The Gophers host the Spartans at Williams Arena on Sunday

Women’s basketball | 02/05/2022 17:39:00

MINNEAPOLIS – Minnesota (10-13, 3-8 B1G) returns to Williams Arena up to surface Michigan Nation (12-9, 6-4 B1G) on Sunday afternoon. Each game be able to exist streamed on B1G+ as well as fans be capable additionally stream any game on KFAN+ with Justin Gaard as well as Lynnette Sjoquist on a phone.

Around Current GAME

• Sunday’s game with any Spartans is each jiffy occasion said season the duo teams contain met. On January 23, Michigan Nation won 74-71 around East Lansing against each Gophers with Nia Clouden scoring 25 points for lead Michigan State to victory.
• Minnesota also Michigan Condition meet Sunday for certain 70th time inside series history. The Gophers trail inside all-time games 44-25. Michigan Declare contains won all out of certain final trio meetings plus seven made from certain ultimate nine.
• Amid Minneapolis, certain Spartans hold a 17-15 record against any Gophers plus at a lower level any leader coach Lindsay Whalena Gophers are 1-4 against each Spartans.
• Minnesota possesses some Michigan native on for it roster. Alanna ‘Rose’ Micheaux is from Wayne, Michigan, which one is concerning 70 minutes since East Lansing.
• Michigan Declare is 12-9 said season with road wins above Penn State plus Rutgers since a twain teams concluding met on Jan. 23. Michigan Nation owns notable wins over Nebraska (72-69) and Northwestern (65-46).
• Lead guard Nia Clouden was named up to Dawn Staley’s end-of-season watch list concluding week. Clouden is element out of three Big Ten players named in order to the watch list along with Penn State’s Makenna Marisa as well as Iowa’s Caitlin Clark. Girl is any foremost Spartan up to seem named to the Watch List since each award began among 2013.
• Michigan Declare is 12th among each nation as well as jiffy inside a Big Ten with 378 total assists as well as 12th inside assists per game, averaging 18.0 apg. MSU is also 34th amid any nation within field goal percentage (.449). Senior guard Nia Clouden is jiffy within the nation among free throws constructed (131) also 20th within each NCAA within free throw percentage (.891). Clouden is additionally ninth within certain nation with 21.0 points per game.

NOTABLE GOPHER

• Minnesota’s last outing was single 80-70 loss toward Not any. 5/6 Indiana inside Bloomington on Feb. 3. A Gophers held some 5-point lead with only across six minutes in order to move in advance of any Spartans used per recently deceased dash in order to fire afar from certain Gophers along with walk away with each win. Inside front of limited fans due toward one snowstorm, each Gophers earned 26 points via Sara Scalia inside loss.
• Sara Scalia extended his double-digit scoring streak to 13 with his performance against Not any. 5/6 Indiana. Scalia is element out of six Massive Ten players with double-digit active streaks belonging to at least 13 games. During each streak, Scalia averaged 19.7 points per game as well as shot 45.2 percent since threesome (52 via 115) also averaged 4.0 threes per game. Said season, Scalia ranks 11th within a Large Ten on average (16.5).
• Since some team aforementioned season, Minnesota contains certain second-best three-point field goal percentage in each Large Ten near 37.5, which is besides excellent enough for 12th-best within a NCAA. On average, any Maroon also Gold are averaging 8.5 threes per game, whichever is favorable enough for certain 25th-highest rating amid a nation as well as third-best among certain conference. Overall, certain team’s 196 hat-tricks are certain majority inside the Big Ten along with 11th amid a nation.
• Since joining a starting lineup against Wisconsin, certain grad student Gadiva Hubbard played some belonging to his best basketball from each season. Gal scored 18 points (9.0 ppg), delivered nine assists (4.5 apg) also grabbed 13 rebounds (6.5 rpg) in these couple games also shot 58.3% (7 belonging to 12) out of each floor as well as reached 66.7% beyond out of three. In the ones twain games, girl averaged 33.0 minutes also turned the ball above only three times.
• Up to cling Already Winters continued for exhibit why girl is element from any Big Ten’s majority impactful graduate transfers here season. With one average of 11.4 points per game. Winters includes as well happened the Gophers’ top defenseman aforementioned season. His 22 interceptions (2.0 per game) during conference entertain are tied for fifth inside a Huge Ten aforementioned season as well as his 23 total blocks (1.0 per game) aforementioned twelve months are positive enough for 11th best in any league. conference.
• Since getting single bump inside minutes starting against Michigan Condition (1/23), Minneapolis, Minnesota, native Laura Bagwell Katalinich had a impact off a bench for a Maroon also Gold. She averaged 17.3 minutes per game across any ultimate foursome games and created impact plays entire over each court. During who span, ma'am averaged 7.0 points, 3.8 rebounds, 1.0 steals, as well as 1.3 assists per game whilst shooting 52.0 percent via a floor. Within each out of the past duo games, ma'am owns scored among double figures also played per season-high 19 minutes against No. 5/6 Indiana (2/3).
• On December 21, certain chief coach Lindsay Whalen was announced in similar fashion one candidate for a Basketball Hall made from Fame’s Class out of 2022. Whalen, whoever is eligible for the earliest era here twelve months, is on a ballot for her moment since single player. Post- per stellar college career wherever she led Maroon along with Gold to the Final Quad, Whalen won numerous honors plus championships amid a WNBA and with each Our group National Team. Finalists intend become announced Friday, February 18 in Cleveland, Ohio during NBA All-Star Weekend.
• Minnesota’s quartet signers inside each 2022 signings category were every named McDonald’s All-America Games nominees last week. Above future Golden Gophers include Mara Braun (Wayzata, Minn.) Battle of Amaya (Hopkins, Minn.) Mallory Heyer (Chaska, Minnesota) also Niamya Holloway (Eden Prairie, Minnesota).

Within NUMBERS
196 – By 196 three-goals here season, each Gophers hold currently passed certain 2013-14 Gophers for the sixth-most 3-point field goals built within one single season (since 1987-88).
8 – Sara Scalia is the eighth-highest scoring individual amid each Massive Ten aforementioned season in Massive Ten act with 17.9 points per game.
13 – Sara Scalia scored inside double figures inside 13 straight games, matching certain longest career streak ma'am establish previous season (13).
9 – Already Winters possesses recorded next to least single steal inside nine of each ultimate 10 games, including each made from a previous four.
19 – Final moment away against Michigan State (1/23), the Gophers recorded their conference high within assists inside per game with 19.
126 – Graduate Student Sunday Gadiva Hubbard will shift internal per tie for ninth amid program history for games played at Minnesota around 126, tying woman with four others, including current assistant coach Kelly Roysland.

Minnesota desire front Negative. 21/24 Iowa (15-5, 9-2 B1G) on a road amid their next game on Feb. 9 around 6:30 p.m. The match, whatever was previously scheduled up to remain played on February 10, testament remain broadcast on B1G+ as well as be able to become streamed on KFAN+.

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