University of Minnesota Athletics
Minnesota Unveils Full 2022-23 Schedule
9/7/2022 11:20:00 AM | Women's Basketball
MINNEAPOLIS – The fifth season for Minnesota women's basketball under head coach Lindsay Whalen begins October 30 and features 29 regular season games, including 17 games at Williams Arena, it was announced Wednesday.
Tipoff times, TV/streaming coverage, a promotions schedule and single-game tickets will all 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.
Following an exhibition game against the University of Wisconsin-River Falls on October 30, the second straight season with an exhibition game, the 2022-23 campaign gets underway on Nov. 7 with a home matchup against Western Illinois.
Minnesota will remain home for a Nov. 13 matchup against Lehigh before hitting the road for the first time with North Dakota State University of Nov. 17. Minnesota follows that by welcoming in Presbyterian (Nov. 20) before departing for a tournament in Virginia where the Gophers will take on Liberty and the University of Virginia.
The Virginia Tournament will kick off a stretch where the Gophers will take on a number of Power 5 opponents in succession with a matchup with Wake Forest on Dec. 1, being the next game on the schedule. For the second straight year the Maroon and Gold will host the B1G/ACC Challenge after hosting UNC last season.
Continuing with the 2021-22 format, this season's conference schedule will once again begin before wrapping up non-conference contests. The first Big Ten matchup will be against Penn State at home on Dec. 3. Minnesota continues its run against Power 5 teams with Kentucky, who made the 2022 NCAA Tournament, coming to the Barn on Dec. 7.
Before returning to non-conference play the Gophers will have to travel to Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Dec. 10 to take on defending Big Ten Champion Iowa. Minnesota's non-conference schedule ends with three-straight home games against Chicago State (Dec. 12), the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (Dec. 14) and Eastern Illinois (Dec. 22).
League play resumes on Dec. 30 for Minnesota with a trip to College Park to take on Maryland, which will be one of eight matchups throughout the season against teams who made the 2022 NCAA Tournament.
Minnesota returns home to host the Buckeyes, who were co-Big Ten regular season champions last season, on Jan. 5 to ring in the new year before heading back on the road for a Border Battle matchup with Wisconsin on Jan. 8.
The Maroon and Gold will play two straight Big Ten home games when Rutgers and Illinois come to town on Jan. 12 and Jan. 15. Following that will be a pair of road tests with the Gophers first rematch of the season against Penn State on Jan. 18, followed by a game against the Boilermakers of Purdue on Jan. 21.
Two tough matchups at home will follow that road trip with Michigan (Jan. 29) and Indiana (Feb. 2) coming to Williams Arena. The Gophers continue the trend of two games at home and two on the road with trips to Illinois (Feb. 5) and Ohio State (Feb. 8).
Wisconsin comes to the Barn for the Gophers turn to host the Border Battle on Feb. 11 followed by a home game against Nebraska on Feb. 15. Minnesota then heads to Northwestern (Feb. 18) and Michigan State (Feb. 22) for their final road tests before returning home ot take on Purdue in the regular season finale on Feb. 26.
The 2022 Big Ten Tournament is scheduled to be held in Minneapolis, Minn., March 1-5 at Target Center.
Tipoff times, TV/streaming coverage, a promotions schedule and single-game tickets will all 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.
Following an exhibition game against the University of Wisconsin-River Falls on October 30, the second straight season with an exhibition game, the 2022-23 campaign gets underway on Nov. 7 with a home matchup against Western Illinois.
Minnesota will remain home for a Nov. 13 matchup against Lehigh before hitting the road for the first time with North Dakota State University of Nov. 17. Minnesota follows that by welcoming in Presbyterian (Nov. 20) before departing for a tournament in Virginia where the Gophers will take on Liberty and the University of Virginia.
The Virginia Tournament will kick off a stretch where the Gophers will take on a number of Power 5 opponents in succession with a matchup with Wake Forest on Dec. 1, being the next game on the schedule. For the second straight year the Maroon and Gold will host the B1G/ACC Challenge after hosting UNC last season.
Continuing with the 2021-22 format, this season's conference schedule will once again begin before wrapping up non-conference contests. The first Big Ten matchup will be against Penn State at home on Dec. 3. Minnesota continues its run against Power 5 teams with Kentucky, who made the 2022 NCAA Tournament, coming to the Barn on Dec. 7.
Before returning to non-conference play the Gophers will have to travel to Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Dec. 10 to take on defending Big Ten Champion Iowa. Minnesota's non-conference schedule ends with three-straight home games against Chicago State (Dec. 12), the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (Dec. 14) and Eastern Illinois (Dec. 22).
League play resumes on Dec. 30 for Minnesota with a trip to College Park to take on Maryland, which will be one of eight matchups throughout the season against teams who made the 2022 NCAA Tournament.
Minnesota returns home to host the Buckeyes, who were co-Big Ten regular season champions last season, on Jan. 5 to ring in the new year before heading back on the road for a Border Battle matchup with Wisconsin on Jan. 8.
The Maroon and Gold will play two straight Big Ten home games when Rutgers and Illinois come to town on Jan. 12 and Jan. 15. Following that will be a pair of road tests with the Gophers first rematch of the season against Penn State on Jan. 18, followed by a game against the Boilermakers of Purdue on Jan. 21.
Two tough matchups at home will follow that road trip with Michigan (Jan. 29) and Indiana (Feb. 2) coming to Williams Arena. The Gophers continue the trend of two games at home and two on the road with trips to Illinois (Feb. 5) and Ohio State (Feb. 8).
Wisconsin comes to the Barn for the Gophers turn to host the Border Battle on Feb. 11 followed by a home game against Nebraska on Feb. 15. Minnesota then heads to Northwestern (Feb. 18) and Michigan State (Feb. 22) for their final road tests before returning home ot take on Purdue in the regular season finale on Feb. 26.
The 2022 Big Ten Tournament is scheduled to be held in Minneapolis, Minn., March 1-5 at Target Center.
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