University of Minnesota Athletics
University of Minnesota
20-6, 9-5
Penn State
6-20, 3-12
Gophers Earn Road Win
2/15/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - The University of Minnesota (20-6, 9-5) women's basketball team got 23 points from Sahe Kelley and a career-high 18 points from Shayne Mullaney to defeat Penn State (6-20, 3-12), 85-77, Sunday afternoon at the Bryce Jordan Center to secure its first 20-win regular-season since 2007-08. The win also gave the Gophers their first series sweep over the Lady Lions since 2009-10.
Mullaney tallied a career-high five three-pointers, all of which came in the second half, to help the Gophers notch 12 three-pointers for the game. Carlie Wagner, who finished the game with 17 points, made four three-pointers, while Mikayla Bailey added three triples to conclude the contest with 11 points.
The Gophers shot .545 (12-22) from beyond the arch, while adding a .431 (28-65) shooting percentage overall.
