Minneapolis, Minn., – 02/06/2012 The University of Minnesota women's soccer team has announced the 2012 signing class with the addition of six new student-athletes to the Gopher program. Head coach Mikki Denney Wright has snagged five Minnesota preps stars in Ellie Arvesen, Mehan Bolton, Elle Dykema, Kristen Knutson and Allie Reinke while also pulling in [.

While the Gophers have not yet released information on their signings for the 2012 season, three players have committed to the University of Minnesota while another, Mehan Bolton, said last fall that she had made a verbal commitment to the team. Elle Dykema from Northfield High School, Kristen Knutson from Eagan and Allison Reinke from [.

Minneapolis, Minn., Dec. 15, 2011 Courtesy Gopher Sports.com The Minnesota women's soccer program announced the 2011 team awards on Sunday night at the team's annual banquet in the DQ Club Room at TCF Bank Stadium. Along with celebrating another successful season in Minnesota soccer, the Golden Gophers also honored the following players with individual awards [.

The University of Minnesota Golden Gopher Women's Soccer teams 2011 season came to an end on Friday afternoon in Evanston, Illinois, site of the Big Ten tournament. The lady Gophers (9-10-2) lost 3-1 to Penn State (19-3-0 overall) who won the Big Ten regular season with a 10-1-0 league record and who now move on to [.

Evanston, Ill Courtesy of Gophersports.com On a gusty night in Evanston, Ill., a pair of first half goals lifted the University of Minnesota women's soccer team to a 2-0 victory over its bordering rival Wisconsin in the first round of the Big Ten Conference Tournament on Wednesday. The Golden Gophers (9-9-2, 6-4-2 Big Ten) [.

Evanston, Ill Courtesy of Gophersports.com The Big Ten Conference announced their All-Big Ten and All-Freshman Teams on Tuesday, and senior Josie Solie and freshmen duo Taylor Uhl and Becca Roberts received postseason accolades this season for their play with the University of Minnesota women's soccer team.

By Aaron Frederickson The University of Minnesota Women's Golden Gophers (8-9-2 overall; 5-4-2 conference) defeated the Nebraska Cornhuskers Friday night 6-3 at Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium in front of nearly 700 fans who braved the cold and slight wind to support the maroon and gold in their final home match of the season.

Gopher soccer freshman Taylor Uhl was selected Freshman of the Week by the Big Ten for the second time this season. Uhl had one goal, two assists in her 4-point weekend playing against Indiana and Purdue. Uhl has 23 points on the season which is good for sixth all time for a freshman at the University [.

Hopes of a second half comeback lingered as the University of Minnesota women's soccer team cut Purdue University's 2-0 lead in half when freshman Taylor Uhl scored in the 81st minute of play off a Nicole Baier free kick. But the Golden Gophers' late surge was too late as the Boilermakers would hold on for [.

By Aaron Frederickson The University of Minnesota Women's soccer team improved their overall record to 7-8-2 (conference record of 4-3-2) with a 3-1 win over Indiana Friday night in front of 1,181 fans at Elizabeth Lyle Robbie stadium. The Lady Gophers played a high tempo game and dominated Indiana for possession of the ball for [.

The University of Minnesota women's soccer team notched their 3rd conference win of the season on Sunday. The Gophers defeated Northwestern College 1-0 on a lone goal by junior midfielder, Allie Phillips. Junior Olivia Bagnall crossed from the left flank which found Phillips streaking through the box.

Courtesy of Gopher Sports.com – 10-14-11 Behind a solid performance in goal by junior Cat Parkhill, the University of Minnesota women's soccer team was unable generate enough offensive chances to put a goal on the board Friday night as it fell in a 1-0 heartbreaker to the University of Illinois in Champaign, Ill.

After trailing 1-0 at half, the University of Minnesota women's soccer team rallied in the second half to pull out a 2-1 Big Ten Conference road victory over the University of Iowa. Freshmen Taylor Uhl and Becca Roberts each tallied a goal to help the Golden Gophers pull out the comeback. Morgan Showalter of the [.

St. Paul, Minn. – October 2, 2011 Gophers Drop 1-0 Decision to No. 24 Penn State On a sunny fall day in St. Paul, Minn., the University of Minnesota women's soccer team battled with No. 24 Penn State, but the Nittany Lions would tally a goal in the 84th minute and leave Elizabeth Lyle Robbie [...]

University of Minnesota 2-2 University of Wisconsin–Madison The cold and windy conditions in the Twin Cities on Thursday were the same conditions in Madison, Wisconsin where the women Gophers soccer team traveled for the border battle between the two Big Ten schools. With the tough weather conditions, the Badgers (7-3-2, 2-0-2) may have thought they [.

It's said that inconsistency is often a trait of young teams. That held true with the U of M Golden Gopher soccer team this weekend as they partook in their first Big Ten road trip. The team split a pair of games this weekend. They defeated Michigan on Friday night with a big 3-2 comeback [...]

Gophers 1-1 Ohio State The University of Minnesota Golden Gophers played to a 1-1 overtime tie Sunday afternoon against Ohio State in their Big Ten Opener. While Mikki Denney Wright would have preferred her team to notch their first conference victory she wasn't all that disappointed with the draw.

The University of Minnesota Women's soccer team will open their 2011 Big Ten season on Sunday at Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium on the St. Paul Campus. The Gophers who are 3-5 will take on the #25 ranked Ohio State Buckeyes (5-2) with kick off at 1:00 p.m. The Gophers have been close in all their [...

UW-Milwaukee 1-0 University of Minnesota The Golden Gopher women's soccer team took their second loss of the weekend and their 4th of the season on Sunday in front of 1,220, the 10th largest crowd ever to watch a match at ELR Stadium. And just like Friday nights performance against the Georgia Bulldogs, the Gophers dominated [.

The University of Minnesota women's soccer team (2-3-0) lost a tough one to the Georgia Bulldogs on Friday night in the Minnesota Gold Classic. The Gophers dominated the match in nearly every aspect but the final result. Alexa Newfield scored the willing goal for the Bulldogs just 1:17 into the first overtime to give Georgia at 2-1 [.

Gophersports.com (Aug. 31, 2011) The University of Minnesota women's soccer team returns to Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium on Friday night for a clash with the Georgia Bulldogs in the Minnesota Gold Classic. The two have squared off only once in history with the Bulldogs pulling out 2-0 home-field victory on August 28, 2009.

The University of Minnesota Women's Soccer program split a pair of games this weekend in the Golden State. The weekend started on a poor note and ended brightly for the Gophers. University of Minnesota 1-2 San Diego State University On Friday evening, the team played San Diego State University and were defeated with a late [.

University of Minnesota Freshman soccer player Taylor Uhl picked up some prestigous honors on Monday after her 3-goal, 1-assist, 7 point game on Sunday against South Dakota State. Uhl was named Freshman of the Week by the Big Ten after her performance in the Gophers 5-0 home win on Sunday. The hat-trick was only the [.

The University of Minnesota opened their home season on Sunday with a dynamic 5-0 shutout performance over South Dakota State. Last year at this time Taylor Uhl had just started her first week of training with here Eden Prairie High School soccer team. At Sunday's home opener for the Gophers, Uhl scored the teams first [.

Maryland 1-0 University of Minnesota Courtesy of Gopher Sports.com August 20, 2011 The never say die mindset of the No. 22 University of Minnesota women's soccer team wasn't enough to pull off a second-half comeback Friday night in its 1-0 road loss against No. 5/6 Maryland. After having the game delayed for nearly two [.

The Minnesota Golden Gopher Women's Soccer team has found itself back in the top 25 schools in the nation in a preseason poll. This is the 4th time the Gophers have made the top 25 in a preseason poll but being ranked in the top echelon of D-I schools is nothing new to the team [...]

Former Gopher standout and Wisconsin native Katie Bethke has signed a new deal with top Norwegian Club Arna-Bjørnar.

Arna-Bjørnar's women play in Norway's Premier Division while the men's team play in the third division. Bethke's new team is currently in 3rd place with 16 points in their 12-team league.

Former Gopher standout and Wisconsin native Katie Bethke has signed a new deal with top Norwegian Club Arna-Bjørnar.

Arna-Bjørnar's women play in Norway's Premier Division while the men's team play in the third division. Bethke's new team is currently in 3rd place with 16 points in their 12 team league.

Former Gopher standout and Wisconsin native Katie Bethke has signed a new deal with top Norwegian Club Arna-Bjørnar.

Arna-Bjørnar's women play in Norway's Premier Division while the men's team play in the third division. Bethke's new team is currently in 3rd place with 16 points in their 12 team league.

University of Minnesota Assistant Coach, Jerrod Roh.

IMSoccer News is very honored to welcome University of Minnesota's Assistant Coach Jerrod Roh to the writing staff.

Roh will be covering the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup for IMS starting today with the 1st of a 3 part introduction to the tournament.

Mikki Denney Wright has announced that forward Alex Pafko has signed an Acceptance of Admission and will join a 2011 Gophers squad for the 2011 season. The Blaine, Minn., native has spent the last three seasons at St. Cloud State.

We are thrilled that Alex has decided to conclude her college career as a member of the Gopher Soccer Family," Denney Wright said.

MINNEAPOLIS (Feb. 2, 2011)

The Minnesota women's soccer team has announced its 2011 signing class with seven new additions to the Gophers program including a trio of All-Americans, the 2010 Star Tribune Player of the Year, the 2010 Pioneer Press Player of the Year and the 2010 Minnesota Ms.

The University of Minnesota's Katie Bethke has been called back to the U.S. Women's U-23 National Team for a January training camp in Carson, Calif.

Head coach Bill Irwin has called 24 players to the camp that will overlap with the full US Women's National Team camp.