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Author: Matt Privratsky
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Gophers Settle for Draw Thursday, Smash State Sunday
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Gophers Settle for Draw Thursday, Smash State SundayOne might think the quality of play in a 2-2 draw and a 7-1 blowout would be vastly different, but with this year’s Minnesota team, it’s really just a matter of inches. If you ignored the scoreboard and simply watched how the team defended, possessed the ball, and created chances, there really wasn’t a dramatic…
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Gophers Lose on Questionable Penalty Call – Again
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Gophers Lose on Questionable Penalty Call – AgainIt’s easy for a losing team to fault the referee for costing them the game, but in this case complaints from Minnesota are probably deserved. The PK call on @GopherSoccer was bad on its own. On top of that, Wisconsin played the ball clearly out of bounds just before. C'mon. pic.twitter.com/9UG4siuiZN — Matt Privratsky (@MattPrivratsky)…
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Gophers Head Into Big Ten Play After Demolishing Utah State
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Gophers Head Into Big Ten Play After Demolishing Utah StateMinnesota wrapped up non-conference play with a big win over Utah State. Now, the Gophers have to see how their quick hitting, dynamic attack will play against a tougher Big Ten schedule – starting on the road in Wisconsin. So far, the team has looked far more confident and composed than the team I saw…
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Gaffney’s goal helps Gophers rebound with home win
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Gaffney’s goal helps Gophers rebound with home winThe Gophers bounced back for a double-overtime, sudden-death victory Sunday after a brutally unlucky loss Friday night. A third of the way into the season, it’s fair to say Minnesota’s strengths and weaknesses have been on full display. Though the Gophers continue to batter their opponents with strength and speed, finishing in the final third…
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Squires Scores Four as Gophers Stay Undefeated
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Squires Scores Four as Gophers Stay UndefeatedAs several Gopher grads continue to make a name for themselves overseas, the current squad has stepped up – and they’re playing with some serious swagger. Just four games into the 2017 season, eight different players have either scored or assisted on a goal. Granted, it’s early and it’s still in non-conference play, but Minnesota…
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Heslin’s Wonder Goal Helps the Gophers Crush NDSU in Home Opener
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Heslin’s Wonder Goal Helps the Gophers Crush NDSU in Home OpenerThe Gophers kicked off their 2017 regular season on the road with a disappointing draw to Washington State. But they didn’t have to wait long to return to form, crushing North Dakota State in their home opener 3-0. Coach Stefanie Golan thought it was the perfect way for the squad to rebound from the road…
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Current Gophers Top K-State, Former Gophers Go Pro
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Current Gophers Top K-State, Former Gophers Go ProThe Gophers wrapped up their preseason Friday night with a commanding 2-0 win over Kansas State. Playing in a 4-3-3 formation, Minnesota looked composed and confident on the ball from the jump. New starting goalkeeper Kailee Sharp and the Gopher defense were never truly tested as the Gophers dominated possession, ending the game with far…
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Greenspan Ready to Step Up After Successful Loan
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Greenspan Ready to Step Up After Successful LoanCenter back Joe Greenspan recently returned from a loan stint with the Pittsburgh Riverhounds in the USL. After playing 720 minutes over 8 games, he was nominated for USL Player of the Month in May. With multiple defenders on the team likely to miss time due to international call ups and the possibility of multiple…
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Minnesota United Stadium Gets Legislative Approval
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Minnesota United Stadium Gets Legislative ApprovalTuesday night, Governor Mark Dayton signed the omnibus tax bill into law as part of a full slate of budget bills passed. The bills were passed in the closing hours of the regular session and in extra time late last week. Aside from $46 billion in funding for all of state government, the tax bill also…
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True North Elite: Aggression, Intensity, and Telling Others to F— Off
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: True North Elite: Aggression, Intensity, and Telling Others to F— OffWhile much has been made of Minnesota United’s first supporters’ group, the Dark Clouds, True North Elite are an alternative supporters’ group with a harder edge. A much harder edge. Supporters groups may not be for everyone, and True North Elite, for better or worse, seem to thrive on not being for everyone and actually enjoying getting in…
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Gopher All-American Rashida Beal Drafted by FC Kansas City
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Gopher All-American Rashida Beal Drafted by FC Kansas CityOn Jan. 12, recent University of Minnesota graduate Rashida Beal was chosen as the 35th overall pick in the National Women’s Soccer League College Draft by FC Kansas City. For Beal, it’s the latest turn in a whirlwind last few months that included All Big Ten, All American, and Scholar All American honors. FiftyFive.One checked…
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Silver Linings Partner with Sanneh Foundation on Haiti Service Trip
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Silver Linings Partner with Sanneh Foundation on Haiti Service TripNext week, another group of Minnesotans will be heading south to warmer weather and entirely ice-free roads. But the members of this group aren’t snow birds ready to spend their winter in Florida. These folks are going even further south to Haiti to volunteer at a soccer camp. While in Haiti, six members of Minnesota…
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Gophers Fall to NC State in NCAA Tournament on Penalty Kicks
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Gophers Fall to NC State in NCAA Tournament on Penalty KicksA late push wasn’t enough as Minnesota fell to NC State on penalty kicks late Saturday evening at Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium, ending the Gophers’ season. As a coaching staff, we’re sitting there feeling like it’s coming and then we run out of time. So it’s part of the game we play. It’s part of…