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Yeah, by my math that seems right. Hopefully beating Washington in the Big Ten tournament can undo the loss in the committee's eyes, and maybe they can get another win on top of that one to bring them back into the conversation. That next game against Washington will be interesting. It's tough...

Indiana is another tournament team that will finish above the Gophers in the conference, and the Gophers beat them pretty handily.

I'm willing to bet the starting lineup will be the same next season as it was at the beginning of this season. Grocholski is like the glue that holds everyone else together, and based on interviews Coach P has done, it seems like she sees a lot in Grace even when the stat sheet doesn't show it...

Yes. Only teams who don't make the NCAA tournament or the WBIT are eligible for the WNIT. Last year was the first year of the WBIT. Illinois made it to the WBIT and won the championship. Now they're fourth in the conference despite two major injuries. No matter whether the Gophers make the...

The NCAA tournament is a little iffy, but if the Gophers don't make that, the worst they'll get at this point is the WBIT. The WNIT seems to be off the table.

Illinois just won their 8th Big Ten game in a row. The Gophers' win against them is looking better and better.

I don't mean to be harsh, but things really took a turn for the worse when she subbed in. She came in with a 28-19 lead and subbed out at 28-25. That was the turning point of the game. Ideally, the rest of the team would have been able to right the ship and turn the momentum around in the...

Seems like a lot of these close losses are just due to lack of Mara Braun rather than a general lack of depth.

Something that gets lost in these discussions about which players that don't start that fans think should get more playing time is that it's very common for competitive teams to rely heavily on their starting five throughout conference play. For better or worse, everyone tries to put their best...

Last season they had at least a couple good wins (Nebraska and Michigan State come to mind, plus maybe Michigan). This year they beat Illinois, who is actually looking much better since their loss at the Barn. I'm also frustrated that there aren't more great wins and that they haven't pulled...

It's harder to flex the depth of your bench when two of your best seven or eight players get injured for most or all of the season.

I have a feeling that the Gophers are going to be out for revenge in this game, given they lost both games to Iowa last year and the second loss was by 48 points. Hopefully that motivates them to completely demolish Iowa, just like it did with Penn State.

Defense is all about tradeoffs. You may be able to hold off Lauren Betts, but that leaves gaps elsewhere and so you just take very educated risks. That's how it is every game.

I'm very optimistic about Iowa and Indiana. Both teams seem to be struggling a bit since they each lost the best player their programs had ever had last year. Oregon looks to be pretty on par with Illinois, which means they're on par with the Gophers and should be beatable on a good day.

Sophie was terrific today. She fearlessly and effectively took on Serah Williams, who is one of the best post players in the Big Ten, if not the entire country. I'm very impressed Sophie kept up with her (16 points each and 5 vs 6 rebounds)! And props to Battle for the few steals she got when...

The AP poll has the Gophers up one spot to 23 now, and Michigan is back in the top 25, so this sets up another ranked matchup for Wednesday.

Northwestern picked off UNLV and Utah in non conference play and very nearly picked off Michigan and Indiana.

Fantastic game last night! I didn't expect it to be so close against the powerhouse that Maryland is this year. It makes me wonder what would have happened if McKinney hadn't been in foul trouble so early and if Stewart had played closer to her average of 16 minutes instead of just the 6 she...

It seems like voters in the AP poll have punished teams who lose this year, even when those losses were to teams they consider "better" in the rankings. The Gophers played a fantastic game last night despite being up against stiff competition, foul trouble, and whatever led to Stewart's low...

Not to mention that decisions like these may come from higher up than even the basketball program. Going into an active disaster area is not without risk to players and staff, and it's possible that Northwestern's athletics department or the university itself were not comfortable accepting the...