StarTrib: Gophers Headed to B1G Tournament

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The Gophers don’t open play at the Big Ten women’s basketball tournament until Thursday, when they face Penn State in the second round. Coach Marlene Stollings hopes that before they take the floor at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, they can take in the show as spectators...



...Stollings admitted Monday the Gophers “have our work cut out for us” to get an invitation to a postseason tournament. They lost at Penn State 77-66 on Feb. 8 in a game that highlighted two stubborn deficiencies: shooting and rebounding.

The Gophers shot 36.5 percent against the Nittany Lions and were outrebounded 47-43. They are 0-8 in conference play when they do not outrebound their opponent, and their field-goal percentage has been 34.5 percent or worse in their past four games. The Gophers shot just 29.7 percent at Maryland.

Despite falling behind by as many as 36 points against the Terrapins, Stollings said the Gophers were not emotionally distraught by the loss and are energized by the chance to start fresh Thursday.

“Our young ladies are pretty resilient,” she said. “What I felt on the way home (from Maryland) is the excitement of, ‘It’s (a) 0-0 (record) now.’ And we have a chance to go and do something. It’s that next season, and I think they’re very much looking forward to it.”

Stollings said she is hopeful that freshman guard Gadiva Hubbard, who sat out the Maryland game because of a leg injury, will be ready to play Thursday.
 




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