GOPHERS WOMEN'S BASKETBALL GAME DAY
Gophers women's basketball faces an Illinois team with one Big Ten win
The Illini have lost nine in a row since their lone conference victory against Wisconsin.
February 23, 2022 at 11:03PM
vs. Illinois, 7 p.m. at Williams Arena
Radio: 96.7-FM; streamed on B1G+
Gophers update: Minnesota (12-16 overall, 5-11 Big Ten) is coming off a difficult week in which it lost at home to Rutgers and at Nebraska. With two games left in the regular season, the team is still fighting for a first-round bye in next week's Big Ten Conference tournament. That won't be decided until Sunday's game at Penn State. The Gophers get last-place Illinois on senior night. The Gophers are 1-3 vs. Illinois under coach Lindsay Whalen. G Sara Scalia has scored in double figures for 18 straight games, averaging 20.0 points in that stretch. F Kadi Sissoko is coming off a 14-point performance in Nebraska.
Illinois update: The Illini (6-17, 1-11) had their one conference victory vs. Wisconsin. Their 11 losses have come by an average of 19.8 points. They have lost nine in a row. Illinois is 12th in the Big Ten in shooting percentage (40.0) and scoring (64.3) and 13th in points allowed (73.9) and three-point shooting (31.2%). G Aaliyah Nye (12.3 points) is the only Illinois player averaging in double figures. F Kendall Bostic is averaging 6.8 points and 11.7 rebounds. Freshman G Adalia McKenzie, a former Park Center High School athlete, is averaging 8.9 points.
The PVF will begin its second season in January, and that’s something Lydia Grote can look forward to after the Gophers’ season ends.
