10 NCAA TOURNAMENTS • 1 FINAL FOUR • 11 ALL-AMERICANS • 5 BIG TEN PLAYERS OF THE YEAR • 7 WNBA DRAFT PICKS GAME 27 XFINITY CENTER (17,950) Date: Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019 // 6 p.m. CT Site: XFINITY Center // College Park, Md. MINNESOTA GOLDEN GOPHERS MARYLAND TERRAPINS Stream: BTN Plus Rank: AP - RV | Coaches - NR Rank: AP - 8 | Coaches - 9 Radio: 96.7 FM, KFAN Plus / iHeartRadio app Head Coach: Lindsay Whalen Head Coach: Brenda Frese Talent: Corbu Stathes & Lynnette Sjoquist 19-7 Career (1st season): 19-7 Career (20th season): 509-152 23-3 Live Stats: GopherSports.com 8-7 Big Ten At Minnesota (1st): Same At Maryland (17th): 452-122 12-3 Big Ten SERIES INFORMATION OPENING TIP-OFF vs. Maryland • Riding a six-game win streak, Minnesota (19-7, 8-7 B1G) is back on Overall: Minnesota Trails 1-7 in Minneapolis: Minnesota Trails 1-2 the road Thursday at No. 8/9 Maryland (23-3, 12-3) with tipoff sched- in College Park: Minnesota Trails 0-4 uled for 6 p.m. CT. The game will be streamed on BTN Plus and can also at Neutral Sites: Minnesota Trails 0-1 be heard on the Gophers’ radio home, 96.7 FM KFAN Plus. Last Meeting: W, 93-74, in Minneapolis (2/18/18) Series Streak: Minnesota Won 1 • Minnesota’s six-game win streak in conference play is tied for the in College Park: Minnesota Lost 4 second longest in program history and is the longest since also winning six in a row from Jan. to Feb. of 2006. The only longer streak in team 2018-19 SCHEDULE/RESULTS annals came when it won 11 in a row from Feb. of 2003 to Jan. of 2004, Date Rank Opponent Result the junior and senior seasons of head coach Lindsay Whalen. 11.9 RV/RV New Hampshire (BTN+) W 70-47 11.14 25/RV at Xavier W 78-53 • Thursday night will mark for the fi rst coaching matchup between 11.17 25/RV San Diego (BTN+) W 53-48 Lindsay Whalen and Maryland’s Brenda Frese, who was the head coach 11.20 23/RV Ark.-Pine Bluff (BTN+) W 84-42 at Minnesota during the 2001-02 campaign, Whalen’s sophomore Sophomore Destiny Pitts has scored 11.23 23/RV Cornell (BTN+) W 65-45 season. The Gophers went 22-8 that year and reached the second round at least 21 points in each of the past ACC/Big Ten Challenge of the NCAA Tournament. Whalen was an All-American and the Big Ten three games, averaging 23.3 points per 11.29 20/RV #12/12 Syracuse (BTN) W 72-68 Player of the Year, while Frese was the AP National Coach of the Year. contest in that stretch. 12.2 20/RV Air Force (BTN+) W 67-50 12.5 14/18 Incarnate Word (BTN+) W 75-39 • The Golden Gophers are 2-2 this season against Top-25 teams. Their 12.9 14/18 at Boston College W 77-69 two wins both came at home as the 20th-ranked Gophers topped No. 12 Syracuse in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge on 12.12 13/16 Coppin State (BTN+) W 84-52 Nov. 29. Minnesota then beat No. 17 Rutgers on Feb. 3. The Gophers’ losses, meanwhile, came at No. 23 Michigan 12.22 13/16 Rhode Island (BTN+) W 91-71 State on Jan. 9 and at home to No. 22 Iowa on Jan. 14. Minnesota is looking for its fi rst road win over an AP Top 25 12.28 12/15 Wisconsin* (BTN) W 74-56 team since beating No. 23 Notre Dame in the opening round of the 2009 NCAA Tournament. 12.31 12/13 at Michigan* (BTN+) L 60-76 1.6 12/13 Illinois* (BTN+) L 62-66 • The Gophers are 6-3 on the road this season, going 2-0 in the non-conference and 4-3 in Big Ten play. Kenisha 1.9 18/20 at #23/24 Michigan St. (BTN+) L 68-86 Bell leads the Gophers with a 17.2 scoring average in road games this year, while Destiny Pitts (15.9) is also 1.14 23/20 #22/17 Iowa* (ESPN2) L 63-81 averaging double fi gures.Taiye Bello is the team’s top 1.17 23/25 at Wisconsin* (BTN+) W 78-50 rebounder on the road at 9.3 boards per game. CLIMBING THE STANDINGS 1.20 23/25 at Nebraska* (ESPN2) L 57-63 Five of the six wins during Minnesota’s current streak have come against teams higher in the standings at game time. 1.24 RV/RV NR/RV Purdue* (BTN+) L 53-64 • Few teams in the country do damage at the free throw MINN OPP. 1.28 RV/RV Ohio State* (BTN) L 55-65 line like Minnesota. Through Sunday, the Gophers ranked OPPONENT DATE PLACE PLACE RESULT 1.31 RV/NR at Northwestern* (BTN+) W 61-54 fourth in the NCAA in both free throws made (411) and at Northwestern 1/31 T-12th T-4th W, 61-54 2.3 RV/NR #17/19 Rutgers* (BTN+) W 60-46 free throws attempted (600). Kenisha Bell has been the vs Rutgers 2/3 12th 1st W, 60-46 2.6 RV/NR at Indiana* (BTN+) W 65-61 most prolifi c free throw shooter for the team, ranking sec- at Indiana 2/6 11th T-6th W, 65-61 2.10 RV/NR Northwestern* (BTN) Wot 73-64 ond in the nation in attempts (208) and eighth in makes vs. Northwestern 2/10 T-10th T-4th W, 73-64 (ot) 2.14 RV/NR at Purdue* (BTN) W 65-45 (140). In addition, Annalese Lamke ranks fi fth in the B1G at Purdue 2/14 T-8th T-5th W, 65-45 2.17 RV/NR Penn State* (BTN) W 97-67 in percentage (80.7) and Destiny Pitts is eighth (79.4). vs. Penn State 2/17 T-7th T-12th W, 97-67 2.21 RV/NR at #8/9 Maryland* (BTN+) 6 p.m. 2.28 at Rutgers* (BTN) 5:30 p.m. 3.3 Michigan State* (BTN+) 3 p.m. MINNESOTA PROJECTED STARTERS (BASED ON LAST GAME) B1G Women’s Basketball Tournament (Indianapolis) No. Name Pos. Yr. Pts. Reb. Ast. Min. Note 3.6-10 vs. TBD TBD 3 Destiny Pitts G/F So. 14.7 4.0 2.5 34.4 21+ pts. in 3 straight games; 19.8 ppg over last 8 games Home games in bold | All times CT 5 Taiye Bello F Jr. 9.7 12.5 1.1 31.0 12 double-doubles this year; 17 games with 10+ rebs. * - Big Ten Conference game 21 Jasmine Brunson G Jr. 8.4 2.3 2.7 31.0 Averaging 12.3 ppg during team’s 6-game win streak AP/Coaches Poll Rankings as of day of game 23 Kenisha Bell G R-Sr. 18.8 5.7 4.3 34.2 Second in D-1 in FT attempts; 8th in FTs made 31 Irene Garrido Perez G Jr. 3.4 1.2 1.1 19.3 Career-high 16 points (4-6 on 3’s) vs. Penn State (2/17) 2018-19 MINNESOTA GOLDEN GOPHERS 2 3 5 11 12 20 Barbora Tomancova Destiny Pitts Taiye Bello Delaynie Byrne Mercedes Staples Kehinde Bello 6-2 • F/C • Fr. 5-10 • G/F • So. 6-2 • F • Jr. 6-2 • F • Fr. 5-10 • G • Fr. 6-2 • F • Jr. Brno, Czech Republic Detroit, Mich. Southfi eld, Mich. Arvada, Colo. Centerville, Utah Southfi eld, Mich. 21 23 25 31 34 41 Jasmine Brunson Kenisha Bell Palma Kaposi Irene Garrido Perez Gadiva Hubbard Annalese Lamke 5-8 • G • Jr. 5-9 • G • R-Sr. 6-1 • F • Sr. 6-1 • F • Sr. 5-9 • G • Jr. 6-3 • C • Sr. Queens, N.Y. Minneapolis, Minn. Pecs, Hungary Granada, Spain Virginia Beach, Va. Galesville, Wis. Lindsay Whalen Danielle O’Banion Carly Thibault-DuDonis Kelly Roysland Melissa Maines Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Director of Operations First Season First Season First Season First Season First Season Minnesota, ‘04 Boston College, '01 Monmouth, '13 Minnesota, ‘07 Texas Tech, ‘98 2018-19 GOLDEN GOPHER ROSTER ROSTER BREAKDOWN ALPHABETICAL Starters Returning: (3) By Class: No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown/Previous School Kenisha Bell, G, R-Sr. Seniors (4) 23 Kenisha Bell* G 5-9 R-Sr. Minneapolis, Minn. (Marquette) Gadiva Hubbard, G, Jr. Juniors (4) 20 Kehinde Bello F 6-2 Jr. Southfi eld, Mich. (Southfi eld-Lathrup HS) Destiny Pitts, G, So. Sophomores (1) 5 Taiye Bello F 6-2 Jr. Southfi eld, Mich. (Southfi eld-Lathrup HS) Freshman (3) 21 Jasmine Brunson* G 5-8 Jr. Queens, N.Y. (Mary Louis Academy) Letterwinners 11 Delaynie Byrne F 6-2 Fr. Arvada, Colo. (Ralston Valley HS) Returning: (9) By Home: 31 Irene Garrido Perez F 6-1 Sr. Granada, Spain (Western Wyoming CC) Kenisha Bell, G, R-Sr. Michigan (3) 34 Gadiva Hubbard G 5-9 Jr. Virginia Beach, Va. (Princess Anne HS) Kehinde Bello, F, Jr. Colorado (1) 25 Palma Kaposi F 6-1 Sr. Pecs, Hungary (University of Pecs) Taiye Bello, F, Jr. Minnesota (1) 41 Annalese Lamke* C 6-3 Sr. Galesville, Wis. (Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau HS) Jasmine Brunson, G, Jr. New York (1) 3 Destiny Pitts G/F 5-10 So. Detroit, Mich. (Detroit Country Day HS) Irene Garrido Perez, F, Sr. Utah (1) 12 Mercedes Staples G 5-10 Fr.