University of Minnesota Athletics

Wednesday, February 28
Minneapolis, Minn.
8:00 PM

University of Minnesota

15-13,5-12Big Ten

60
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108

Iowa

25-4,14-3Big Ten

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Sanders Scores 17 on Senior Night, Gophers Fall to No. 6/6 Iowa

2/28/2024 10:30:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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Battle (18), Sanders (17) and Grocholski (12) scored in double figures.

MINNEAPOLIS -- Amaya Battle, Janay Sanders and Grace Grocholski combined to score 47 of Minnesota's 60 total points, but the Golden Gophers fell to the Iowa Hawkeyes 108-60 at Williams Arena in front of a sold out crowd of 14,625 on Wednesday.

Battle led the Golden Gophers (15-13, 5-12 B1G) with 18 points, four assists and two steals. Niamya Holloway pulled down three offensive rebounds to lead an offense that racked up second chance opportunities for Minnesota, grabbing 16 boards and turning them into six second chance points. 
 

How It Happened

Iowa raced out to an early lead and led by as much as 20 in the first quarter, but Minnesota used an 8-0 late run to end the first down 30-16. The Hawkeyes continued to build on their lead in the second quarter, scoring the first 16 points of the frame and ended the first half with a 53-26 advantage. 

Iowa continued to push the pace on the offensive end, building a 72-38 lead before Minnesota went on a 5-0 run, punctuated by a three from Grocholski, to trim its deficit to 72-43 with 3:39 to go in the third. Iowa countered and stretched its lead to 86-48 heading into the fourth. Minnesota knocked down three three-pointers in the quarter to score nine of its 22 total points.

Minnesota could not pull any closer in the fourth, losing by a final of 108-60. Minnesota took advantage of its opportunities in the post, scoring six of its 12 points in the paint in the fourth. 

Game Notes

» Wednesday's sold out crowd of 14,625 was just the second time in school history the Gophers have had an announced sellout with the last being in 2018. 
» Janay Sanders, who was honored prior to the game, played in her 138th career college game. 
» Grocholski's 12 points gave her 18 performances this season in double figures, which is a team high. 
» Maggie Czinano tied her career high of three steals against the Hawkeyes. 
» Mallory Heyer grabbed 10 rebounds, leading the team, which is her ninth game of the season with double digit rebounds. 
» Aminata Zie scored her first career points in the fourth quarter in just her second career game with the Maroon and Gold. 

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Team Stats

Iowa
MINN
FG%
.618
.324
3FG%
.564
.227
FT%
.667
.900
RB
42
32
TO
12
11
STL
7
6

Game Leaders

03

Amaya Battle

Pts
18
FGM
8
3FGM
0
FTM
2
30

Janay Sanders

Pts
17
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
6
25

Grace Grocholski

Pts
12
FGM
5
3FGM
2
FTM
0
41

Niamya Holloway

Pts
6
FGM
2
3FGM
1
FTM
1

Players Mentioned

3

Amaya Battle

G
/ Women's Basketball
5

Maggie Czinano

G
/ Women's Basketball
25

Grace Grocholski

G/F
/ Women's Basketball
24

Mallory Heyer

F
/ Women's Basketball
41

Niamya Holloway

F
/ Women's Basketball
30

Janay Sanders

G
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11

Aminata Zie

F/C
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