The St. Thomas football team (8-1, 6-0) will take an eight-game winning streak into its final regular-season home game at noon Saturday and, with a victory against Stetson (Fla.), the Tommies can clinch at least a share of their first Pioneer Football League title.
St. Thomas, with two games left, holds a one-game lead over Davidson, Dayton and Butler. Stetson is 3-5, 1-4 in the PFL.
U signs Czech wing
Dominika Paurova, a wing from the Czech Republic currently playing for the Florida-based DME Academy, has signed and delivered her national letter of intent to be a part of Gophers women's basketball coach Lindsay Whalen's 2023 recruiting class.
Paurova, who has played a lot internationally for Czech national teams, was unable to deliver her NLI earlier this week because of weather issues in Florida.
She joins Maple Grove guard Kennedy Klick and post McKynnlie Dalan, Montesano, Wash.; and Wayzata point guard Brynn Senden in the 2023 class. Senden — a former teammate of current Gophers guard Mara Braun — will join the team as a preferred walk-on.
U volleyball sweeps
The No. 9 Gophers volleyball team trounced Maryland 25-12, 25-13, 25-16 at Maturi Pavilion before an announced crowd of 4,877.
Taylor Landfair had 11 kills for Minnesota (16-7, 11-4 Big Ten), and Jenna Wenaas and Carter Booth had nine apiece. Wenaas also had 12 digs. Melani Shaffmaster had 30 assists and 16 digs.
The Gophers hit .287 in winning for the seventh time in their past eight matches. Maryland (14-13, 5-10) hit .043.
