gophers soccer team had their first conference loss of the season, losing 1-0 Friday against the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
The No. 11 Gophers’ six-game winning streak...
Gophers sophomore defender Maddie Gaffney has started all 12 games this season, more than she played in all of last year.
Both Gaffney and Minnesota head coach Stefanie Golan said it’s a direct...
The Gophers soccer team swept their third straight weekend after beating Purdue University Friday and Indiana University on Sunday at home.
The two victories pushed the Gophers...
At the beginning of the Gophers’ 2015 season, players and coaches chose two team captains using a voting system, ranking members of the team based on specific personality traits.
Junior midfielder...
The Gophers usually don’t travel far on recruitment trips. Out of the 26 players on the team, only six are from outside Minnesota and Wisconsin.
But one of those six players, freshman midfielder...
The Gophers opened Big Ten play on the road successfully, defeating two nationally ranked teams over the weekend.
Minnesota (7-1-2) beat No. 20 Ohio State University 2-1 Thursday and...
When Gophers freshman forward April Bockin first began training with the Minnesota soccer team this past summer, she never anticipated the amount of playing time she would get or the impact she was about...
The Gophers soccer team wrapped up the nonconference portion of its schedule this past weekend with two victories, defeating the University of New Mexico Friday and the
University of Nebraska-Omaha Sunday at...
As she begins her junior season at the University of Minnesota, Gophers center midfielder Josee Stiever has higher expectations set for her in all aspects of the game.
Not only was she named to...
The Gophers women’s soccer team played into overtime twice on the road this past weekend, defeating Marquette University in the first overtime Fridayand tying with Texas Tech after two overtimes Sunday.
Minnesota...
