STrib: Braun Thriving off International Play

[Ignatius L Hoops]

For Gophers standout Mara Braun, good things come in international 3x3 competition

Mara Braun, who made the Big Ten's all-freshman team last season for the Gophers, is seeing the benefits of 3x3. The speed of play has led to a quicker release.

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Kent Youngblood:

After she returns from Mongolia, Gophers training camp won't be far away. And Braun has goals, though nothing numbers-related. She wants to start quickly. She wants to user her defense to fuel her offense. She wants consistency.

She wants to win.

Braun is a fan of Plitzuweit's practices, which are very detailed, and the coach's focus on defense.

Now it's time for all that to translate. "I want to win games,'' she said. "That's why I came here. Honestly, doing whatever it takes to win games is big for me.''