1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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UIW | 4 | 7 | 17 | 11 | 39 |
MINN | 15 | 17 | 32 | 11 | 75 |
No. 14 Minnesota women unbeaten, top Incarnate Word 75-39
MINNEAPOLIS -- Destiny Pitts scored 15 points and No. 14 Minnesota stayed unbeaten, topping Incarnate Word 75-39 Wednesday.
Pitts made five 3-pointers, Annalese Lamke added 13 points and Mercedes Staples had 11 for the Gophers (8-0).
Angelica Wiggins, sister of Minnesota Timberwolves swingman Andrew Wiggins, scored 13 for Incarnate Word (0-9).
Minnesota took a 12-0 lead and held the Cardinals to only one basket in the first quarter, a 3 by Wiggins with 37 seconds left. It was 32-11 at halftime.
The crowd of 7,835 included several thousand elementary schoolchildren for the early start.
BIG PICTURE
Incarnate Word: The Cardinals, from San Antonio, Texas, and a member of the Southland Conference, played Minnesota for the first time. ... Incarnate Word lost 11 of its first 12 games last season.
Minnesota: The Gophers are 8-0 for the third time in team history. They started 15-0 in 2003-04 and were 12-0 in 2002-03. ... A former star at Minnesota and later in the NBA, Lindsay Whalen is the second coach in Gophers history to win her first five games. Pam Borton did it in 2002-03, when Whalen played for her. ... The Gophers hold their highest ranking since they were 11th in February 2006.
UP NEXT
Incarnate Word: Plays at Massachusetts on Friday.
Minnesota: Visits Boston College on Sunday.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Barb Smith
- Tiffany Bird
- Missy Brooks
2023-24 Southland Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
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Lamar | 17-1 | - | 24-7 |
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 14-4 | 3 | 23-9 |
SE Louisiana | 14-4 | 3 | 19-12 |
Incarnate Word | 12-6 | 5 | 19-11 |
Texas A&M-Commerce | 8-10 | 9 | 15-16 |
New Orleans | 8-10 | 9 | 11-19 |
Nicholls | 7-11 | 10 | 14-18 |
Northwestern State | 7-11 | 10 | 11-19 |
McNeese | 2-16 | 15 | 6-25 |
Houston Christian | 1-17 | 16 | 6-23 |
2023-24 Big Ten Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Ohio State | 16-2 | - | 26-6 |
Iowa | 15-3 | 1 | 34-5 |
Indiana | 15-3 | 1 | 26-6 |
Michigan State | 12-6 | 4 | 22-9 |
Nebraska | 11-7 | 5 | 23-12 |
Penn State | 9-9 | 7 | 22-13 |
Michigan | 9-9 | 7 | 20-14 |
Maryland | 9-9 | 7 | 19-14 |
Illinois | 8-10 | 8 | 19-15 |
Wisconsin | 6-12 | 10 | 15-17 |
Minnesota | 5-13 | 11 | 20-16 |
Purdue | 5-13 | 11 | 15-19 |
Northwestern | 4-14 | 12 | 9-21 |
Rutgers | 2-16 | 14 | 8-24 |