Sara Scalia usually goes to the Gophers women's basketball practice court at night, after dinner. Alone on the court, she'll grab a ball and start shooting. Shots in the paint, then some from mid-court and then, from behind the three-point line.
Sometimes from way behind. Three, four nights of the week, during the season. Apart from classes, travel, practices. Scalia is alone in the gym shooting shot after shot.
"I go for makes,'' Scalia said. "I want to get 500 makes.''
In a Gophers season that has more downs than ups, Scalia has been the team's model of consistency. Heading into Thursday's game at Purdue (6 p.m., BTN Plus) the junior guard from Stillwater has scored in double figures in 16 of 20 games. She leads the team in scoring (16.4) and made three-pointers, where she is shooting at a 42% clip. Over the past 10 games, she has averaged 19.4 points, and made 41 of 89 threes
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