Minnesota Golden Gophers
Big Ten (15-17, 6-10)
Big Wins: 11/11 vs Arkansas (68-60), 1/29 Ohio State (76-65), 2/13 Nebraska (64-58)
Bad Losses: 11/13 vs South Florida (52-60), 12/14 at Denver (63-72), 1/26 Wisconsin (72-78)
Coach: Pam Borton (10 seasons at Minnesota)
Probable Starters:
Kiara Buford, Senior, Guard, 13.7 ppg, 3.1 apg, 2.0 spg
Rachel Banham, Freshman, Guard, 16.2 ppg, 2.6 apg, 5.6 rpg
Brianna Mastey, Senior, Guard, 4.3 ppg, 3.3 rpg
Kionna Kellogg, Sophomore, Forward, 5.5 ppg, 5.2 rpg
Katie Loberg, Junior, Forward, 9.0 ppg, 6.1 rpg
Key Roleplayers:
Leah Cotton, Junior, Guard, 6.0 ppg, 1.3 apg
Micaella Riche, Sophomore, Forward, 4.9 ppg, 4.2 rpg
Jackie Voigt, Senior, Forward, 4.0 ppg, 4.3 rpg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 65.5 (108th in nation, 6th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 62.2 (180, 6)
Field-Goal Percentage: 40.0 (117, 7)
Field-Goal Defense: 37.6 (113, 3)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 3.3 (289, 12)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: na
Free-Throw Percentage: 73.1 (53, 6)
Rebound Margin: 4.0 (65, 3)
Assists Per Game: 10.6 (282, 11)
Turnovers Per Game: 16.6 (123, 6)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
Minnesota 2009 NCAA Round of 64 win over Notre Dame
Minnesota 2009 NCAA Round of 32 loss to Texas A&M
Minnesota 2008 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Texas
Minnesota 2007 NIT First Round win over Illinois-Chicago
Minnesota 2007 NIT Second Round loss to Western Kentucky
Minnesota 2006 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Washington
Minnesota 2005 NCAA Round of 64 win over St. Francis (PA)
Minnesota 2005 NCAA Round of 32 win over Virginia
Minnesota 2005 NCAA Regional Semifinal loss to Baylor
*all team stats through 3/1
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