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The Gophers head into the final regular season series of the season against Northwestern having won their last 11 games. They stand in third place in the Big Ten with a chance to climb into the top spot after this weekend.
Minnesota (18-22, 8-7 Big Ten) took the first game 7-3 before dropping the second game on Saturday 7-6 and losing the series finale 7-1 Sunday to No. 23 Indiana (30-14, 11-4 Big Ten) at Bart Kaufman Field in Bloomington, Indiana.
The Gophers' Big Ten tournament run came to an end against the No. 1 team, but not before a victory against a border rival. For the Minnesota men's tennis team, it started off with a promising win in the opening round over Wisconsin. Momentum did not carry over as the Gophers were topped by No. 1 Ohio State(27-2) 4-0.
At the Big Ten Championship tournament in Flourtown, Pennsylvania, sophomore Angus Flanagan accomplished what no one from Minnesota had done since 2014: finishing first among individuals at the Big Ten Championships.
On a sunny Friday afternoon, the Gophers' offense was efficient as Minnesota won both games in five innings thanks to the mercy rule. The Gophers won the first game 9-0 and the second game 8-0.
The Minnesota track and field team faced competition from all over the country at the Drake Relays in Iowa over the weekend. While the team competition was not scored, the Gophers came away with four individual titles.
Gophers' linebacker Blake Cashman was drafted by the New York Jets in the fifth round of the 2019 NFL draft on Friday in Nashville, Tennessee.
Minnesota swept Wisconsin in a midweek doubleheader on Wednesday. The Gophers beat the Badgers in the first game 8-2 and won the second game 10-3.
Merzbacher's next chapter in her lifelong tennis journey will just be starting as she prepares to embark on a monthlong trip in Europe coaching youths from the United States.
Upperclassmen Temi Ogunrinde and Rachel Schow are leading by example for this year’s Minnesota track and field team. Both captured event titles recently at the Stanford Invitational meet, and they’re making an impact on the team in other ways alongside other leaders.
In April 2002, the University of Minnesota announced plans to cut the school's golf and gymnastics programs in an effort to offset the athletic department's $21 million deficit. Over the following months, the men's golf program completed one of the most improbable championship runs in Minnesota history.
Gophers' right-handed junior Brett Schulze's numbers aren't among those of legends. He doesn't hold a sub-1.00 ERA or strike out every batter who squares up on the diamond.
The Gophers' (15-8, 4-7 Big Ten) effort proved to be not enough this weekend against Illinois and Northwestern. Minnesota lost to Illinois 5-2 and then to Northwestern 4-3 at the Baseline Tennis Center.
While Minnesota finished 10th out of 14 teams in the Big Ten Championships over the weekend, the leader board doesn't tell the entire story. In reality, the team looked to have improved dramatically from their 11th place finish last weekend at the Lady Buckeye Invitational.
Gophers' starter Joshua Culliver gave up a 3-run home run in the top of the fifth inning to give Oklahoma a 3-2 lead, its first of the game.
Minnesota currently sits third in the conference, trailing second-place Michigan by half a game and Northwestern by one game. The Gophers will take on the Wildcats in the final series of the regular season May 3-5.
This weekend had been on Shane Wiskus' mind since last year. He got his first taste of the NCAA Championships as a freshman in 2018, when he played an integral part in the team's second-place finish. This year, he added to his personal trophy case.
In their final regular season tournament, Minnesota finished in the top six for the third consecutive outing. A strong start to the weekend positioned the Gophers for a fifth-place tie with UMKC in the Hawkeye Invitational in Iowa City, Iowa.
Severe weather put a premature end to the first day of the Duke Invitational track and field meet on Friday, but it wasn’t enough to stop the Gophers from taking six titles on day two at Morris Williams Track and Field Stadium.
Minnesota made the trip downtown to play at the home of the Minnesota Twins, Target Field, on Saturday against Oklahoma. The Gophers lost 2-1.
