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Other Gopher Sports For the second year in a row, the Gopher wrestling team entered the NCAA Championships as the favorites and for the second consecutive year, the Gophers are on their way to a disappointing second place finish unless they come up with a near perfect day on Saturday. Minnesota and Iowa State each […] READ MORE
Other Gopher Sports After winning the National Championship in 2000 and 2001, the Gophers and everyone else in the wrestling world watched as Oklahoma State took home the top prize the past four years. Last year the Gophers finished a distant second as the Cowboys claimed their 34th National Title. This season was finally going […] READ MORE
Other Gopher Sports Reading Eagle Blue by Michael D’Orso was the equivalent for me of George Mason’s amazing run to the Final Four this past season. With both, my expectations were low before beginning and I found myself swept up in the fervor as time (and pages) progressed. Mirroring Mason’s run, Eagle Blue ascended to […] READ MORE
Other Gopher Sports Despite taking a 23-17 lead in game 4 of the NCAA second round in Knoxville, TN, the Gophers fell 30-19 24-30 20-30 30-27 15-11 to the Tennessee Volunteers. Paula Gentil broke the NCAA career digs record in her final match. The Gophers were led by Meredith Nelson who had 23 kills and […] READ MORE
Other Gopher Sports Minnesota opened the NCAA tournament with a 30-13 30-13 30-24 stomping of the Winthrop Eagles this afternoon in Knoxville, TN. The Big South champions were no match for the Gophers who played terrific offense in the rout. All of the Gopher hitters except for Sarah Florian, hit over .455 for the match. […] READ MORE
Other Gopher Sports Minnesota will look to hit their stride at the right time of the season as they enter NCAA play at the University of Tennessee. Gopher fans have a right to be somewhat upset over the brackets, as Minnesota has defeated Purdue, Ohio State and Wisconsin in their second meetings of the season, […] READ MORE
Other Gopher Sports Last weekend, the Gopher volleyball team played very out of character. On Friday night, they lost to their first unranked opponent of the year, Northwestern, in five games. Saturday, they defeated Wisconsin in four games for their first victory over a ranked team. Minnesota will have to keep this new winning streak […] READ MORE
Other Gopher Sports While the #17 Gopher Volleyball team has had good success this year against the average and lesser teams in the Big Ten, Minnesota has yet to defeat a ranked team. That could all change this weekend as they host their archrival, the #13 Wisconsin Badgers, on Saturday night in the Sports Pavilion. […] READ MORE
Other Gopher Sports Gophers Fall Hard, Rebound Against Iowa Minnesota had one of their worst weekends of the past several years, being swept by Ohio State before being dismantled by Penn State at the Sports Pavilion. Today, the Gophers bounced back with a sweep of lowly Iowa. Minnesota heads home this weekend to face Indiana […] READ MORE
Other Gopher Sports After finishing last weekend with a 1-1 record, the Gophers sit in third place in the Big Ten as they come home to face two formidable Big Ten opponents. On Friday night, #20 Ohio State comes back to Minneapolis for the first time since last year’s memorable regional final. Saturday night’s contest […] READ MORE