What Happened
The Gopher women hammered New Jersey Institute of Technology 71-46 as Rachel Banham scored 20 points with 7 boards and 4 assists. The Gophers now go into Big 10 play with an 8-6 record.
Kiara Buford added 12 points, and has scored in double figures in all 14 Minnesota games this year. Katie Loberg added 10 points, 7 boards, 2 blocks and 2 steals.
Player of the Day: Joe King, Eastview boys, scored 24 points as Eastview beat Moorhead 64-46.
Coach of the Day: Mark Gerber, Eastview boys, has his team off to a 6-0 start and a #1AAAA rating.
Friday's Best Bet
Like the Gopher men, the women are back from a 9-day lay-off for their final tune-up before the Big 10 season opener at Purdue on 12/30. The opponent is the Hylanders of the New Jersey Institute of Technology. They're 4-5 with a 3-game losing streak, and get out-scored by an average of 61-58. They shoot just 35 percent from the field. Uju Nwankwo is the only player who averages in double figures at 10.7 and, considering that she shoots 54 percent, the rest of the roster must be particularly dreadful from the field. Still, with these Gophers one can never tell. It could be a game and it probably should be a grinder, if NJIT has anything to say about it.
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