Gophers' Carpenter Named Big Ten Kicker Of The Year
Sophomore Emmit Carpenter was named the Big Ten Kicker of the Year on Tuesday.
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Sophomore Emmit Carpenter was named the Big Ten Kicker of the Year on Tuesday.
After a four-point weekend, University of Minnesota men's hockey senior Vinnie Lettieri was named the Big Ten's Second Star of the Week on Tuesday.
Senior outside hitter Sarah Wilhite, an Eden Prairie native, was named the league's Player of the Week after helping lead the No. 2-ranked Gophers to five-set wins over No. 1 Nebraska and No. 3 Wisconsin.
Jonathan Isaac got his second double-double of the season (14 points, 13 rebounds) and Dwayne Bacon scored 18 points as Florida State defeated Minnesota 75-67 on Monday in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.
University of Minnesota Athletic Director Mark Coyle announced Monday that head coach Tracy Claeys has his "full support" and that the coaching staff will return next season.
The University of Minnesota volleyball team capped off a big week by earning the No. 2 overall seed for the NCAA Tournament on Sunday.
The University of Minnesota men's hockey team beat Boston College 4-2 on Saturday as head coach Don Lucia earned his 700th career victory.
Corey Clement ran for two fourth-quarter touchdowns, a big-play defense pitched a second-half shutout, and No. 5 Wisconsin beat Minnesota 31-17 on Saturday for its 13th straight win in the annual border rivalry.
A rivalry game isn't much of a rivalry if one team keeps winning. Maybe this is the year that Minnesota finally breaks through against Wisconsin.
Big Ten teams have been playing for buckets, bronzed pigs, jugs and more since around the turn of the 20th century. It's all a part of Midwestern football lore, and there's nothing like watching jubilant winners sprint to claim their prize when time expires.
It's been bumpy for Richard Pitino, whose Gophers slid from 25 wins to 18 and then eight in his three seasons.
Amir Coffey scored all 19 of his points in the second half, after Akeem Springs made three 3-pointers over the final 5 minutes of the first half to finish with 11 points and help Minnesota pull away for an 85-71 victory over Arkansas on Tuesday night.
Drew Wolitarsky will leave Minnesota without a Big Ten championship or a high-profile bowl victory, with losses by the Gophers in the majority of their trophy games against longstanding rivals.
Blake Cashman, a sophomore linebacker from Eden Prairie, was named the Big Ten's Defensive Player of the Week on Monday.
Amir Coffey is off to an impressive start with the University of Minnesota men's basketball team, and he was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week on Monday.
