MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Playing without leading scorer Mara Braun is not exactly an experience Minnesota wants to endure, with the third-year guard wearing a walking boot on her right foot while relegated to an encourager role from the sideline rather than facilitating the offense, hitting outside shots and fiercely defending the perimeter.
The upside for the Gophers? They’ve done this before, making the challenge just a little easier to meet. They’re 23rd in the latest Associated Press poll, their second straight week in the Top 25 after the program was absent from the national rankings for more than five years.
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