STrib: Plitzuweit Impressed by Newcomers

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Gophers women's basketball coach Dawn Plitzuweit has been impressed by newcomers as practice opens. Marcus Fuller has the story.

Gophers newcomers Taylor Woodson, Annika Stewart and Alexsia Rose are making an early impression in fall practice.

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Gophers coach Dawn Plitzuweit returned nearly every key piece from last season’s WNIT runner-up team, but she was just as excited talking about her newcomers to begin the second week of official practice.

The Gophers, who finished 20-16 after falling to Saint Louis in the WNIT championship, welcomed back almost an entire roster, including standout guards Mara Braun and Amaya Battle.

“I thought the WNIT run was really good for us to learn a lot of lessons,” Plitzuweit said. “This crew has taken a lot of those lessons and amped them up at this point.”

Before her team took the court for Monday’s practice, Plitzuweit praised how much the six newcomers have worked to improve with the Gophers so far this fall.