43%: Student-athletes at the U who are female.
Women's athletics at the U: By the numbers
June 11, 2015 at 5:41AM
51.5%: Student-athlete population counted as female "participants," including male players who practice with women.
(Minnesota reported 501 total female participants in 2013, the most recent report available.)
The gap between the two is the largest in the Big Ten by a wide margin.
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A former Gophers player, Taylor Landfair, helped the No. 2 Huskers hand No.16 Minnesota its third consecutive loss.