STrib: Excitement grows for Gophers women’s basketball among state’s top recruits

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Per Marcus:

“Dawn is an amazing coach, and she came to this program and developed players,” said Ramlall, a Rosemount junior guard. “I think everyone is finally seeing the potential and how talented that group is. ... Almost the whole starting five is local. [The Gophers] keep grabbing in-state talent and nearby talent. There are a lot of great players in the Midwest. Dawn and the staff are doing a really good job recruiting them.”

Andover’s Logan Miller, a rising sophomore prospect being recruited by the Gophers, plays on the same Minnesota Fury AAU team as Ramlall’s younger sister, Ashna.

During Miller’s breakout season, she set Andover school records for points (46) and rebounds (25) in a game. The 6-foot-4 Miller’s recruitment includes offers from Iowa, Minnesota, Ohio State, Wisconsin and others, but she has been keeping a closer eye on how the Gophers utilize senior center Sophie Hart, a former Farmington star. Miller has also noticed how the team’s chemistry has grown stronger.

Several in-state prospects attended the U’s 100-99 double-overtime loss to Maryland on Dec. 7 at Williams Arena. The outcome was tough to swallow, but the Barn atmosphere made a lasting impression.

“The atmosphere there is so much different compared to last year,” Wilson said.


Go Gophers!!
 
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BleedGopher said:
Per Marcus:

“Dawn is an amazing coach, and she came to this program and developed players,” said Ramlall, a Rosemount junior guard. “I think everyone is finally seeing the potential and how talented that group is. ... Almost the whole starting five is local. [The Gophers] keep grabbing in-state talent and nearby talent. There are a lot of great players in the Midwest. Dawn and the staff are doing a really good job recruiting them.”

Andover’s Logan Miller, a rising sophomore prospect being recruited by the Gophers, plays on the same Minnesota Fury AAU team as Ramlall’s younger sister, Ashna.

During Miller’s breakout season, she set Andover school records for points (46) and rebounds (25) in a game. The 6-foot-4 Miller’s recruitment includes offers from Iowa, Minnesota, Ohio State, Wisconsin and others, but she has been keeping a closer eye on how the Gophers utilize senior center Sophie Hart, a former Farmington star. Miller has also noticed how the team’s chemistry has grown stronger.

“I’ve definitely noticed them getting a lot better and playing more as a team,” Miller said. “Watching their practices from the summer and watching them play in games now, I definitely have been able to see a difference.”

Lakeville North forward Sahara Wilson recognized a big difference in the program since the Gophers offered her a scholarship in May 2024. Plitzuweit also started recruiting Chloe Johnson, Logan Miller and Minnetonka’s Ari Peterson in the 2028 class.

“It’s really good to see a team like Minnesota that’s recruiting you, playing well as a team and getting really big, high-ranked wins,” Wilson said. “They always talk about they want to keep Minnesota kids home. So it’s great to see those Minnesota kids able to thrive in their [home state].”

Wilson said that her Lakeville North head coach uses the Gophers as an example of how to play as a team.
“After every play, there’s a smile on their face,” said the 6-4 Wilson, a four-star prospect. “Even after a mistake they will high-five each other.”

Several in-state prospects attended the U’s 100-99 double-overtime loss to Maryland on Dec. 7 at Williams Arena. The outcome was tough to swallow, but the Barn atmosphere made a lasting impression.

“The atmosphere there is so much different compared to last year,” Wilson said.


Go Gophers!!
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Cutting and pasting a story like this is both a copyright violation and a great way to discourage the Star Tribune from writing about women's basketball in the future, since the result is a story that doesn't get clicks and that, thus, does not appear to interest the paper's readers.
 

thatjanelpick said:
Cutting and pasting a story like this is both a copyright violation and a great way to discourage the Star Tribune from writing about women's basketball in the future, since the result is a story that doesn't get clicks and that, thus, does not appear to interest the paper's readers.
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The Strib allows a certain amount of words to be posted.

Bleed posted close to the maximum in the original post. There is a lot of article before the part posted, and a lot after.
 



thatjanelpick said:
Cutting and pasting a story like this is both a copyright violation and a great way to discourage the Star Tribune from writing about women's basketball in the future, since the result is a story that doesn't get clicks and that, thus, does not appear to interest the paper's readers.
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Many of us don't click their links anyways. Never got an apology from Souhan over his comments about coach Kill. Just one of my reasons they don't get my money or any clicks from me.

So, thanks for posting the nugget Bleed
 

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