Amaya Battle finished with 18 points, six rebounds and six assists. Grace Sullivan led Northwestern (7-10) with 18 points. Minnesota next battles Michigan at home on Wednesday.

Grocholski scored seven points in the comeback, including 5 of 5 free throws. Amaya Battle, who finished with 18 points, was 6 of 8 from the line in the fourth.

Minnesota (16-2 overall, 4-2 Big Ten) had a four-game conference winning streak ended at No. 8 Maryland, a game in which the Gophers trailed by 20 with under three

The Minnesota Gophers got a late commitment on Sunday morning from 2024 Louisiana Mr. Football Xavier Ford, a 2025 running back out of Leesville.

The Gophers football program added depth to its backfield on Sunday when highly productive running back Xavier Ford from Leesville (La.) High School gave a verbal commitment to join Minnesota’s 2025 recruiting class.

Matthew Wood scored in the third period to force overtime before the No. 3 Golden Gophers fell to Notre Dame in a Big Ten Conference men's hockey matchup Saturday evening inside 3M Arena at Mariucci.

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish closed their series against the Minnesota Golden Gophers with a 4-3 OT victory Saturday in Minneapolis. This followed a series opener during which the Irish struggled to get up to speed in the first period and fell to Minnesota 5-2.

Blake Biondi scored 3 minutes, 46 seconds into overtime to spoil the third-ranked Gophers men's hockey team's comeback effort and lift Notre Dame to a 4-3 victory Saturday night at 3M Arena at Mariucci in Minneapolis.