D1 Minnesotans Win Conference Titles: Local players top the Horizon League, Missouri Valley, Summit League, Big Ten, Ivy League, Atlantic Sun, and Patriot League. Conference Playoffs begin this weekend with Minnesotans on ESPN+, BTN+, Summit League Netwo

Mark Privratsky

Clare Gagne and her Brown teammates celebrate 4(!) Ivy League Titles in a Row!

The 2023 Season started with over 120 Minnesotans playing D1. Of those, 12 lucky (or not?) players from Minnesota have ended their regular season as Conference Champs, which reminds us how hard it is for most teams to win trophies. With the exception of Clare Gagne and the Brown 4 peat in the Ivy League, you can't expect to be on top year after year. This year we have Champions from Lipscomb, Nebraska, UW Milwaukee, Brown, Drake, Army and Denver, with plenty of local rivals eager to knock them off in the upcoming playoffs. Will South Dakota State get revenge on Denver and go back to the Tournament? Can Brown make a historic run after the 4 peat? Will Drake or UNI's MN squad reign supreme in the Missouri Valley? As always, ESPN+ and the Summit League Network are your best friends for catching D1 Minnesotans, with BTN+ and big BTN showing plenty as well. We focused on playoffs that are easily watchable and with the most Minnesotans who contribute, so there will be some players missed! 

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Atlantic Sun Conference Champs: Lipscomb (Lydia Hindt)

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Big Ten Conference Champs: Nebraska (Lauren Buzzell)

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Horizon League Champs: UW Milwaukee (Clara Broecher, Alyssa Marceau)

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Ivy League Champs: Brown (Clare Gagne)

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Missouri Valley Champs: Drake (Delaney Goertzen, Brooke Davies, Angela Gutierrez)

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Patriot League Champs: Army (Jordan Hecht, Hannah Pohlidal)

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Summit League Champs: Denver (Shay Payne, Megan Prazich)

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Conference Playoff Games to Watch

Summit League Tournament

​Friday, October 27
Omaha v South Dakota
Kickoff: 2pm
WATCH: Summit League Network

Sunday, October 29
Summit League Semi Finals
Denver vs (Winner of Omaha v South Dakota)
Kickoff: 2pm
WATCH: Summit League Network

Summit League Semi Finals
South Dakota State v (Winner of Oral Roberts v KC)
Kickoff: 1pm 
WATCH: Summit League Network

Saturday, November 4
Summit League Championship Game
Kickoff: TBD
WATCH: Summit League Network

Featured Minnesotans

Denver
Shay Payne, Megan Prazich

Omaha
Grace Bartlam, Lindsey Birch

South Dakota
Brooklyn Bordson
Izzy Quintaville

South Dakota State
Kayla Anderson 
Katelyn Beulke 
Lauren Eckerle 
Ava Grate 
Maya Hansen 
Katherine Jones 
Emma Knack 
Jocelyn Tanner 

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Missouri Valley Tournament

Featured Minnesotans

Sunday, October 29
Missouri Valley 2nd Round
UNI vs (Winner of Belmont v Valpo)
Kickoff: 1pm
WATCH: ESPN+
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Sunday, November 2
Missouri Valley Semi Finals
Drake v (TBD)
Kickoff: 6pm
WATCH: ESPN+

Missouri Valley Semi Finals
(Potential other semi final UNI could end up in)
TBD
3pm
WATCH: ESPN+

Sunday, November 5
Missouri Valley Championship Game
Kickoff: 1pm
WATCH: ESPN+

Drake
Brooke Davies
Delaney Goertzen
Angela Gutierrez

Drake celebrate their Missouri Valley Title

Northern Iowa
Morgan Barnette 
Olivia Bohl 
Lauren Heinsch 
Olivia Knoepfle 
Jenna Nyblom 

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ACC Tournament

Featured Minnesotans

Sunday, October 29
Wake Forest at Clemson
Kickoff: 6pm Eastern
WATCH: ACC Network

Pitt at North Carolina
Kickoff: 8pm Eastern
WATCH: ACC Network

Thursday, November 2
ACC Semi Finals
Notre Dame v (Clemson v Wake winner)
Kickoff: 5:30 PM Eastern
WATCH: ACC Network

ACC Semi Finals
Florida State v (UNC v Pitt winner)
Kickoff: 8pm
WATCH: ACC Network

Sunday, November 5
ACC Championship Game
Kickoff: Noon
​WATCH: ESPNU

Notre Dame
Paige Peltier

North Carolina
Maddie Dahlien

Wake Forest
Payton Cahill

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Big Ten Tournament

Sunday, October 29
Big Ten Quarterfinals
Penn State v Indiana
Kickoff: 1pm Eastern
WATCH: BTN+

Nebraska v Ohio State
Big Ten Quarterfinals
Kickoff: 2pm Eastern
WATCH: BTN+

Wisconsin v Rutgers
Big Ten Quarterfinals
Kickoff: 3:30pm Eastern
WATCH: BTN+

Thursday, November 2
Big Ten Semi Finals
Kickoff: TBD
WATCH: Big Ten Network
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Sunday, November 5
Big Ten Championship Game
Kickoff: 2pm Eastern
WATCH: Big Ten Network

Featured Minnesotans

Nebraska
Lauren Buzzell

Northwestern
Ramira Amrose
Sydney Panek

Penn State
Kaitlyn Macbean

Wisconsin
Dara Andringa
Maddie Ishaug
Kenzie Jacobson
Maddie Poor

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Ivy League Tournament

Sat, Oct 28
Brown v Dartmouth* (regular season finale)
Kickoff: 2pm
WATCH: ESPN+

Friday, November 3
Ivy League Semi Finals
Brown v (TBD Ivy 4th seed)
Kickoff: 5pm
WATCH: ESPN+

Sunday, November 5
Ivy League Championship Game 
Kickoff: 1pm
WATCH: ESPN+

Featured Minnesotan

Brown
Clare Gagne

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Horizon League Tournament

Featured Minnesotans

Thursday, November 2
UW Milwaukee v (Winner of Northern Kentucky v Detroit Mercy)
Kickoff: 1pm
WATCH: ESPN+

Saturday, November 4
Horizon League Championship Game
(Milwaukee's final opponent would be the winner of RMU, Wright State, and IUPUI)
Kickoff: 1pm 
WATCH: ESPN+

UW Milwaukee
Clara Broecker
Alyssa Marceau

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Patriot League Tournament

Featured Minnesotans

​Thursday, November 2
Patriot League Semi Finals
Army vs (TBD lowest seed)
Kickoff: 1pm
WATCH: ESPN+

Sunday, November 5
Patriot League Championship Game
Kickoff: Noon
WATCH: CBS Sports Network

Army
Jordan Hecht
Hannah Pohlidal