Minnesota Golden Gophers
Big Ten (20-12, 8-8)
Big Wins: 11/29 vs Chattanooga (63-62), 2/1 at Michigan (85-69), 3/2 Ohio State (74-57)
Bad Losses: 12/1 at Hawaii (71-77), 12/20 UCLA (55-58), 1/19 at Indiana (78-83)
Coach: Pam Borton (11 seasons at Minnesota)
Probable Starters:
Rachel Banham, Junior, Guard, 22.0 ppg, 3.8 apg
Amanda Zahui, Freshman, Center, 14.9 ppg, 11.5 rpg, 2.9 bpg
Sari Noga, Senior, Guard, 7.8 ppg, 2.5 rpg
Shayne Mullaney, Sophomore, Guard, 7.7 ppg, 4.1 apg
Kayla Hirt, Sophomore, Guard/Forward, 6.9 ppg, 3.7 rpg
Key Roleplayers:
Micaella Riche, Senior, Forward, 6.4 ppg, 4.6 rpg
Stabresa McDaniel, Freshman, Guard, 3.8 ppg, 1.3 apg
Mikayla Bailey, Sophomore, Guard, 2.8 ppg, 1.7 apg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 69.0 (142nd in nation, 9th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 62.6 (65, 1)
Field-Goal Percentage: 44.8 (29, 4)
Field-Goal Defense: 36.6 (31, 1)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 5.4 (164, 10)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 39.2 (4, 1)
Free-Throw Percentage: 75.8 (19, 4)
Rebound Margin: 2.9 (104, 6)
Assists Per Game: 15.4 (62, 6)
Turnovers Per Game: 14.8 (87, 5)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2013 NIT First Round loss to Ball State
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 3/6
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