Minnesota Women's Basketball 2025 Postseason Capsule

 
Minnesota Golden Gophers
 
Big Ten (20-11, 8-10)
 
 
Big Wins: 1/5 Illinois (68-61), 2/9 Indiana (66-56)
Bad Losses: 12/8 at Nebraska (65-84), 2/26 Washington (62-72)
Coach: Dawn Plitzuweit
 
Probable Starters:
Mallory Heyer, Junior, Forward, 8.6 ppg, 7.5 rpg
Sophie Hart, Senior, Center, 9.2 ppg, 4.4 rpg
Tori McKinney, Freshman, Guard, 10.1 ppg, 2.4 apg
Grace Grocholski, Sophomore, Guard, 12.7 ppg, 2.8 apg, 4.9 rpg
Amaya Battle, Junior, Guard, 11.8 ppg, 4.1 apg, 5.0 rpg
 
Key Role Players:
Annika Stewart, Senior, Forward, 9.1 ppg, 2.2 rpg
Alexsia Rose, Senior, Guard, 1.9 ppg, 2.0 apg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 73.5 (58th in nation, 9th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 61.2 (104, 3)
Field-Goal Percentage: 43.5 (89, 13)
Field-Goal Defense: 40.9 (199, 10)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.6 (136, 9)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 31.8 (153, 15)
Free-Throw Percentage: 75.2 (66, 6)
Rebound Margin: 4.8 (63, 8)
Assists Per Game: 15.8 (50, 9)
Turnovers Per Game: 11.1 (5, 1)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2024NITSecond Round win over Pacific
2024NITThird Round win over North Dakota State
2024NITQuarterfinal win over Wyoming
2024NITSemifinal win over Troy
2024NITFinal loss to Saint Louis
2022NITFirst Round win over Green Bay
2022NITSecond Round loss to South Dakota State
2019NITFirst Round win over Northern Iowa
2019NITSecond Round loss to Cincinnati
2018NCAARound of 64 win over Green Bay
2018NCAARound of 32 loss to Oregon
2016NITFirst Round win over Milwaukee
2016NITSecond Round loss to South Dakota
2015NCAARound of 64 loss to DePaul
2014NITFirst Round win over Green Bay
2014NITSecond Round win over SMU
2014NITThird Round loss to South Dakota State
2013NITFirst Round loss to Ball State
2012WBIFirst Round win over Charleston Southern
2012WBIQuarterfinal win over Bradley
2012WBISemifinal win over Manhattan
2012WBIFinal win over Northern Iowa
2009NCAARound of 64 win over Notre Dame
2009NCAARound of 32 loss to Texas A&M
2008NCAARound of 64 loss to Texas  
2007NITFirst Round win over Illinois-Chicago
2007NITSecond Round loss to Western Kentucky
2006NCAARound of 64 loss to Washington
 
*all team stats through 3/6