MINNEAPOLIS – The University of Minnesota girls’s basketball crew (19-6,10-4 Big Ten) travels to Madison, Wisconsin to face the Badgers (13-12, 5-9 Big Ten) on Sunday on the Kohl Center. Tip off is about for six p.m. dwell on Big Ten Network with Mike Hall on play-by-play and Shimmy Miller because the analyst. Fans may hear on KFAN+ 96.7 FM or the iHeartRadio app with Justin Gaard and Lynnette Sjoquist.
Minnesota (19-6,10-4 Big Ten) at Wisconsin (13-12, 5-9 Big Ten)
TV: BTN (Mike Hall – PxP, Shimmy Miller – analyst)
Tip Time: 5 p.m. CT
Radio: KFAN+ 96.7 FM, and the iHeartRadio app (Justin Gaard and Lynnette Sjoquist)
Location: Kohl Center
STARTING FIVE
- The Golden Gophers prolonged its successful streak to seven after defeating Nebraska 84-67 on Thursday at Williams Arena.
- It’s the crew’s longest win streak total since opening the 2024-25 season with 10 consecutive victories. In addition, it is the Gophers’ second longest win streak inside the Big Ten. They final received six in a row in the course of the 2018-19 marketing campaign, whereas the one longer streak was 11 video games from Feb. of 2003 to January of 2004.
- The Gophers took the lead towards the Cornhuskers and by no means appeared again Thursday. All 5 starters scored in double figures, led by Amaya Battle’s 21 factors and 6 rebounds. Mara Braun added 15, adopted by Sophie Hart with 14. Grace Grocholski had 12 factors, and Tori McKinney completed with 11. It marked solely the tenth time in program historical past that Minnesota’s beginning 5 scored in double figures and the primary time since Minnesota defeated Montana on Nov. 24, 2024.
- The Nebraska win improved the Maroon and Gold’s file to 19-6 total and 10-4 in Big Ten play. It marks the perfect 14-game begin in convention play for the reason that 2017-18 season when the crew additionally began 10-4. That season was additionally the final time Minnesota made the NCAA Tournament.
- With a win Sunday, the Maroon and Gold will attain 20 wins for the third consecutive season. Marlene Stollings was the final head coach to perform the feat, doing so in 2013-14 (22-13), 2014-15 (23-10) and 2015-16 (20-12). Pam Borton additionally achieved the milestone in 2002-03 (25-6), 2003-04 (25-9) and 2004-05 (26-8).
WISCONSIN SERIES HISTORY
- Minnesota leads the all-time collection towards Wisconsin 50-40.
- The Gophers are 25-16 at Williams Arena, 21-20 on the highway and 4-4 at impartial websites.
- Minnesota and Wisconsin met earlier this season at The Barn. The Maroon and Gold picked up the 88-53 win on Jan. 25. Tori McKinney had a team-leading 20 factors whereas Amaya Battle and Grace Grocholski every had 18.
- Last season, Minnesota picked up two victories over Wisconsin and carries a three-game successful streak within the collection.
WHERE THEY RANK
- Minnesota is ranked No. 10 within the NET and is one among 10 Big Ten groups within the prime 25. The Maroon and Gold’s NET rating is the third highest within the Big Ten, solely behind No. 2 UCLA and No. 6 Michigan.
- While not ranked in both prime 25 ballot, Minnesota was the primary crew out of the AP Poll and WBCA USA Today Coaches ballot, receiving 42 and 39 votes, respectively.
- Minnesota’s 1.6 assist-to-turnover ratio ranks fourth nationally and second within the Big Ten, solely behind No. 2 UConn (1.88), No. 3 UCLA (1.7), and No. 4 Iowa State (1.64).
- The Maroon and Gold’s protection permits solely 56.4 factors per recreation, rating them twentieth within the nation and first within the convention.
- Minnesota leads the Big Ten and is third within the NCAA with 11 video games this season holding opponents to 50 factors or fewer. The solely groups with extra such video games are Connecticut (13) and Fairleigh Dickinson, whereas UCLA (8) is the subsequent closest Big Ten faculty.
THE ORIGINAL G-MONEY
- This season, Grace Grocholski leads Minnesota with 328 factors and averages 13.1 factors per recreation.
- The guard-forward is capturing 50.6% from the sphere, 46.3% from 3-point vary and 82.8% from the free throw line.
- The North Prairie, Wis., native has 208 profession made 3-pointers, rating No. 8 all time in Minnesota program historical past.
- Grocholski is ranked No. 6 within the nation and third within the Big Ten in 3-point share.
- Grocholski ranks second on the Gophers’ roster with 68 assists.
- Against No. 7 Maryland on Dec. 7, Grocholski knocked down a career-high 9 3-pointers on her option to a career-best 31 factors, tying for the second-most 3-pointers made in a single recreation in program historical past.
BATTLE TIME
- Amaya Battle is the one energetic NCAA participant (enjoying from 2022-present) with greater than 1,000 profession factors, 700 profession rebounds and 500 profession assists.
- Battle’s profession totals stand at 1,425 factors, 713 rebounds and 575 assists.
- Along with Battle, Rachel Banham is the one different Golden Gopher to file not less than 1,000 factors, 600 rebounds, and 500 assists in a profession.
- Battle ranks third all-time in profession assists in Minnesota’s file ebook. She is 4 away from surpassing Lindsay Whalen (578) for second all-time.
McKINNEY MAGIC
- In the Maroon and Gold’s final six video games, Tori McKinney has averaged a team-leading 16.5 factors per recreation and has tallied 19 assists and 11 steals throughout that stretch.
- McKinney recorded back-to-back 20-point video games, scoring 23 factors towards Penn State on Jan. 28 after posting 20 towards Wisconsin on Jan. 25.
- It marked the primary time a Gopher scored 20 or extra factors in consecutive video games since Mara Braun did so towards Purdue (21 on Dec. 10, 2023) and Grambling (26 on Dec. 13, 2023).
- Against the Nittany Lions, McKinney set a profession excessive threes made in a recreation, going 5-of-7.
MINNESOTA MARA
- In Minnesota’s final six video games, Mara Braun has been a spark on offense averaging 13.3 factors per recreation.
- She led the Gophers and scored a season excessive 22 factors at Penn State on Jan. 28.
- At Iowa, she had 16 factors and went 4-of-4 from the 3-point line.
- Against Nebraska, Braun had a 9-0 run on her personal placing away three 3-pointers.