University of Minnesota Athletics
Friday, February 11
Williams Arena
3:30 PM
University of Minnesota
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Northwestern
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Northwestern
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Photo by: Wesley Dean
Gophers Lead Wire to Wire in 74-68 Win Over Northwestern
2/11/2022 6:30:00 PM | Women's Basketball
MINNEAPOLIS – The University of Minnesota (12-14, 5-9 B1G) won its third straight game at Williams Arena on Friday night with a 74-68 victory over Northwestern (13-9, 5-6 B1G). Led by graduates Laura Bagwell Katalinich and Gadvia Hubbard, who both scored 19, the Gophers led wire to wire and led by as much as 18 in the rescheduled game against the Wildcats that was originally scheduled for Dec. 31, 2021.
Securing her first double double as a Gopher, Bagwell Katalinich, a Minneapolis, Minn. native, came down with a game-high 12 rebounds in the win while shooting 6-of-9 from the floor and 7-of-9 from the charity stripe. Hubbard, who has played all six years at Minnesota, scored a season-high 19 points on 7-of-10 shooting from the floor and 5-of-8 from deep. Securing her 16th straight double figure scoring game was junior guard Sara Scalia, finishing with 18 points, Scalia also added a season-high four assists while getting to the free throw line eight times.
Minnesota got off on the right foot right out of the gate with Hubbard hitting her first three of the night. Hubbard went on to score 12 of the first 14 Minnesota points, and had the home squad up 10 with 2:12 remaining in the opening quarter. Holding the Wildcats to just eight points in the opening 10 minutes, Minnesota's defense tied its season-low points allowed in the first quarter and led 18-8.
The second quarter saw the full emergence of Bagwell Katalinich's offensive game. She scored the first six points in the quarter for the Maroon and Gold and had to the team up 12. Northwestern and Minnesota continued to battle back and forth for the remainder of the half, but not before the Gophers could celebrate Sara Scalia scoring her 1,000th career point on a jumper down the left baseline. Northwestern was able to cut into the double digit Minnesota lead late, scoring the final five points to head into halftime down 34-27 despite shooting just 9-of-33 (27.3 percent) from the floor.
The Golden Gophers jumped all over the Wildcats in the third quarter, scoring the first 11 points of the half with Bagwell Katalinich scoring five of them. Northwestern called a timeout to regroup, and scored seven straight to pull back to a 45-34 game with 3:41 in the third. Scalia started to get some things going again in the second half with her first three of the afternoon and helped keep the Wildcats at arms length by scoring the final five of the quarter.
The Minnesota lead grew to as much as 18-point in the final 10 minutes at Williams Arena with a quick 7-0 run over a 59-second period making it 66-48 with 4:24 to go. Northwestern didn't go away quietly down the stretch, scoring 20 of the final 28 points in the game to make the final score much closer at 74-68. In the fourth Minnesota got another six from Bagwell Katalinich, while Hubbard iced the game with seven of her own in the final frame.
As a team the Maroon and Gold shot 22-of-50 (44.0 percent) from the floor while making 10-of-19 (52.6 percent) from three. Minnesota won the rebound battle with Northwestern, snagging 43 compared to the Wildcats' 32 with 13 of them coming on the offensive glass.
Minnesota remains home for a second matchup with Rutgers this season. That game, scheduled for Feb. 17, will tip at 3:30 p.m. and can seen on B1G+ and can be heard on KFAN+.
For more information on the Gophers, continue to check back with GopherSports.com. Keep up with the University of Minnesota women's basketball on Twitter and Instagram (@GopherWBB) and on Facebook, so you do not miss any content during the 2021-22 season.
GAME NOTES: Gadiva Hubbard moved into a tie for fourth in Minnesota history for most games played at 128, tying her with Shannon Schonrock (2002-6) and is now just one game away from the second most (Carlie Wagner and Linda Roberts); Sara Scalia became the 28th student-athlete to reach 1,000 career points while playing at the University of Minnesota, joining Deja Winters this season; Sara Scalia's now 84 made threes this season is the fifth-most in a single season in program history, her 47 in Big Ten play is good enough for fifth-most in a single conference season and is just one away from the second most (tied between Carlie Wagner and Destiny Pitts); As a team, Minnesota passed the 2014-15 team for most threes made in a single season at now 223 this year, just 16 away from passing the 2019-20 team for the third most in a single season; Laura Bagwell Katalinich's double double is her 14th in her career and first since she played at Cornell.
Securing her first double double as a Gopher, Bagwell Katalinich, a Minneapolis, Minn. native, came down with a game-high 12 rebounds in the win while shooting 6-of-9 from the floor and 7-of-9 from the charity stripe. Hubbard, who has played all six years at Minnesota, scored a season-high 19 points on 7-of-10 shooting from the floor and 5-of-8 from deep. Securing her 16th straight double figure scoring game was junior guard Sara Scalia, finishing with 18 points, Scalia also added a season-high four assists while getting to the free throw line eight times.
Minnesota got off on the right foot right out of the gate with Hubbard hitting her first three of the night. Hubbard went on to score 12 of the first 14 Minnesota points, and had the home squad up 10 with 2:12 remaining in the opening quarter. Holding the Wildcats to just eight points in the opening 10 minutes, Minnesota's defense tied its season-low points allowed in the first quarter and led 18-8.
The second quarter saw the full emergence of Bagwell Katalinich's offensive game. She scored the first six points in the quarter for the Maroon and Gold and had to the team up 12. Northwestern and Minnesota continued to battle back and forth for the remainder of the half, but not before the Gophers could celebrate Sara Scalia scoring her 1,000th career point on a jumper down the left baseline. Northwestern was able to cut into the double digit Minnesota lead late, scoring the final five points to head into halftime down 34-27 despite shooting just 9-of-33 (27.3 percent) from the floor.
The Golden Gophers jumped all over the Wildcats in the third quarter, scoring the first 11 points of the half with Bagwell Katalinich scoring five of them. Northwestern called a timeout to regroup, and scored seven straight to pull back to a 45-34 game with 3:41 in the third. Scalia started to get some things going again in the second half with her first three of the afternoon and helped keep the Wildcats at arms length by scoring the final five of the quarter.
The Minnesota lead grew to as much as 18-point in the final 10 minutes at Williams Arena with a quick 7-0 run over a 59-second period making it 66-48 with 4:24 to go. Northwestern didn't go away quietly down the stretch, scoring 20 of the final 28 points in the game to make the final score much closer at 74-68. In the fourth Minnesota got another six from Bagwell Katalinich, while Hubbard iced the game with seven of her own in the final frame.
As a team the Maroon and Gold shot 22-of-50 (44.0 percent) from the floor while making 10-of-19 (52.6 percent) from three. Minnesota won the rebound battle with Northwestern, snagging 43 compared to the Wildcats' 32 with 13 of them coming on the offensive glass.
Minnesota remains home for a second matchup with Rutgers this season. That game, scheduled for Feb. 17, will tip at 3:30 p.m. and can seen on B1G+ and can be heard on KFAN+.
For more information on the Gophers, continue to check back with GopherSports.com. Keep up with the University of Minnesota women's basketball on Twitter and Instagram (@GopherWBB) and on Facebook, so you do not miss any content during the 2021-22 season.
GAME NOTES: Gadiva Hubbard moved into a tie for fourth in Minnesota history for most games played at 128, tying her with Shannon Schonrock (2002-6) and is now just one game away from the second most (Carlie Wagner and Linda Roberts); Sara Scalia became the 28th student-athlete to reach 1,000 career points while playing at the University of Minnesota, joining Deja Winters this season; Sara Scalia's now 84 made threes this season is the fifth-most in a single season in program history, her 47 in Big Ten play is good enough for fifth-most in a single conference season and is just one away from the second most (tied between Carlie Wagner and Destiny Pitts); As a team, Minnesota passed the 2014-15 team for most threes made in a single season at now 223 this year, just 16 away from passing the 2019-20 team for the third most in a single season; Laura Bagwell Katalinich's double double is her 14th in her career and first since she played at Cornell.
Team Stats
NU
MINN
FG%
.388
.440
3FG%
.308
.526
FT%
.571
.800
RB
32
43
TO
8
17
STL
8
3
Game Leaders
Pts
19
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
7
Pts
19
FGM
7
3FGM
5
FTM
0
Pts
18
FGM
4
3FGM
3
FTM
7
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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