B1G Game 5: Gophers host Southern Cal 1-11-26

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once again GG put on the cape and SAVED the day for us.. FIVE made 3's again.. she had been perfect at the line then has missed her last 3 now, her last one against Northwestern and then her 2 today.

Mara NEEDS to take more then 4 shots.. Glenn shouldn't have more shots then her tbh.. but for some reason Mara won't demand the ball or go get it..

I thought this was Sophie better games of the season 15 points, 6 rebounds and was 7-13 from the floor.

THE STREAK IS OVER...
 

Can’t wait for the game when all five starters are on scoring. If they can pull it together they could get couple more top wins.

I hope they have money to keep GG her final year.
 

Star City said:
It goes by the opponent being ranked in the poll at the time of the game.
Whether, what matters for selection purposes, it's a Q1 or Q2 win, depends on how they do the rest of the season (they were NET 26 and probably won't go down much, if at all from this).
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Great we will take it! Rah!
 


Gophers112233 said:
once again GG put on the cape and SAVED the day for us.. FIVE made 3's again.. she had been perfect at the line then has missed her last 3 now, her last one against Northwestern and then her 2 today.

Mara NEEDS to take more then 4 shots.. Glenn shouldn't have more shots then her tbh.. but for some reason Mara won't demand the ball or go get it..

I thought this was Sophie better games of the season 15 points, 6 rebounds and was 7-13 from the floor.

THE STREAK IS OVER...
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I'm not sure I agree. Mara had one of her better games today, didn't force anything offensively, played strong defense and had 10 rebounds. She is shooting .266 from 3 point range this year, so I don't think we want her firing away at will.
 

BBJones said:
I'm not sure I agree. Mara had one of her better games today, didn't force anything offensively, played strong defense and had 10 rebounds. She is shooting .266 from 3 point range this year, so I don't think we want her firing away at will.
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she needs to have more then 4 shots..
 


Outsider said:
Why? Because you say so? Who are you? They win a game where she had 10 boards, played solid D and only had 4 shots. I don’t care how many shots she has or how much she scores as long as a W goes in the Win column.
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because it will open up the offense more? you really want Glenn chucking up 3 and off balance shots? late in games.. Id rather have Mara taking those shots.. another guard at some point needs to wake up.. maybe if mara gets into a rhyme her offense will come alive.. yeah?
 




Gophers112233 said:
because it will open up the offense more? you really want Glenn chucking up 3 and off balance shots? late in games.. Id rather have Mara taking those shots.. another guard at some point needs to wake up.. maybe if mara gets into a rhyme her offense will come alive.. yeah?
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I’ve sat here all year and listened about how she needs to find her game. We are now 15 or so games in and her shot is still AWOL. I could care less who takes the shots as long as a W follows. She is contributing in other ways.
 

Great game! I really thought it was over in the 2nd quarter when USC went on a 19-0 run and Davidson started making every shot she wanted to. I thought we were in for a 40 point night from her and that was that for the game. It's all about how you respond when they punch you in the face, and the Gophers did enough to fend them off!

I think Grace is going to start getting a lot more media attention if she keeps scoring 20 points per game and shooting 50% from 3.
 

Outsider said:
I’ve sat here all year and listened about how she needs to find her game. We are now 15 or so games in and her shot is still AWOL. I could care less who takes the shots as long as a W follows. She is contributing in other ways.
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I agree Mara is a solid player. But for some reason this fan base think she is the best player in the big ten. They think she is Catlin Clark. I listened to them claiming all the wins we would have had when she was injured. I think Tori played better as her replacement. I was glad Grace is starting to take charge. Let Mara play her part but not be the focal point.
 



Sad I couldn’t make todays game. Looks like it was not a great offensive performance, besides GG n Hart, but they found a way to win. Maybe this gives them some much needed confidence that they can finish against a ranked team. Agree with previous posters that for future success we need Battle, Braun n McKinney to be consistent.
 

Was a big W! Didn't shoot that well overall or that great of offense overall(GG had big moments), but were able to get the offensive rebounds in this game(18) and not turn the ball over the 2nd half which was the difference to squeak it out. Big W as any W in big 10 play is tough.

Lot better being 3-2 than 2-3 in big 10 play with UCLA, @Wash, @Oregon coming up next 3 games. Need to get at least 1 of the next 3 games, 2 would be great, but I think be a challenge. Personally UCLA isn't the fastest of teams, so if we can contain Betts and can get a hot night of shooting I think we have a chance. Be interesting to see if Battle be used to see about making entry paces into Betts more difficult. Battle has answered the call on some of those situations in the past. UCLA on Wednesday! Lets go!

Rah!
 

Really surprised Christian is only getting 2-5 minutes a game. Thought she would be more of a contributor. Hopefully she stays with the program/process.

Will incoming Tori O or Kussow be able to contribute next year?
 


I am hesitant to comment about Mara Braun. Tough breaks for her because injuries are outside her control.

She did everything in her power to be a star, was wow at Wayzata, looked like a star for Gophers, did have things she was working on, and then injury and injury causing disruption outside her control.

If she wants to limit shots to.protect herself and team from more disappointment, then I understand. It will be revealed when to.do more.

I have no.idea how to.get back.to how she looked before or what all is to blame. I do not know what coaches are doing. It is impossible to make sense except I feel bad for Braun.

She did have a redshirt from the injury and a senior next year. How she becomes ms.automatic again, I don't know.
 


GringaGopher said:
Sad I couldn’t make todays game. Looks like it was not a great offensive performance, besides GG n Hart, but they found a way to win. Maybe this gives them some much needed confidence that they can finish against a ranked team. Agree with previous posters that for future success we need Battle, Braun n McKinney to be consistent.
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The way Minnesota found a way to win was clamping down on defense, taking care of the ball, clearing rebounds and one of our scorers got really hot. USC's defense against us and the big offensive second quarter by Davenport was the reason they surged ahead in the 2nd quarter.
 


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