WORCESTER Midway through its season, UMass traveled out to face No. 6/7 Michigan, the first Big 10 opponent they’d seen all year. To call it a wake-up call would be an understatement; the Minutemen were swept by the Wolverines in 4-1 and 4-2.
The conference title race was over before the first period ended on Saturday, as the Minnesota Gophers got some help to win the Big Ten for the first time since 2017. Then they took care of their own business in a sweep of Wisconsin.
During his time in the USHL, Bob Motzko's teams had trouble with one particular opponent. It has been the same during his time in the Big Ten, where Penn State has been a challenging place for his Gophers to play
The St. Cloud Norsemen, Granite City Lumberjacks, and St. Cloud State basketball teams all finished Saturday with wins, the SCSU men's hockey team tied with UND, and the Gopher men's hockey team fell to Notre Dame in OT. Meanwhile, the Gopher men's and women's basketball teams, Minnesota Timberwolves, and Minnesota Wild are gearing up for their Sunday matchups.