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UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOfA Sports Information Office Women's Intercollegiate Athletics Contact: Angie Hultman (612) 624-3335 Fax 624-8018 220 Bierman Field Athletic Building 516 15th Avenue S.E. Gopher Sports _News Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455 (for immediate release) March 4, 1991 SCHEDULE MARCH 7-IO Thu. March 7 BASKETBALL vs. Wisconsin (Williams Arena) 7 p.m. Sat. March 9 BASKETBALL vs. Northwestern (Williams Arena) 7:30p.m. ***Girl Scout Night/Senior Night*** THIS WEEK IN GOPHER BASKETBALL-- The Minnesota women's basketball team plays its final two games of the 1990-91 season at Williams Arena Thursday and Saturday. The Gophers take on Wisconsin Thursday at 7 p.m. and Northwestern visits Saturday at 7:30p.m. Saturday is Girl Scout Night with all area girl scouts invited to attend the game. The scouts will be admitted free if they are wearing Girl Scout attire. Saturday night is also Senior Night. Gopher senior Ellen Kramer will be honored before the tipoff. PROBABLE STARTERS: WISCONSIN (13-13, 7-9 Big Ten) F: #34 Lisa Lawrence (5-11, Sr., Milwaukee, WI) 10.8 ppg 6.0 rpg F: #54 Michele Kozelka (6-1, Jr., Prairie du Chien, WI) 13.1 ppg 9.4 rpg G: #20 Peggy Shreve (5-8, So., Monroe, WI) 3.5 ppg 2.1 rpg G: #22 Mynette Clark (5-9, Jr., Racine, wn 14.9 ppg 5.5 rpg 3.2 apg G: #11 Robin Threatt (5-7, So., Cedar Rapids, IA) 16.8 ppg 4.5 rpg MINNESOTA (5-21, 1-15 Big Ten) F: #40 Ellen Kramer (6-0, Sr., Roseville, MN) 16.3 ppg 7.6 rpg 3.1 apg F: #42 Carol Ann Shudlick (6-0, Fr., Apple Valley, MN) 12.1 ppg 5.1 rpg OR#35 Stacy Carver (6-1, So., Montrose, MN) 9.2 ppg 3.7 rpg C: #24 Dana Joubert (6-1, Jr., Detroit, MI) 11.8 ppg 9.5 rpg G: #14 Holly Thompson (5-4, Jr., East Cleveland, OH) 3.7 ppg 2.4 rpg 3.4 apg G: #23 Jenny Zeller (5-10, Jr., Faribault, MN) 5.2 ppg 2.2 rpg 2.7 apg NORTHWESTERN (19-7, 11-5 Big Ten) F: #35 Donna Groh (6-1, Jr., Hanover Park, IL) 4.7 ppg 2.3 rpg F: #52 Mya Whitmore (6-3, Sr., Mahtomedi, MN) 8.5 ppg 3.5 rpg C: #40 Heather Ertel (6-4, Jr., Des Plaines, IL) 3.9 ppg 2.5 rpg G: #10 Kelly Cole (5-6, Sr., Portland, OR) 10.1 ppg 3.8 rpg 3.0 apg G: #24 Nancy Kennelly (5-7, Jr., Des Plaines, IL) 11.9 ppg 5.8 rpg 8.4 apg TEAM STATISTICS RECORDS FG% 3PT% FT% PTS/AVG REB/AVG TO/AVG WISCONSIN 13-13, 7-9 .427 .326 .719 2150/82.7 1155/44.4 606/23.3 OPPONENTS .422 .332 .703 2178/83.8 1190/45.8 544/20.9 MINNESOTA 5-21, 1-15 .401 .237 .632 1654/63.6 1000/38.5 592/22.8 OPPONENTS .455 .376 .658 19s9n6.5 1153/44.3 553/21.3 NORTHWESTERN 19-7, 11-5 .497 .404 .701 2083/80.1 1001/38.5 470/18.1 - OPPONENTS .425 .333 .639 1800/69.2 1003/38.6 516/19.8 Minnesota Women's Sports News -2-2-2-2- 3/4/91 BIG TEN STANDINGS TillS WEEK IN THE BIG TEN BIG TEN OVERALL Wednesday, March 6 1. Purdue 15-1 .938 24-2 .923 Purdue at Indiana, 7:30p.m. EST 2. Michigan State 12-5 .706 20-7 .741 Thursday, March 7 3. Northwestern 11-5 .688 19-7 .731 Wisconsin at Minnesota, 7 p.m. Iowa 11-5 .688 18-8 .692 Northwestern at Iowa, 7:30p.m. 5. Indiana 7-9 .438 15-11 .577 Illinois at Ohio State, 7:30p.m. EST Wisconsin 7-9 .438 13-13 .500 Michigan State at Michigan, 7:30p.m. EST Ohio State 7-9 .438 10-16 .385 Saturday, March 9 8. Illinois 6-10 .375 9-17 .346 Wisconsin at Iowa, 1:30 p.m. 9. Michigan 4-13 .235" 11-16 .407 Northwestern at Minnesota, 7:30p.m. 10.Minnesota 1-15 .063 5-21 .192 Illinois at Indiana, 7:30p.m. EST Purdue at Ohio State, 2 p.m. EST A LOOK AT WISCONSIN -- The Badgers (13-13, 7-9 Big Ten) moved into a three-way tie for fifth place in the Big Ten Conference with victories over Ohio State and Indiana at the UW Fieldhouse over the weekend. Wisconsin is now tied for fifth with those two teams after going into the weekend in eighth place in the league. The Badgers used 45 percent shooting from the floor and an 87 percent accuracy mark from the line for a 92-77 win over the Buckeyes. Down by three at halftime against the Hoosiers, Wisconsin outscored Indiana 46-38 in the second half on 56 percent shooting from the field to post an 80-75 victory. The Badgers broke a three-game losing streak with their pair of wins over the weekend. WATCH FOR -- Junior guard Mynette Clark had a spectacular weekend for the Badgers, scoring a career-high 28 points in the Indiana game and adding 13 against Ohio State. The long-range shooter, who leads the Big Ten in three-point goals per game, shot 50 percent from the three-point line, connecting on 5- of-1 0 three pointers for the weekend. Clark also contributed 10 assists in the two games. Sophomore guard Robin Threatt, Wisconsin's leading scorer with a 16.9 points/game average, led the Badgers against Ohio State with 21 points. She ranks fifth among the Big Ten scoring leaders. Junior forward Michele Kozelka e tallied 17 points and 13 rebounds against Ohio State and ranks second in the conference with a 9.4 rebounds/ game average. THE SERIES •• Minnesota leads the all-time series 15-9, although the Badgers have won four of the last five meetings, including a 102-77 victory in Madison Jan. 6. THE COACH--Fifth-year head coach Mary Murphy (Northwestern '80) is 47-90 (.343) at Wisconsin. A LOOK AT NORTHWESTERN·· The 20th-ranked Wildcats (19-7, 11-5 Big Ten) also defeated Ohio State and Indiana over the weekend to move into a third-place tie in the Big Ten standings with Iowa. Junior forward Michele Savage, the Big Ten's leading scorer and the key to the Northwestern offense, racked up 30 points and nine rebounds against Indiana, but was forced to sit out the Ohio State contest. Unfortunately for Northwestern, Savage is suffering from chicken pox and may be out of commission this weekend. Northwestern has posted wins in seven of its last eight games and looks to be heading for another NCAA tournament bid. The Wildcats will play at Iowa Thursday before making the trip to Minneapolis. WATCH FOR ··With Savage out of the lineup, junior guard Nancy Kennelly will be looked at to take on additional scoring responsibilities. Kennelly posted 11 points against Indiana, but came back with a game-high 19 against Ohio State. Kennelly leads the Big Ten in assists with a phenomenal8.4 assists/game average. She has racked up 219 assists on the season and recorded 14 over the weekend. It was Kennelly's younger sister, freshman Moira Kennelly who stepped up to help out against the Buckeyes. She tallied 18 points and matched her sister's assist total of six. She also contributed five steals and five rebounds in 30 minutes of playing time. Senior guard Kelly Cole, averaging 10.1 points/game, is also a Wildcat threat. She scored 25 points and snared 12 rebounds in weekend play. THE SERIES·· Northwestern leads the series 17-6 and has won the last six meetings, including a 90- 49 win in Evanston, lll. Jan. 4. THE COACH-· Don Perrelli (Southern Connecticut '61) is 120-76 (612) in his seventh season at e Northwestern and 295-147 (.667) in 15 years of collegiate coaching. Minnesota Women's Sports News -3-3-3-3- 3/4/91 MINNESOTA RECENTLY •• The Gophers just about snapped their Big Ten road losing streak at Michigan, but came up just short in a 74-70 loss to the Wolverines, their seventh straight. Minnesota has now lost 15 of its last 16contests with its lone Big Ten victory over Michigan State 58-55, Feb. 3 at Williams Arena. The Gophers were down by just two points, 72-70, with 20 seconds remaining in the game after rallying with four straight makes at the free throw line. However, Minnesota was forced to foul as the clock ran down, allowing the Wolverines to capture their fourth conference win of the season. The Gophers dropped a 68-52 decision at Michigan State Friday. The weekend losses put Minnesota's conference road losing streak at 28 straight games, dating back to a March 7, 1988 win at Wisconsin. IMPROVED STATS --Minnesota shot 47.5 percent against the Wolverines, its best performance since a Feb. 8 game at Illinois. The Gophers outrebounded their opponents in both games, 44-37 over the Spartans and 43-37 over the Wolverines. That marked the first time since the Gophers' Feb. 3 win over Michigan State that Minnesota has outrebounded an opponent by more than two rebounds. Free throw shooting was also given a boost as Minnesota sank 75 percent (24-32) of its shots against Michigan and MSU (6-8). SHUDLICK POURS IT ON-- Freshman forward CAROL ANN SHUDLICK (APPLE VALLEY, MN) caught fire over the weekend, scoring 51 points in two games.