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Gophers prep for Texas Bowl against Syracuse

By: Jack Satzinger

Minnesota’s past two games were low-scoring affairs against defensive-minded teams.

And the Gophers (8-4, 4-4 Big Ten) should expect more of the same as they face off with Syracuse (6-6, 4-4 ACC) in the Texas Bowl on Friday night in Houston, Texas.

That’s because Syracuse’s Scott Shafer and Minnesota’s Jerry Kill have similar backgrounds.

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Gophers prep for Texas Bowl against Syracuse

By: Jack Satzinger

Minnesota’s past two games were low-scoring affairs against defensive-minded teams.

And the Gophers (8-4, 4-4 Big Ten) should expect more of the same as they face off with Syracuse (6-6, 4-4 ACC) in the Texas Bowl on Friday night in Houston, Texas.

That’s because Syracuse’s Scott Shafer and Minnesota’s Jerry Kill have similar backgrounds.

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Gophers prep for Texas Bowl against Syracuse

By: Jack Satzinger

Minnesota’s past two games were low-scoring affairs against defensive-minded teams.

And the Gophers (8-4, 4-4 Big Ten) should expect more of the same as they face off with Syracuse (6-6, 4-4 ACC) in the Texas Bowl on Friday night in Houston, Texas.

That’s because Syracuse’s Scott Shafer and Minnesota’s Jerry Kill have similar backgrounds.

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Gophers run past Omaha in high-scoring affair

Andre Hollins and Austin Hollins are the faces off the Gophers backcourt. They have been for the last three years.

But a different tandem of Gophers guards ran the court at Williams Arena on Friday night.

Minnesota senior Malik Smith and junior DeAndre Mathieu combined for 46 points as the Gophers ran past Nebraska-Omaha 92-79.

“Those two guys on this team, they’re fearless,” head coach Richard Pitino said.

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Gophers run past Omaha in high-scoring affair

Andre Hollins and Austin Hollins are the faces off the Gophers backcourt. They have been for the last three years.

But a different tandem of Gophers guards ran the court at Williams Arena on Friday night.

Minnesota senior Malik Smith and junior DeAndre Mathieu combined for 46 points as the Gophers ran past Nebraska-Omaha 92-79.

“Those two guys on this team, they’re fearless,” head coach Richard Pitino said.

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Gophers run past Omaha in high-scoring affair

Andre Hollins and Austin Hollins are the faces off the Gophers backcourt. They have been for the last three years.

But a different tandem of Gophers guards ran the court at Williams Arena on Friday night.

Minnesota senior Malik Smith and junior DeAndre Mathieu combined for 46 points as the Gophers ran past Nebraska-Omaha 92-79.

“Those two guys on this team, they’re fearless,” head coach Richard Pitino said.

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Gophers fall to Stanford in Sweet 16

By: David Nelson

The Gophers watched their season disintegrate into thin air as Stanford’s Inky Ajanaku slammed down the final point for the Cardinal.

While the match ended 3-0, Minnesota put up a valiant effort in the defeat.

Gophers head coach Hugh McCutcheon said his team simply didn’t make plays when it needed to.

Stanford’s block frustrated the Gophers all night as the combination of the sophomore Ajanaku and senior Carly Wopat was instrumental in stymying the Minnesota vattack.

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Gophers fall to Stanford in Sweet 16

By: David Nelson

The Gophers watched their season disintegrate into thin air as Stanford’s Inky Ajanaku slammed down the final point for the Cardinal.

While the match ended 3-0, Minnesota put up a valiant effort in the defeat.

Gophers head coach Hugh McCutcheon said his team simply didn’t make plays when it needed to.

Stanford’s block frustrated the Gophers all night as the combination of the sophomore Ajanaku and senior Carly Wopat was instrumental in stymying the Minnesota vattack.

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Gophers fall to Stanford in Sweet 16

By: David Nelson

The Gophers watched their season disintegrate into thin air as Stanford’s Inky Ajanaku slammed down the final point for the Cardinal.

While the match ended 3-0, Minnesota put up a valiant effort in the defeat.

Gophers head coach Hugh McCutcheon said his team simply didn’t make plays when it needed to.

Stanford’s block frustrated the Gophers all night as the combination of the sophomore Ajanaku and senior Carly Wopat was instrumental in stymying the Minnesota vattack.

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Gophers lose to Spartans 14-3

By: Dane Mizutani

EAST LANSING, Mich. — The Gophers defense tried to keep the team in the game all afternoon, but in the end it couldn't make up for another inconsistent performance from the offense. 

Minnesota hung tough for most of the game Saturday, but ultimately lost 14-3 to Michigan State in the final game of the regular season.

The Gophers defense forced two turnovers and held the Spartans to 324 yards, but never had the full support of the offense.

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