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Gophers Rack Up Records, Milestones and Honors in 2018-19
3/28/2019 10:39:00 AM | Women's Basketball
The Minnesota women's basketball team racked up numerous honors and milestones this past season and had several players etch their names into the school record books. Below is a list of some of those accomplishments from this year.
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- Played in the WNIT for the fifth time in program history; it was the 22nd postseason appearance all-time for Minnesota and seventh in the last eight years
- Tied a school record with 15 home wins
- Third most free throws made (515) and attempted (725) in a season in team history
- Tied for the sixth fewest turnovers (492) in a season in team history
- Allowed 60.5 points per game, the seventh lowest total in program history
- Eighth most 3-pointers attempted (483) and total rebounds (1,295) in a season in team history
- The team's 21 wins, .656 win percentage, 1,855 field goal attempts and 159 made 3-pointers were 10th most in program history
- Set a program record by making all 17 free throw attempts against Indiana (3/7)
- The 31 made free throws against Michigan State (3/3) and Rhode Island (12/22) tied for the ninth most in program history; the .969 (31-32) free throw percentage against Michigan State was fourth best in team history
- Opened the 2018-19 season with a program record and sellout crowd of 14,625 against New Hampshire on Nov. 9
- Began the season by winning its first 12 games, tied for the second best undefeated start in program history. The 12-game win streak tied for the third longest in program history and was the longest since the team's program-record 15-game streak that opened the 2003-04 season
- Had a six-game Big Ten win streak that was tied for the second longest in team history and a 10-game home win streak that was tied for the sixth longest
- Minnesota's 12-1 record was the fourth best one-loss start in team history, while the 12-2 record tied for the fifth best two-loss start.
- With a 21-11 record, ranked fifth in program history for wins and winning percentage (.656) by a coach in their first year at Minnesota
- With a 12-0 start, tied for the best undefeated start by a coach in their first year at a Big Ten school since the incorporation of women's athletics in the conference in 1982-83
- Honorable mention All-American by the AP
- Semifinalist for the 2019 Naismith Trophy Women's Defensive Player of the Year; named to the 2019 Wooden Award Midseason Top 25 Watch List
- Consensus 2019 All-Big Ten First Team honoree (media; unanimous by coaches); 2019 All-Big Ten Defensive Team selection
- Consensus 2018-19 Preseason All-Big Ten honoree (coaches and media); Ranked No. 17 on ESPNW's Preseason Top 25 Player Countdown
- Preseason Watch List for 2019 Nancy Lieberman Award and Naismith Trophy
- Four-Time Big Ten Player of the Week Honor Roll: 11/26, 12/3, 12/24 and 2/11
- 2019 Academic All-Big Ten honoree
- Finished her career ranked third at Minnesota in free throws made (508) and attempted (693), fifth in scoring average (18.5) and games in double figures (86), sixth in assists (411), seventh in field goals attempted (1,492), eighth in points scored (1,754) and steals (215), and ninth in field goals made (596)
- Tied own school record for free throws made in a season with 255; also tied for eighth most in a season in Big Ten history
- Ranked second in team single-season history in free throws made (179) and 10th in field goals attempted (528) and assists (140)
- Her 12 assists against Northern Iowa (3/22) tied for the sixth most in program history
- Attempted 17 free throws against Indiana (2/6/19) and San Diego (11/17), tying for the fourth most in program history
- 2019 Academic All-Big Ten honoree
- 2019 All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (coaches and media)
- Big Ten Player of the Week Honor Roll: 11/19
- Set the Minnesota single-season record with 152 offensive rebounds
- Ranked fourth in team single-season history and tied for seventh in Big Ten history for total rebounds (380)
- Ranked fifth in team annals in rebound average (11.9) and defensive rebounds (228), and seventh in blocks (49)
- Her 21 rebounds against Rutgers (2/3) tied for the sixth most in program history
- 19 games this year with at least 10 rebounds, 11 games with at least 15 boards, seven games with at least 18 rebounds and one game with at least 20
- Joined Janel McCarville and Amanda Zahui B. as the only players in team history to have multiple games in a career where they've attempted at least seven shots and not missed (7-7 vs. Penn State on Feb. 17 and 9-9 at Michigan on Dec. 31).
- Posted double-doubles in the first three games of the season, becoming the first Minnesota player to have three straight double-doubles since Amanda Zahui B. ended the 2014-15 season with four in a row.
- Ended the season ranked fourth in team history in offensive rebounds (343) and 10th in career rebounds (718) and rebound average (7.8)
- 2019 All-Big Ten Sportsmanship Award honoree and Academic All-Big Ten honoree
- 2019 Academic All-Big Ten honoree
- 2019 Academic All-Big Ten honoree
- 2019 All-Big Ten First Team (media); 2019 All-Big Ten Second Team (coaches)
- 2018-19 Preseason All-Big Ten Team (Media)
- Preseason Watch list for 2019 Ann Meyers Drysdale Award
- Three-time Big Ten Player of the Week Honor Roll: 12/10, 2/18, 3/4
- 2019 Academic All-Big Ten honoree
- Has made more 3-pointers in her first two seasons than any player in team history with 171
- Ranked fifth in team single-season history in 3-pointers attempted (230) and free throw percentage (.838), and sixth in 3-pointers made (81)
- Ended the season ranked sixth in team history in career 3-pointers made (171) and attempted (471), and ninth in 3-point percentage (.363)
- Streak of eight consecutive games with at least 20 points was the longest by a Gopher since Rachel Banham ended the 2015-16 season with 20 straight games with at least 20 points.
Making Connections: Sophie Hart & Zoey Bershers
Friday, October 17
Behind the Scenes: B1G Media Day
Tuesday, October 14
Braun & Battle at B1G Media Day
Wednesday, October 08
Coach Plitzuweit at B1G Media Day
Wednesday, October 08