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News in Brief: Loons Sign Peruvian on Loan, FIFA World Cup Field Expansion, and More
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: News in Brief: Loons Sign Peruvian on Loan, FIFA World Cup Field Expansion, and MoreMNUFC adds Alexi Gómez MNUFC has signed Peruvian international Alexi Gómez on loan from Club Universitario de Deportes. Gómez is a versatile left footed player who can play defense and midfield. The loan deal also includes an option to buy. Let's start this HUGE Minnesota sports day off right… #MNUFC adds @alexi_gomez30 on loan from @Universitario…
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Gophers Soccer Announces Fall 2018 Recruiting Class
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Gophers Soccer Announces Fall 2018 Recruiting ClassAfter losing six major contributors to graduation, head coach Stefanie Golan has some big gaps to fill in her lineup. But with a strong spine down the middle, the Minnesota lineup might just be enough to make the Gophers truly dangerous next season. At any given point last season, the senior class accounted for nearly…
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Recruiting 101: the Journey to Division I Women’s Soccer
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Recruiting 101: the Journey to Division I Women’s SoccerWhen they officially commit to the University of Minnesota in February, the Gophers’ soccer class of 2022 will be wrapping up what can be a decade-long process of choosing their college program. Even though the new class of recruits comes in as the young guns on the squad, they’re far from inexperienced. The journey to…
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FiftyFive.One Best of 2017: Gophers Player of the Year
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: FiftyFive.One Best of 2017: Gophers Player of the YearNow that 2017 has come to a close, FiftyFive.One is honoring the best soccer players in Minnesota. This week, we are releasing the shortlists of nominees across six categories. Readers can vote for their favorites with the winners announced next week. The Gophers had another successful run as one of the top teams in the…
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FiftyFive.One Best of 2017: Minnesotan Women’s U-23 Player of the Year
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: FiftyFive.One Best of 2017: Minnesotan Women’s U-23 Player of the YearNow that 2017 has come to a close, FiftyFive.One is honoring the best Minnesota soccer players. This week, we’ll release the shortlist of nominees across six categories. Readers can vote for their favorites with the winners announced next week. Our fourth installment of Best-of-2017 voting features collegiate players and one professional plying her trade in…
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Disappointing Season Has Gophers Focused on Next Fall
Categories: MediaContinue Reading: Disappointing Season Has Gophers Focused on Next FallThe Gopher soccer team ended up on the wrong side of the bubble come tournament time. Now, soon-to-be seniors Emily Heslin and April Bockin are focused on making sure that doesn’t happen again. We caught up with the two Gopher soccer stars to learn how they’re adjusting to the off-season, how they’ll try to lead…
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Gophers Snubbed in Award Season, Host Badgers for Border Battle Sunday
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Gophers Snubbed in Award Season, Host Badgers for Border Battle SundayMinnesota took down Nebraska on the road but only after things stretched all the way into double overtime. Long story short, Kailee Sharp made a hell of a save and Kellie McGahn, Molly Fiedler, and Julianna Gernes connected for a fantastic finish. The win clinched a third place finish in the Big Ten and a…
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Gophers Stumble Against State, Now Head to Face the Huskers
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Gophers Stumble Against State, Now Head to Face the HuskersThe Gophers couldn’t pull out a win on Senior Night last Friday, but with a win at Nebraska on Wednesday they could open the Big Ten Tournament on home soil. That one hurt. Before all the fans at Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium had fully settled in, Minnesota was already down two goals to Ohio State.…
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Gophers Rebound from Loss to Northwestern by Crushing Illinois
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Gophers Rebound from Loss to Northwestern by Crushing IllinoisFor the Gophers, it seems like the grass is always greener. After falling to Northwestern on turf, they trounced Illinois on grass to earn three points over their long road trip. Four straight years. That’s how long Minnesota has been stuck playing at Northwestern – the only school in the Big Ten that plays on…
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Gophers Roll Over Rutgers and Maryland
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Gophers Roll Over Rutgers and MarylandAfter a few weeks of unlucky and underwhelming results, Minnesota got on a roll on its East Coast road trip. Two thirds of the way through the season, the Gophers’ strengths haven’t changed. Defense, movement, passing, conditioning – this is what Minnesota is known for. To this point, the only thing stopping their free flowing…
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News in Brief: MLS Referee Comes out, MLS Midweek Matches, and More
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: News in Brief: MLS Referee Comes out, MLS Midweek Matches, and MoreMLS Referee comes out Matt Nelson, who has worked as a professional soccer referee since 2012, came out as gay this past summer. Nelson penned an article this week describing his decision to tell his friends and family and later post on social media. Nelson has found he has since been able to focus more…
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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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Minnesota Gophers: Season Preview
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: Minnesota Gophers: Season PreviewThe Minnesota Gophers kick off their 25th season on Friday. After a storied 2016 season that saw the team finish as double Big Ten champions, how will this year shape up? Each year, the Big Ten coaches are polled in the preseason on who is favored to win the conference championship. Even after their success…