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Gophers Dominate in Final Italy Contest
8/14/2018 2:27:00 PM | Women's Basketball
VENICE – The Minnesota women's basketball team finished its three-game exhibition schedule in Italy with a dominant 103-34 victory over Italian Select Tuesday night in Venice.
Junior forward Taiye Bello led all scorers with 19 points and was one of five Gophers to reach double figures. Sophomore Destiny Pitts added 14 points, while senior Kenisha Bell, junior Jasmine Brunson and freshman Mercedes Staples all contributed 12 points.
Seniors Palma Kaposi and Annalese Lamke both scored eight points, junior Kehinde Bello had six, junior Gadiva Hubbard finished with five points, senior Irene Garrido Perez knocked down a 3-pointer for her final point total and freshman Delaynie Byrne converted both of her free throw attempts to round out the scoring.
Minnesota wasted little time jumping on Italian Select, opening the game on an 18-3 run, which was highlighted by a pair of 3-pointers by Pitts. Leading later in the quarter, 24-11, the Gophers embarked on a 35-2 stretch that carried over into the second quarter and included periods of 16 and 19 unanswered points, respectively. That took the lead to 59-13, and the Gophers held a 69-16 edge into halftime.
Brunson scored all 12 of her points in the first half, while Pitts and Taiye Bello each had 10.
The second half was more of the same for Minnesota. After pushing the lead to 78-24, Staples hit another 3-pointer to kick off a 17-0 run. Hubbard followed Staples' 3-pointer with one of her own, while Taiye Bello had three free throws during the stretch.
With the Gophers lead 95-26 after three quarters, a running clock was used for the fourth and final quarter. Taiye Bello's late layup pushed the Gophers over the 100-point mark, while her subsequent free throws brought Minnesota its final points.
Junior forward Taiye Bello led all scorers with 19 points and was one of five Gophers to reach double figures. Sophomore Destiny Pitts added 14 points, while senior Kenisha Bell, junior Jasmine Brunson and freshman Mercedes Staples all contributed 12 points.
Seniors Palma Kaposi and Annalese Lamke both scored eight points, junior Kehinde Bello had six, junior Gadiva Hubbard finished with five points, senior Irene Garrido Perez knocked down a 3-pointer for her final point total and freshman Delaynie Byrne converted both of her free throw attempts to round out the scoring.
Minnesota wasted little time jumping on Italian Select, opening the game on an 18-3 run, which was highlighted by a pair of 3-pointers by Pitts. Leading later in the quarter, 24-11, the Gophers embarked on a 35-2 stretch that carried over into the second quarter and included periods of 16 and 19 unanswered points, respectively. That took the lead to 59-13, and the Gophers held a 69-16 edge into halftime.
Brunson scored all 12 of her points in the first half, while Pitts and Taiye Bello each had 10.
The second half was more of the same for Minnesota. After pushing the lead to 78-24, Staples hit another 3-pointer to kick off a 17-0 run. Hubbard followed Staples' 3-pointer with one of her own, while Taiye Bello had three free throws during the stretch.
With the Gophers lead 95-26 after three quarters, a running clock was used for the fourth and final quarter. Taiye Bello's late layup pushed the Gophers over the 100-point mark, while her subsequent free throws brought Minnesota its final points.
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