2014-2015 Gopher Women's Season Thread!

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Calgoph said:
Have I ever mentioned that I played high school football and basketball with Granddaddy Wagner?. At this point that is pretty much my athletic claim to fame.:)
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When was that? I taught in New Richland 1968-78.
 

Wagner Named B1G Freshman of the Week

Feb. 9, 2015
MINNEAPOLIS – University of Minnesota rookie guard Carlie Wagner today was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week by the Big Ten Conference office after averaging 22.0 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game against Illinois and Michigan State last week. It is the first conference weekly honor for Wagner and the first freshman accolade for the Gophers this season.

Overall, the rookie shot an impressive .485 (16-33) from the field, which included a .421 (8-19) percentage from three-point range, in 72 minutes of work.

Wagner opened the week by posting a then career-high 19 points against the Fighting Illini on Thursday night, before setting new career-highs with 25 points and five three-point field goals in the win over the Spartans Sunday afternoon at Williams Arena. She was 5-for-10 from beyond the arch and 8-for-14 overall against Michigan State and added three steal and a perfect performance from the free throw line.

The rookie ranks third on the team with an 11.6 points-per-game average and is second on the team with 39 three-point field goals on the year. In Big Ten play, Wagner is averaging 14.1 points per game, has 26 three-pointers and has scored in double figures in each of Minnesota’s last seven games.

The Gophers conclude their two-game homestand Wednesday night with a Border Battle rematch against Wisconsin at 7 p.m.
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http://www.gophersports.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/020915aaa.html
 



No Zahui on the latest Naismith list of 30. Can she still get on the list the next time around? And how many make it on the next list? 10?
 


Up on Wisconsin 38-28 at halftime. Kelley with 15 pts, 7 reb. Wagner with 8 pts, 3 reb. Good start for the Gophers!
 

Gophers with a pretty decent showing tonight, get a big 93-82 win over Wisconsin. Really glad the team picked up this win! 19-6, 8-5 (B1G)

Shae Kelley: 33 points, 14 rebounds
Amanda Zahui: 21 points, 13 rebounds, 3 blocks
Carlie Wagner: 17 points, 4 rebounds
Shayne Mullaney: 14 points, 9 assists
 

GameDay said:
Gophers with a pretty decent showing tonight, get a big 93-82 win over Wisconsin. Really glad the team picked up this win! 19-6, 8-5 (B1G)

Shae Kelley: 33 points, 14 rebounds
Amanda Zahui: 21 points, 13 rebounds, 3 blocks
Carlie Wagner: 17 points, 4 rebounds
Shayne Mullaney: 14 points, 9 assists
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No bench points.
 




#1nHkyCfbBsbDncSolarDebat said:
Honestly, where would we be without Shae Kelley.
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It's quite apparent. When she has one of her prototypical "on" nights (about 60% of the games), the Gophers always seem to do well, when she has one of her off nights on the other hand, you often times see the team suffer some bad losses. Team really depends on her to bring her A game.
 


Remaining Schedule

Sun., Feb. 15 at Penn State * TV University Park, Pa. 1:00 p.m. CT BTN+
Tue., Feb. 17 vs. Iowa * TV Williams Arena 8:00 p.m. CT BTN
Sat., Feb. 21 vs. Michigan * TV Williams Arena 1:00 p.m. CT BTN
Tue., Feb. 24 at Nebraska * TV Lincoln, Neb. 8:00 p.m. CT BTN
Sun., Mar. 1 at Iowa * TV Iowa City, Iowa 2:00 p.m. CT BTN

After this Sunday @ PSU, all remaining games are on BTN:cheer:
 




Win the two they're supposed to (Penn State & Michigan) and they should be good to go (NCAA). 1 win vs. the Iowa/Nebraska trifecta would seal it.
 

Zahui B. Named to Wooden Award Top 20

Feb. 12, 2015
MINNEAPOLIS –University of Minnesota sophomore center Amanda Zahui B. today was named to the John R. Wooden Award Late Season Top 20, a list comprised of 20 student-athletes who are the front-runners for college basketball’s player of the year award at roughly two-thirds of the way through 2014-15 season. The list is chosen by a poll of national women’s college basketball media members.

Zahui B., who is averaging 17.8 points, 11.5 rebounds and 3.9 blocks per game, is proving to be one of the top centers in the nation this season, as she is the only player in the country that ranks in the NCAA’s top-16 in double-doubles, blocks per game, rebounds per game and field goal percentage. She ranks fourth in double-doubles (18), sixth in defensive rebounds per game (8.0), seventh in blocks per game (3.9), 10th in rebounds per game (11.5) and 16th in field goal percentage (.561). ........................
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http://www.gophersports.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/021215aaa.html
 


In case you missed it, the women's basketball committee is releasing the potential top 20 seeds early which will give teams an idea if they have a chance at hosting and to create buzz about the game like the CFP rankings did. The men are supposedly going to start doing this next year.

The one seeds are UCONN, South Carolina, Notre Dame and Tennessee and the remaining listed in alphabetical order. The early list:

Arizona State (21-3) -- can now host with Pac 12 moving gymnastics championships to Utah
Baylor (22-1)
California (18-5)
Duke (18-6)
Florida State (22-2)
Geo. Washington (21-2) -- just got blown out at St. Louis Wednesday
Iowa (19-4)
Kentucky (18-5)
Louisville (20-3) -- cannot host due to men's tourney
Maryland (22-2)
North Carolina (19-5)
Notre Dame (23-2)
Oklahoma (15-7) -- ???
Oregon State (21-2)
South Carolina (22-1)
Stanford (17-7) -- ???
Tennessee (20-3)
Texas A&M (18-6) -- should be Mississippi State instead who just beat Aggies
UConn (23-1)
Washington (18-6)
 


Kelley's choice has Gophers nearing her goal

Shae Kelley had options. Undergraduate degree in hand, she had just finished her junior year of eligibility at Old Dominion, amassing 1,000-plus career points and earning an all-Conference USA first-team selection.

And the Colorado native — an athletic and explosive 6-1 forward — was looking to fill a glaring hole on her already impressive three-year college résumé: an NCAA tournament appearance.

Because she had already graduated, Kelley could use what’s become an increasingly more common exception that allowed her to transfer and play right away, without having to sit out a season.
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http://www.startribune.com/sports/gophers/291978521.html
 




Lady Gophers have a big challenge today at Penn State.

GO GOPHERS!!!
 

Today is all about chopping wood for the Gophers. Beat a team you're supposed to beat, and move a giant step closer to a NCAA bid. Need this one today.
 

SelectionSunday said:
Today is all about chopping wood for the Gophers. Beat a team you're supposed to beat, and move a giant step closer to a NCAA bid. Need this one today.
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If our guys can win at Iowa, our gals can win at PSU!

If our guys can win at Iowa, our guys can win at Indiana.

Great day of Gopher Basketball today.

GO GOPHERS!!!
 



Off to a solid start today. The defense is looking better than usual.
 


Gophs have gotten really sloppy on the offensive end.
 

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