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Gameday: Gophers women's basketball looks to snap three-game losing streak
Minnesota faces a Rutgers team tonight coming off its first Big Ten win under coach Coquese Washington.
January 11, 2023 at 11:00PM
7:30 p.m. Thursday vs. Rutgers · TV: BTN. Radio: 96.7-FM
Gophers update: Minnesota (8-8, 1-4 Big Ten) has lost three straight, including a four-point loss at Wisconsin on Sunday. The Gophers are 3-3 vs. Rutgers under coach Lindsay Whalen; the two teams split two games last season. C Rose Micheaux has scored in double figures in six straight games, averaging 14.7 points in that time. F Mallory Heyer has posted back-to-back double-doubles.
Rutgers update: Rutgers (7-10, 1-4) got its first Big Ten victory under first-year coach Coquese Washington in Saturday's upset of Nebraska. Rutgers starts four upperclassmen, but its leading scorer is Fr. G Kaylene Smikle (16.7 points, 37.1% on three-point shots). Sr. Awa Sidibe is averaging 10.4 points. Jr. F Chyna Cornwell averages 9.3 points and 9.2 rebounds. Rutgers suits up just eight players.
Gophers coach Keegan Cook and standout Julia Hanson understand the team must be consistent now if it wants to become an NCAA tournament host for the first time since 2022.
