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Gopher Women Split Weekend Road Trip with Heads Held High
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Gopher Women Split Weekend Road Trip with Heads Held HighThe University of Minnesota Women’s Soccer team had mixed results over the weekend. The Gophers traveled to Durham, N.C. for the Duke Classic where they defeated Villanova on Friday night with a dominating 5-0 performance. On Sunday, the #9 ranked Gophers lost to #7 ranked Duke in a tightly contested match, 1-0. Gophers 5-0 Wildcats…
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Gophers Win Two at Home in Second Week, Remain Undefeated
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Gophers Win Two at Home in Second Week, Remain UndefeatedThe Gophers hosted both North Dakota and Eastern Michigan in their second week of the season and walked away with two wins and two clean sheets. Freshman defender Nikki Albrecht recorded her first collegiate goal on Friday and senior Simone Kolander scored a brace on Sunday. The team remains undefeated in their 2016 campaign. Friday…
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Honors for Gopher Soccer at Season Start
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Honors for Gopher Soccer at Season StartThe 2016 Gopher soccer season has had a golden start. After sweeping their first week games against Kansas and Utah, the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) ranked Minnesota as no. 17 in NCAA Division I programs. In addition to the nod from the NSCAA for the team, senior co-captain Josee Stiever was recognized for…
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Gophers Draw with Drake in Only Preseason Exhibition
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Gophers Draw with Drake in Only Preseason ExhibitionThe Minnesota Gophers soccer team faced the Drake Bulldogs in a preseason exhibition in Des Moines, Iowa. Despite controlling the game and taking nearly four times as many shots, the Gophers were held scoreless in a draw. When these two teams met last year in Minnesota, the Gophers dominated in a 8-0 win over the…
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Minnesota Gophers Women Soccer Kicks Off 2016 Fall Season with Veteran Squad
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Minnesota Gophers Women Soccer Kicks Off 2016 Fall Season with Veteran SquadThe University of Minnesota Golden Gophers soccer team kicked off their fall preseason last week. The players gathered last Tuesday for meetings and on Wednesday, hit the field at Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium. Head coach Stefanie Golan is heading into her fifth season and for the first time, she brings with her a veteran squad.…
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Katie Bethke Selected as Sports Envoy to Support She Wins Mexico
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Katie Bethke Selected as Sports Envoy to Support She Wins MexicoWhen former University of Minnesota women’s soccer player Katie Bethke heard from her assistant college coach Lisa Berg in early June, she had no idea that within two weeks, she’d be a sports envoy for the Department of State and U.S. Embassy in Mexico. Bethke, a Wisconsin native who now makes her home in the…
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Former University of Minnesota Goalkeeper Cat Parkhill Signed by FC Kansas City
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Former University of Minnesota Goalkeeper Cat Parkhill Signed by FC Kansas CityMinnesotan Cat Parkhill has recently signed a contract with FC Kansas City of the NWSL. Parkhill, an Apple Valley native, former Gopher goalkeeper, and US Women’s U-20 World Cup champion, will serve as a backup to 34-year-old starting keeper Nicole Barnhart. FC Kansas City’s former backup keeper Katelyn Rowland was traded to Western New York…
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University of Minnesota Women’s Soccer Coach Stefanie Golan Finally has a Team to Call Her Own
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: University of Minnesota Women’s Soccer Coach Stefanie Golan Finally has a Team to Call Her OwnUniversity of Minnesota women’s head soccer coach Stefanie Golan will bring with her into the 2016 season something she says she’s never had before – her “first veteran squad.” Six seniors will return to the Gophers. The U of M coach, who will start her 5th year with the team this fall, says four of…
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Minnesota: A Rich Soccer History
Continue Reading: Minnesota: A Rich Soccer HistoryNo one would argue that the names: Kicks, Strikers, Thunder, Stars and Minnesota United FC are synonymous with Minnesota soccer. These are all names of professional teams that have made their mark in the state over the last 40 years. However, the pro teams tell only part of the story of a rich soccer history…