Brooke Olson scored 15 points, Ella Gilbertson added 12 and the Minnesota Duluth women's basketball team shut down Assumpton, winning 61-41 Monday in the NCAA Division II Elite Eight in St. Joseph, Mo.
Minnesota Duluth women's basketball coasts in Elite Eight with rout of Assumption
The Bulldogs gave up only 14 points in the first half and advanced to play in the Division II Final Four on Wednesday.
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March 21, 2023 at 4:40AM
UMD (31-3) led 16-7 after one quarter and 27-14 at halftime. The Bulldogs shot only 35.2% from the floor, but they held Assumption to 28.3%, with the Greyhounds missing all 10 of their three-point attempts.
Monica Spain led Assumption (27-6) with 13 points.
The second-seeded Bulldogs advance to the Final Four on Wednesday vs. sixth-seeded Catawba, which beat third-seeded Cal State Dominguez Hills 77-70.
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