The Gophers women's hockey team is ranked No. 2 in the preseason United States College Hockey Online poll released Monday.
Gophers women's hockey ranked second in preseason poll
Ohio State is ranked No. 1 as four of the top-five teams are from the WCHA.
September 12, 2022 at 10:45PM
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Defending national champion Ohio State is ranked first, followed by the Gophers and Wisconsin, which was the preseason No. 1 each of the previous three seasons. Northeastern is fourth and Minnesota Duluth fifth, giving the WCHA four teams in the top five.
The Gophers went 29-9-1 last season, losing to UMD in the NCAA tournament. Their 26th season begins Oct. 7 against Bemidji State at Ridder Arena.
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- The Gophers men's golf team shot 7 under par Monday and finished in a tie for fourth at the Gopher Invitational at 11 under at Windsong Farm Golf Club in Independence. Led by individual champion Wilson Andress, who finished at 11 under with a final-round 66, Georgia Southern won the three-round tournament at 20 under.
- The Gophers women's golf team is in last place through the first of three rounds of the 12-team Annika Intercollegiate at thte Royal Golf Club in Lake Elmo at 16 over, 20 shots behind leader Virginia.
- The Gophers volleyball team (4-2) fell three spots to sixth in the latest AVCA poll after losing at home to Stanford on Saturday. The Cardinal moved up two spots to No. 9.
Minnesota shot nearly 60% during a 20-8 start to erase a fresh loss to Nebraska, but guard/forward Taylor Woodson suffered a knee injury early in the game.
