The University of Minnesota Gophers swim team will be making a splash at the NCAA championships next week. Three women punched their tickets to the tourney and plan to represent Minnesota proudly. "This means everything,

The 11-team NCAA women’s hockey tournament bracket was unveiled Sunday, and the Gophers will host one of four regionals.

The fourth overall seed, Minnesota (28-11-1) will meet No. 5 seed Colgate (30-8-0) next Saturday at Ridder Arena after a first-round bye. Puck drop is set for 3 p.m. This will be the Gophers’ 22nd NCAA tournament appearance,

If the Gophers men’s basketball team is given the option to continue playing beyond the Big Ten tournament in Indianapolis this week, the U head coach said Minnesota will take it.

Last year, Johnson’s statement of intent to play in national tournaments paid off when other programs opted out of postseason play due to the affects of the NCAA transfer portal. That helped the Gophers get into the NIT field, where they beat Butler and lost to top-seed Indiana State in the second round.