3 Minnesota Teams Make NCAA Men's Hockey Tourney; No Gophers
Three Minnesota teams made the 16-team field for the NCAA Division I men's hockey tournament, but not the University of Minnesota.
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Three Minnesota teams made the 16-team field for the NCAA Division I men's hockey tournament, but not the University of Minnesota.
After the victory in their NCAA Tournament opener, Minnesota's coaches sat courtside to watch their next opponent, Oregon. What they saw was a second-seeded team that certainly wasn't taking their first opponent lightly.
Kenisha Bell scored 24 of her 26 points in the second half to lead No. 10 seed Minnesota to an 89-77 victory over No. 7 Green Bay.
Buffalo, Creighton, Minnesota and Oklahoma were the last four in.
The NCAA women's basketball committee revealed the final eight teams under consideration for the last four spots in the NCAA Tournament bracket on Sunday.
Lexy Ramler is bring the Gophers gymnastics program up and the fans to their feet.
Coach PJ Fleck said Shannon Brooks is out for the season after suffering a non-contact lower leg injury that will require surgery.
The Gophers beat Ohio State and Wisconsin on consecutive days to earn a trip to the NCAA Tournament.
The top-seeded Buckeyes didn't secure a spot in the championship game until Carlie Wagner's 12-foot jumper from the right of the lane bounced off the rim as time expired.
Carlie Wagner and Kenisha Bell combined for 53 points and Minnesota defeated Iowa 90-89 on Friday despite a school and Big Ten Tournament record 48 points by the Hawkeyes' Megan Gustafson.
Minnesota ended an awful season, filled with off-court issues and injuries, by losing 14 of its final 16 games.
The Gophers (15-16, 4-14) are the 11th seed for the Big Ten Tournament in New York.
Minnesota (15-16, 4-14) was led by Nate Mason with 18 points and Jordan Murphy who had 14 points and 10 rebounds.
The University of Minnesota women's basketball team closed out the regular season with an 84-75 win over Illinois on Sunday.
The U.S. has taken down Canada in a shootout to win their first Olympic gold since 1998 in women's hockey.