University of Minnesota Athletics
Game Preview: Minnesota vs. Georgia Tech
11/30/2014 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
| Minnesota (5-1) vs. Georgia Tech (5-2) - Gulf Coast Showcase | |
| Date / Time | Sunday, November 30 | 1:30 p.m. CT |
| Location | Fort Myers, Fla. (Germain Arena) |
| Live Video | Click Here |
| Free Audio | Gophersports.com Play-by-Play: Corbu Stathes | Analyst: Lynnette Sjoquist |
| Live Stats | Stat Broadcast |
| Game Notes | Minnesota | Georgia Tech |
| Official Sites | Minnesota | Georgia Tech | Gulf Coast Showcase |
| Social Media | @GophersWBB | Facebook |
| GCS Central | Click Here |
| GCS Bracket | Click Here |
Nov. 30, 2014
FORT MYERS, Fla. - The University of Minnesota women's basketball team concludes play at the Gulf Coast Showcase Sunday when it takes on Georgia Tech in the fifth-place game at 1:30 p.m. CT.
THE OPENING TIP - QUICK NOTES
• The contest will be streamed live on http://www.americaonesports.com/static/fgcu.html, while fans can listen to the Golden Gopher women's basketball radio team of Corbu Stathes and Lynnette Sjoquist free of charge on Gophersports.com. Live stats will also be available on statbroadcast.com and live updates can be found on the Gophers' twitter page - @GophersWBB.
• Minnesota is receiving 14 votes in the AP Poll this week, up two votes from last week.
• Saturday's contest marks the fourth meeting between the Gophers and the Yellow Jackets, with Georgia Tech holding a 2-1 advantage in the all-time series. Minnesota won the teams' last meeting, 77-73, in 1993.
• The Maroon and Gold advanced to the fifth-place game with a 74-50 win over College of Charleston Saturday, while Georgia Tech picked up a 71-63 win over Villanova earlier in the day.
• Rachel Banham was named to the John R. Wooden Award Preseason Top 30 and the "Wade Watch" list for the second-straight year. The lists are made up of the front-runners for their respective national player of the year awards.
• Shae Kelley was named the Big Ten Player of the Week for her performance in the Gophers' pair of contests against Cleveland State and Memphis. She averaged a double-double with 20.5 points and 11.0 rebounds per game, while adding a 3.0 steals-per-game average and a .630 (17-for-27) shooting percentage.
• With 2,092 career points, Rachel Banham needs just six points on Sunday against Georgia Tech to overtake Carol Ann Shudlick (2,097) for No. 2 on Minnesota's all-time scoring register. Banham is also just 194 points away from breaking Minnesota's all-time career scoring record of 2,285 points held by Lindsay Whalen.
• Shae Kelley has posted a double-double in five of the Gophers' six games this season, which includes a 15 point, 12 rebound double-double against Vanderbilt and a 10 point, 11 rebound double-double vs. College of Charleston.
• Carlie Wagner scored a career-high 17 points in Minnesota's win Saturday against the Cougars, which included 10 points in the second half to pace the Gophers to the win.
• The Gophers have scored 100+ points in two games already this season, which includes the squad's 107-62 victory over Southern Tuesday night. The Maroon and Gold has scored 100 or more points twice in a season only two times previous to this year (1991-92 and 1980-81).
• Minnesota currently ranks in the top 10 nationally in six categories, including blocks (1st), win-loss percentage (1st), defensive rebounds (4th), assists (7th), assist turnover ratio (7th) and scoring (10th).
• UP NEXT: The Gophers continue their four-game road stretch at NC State on Wednesday, Dec. 3 for the ACC/B1G Challenge. Tip off for the event is set for 6 p.m. CT.
