Minnesota United FC midfielder Jeb Brovsky has a torn ACL in his left knee and will be out for the rest of the season.
Brovsky was injured in the Loons' Oct. 22 game in Carolina. He is expected to undergo surgery soon.
His loss comes as United prepares for a must-win game against the New York Cosmos on Saturday at the National Sports Center Stadium in Blaine. Minnesota needs a win and a Rayo OKC loss Sunday to clinch the fourth and final NASL playoff spot.
Brovsky, who played for NYC FC of Major League Soccer last season, had started every match he played in this season for United. He tallied 2,174 minutes in 26 appearances while completing 86.1 percent of his passes. He filled in at right back when Kevin Venegas got hurt and drew rave reviews from Loons coach Carl Craig for solid defensive play.
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• Clarkson goalie Jake Kielly, a freshman from Eden Prairie who played for the USHL's Tri-City Storm last season, was named the ECAC goalie of the week. He had 43 saves in a 3-3 tie at No. 14 Providence and 28 in a 4-3 comeback win over No. 5 UMass-Lowell. He has started all six games for the Golden Knights (3-2-1) and has a 2.81 goals-against average and a .909 save percentage. The Gophers play at Clarkson on Friday night.
• The Gophers men's golf team tied for seventh place at the Royal Oaks Intercollegiate in Dallas with a 14-over-par total of 1,079. Freshman Thomas Longbella of Minnesota tied for sixth. He finished with a 3-under 68 for a 209 total.
• The No. 11 Gophers women's soccer team can clinch at least a share of the Big Ten title when it plays visiting Maryland at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Robbie Stadium in its final regular-season match. Minnesota is 7-1-3 in conference play as is Northwestern and Penn State.
• Former St. Cloud Tech and South Dakota State guard Nate Wolters, who started 31 games for the Milwaukee Bucks in his rookie season in 2013-14, signed a one-year deal with Crvena Zvezda MTS Beograd, the defending Adriatic and Serbian League champion.
