Gopher Sports: Records & Milestones from the 2019-20 Season

[Ignatius L Hoops]

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The Minnesota women's basketball team racked up numerous honors and milestones this past season and had several players etch their names into the school record books. Below is a list of some of those accomplishments from this year.

Team

• Finished with a winning record for the third straight season and eighth time in the last nine years
• Made the third most 3-pointers (238) and the third fewest turnovers (445) and turnovers per game (14.4) in program history
• Recorded the fourth most 3-point attempts in team annals (653)
• Had the fifth best regular season non-conference winning percentage (.909, 10-1) and free throw percentage (.754) in team history; free throw percentage was best in the Big Ten
• Posted the eighth most regular season non-conference wins (10) in team history
• Tallied the 10th best 3-point shooting percentage in team annals (.364)
• Ranked 24th nationally with an average attendance of 3,899
• The team's 11-game win streak from Nov. 10 to Dec. 28 was the sixth longest in team records, while the four-game road win streak was the seventh longest
• Minnesota began the year 9-1, its fourth best 10-game start, while its 11-1 beginning was its fifth best one-loss start and its 11-2 record was its eighth best two-loss start
• Making 11-of-18 3-pointers against Missouri State on Nov. 5, Minnesota's 61.1 percent from long range was its seventh best all-time.
• Five turnovers committed against Vermont on Nov. 10 tied for Minnesota's third fewest since the 1982-83 season.
• Milwaukee's 33 turnovers on Nov. 14 tied for 10th most by a Minnesota opponent and were the most since North Dakota State had 35 turnovers on Nov. 24, 2009.
• The Gophers' 41 made field goals against Bryant on Nov. 26 tied for eighth most in a game at Minnesota. In addition, going 11-of-11 at the line marked the second most makes without a miss in program history behind a 17-for-17 performance against Indiana (3/7/19).
• The team's 33-point margin of victory at George Washington on Dec. 10 tied for the seventh largest road win in program history and was the second largest in the last 37 years. Also, the Gophers' 13 made 3-pointers tied for 10th most at Minnesota.
• Made 31 free throws at Ohio State on Feb. 13, tied for the 10th most in program history and tied for the most in the Big Ten this season
• Set team Big Ten Tournament records with 11 made 3-pointers and 20 assists against Penn State on March 4

Freshmen

• With Jasmine Powell averaging 12.1 points per game and Sara Scalia at 10.8, the Gophers' duo combined for the third best scoring combination ever among Gopher freshmen. With records dating back to the 1977-78 season, only two other freshmen duos have combined for more points in a season than Powell and Scalia: Lindsay Whalen (17.0) and Tanisha Gilbert (14.7) in 2000-01 and Linda Roberts (14.4) and Joan Kowalsky (11.2) in 1977-78. In fact, those are the only other times in team annals that two freshmen have each averaged double digits.
• In addition, Powell and Scalia each won Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors twice this season. It's the first time in program history that multiple Gophers have won multiple Freshman of the Week accolades in one season since the award was introduced in 2009-10. They are two of seven players in Gophers history with two or more Freshman of the Week accolades.
• The four freshmen that played this year (Powell (12.1), Scalia (10.8), Klarke Sconiers (2.5) and Barbora Tomancova (0.8)) combined for 26.2 points per game, the highest figure among Gopher freshmen in the last 13 years and fifth largest ever in program history.

Taiye Bello

• 2020 Consensus All-Big Ten Second Team honoree
• Big Ten Player of the Week: Dec. 9; Big Ten Player of the Week Honor Roll: Feb. 3
• Finished her career as Minnesota's all-time leader in offensive rebounds (462) and ranked third in defensive rebounds (549) and games with 20 or more rebounds (2), fourth in games with 10+ rebounds (45), fifth in field goal percentage (.512), total rebounds (1,011) and blocks (129), sixth in double-doubles (27) and ninth in rebound average (8.3)
• Ranked seventh in Minnesota single-season history with 119 offensive rebounds, ninth with 49 blocks, and 10th with 174 defensive rebounds, 12 double-doubles and 17 games of 10 or more rebounds
• Led the Big Ten in rebounding average (9.8) and total rebounds (293) and was second in double-doubles (12) and offensive rebounds per game (4.0)
• Became the third player in program history to lead the team in field goal percentage (min. 100 attempts) in three straight years, joining Janel McCarville and Carol Ann Shudlick
• Pulled down 22 rebounds against Rutgers on Feb. 2, the fifth highest total in program history and 10th most in Big Ten annals; also made 15-of-19 free throws against the Scarlet Knights, the second most free throws made and attempted in program history and the most made and attempted in the Big Ten this year
• Her six blocks against Milwaukee on Nov. 14 tied for ninth most in Minnesota history.

Jasmine Brunson

• 2020 All-Big Ten Sportsmanship Award honoree
• Led the Big Ten in free throw percentage during conference play with a .875 mark.

Gadiva Hubbard

• 2020 All-Big Ten Honorable Mention honoree (media)
• Ended the 2019-20 season ranked seventh in team history in career 3-pointers made and attempted (178-for-510) and 20th in points (1,072).
• Played 49 minutes in the double-overtime win against Rutgers on Feb. 2, one minute off the school record and third most ever at Minnesota
• With 10 points at Ohio State on Feb. 13, became the 26th player in Gophers history to reach 1,000 points in her career. She did it in just 80 games, the 12th fewest needed in team history.

Jasmine Powell

• 2020 Consensus All-Big Ten Honorable Mention honoree and Consensus Big Ten All-Freshman Team member
• Two-Time Big Ten Freshman of the Week: Feb. 3 and Feb. 24
• Ranked fourth all-time among Minnesota freshmen in free throws made (99) and assists (96)
• Led all Big Ten freshmen in points per game (12.1) and free throw percentage (.756); also led B1G freshmen in scoring in conference games only (13.1)
• Became the first freshman ever in program history to lead the team in assists (96), the first freshman to lead in free throw percentage (min. 100 attempts) since Carol Ann Shudlick in 1990-91 and the first freshman to lead in free throws made (99) since Ashley Ellis-Milan in 2006-07
• Rattled off three straight games of at least 20 points, including a career-high 24 at Wisconsin on Feb. 6, to become the first Gopher freshman to have three consecutive 20-point games in at least the last 25 years.
• Went 10-for-10 on free throws against Rutgers on Feb. 2, tied for the ninth most makes without a miss at the line in program annals; also played 49 minutes in the double-overtime win which ranks ninth most at Minnesota
• Made 14 free throws at Ohio State on Feb. 13, tied for the fourth most made in program history

Sara Scalia

• 2020 All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (media) and Big Ten All-Freshman Team member (media)
• Two-time Big Ten Freshman of the Week: Dec. 2 and Jan. 20
• Ranked fourth all-time among Minnesota freshmen in 3-pointers made (59) and minutes per game (32.3), and fifth in 3-pointers attempted (160), 3-point percentage (.369; min. 40 attempts), free throw percentage (.822; min. 40 attempts) and starts (30)
• Led all Big Ten freshmen in 3-pointers made per game (1.9); also led all B1G freshmen in conference games only in 3-point percentage (.367), 3's made per game (2.2) and minutes played per game (34.4)

 

[MNGirlsHoops]

These are all nice pieces of information.... but....
I go back to the Ohio St and North Western games at home, we had those games won to start the BIG. If so, the morale remains high, Pitts dosen't have the situation at Nebraska and the team wins 25 games. We go into next year with Pitts being our senior leader, we have to fill the Bello's shoes but I think we get more consistent next year at the 4/5 positions. The freshman are now Soph with a lot of experience and the gophers roll from there.
..... but Pitts took the Ohio St game hard, some people used social media to target her. We lose those games and Pitts has the NEb issue and we never recover.
The devil is in the details.
stay safe out there.