Gophers' Mara Braun gets better as the game goes on
The freshman guard is averaging 20.6 points per game, the third most in the Big Ten.
December 7, 2022 at 1:22AM
![Minnesota Gophers guard Mara Braun (10) tossed up a shot in the fourth quarter of their game Sunday, Nov. 13, 2022 at Williams Arena in Minneapolis. She led all scorers with 34 points. The University of Minnesota women's basketball team stunned the Lehigh University Mountain Hawks with a 101-99 victory. ] JEFF WHEELER • Jeff.Wheeler@startribune.com](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/GPP3AP3O6W3TVOTQYJMXBB7C4A.jpg?&w=712)
After Saturday's double-overtime victory over Penn State, Gophers freshman guard Mara Braun was second in the nation in freshman scoring (20.6) and third in the Big Ten behind Iowa's Caitlin Clark and Indiana's Mackenzie Holmes. She is fourth in the Big Ten in free throw shooting (93.5) and fifth in threes made per game (2.4). And she saves her best for last. Here are her stats, both overall and after the third quarter, this season:
Overall
Field goals/attempts: 49-for-115 (42.6%)
Three-point field goals/attempts: 17-for-55 (30.9%)
Free throws/attempts: 29-for-31 (93.5%)
Points per game: 20.6
After the third quarter
Field goals/attempts: 17-for-34 (50%)
Three-point field goals/attempts: 7-for-19 (36.8%)
Free throws/attempts: 23-for-24 (95.8%)
Points per third quarter: 9.1
Minnesota’s bench scored 50 points, including a team-leading 18 points from graduate transfer Annika Stewart, showcasing the depth that coach Dawn Plitzuweit promised.
