Senior goalkeeper Lindsey Dare, who shut out South Dakota State 2-0 on Aug. 26 and North Dakota State 3-0 Sunday, has been named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week in women's soccer. Dare, of Apple Valley, has three shutouts in four games for the Gophers (4-0).

Swarm announces schedule The Minnesota Swarm will open its fifth National Lacrosse League season on Jan. 3 with a 9:30 p.m. game at Portland. The Swarm's 2009 home opener is set for 7 p.m., Jan. 10 against Philadelphia at Xcel Energy Center.

Morgan leaves Gophers to train Lesnar Gophers assistant wrestling coach Marty Morgan resigned from his post and will train former Minnesota wrestler and Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight Brock Lesnar on a fulltime basis. The UFC announced Tuesday that Lesnar will face heavyweight champion Randy Couture, who hasn't fought since last summer, in Las Vegas at UFC 91 in November.

Gophers open against Concordia-St. Paul The Minnesota men's basketball team will open its season with a nonconference matchup against Concordia-St. Paul on Nov. 14, as part of the National Association of Basketball Coaches Classic at Williams Arena. Concordia-St. Paul will count the game as an exhibition, however, the Gophers will count it as a nonconference game.

FROM STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS