Minnesota Golden Gophers
Big Ten (18-13, 7-9)
Big Wins: 11/11 Villanova (75-60), 12/30 Creighton (88-81), 2/28 Penn State (89-81)
Bad Losses: 11/22 vs Richmond (46-58), 11/29 Virginia (68-90), 1/28 Illinois (86-91)
Coach: Pam Borton
Probable Starters:
Rachel Banham, Sophomore, Guard, 21.0 ppg, 4.0 apg, 2.0 spg
Shayne Mullaney, Freshman, Guard, 6.8 ppg, 2.9 apg
Sari Noga, Junior, Guard, 7.0 ppg, 1.9 apg, 4.6 rpg
Kionna Kellogg, Junior, Forward, 6.5 ppg, 5.3 rpg
Micaella Riche, Junior, Forward, 13.0 ppg, 7.7 rpg
Key Roleplayers:
Mikayla Bailey, Freshman, Guard, 2.7 ppg, 1.7 rpg
Leah Cotton, Senior, Guard, 4.5 ppg, 1.6 apg
Kayla Hirt, Freshman, Forward, 6.2 ppg, 3.1 rpg
Katie Loberg, Senior, Forward, 3.0 ppg, 2.8 rpg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 70.0 (35th in nation, 2nd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 65.8 (267, 11)
Field-Goal Percentage: 44.4 (15, 1)
Field-Goal Defense: 39.8 (238, 11)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 4.4 (215, 11)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 35.6 (21, 3)
Free-Throw Percentage: 75.9 (20, 3)
Rebound Margin: 2.4 (105, 6)
Assists Per Game: 14.3 (76, 6)
Turnovers Per Game: 15.4 (77, 5)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2012 WBI First Round win over Charleston Southern
2012 WBI Quarterfinal win over Bradley
2012 WBI Semifinal win over Manhattan
2012 WBI Championship win over Northern Iowa
2009 NCAA Round of 64 win over Notre Dame
2009 NCAA Round of 32 loss to Texas A&M
2008 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Texas
2007 NIT First Round win over Illinois-Chicago
2007 NIT Second Round loss to Western Kentucky
2006 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Washington
*all team stats through 3/7
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