University of Minnesota Athletics
2024-25 Women's Basketball Roster

Jersey Number 15
Brynn Senden
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-6
- High School:
- Wayzata High School
- Hometown:
- Wayzata, Minn.
Bio
2024-25: SOPHOMORE SEASON
Named Academic All-Big Ten... Saw action in 11 games this season… Went 2-for-2 from the line against Central Connecticut State… Played 4:24 against Jackson State, recording two assists and notching her first career block.
2023-24: FRESHMAN SEASON
Saw action in 16 games...Played 7:18 off the bench in the Big Ten Tournament against Michigan, connected on one bucket and added one assist... Came off the bench to lead the team in scoring with a career high 10 points on the road against Penn State... Clocked 5:03 off the bench at Nebraska, grabbing one rebound and handing out one assists for the Gophers... Registered her first Big Ten rebound and assists in win over Northwestern... Made Big Ten debut, playing 1:12 off the bench against No. 5/5 Ohio State... Scored two points and registered her first assist in the win over the Lindenwood Lions... Scored in her first college game against LIU, knocking down two free throws off the bench.
HIGH SCHOOL
Teammates with current Gopher Mara Braun at Wayzata... Averaged 10.0 points per game during her 2021-22 prep season... Dropped a season-high 23 against Minneapolis Southwest last season... Helped Wayzata reach the section final against Hopkins and now-Gopher Amaya Battle, Senden scored 10 points and had four steals in the loss to Hopkins... Earned a BreakdownUSA Player of the Game honor last June at the Girls Shot Clock Classic...
PERSONAL
Grandfather Bruce Vandersall worked with the Gopher football program from 1973-82, working up to as high as the Defensive Coordinator position from 1979-82... Mom Kristen was on the women's gymnastics team at Minnesota from 1994-97, including helping the Gophers reach the NCAA Championships for the first time in program history... Mom Kristen was named to the Minnesota Gymnastics Hall of Fame in 2007... Dad Stuart played on the men's hockey at the 'U' from 1998-2001, as a winger... Dad Stuart played in a total of 140 games, scored 23 goals, added 19 assists for a total of 42 points and reached the NCAA Tournament in 2001... Uncle Mark Vandersall was on the Gopher baseball team from 1992-95 and was named a Mizuno Freshman All-America Honorable Mention in 1992.
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Named Academic All-Big Ten... Saw action in 11 games this season… Went 2-for-2 from the line against Central Connecticut State… Played 4:24 against Jackson State, recording two assists and notching her first career block.
2023-24: FRESHMAN SEASON
Saw action in 16 games...Played 7:18 off the bench in the Big Ten Tournament against Michigan, connected on one bucket and added one assist... Came off the bench to lead the team in scoring with a career high 10 points on the road against Penn State... Clocked 5:03 off the bench at Nebraska, grabbing one rebound and handing out one assists for the Gophers... Registered her first Big Ten rebound and assists in win over Northwestern... Made Big Ten debut, playing 1:12 off the bench against No. 5/5 Ohio State... Scored two points and registered her first assist in the win over the Lindenwood Lions... Scored in her first college game against LIU, knocking down two free throws off the bench.
HIGH SCHOOL
Teammates with current Gopher Mara Braun at Wayzata... Averaged 10.0 points per game during her 2021-22 prep season... Dropped a season-high 23 against Minneapolis Southwest last season... Helped Wayzata reach the section final against Hopkins and now-Gopher Amaya Battle, Senden scored 10 points and had four steals in the loss to Hopkins... Earned a BreakdownUSA Player of the Game honor last June at the Girls Shot Clock Classic...
PERSONAL
Grandfather Bruce Vandersall worked with the Gopher football program from 1973-82, working up to as high as the Defensive Coordinator position from 1979-82... Mom Kristen was on the women's gymnastics team at Minnesota from 1994-97, including helping the Gophers reach the NCAA Championships for the first time in program history... Mom Kristen was named to the Minnesota Gymnastics Hall of Fame in 2007... Dad Stuart played on the men's hockey at the 'U' from 1998-2001, as a winger... Dad Stuart played in a total of 140 games, scored 23 goals, added 19 assists for a total of 42 points and reached the NCAA Tournament in 2001... Uncle Mark Vandersall was on the Gopher baseball team from 1992-95 and was named a Mizuno Freshman All-America Honorable Mention in 1992.
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Gophers Win Season Opener 2-1
Thursday, August 15