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> GOLDEN GOPHER BASKETBALL < 2020-21 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Media & Records Book 2020-21 TEAM INFORMATION 2019-20 REVIEW HISTORY Quick Facts 2 Season Recap & Notes 28-29 Awards & Honors 84-87 Schedules 3 2019-20 Statistics & Results 30-31 Gophers in the WNBA 88 Rosters 4 2019-20 Game Recaps 32-42 Coaching History 89 Grace Cumming 6 All-Time Letterwinners 90 Gadiva Hubbard 7 RECORDS High School Representation 91-93 Jasmine Powell 8 Game Records 44-49 Jersey Number History 94 Justice Ross 9 Half/Quarter Records 50-51 Gophers in the National Polls 95 Sara Scalia 10 Attendance Records 52 All-Time Statistics by Year 96-99 Klarke Sconiers 11 Season Records 53-62 NCAA Tournament History 100-117 Kadi Sissoko 12 1,000 Point Scorers 63-66 WNIT History 118-119 Laura Bagwell Katalinich 13 Career Records 67-68 Big Ten Tournament History 120-123 Erin Hedman 14 Statistical Leaders by Year 69-70 Year-By-Year Results 124-133 Kayla Mershon 15 Overtime Games 71 Williams Arena 134 Alexia Smith/Caroline Strande 16 All-Time Series Records 72-81 Athletes Village 135 Conference Series Records 81-82 COACHING STAFF MEDIA Head Coach Lindsay Whalen 18-21 Media Information 136 Assistant Coaches 22-24 Support Staff 25-26 GOLDEN GOPHER BASKETBALL 1 > GOLDEN GOPHER BASKETBALL < > COACHING STAFF CREDITS Coach Position Alma Mater, Year Editor: Lindsay Whalen Head Coach Minnesota, ’04 Karl Anderson Carly Thibault-DuDonis Associate Head Coach Monmouth, ’13 Layout & Design: Danielle O'Banion Assistant Coach Boston College, '01 Jeff Keiser Kelly Curry Assistant Coach Minnesota, ’07 Melissa Maines Assistant AD/Director of Basketball Operations Texas Tech, '98 Photography: Kelly Hagenson, Brace Greg Haag Video Coordinator Wisconsin Parkside, ’12 Hemmelgarn, Jerry Lee, Eric Miller, Garrett Solis Assistant to the Head Coach Eastern Michigan, '15 Christopher Mitchell, Brad Rempel, Jim Rosvold > SUPPORT STAFF Name Position Printing: University of Minnesota Karl Anderson Athletic Communications Printing Services; special thanks to Mills Armbruster Marketing Gary Stoll and the staff at University Chris Cords Director of Basketball Academic Advising of Minnesota Printing Services Lori Gislason Equipment Manager Everett Knowles Facilities Manager © 2020 University of Minnesota Michelle McDonnell Event Management Intercollegiate Athletics. The Steve Patterson Athletic Trainer information contained in this Kristin Zdanczewicz Strength & Conditioning publication was compiled by the > QUICK FACTS University of Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletics Location: Minneapolis, Minn. Enrollment: 52,017 Communications office and is Founded: 1851 provided as a courtesy to our fans Colors: Maroon (PMS 202) & Gold (PMS 136) and the media and may be used for Conference: Big Ten personal or editorial purposes only. Mascot: Goldy Gopher Any commercial use of this University President: Joan T.A. Gabel information is prohibited without the Perry Leo, Dr. Frances Homans Faculty Athletics Representatives: consent of University of Minnesota Director of Athletics: Mark Coyle Intercollegiate Athletics. Senior Woman Administrator: Julie Manning Head Coach: Lindsay Whalen Career Record: 37-26 overall, 14-22 B1G (Third Season) Associate Head Coach: Carly Thibault-DuDonis Assistant Coach: Danielle O'Banion ATHLETIC Assistant Coach: Kelly Curry Assistant AD/Director of Operations: Melissa Maines COMMUNICATIONS Video Coordinator: Greg Haag CONTACT Athletic Trainer: Steve Patterson Assistant to the Head Coach: Garrett Solis INFORMATION Administrative Intern: Annie Odegard Athletic Communications Basketball Office Phone: (612) 624-3563 Assistant Director WBB Contact: Karl Anderson Starters Returning/Lost: 3/2 Office Phone: (612) 624-1023 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 4/7 Mobile Phone: (612) 910-2564 2019-20 Overall Record: 16-15 Email: [email protected] 2019-20 Big Ten Record: 5-13 (11th) Office Phone (612) 625-4090 First Season of Basketball: 1971-72 (2020-21 is 50th season) Website www.gophersports.com All-Time Record: 720-681 (.514) Email [email protected] All-Time Big Ten Record: 270-376 (.418) 20-Win Seasons: 12 ('83, '02, '03, '04, '05, '08, '09, '14, '15, '16, '18, '19) Mailing Address Athletic Communications NCAA Tournament Appearances: 10 ('94, '02, '03, '04, '05, '06, '08, '09, '15, '18) University of Minnesota Sweet 16 Appearances: 3 ('03, '04, '05) 244 Bierman Field Athletic Building Elite Eight Appearances: 1 ('04) 516 15th Avenue SE Final Four Appearances: 1 ('04) Minneapolis, Minn. 55455 Arena (Capacity) / Year Opened: Williams Arena (14,625) / 1928 GOPHER RADIO NETWORK (612) 626-1308 Arena Press Row Phone: General Manager Greg Gerlach Everett Knowles Williams Arena Manager: Play-by-Play Corbu Stathes 370-165 (.692) Williams Arena Record (1971-93, '02-Pres.): Analyst Lynnette Sjoquist 2 GOLDEN GOPHER BASKETBALL > GOLDEN GOPHER BASKETBALL < 2020-21 SCHEDULE 2019-20 RESULTS (16-15, 5-13 BIG TEN) Date Day Opponent (TV) Time Date Rank Opponent (TV) Result Score 12/2 Wednesday Eastern Illinois (BTN+) 2 p.m. 11/5 #23/RV NR/RV Missouri State (BTN+) L 69-77 12/6 Sunday Drake 2 p.m. 11/10 #23/RV Vermont (BTN+) W 90-58 12/9 Wednesday Michigan State* TBD 11/14 RV/RV Milwaukee (BTN+) W 77-61 12/14 Monday at Northwestern* TBD 11/17 RV/RV #19/18 Arizona State (BTN) W 80-66 12/23 Wednesday Indiana* TBD 11/23 RV/RV Montana State (BTN+) W 71-60 1/3 Sunday at Wisconsin* TBD 11/26 RV/RV Bryant (BTN+) W 101-56 1/6 Wednesday at Iowa* TBD 12/4 RV/RV at RV/RV Notre Dame 1 (ACCN) W 75-67 1/10 Sunday Penn State* TBD 12/8 RV/RV at American (WatchStadium.com) W 70-53 1/14 Thursday Maryland* TBD 12/10 RV/RV at George Washington (ESPN+) W 83-50 1/19 Tuesday at Nebraska* TBD 12/15 RV/RV UC Davis (BTN+) W 76-67 1/25 Monday at Penn State* TBD 12/21 RV/RV Lehigh (BTN+) W 77-49 1/28 Thursday Purdue* TBD 12/28 RV/RV at Penn State* (BTN+) W 81-74 1/31 Sunday Iowa* TBD 12/31 #24/RV Ohio State* (BTN+) L 63-66 2/4 Thursday at Michigan* TBD 1/4 #24/RV at Nebraska* (BTN) L 58-72 2/7 Sunday at Ohio State* TBD 1/9 RV/NR Northwestern* (BTN+) L 54-56 2/10 Wednesday Illinois* TBD 1/12 RV/NR at Illinois* (BTN) L 71-74 2/14 Sunday Wisconsin* TBD 1/16 NR/NR Iowa* (BTN+) L 75-76 2/17 Wednesday at Rutgers* TBD 1/19 NR/NR at Purdue* (BTN+) W 72-59 2/20 Saturday at Maryland* TBD 1/22 NR/NR Wisconsin* (BTN+) L 62-72 2/24 Wednesday Nebraska* TBD 1/27 NR/NR at Indiana* (BTN) L 52-65 2/28 Sunday Michigan* TBD 1/30 NR/NR Nebraska* (BTN+) W 67-61 3/5/6 Friday/Saturday at Illinois* TBD 2/2 NR/NR Rutgers* (ESPN2) W 2ot 73-71 3/9-13 Tuesday-Saturday Big Ten Tournament TBD 2/6 NR/NR at Wisconsin* (BTN+) W 73-64 2/10 NR/NR Michigan* (BTN) L 52-77 Home games in bold and played at Williams Arena 2/13 NR/NR at Ohio State* (BTN+) L 76-99 All times listed are Central and subject to change 2/17 NR/NR at Michigan State* (BTN) L 54-66 2/22 NR/NR Indiana* (BTN+) L 69-75 * - Big Ten Conference Game 2/27 NR/NR at Iowa* (BTN+) L 82-90 3/1 NR/NR Maryland* (ESPN2) L 44-99 3/4 NR/NR vs. Penn State 2 (BTN) W 85-65 3/5 NR/NR vs. Ohio State 2 (BTN) L 56-77 Home games in bold and played at Williams Arena AP/Coaches Poll rankings as of day of game * - Big Ten Conference Game 1 - ACC/Big Ten Challenge 2 - Big Ten Tournament (Indianapolis, Ind.) > ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Position Name Associate Athletics Director for External Relations Mike Wierzbicki Associate Athletics Director for Communications Paul Rovnak Director of Athletic Communications Michelle Traversie Associate Director Dan Reisig Assistant Director Karl Anderson Assistant Director Brian Deutsch Assistant Director Mandy Hansen Director of Social Media Michelle Voss Social Media Coordinator Erin Godin Communications Assistant Sullivan Bortner GOLDEN GOPHER BASKETBALL 3 > GOLDEN GOPHER BASKETBALL < > 2020-21 NUMERICAL ROSTER # Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown (Previous School) 1 Alexia Smith G 5-8 Fr. Columbus, Ohio (Columbus Africentric Early College) 4 Jasmine Powell G 5-6 So. Detroit, Mich. (Detroit Country Day HS) 10 Erin Hedman F 6-3 Fr. New Berlin, Wis. (Eisenhower HS) 12 Laura Bagwell Katalinich F 6-0 Gr. Minneapolis, Minn. (Cornell University) 14 Sara Scalia G 5-10 So. Stillwater, Minn. (Stillwater HS) 15 Kayla Mershon F 6-3 Jr. Minnetonka, Minn. (Univ. of Nebraska) 21 Caroline Strande G 5-11 Fr. Racine, Wis. (Racine Lutheran HS) 24 Justice Ross F 6-0 R-Fr. Des Moines, Iowa (Des Moines East HS) 25 Klarke Sconiers C 6-2 So. Queens, N.Y. (Christ the King HS) 30 Kadi Sissoko F 6-2 R-So. Paris, France (Syracuse University) 34 Gadiva Hubbard G 5-9 R-Sr. Virginia Beach, Va. (Princess Anne HS) 43 Grace Cumming F 6-3 R-Fr. Des Moines, Iowa (Des Moines Roosevelt HS) > 2020-21 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER # Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown (Previous School) 12 Laura Bagwell Katalinich F 6-0 Gr. Minneapolis, Minn. (Cornell University) 43 Grace Cumming F 6-3 R-Fr. Des Moines, Iowa (Des Moines Roosevelt HS) 10 Erin Hedman F 6-3 Fr. New Berlin, Wis. (Eisenhower HS) 34 Gadiva Hubbard G 5-9 R-Sr. Virginia Beach, Va. (Princess Anne HS) 15 Kayla Mershon F 6-3 Jr. Minnetonka, Minn. (Univ. of Nebraska) 4 Jasmine Powell G 5-6 So. Detroit, Mich. (Detroit Country Day HS) 24 Justice Ross F 6-0 R-Fr.