University of Minnesota Athletics
Full 2019-20 Schedule Announced for Women's Basketball
9/4/2019 3:00:00 PM | Women's Basketball
MINNEAPOLIS – The second season for Minnesota women's basketball under head coach Lindsay Whalen begins Nov. 5 and features 29 games, including 17 contests at Williams Arena, it was announced Wednesday.
Tipoff times and TV/online coverage will be announced at later dates. Fans can guarantee their seats to all of the team's home games by purchasing season tickets on GopherSports.com.
The 49th season for the Golden Gophers gets underway on Tuesday, Nov. 5 with a home contest against a Missouri State team that reached the Sweet 16 of last season's NCAA Tournament. It's the first of six straight home contests to open the year for Minnesota, the longest stretch to begin a season in program history.
Following the season opener, Minnesota welcomes in Vermont (Nov. 10) and Milwaukee (Nov. 14) before playing host to Arizona State on Nov. 17. Like Missouri State, the Sun Devils also reached the Sweet 16 last year and finished 15th in the final Coaches Poll.
The six-game home stretch then concludes with visits from Montana State on Nov. 23 and Bryant on Nov. 26.
The first road game of the season then sends the Golden Gophers to Notre Dame for the 2019 Big Ten/ACC Women's Basketball Challenge on Dec. 4. The Fighting Irish went 35-4 overall last year and reached the national title game for the second year in a row after winning the program's second national title in 2017-18.
Minnesota then heads to the nation's capital for a pair of games on Dec. 8 at American University and Dec. 10 at George Washington. The stretch of three straight road games is just the second for the Gophers in the last 12 seasons.
The non-conference slate closes out with two more home games back at Williams Arena against UC Davis, which reached the NCAA Tournament last year, on Nov. 15, and versus Lehigh on Dec. 21.
Minnesota opens the conference slate against Penn State for the third time in program history on Dec. 28 in University Park, Pa., then returns home to host Ohio State in the Big Ten home opener on Dec. 31.
The Golden Gophers alternate home and away games during the month of January, beginning with a trip to Nebraska on Jan. 4 and a home date with Northwestern on Jan. 9. After a visit to Illinois on Jan. 12, Minnesota faces off against last year's Big Ten Tournament winner Iowa at Williams Arena on Jan. 16.
A trip to Purdue on Jan. 19 precedes the first of two Border Battle games as the Gophers welcome Wisconsin to town on Jan. 22. The month then wraps up with a contest at Indiana on Jan. 27 and a rematch versus Nebraska on Jan. 30.
Minnesota stays at Williams Arena for its lone matchup of the year against Rutgers on Feb. 2 and concludes the Border Battle at Wisconsin on Feb. 6. After returning home to face Michigan on Feb. 6, the Gophers go on the road for consecutive games at Ohio State (Feb. 13) and Michigan State (Feb. 17).
Two of the final three games take place in Minneapolis beginning with a visit from Indiana on Feb. 22. Then, after the road finale at Iowa on Feb. 27, last year's regular season champion Maryland closes out the schedule on March 1.
The Big Ten Tournament is scheduled to be held in Indianapolis, Ind., March 4-8 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.
Tipoff times and TV/online coverage will be announced at later dates. Fans can guarantee their seats to all of the team's home games by purchasing season tickets on GopherSports.com.
The 49th season for the Golden Gophers gets underway on Tuesday, Nov. 5 with a home contest against a Missouri State team that reached the Sweet 16 of last season's NCAA Tournament. It's the first of six straight home contests to open the year for Minnesota, the longest stretch to begin a season in program history.
Following the season opener, Minnesota welcomes in Vermont (Nov. 10) and Milwaukee (Nov. 14) before playing host to Arizona State on Nov. 17. Like Missouri State, the Sun Devils also reached the Sweet 16 last year and finished 15th in the final Coaches Poll.
The six-game home stretch then concludes with visits from Montana State on Nov. 23 and Bryant on Nov. 26.
The first road game of the season then sends the Golden Gophers to Notre Dame for the 2019 Big Ten/ACC Women's Basketball Challenge on Dec. 4. The Fighting Irish went 35-4 overall last year and reached the national title game for the second year in a row after winning the program's second national title in 2017-18.
Minnesota then heads to the nation's capital for a pair of games on Dec. 8 at American University and Dec. 10 at George Washington. The stretch of three straight road games is just the second for the Gophers in the last 12 seasons.
The non-conference slate closes out with two more home games back at Williams Arena against UC Davis, which reached the NCAA Tournament last year, on Nov. 15, and versus Lehigh on Dec. 21.
Minnesota opens the conference slate against Penn State for the third time in program history on Dec. 28 in University Park, Pa., then returns home to host Ohio State in the Big Ten home opener on Dec. 31.
The Golden Gophers alternate home and away games during the month of January, beginning with a trip to Nebraska on Jan. 4 and a home date with Northwestern on Jan. 9. After a visit to Illinois on Jan. 12, Minnesota faces off against last year's Big Ten Tournament winner Iowa at Williams Arena on Jan. 16.
A trip to Purdue on Jan. 19 precedes the first of two Border Battle games as the Gophers welcome Wisconsin to town on Jan. 22. The month then wraps up with a contest at Indiana on Jan. 27 and a rematch versus Nebraska on Jan. 30.
Minnesota stays at Williams Arena for its lone matchup of the year against Rutgers on Feb. 2 and concludes the Border Battle at Wisconsin on Feb. 6. After returning home to face Michigan on Feb. 6, the Gophers go on the road for consecutive games at Ohio State (Feb. 13) and Michigan State (Feb. 17).
Two of the final three games take place in Minneapolis beginning with a visit from Indiana on Feb. 22. Then, after the road finale at Iowa on Feb. 27, last year's regular season champion Maryland closes out the schedule on March 1.
The Big Ten Tournament is scheduled to be held in Indianapolis, Ind., March 4-8 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.
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