The University of Minnesota Golden Gophers women's hockey team has a busy weekend ahead with their first Field Trip Day, a sold out home game at Ridder, followed by an outdoor game at Valleyfair Amusement Park.

The Gophers, ranked third nationally, face Michigan State (19-3-2) in a two-game series that could go a long way to determining the eventual Big Ten champion — a title that the Spartans are defending after Minnesota had won the previous two.

Dawson Garcia scored 20 points, Femi Odukale added 18 and Minnesota held off Iowa for a 72-67 victory on Tuesday night.

Freshman Syla Swords scored 23 points, eight in the fourth quarter, and No. 24 Michigan edged No. 23 Minnesota 70-65.

The Michigan Wolverines (13-5) will try to continue a three-game winning streak when they visit the Minnesota Golden Gophers (17-2) at 8:00 PM ET on Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at Williams Arena.

The Golden Gophers are currently 9-9 and the Hawkeyes are 12-6. The Hawkeyes’ record in their last ten games is 9-1 while the Golden Gophers’ record is 1-4 in their last 5 tilts. Minnesota is 0-3 on the road this season while Iowa is 10-1 at home.

The Minnesota Gophers have hired a new coach for their defensive staff, former Purdue defensive coordinator, Kevin Kane.

No. 24 Michigan plays the No. 23 Minnesota Golden Gophers after Syla Swords scored 20 points in the Wolverines' 87-71 win against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights.

With each passing game, Michigan’s freshmen look less and less like rookies. On Thursday night in Minneapolis, they carried the Wolverines to their first top-25 win of the season. Michigan beat No. 23 Minnesota 70-65, handing the Golden Gophers their first loss at Williams Arena this season in 12 tries.

Kent State head coach Kenni Burns was the running backs coach at Minnesota from 2017-2022, which overlapped the entirety of Ibrahim's playing career. Burns has struggled in his first two seasons as head coach for the Golden Flashes with a 1-23 record.

No. 23 Minnesota hosts the No. 24 Michigan Wolverines after Grace Grocholski scored 27 points in Minnesota's 87-82 win over the Northwestern Wildcats.

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