Gophers freshman Jimmy Snuggerud was named the Big Ten men's hockey first star of the week Tuesday.
The forward, who played for Chaska High School, had four goals, including a hat trick, as the No. 2 Gophers split with No. 5 Minnesota State Mankato, winning 4-1 at home and losing 3-2 on the road.
Minnesota is the first team in conference history to have a pair of freshmen teammates earn the first star honor in consecutive weeks to open the season. Linemate Logan Cooley won the award last week.
U golfer ties for third
Gophers golfer Antoine Sale, a senior from France, closed with a 1-under 71 for a 208 total, tying him for third place in the Alister Mackenzie Invitational in Sonoma, Calif. Teammate Ben Warian also shot a 71 to finish with a 215, tying for 15th.
Minnesota as a team took second in the nine-team tournament with an 8-under 856. California easily won with a 21-under 843.
Two soccer awards for U
Megan Plaschko and Gabbie Cesarone of the Gophers were named the Big Ten goalkeeper and defender of the week, respectively.
Plaschko, a senior, shut out Iowa 1-0 on Sunday, tying her season-high with six saves. Cesarone, a graduate student, scored the only goal, her fourth of the season.
"Plaschko really earned this shutout by making several key saves, especially in the closing minutes," coach Erin Chastain said.