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Gophers get a quality center, Bryanna Fernstrom, but not until next season

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Gophers women's basketball coach Marlene Stollings hasn't found a center she can rely on consistently this season.

Stollings probably will have to wait until next year to find a replacement for All-American Amanda Zahui B.

And that player could be Bryanna Fernstrom, a former Pioneer Press high school player of the year at Chisago Lakes, who transferred to Minnesota from Iowa State, the Gophers announced Wednesday.

"Bryanna is an exceptional addition to our Gopher program," Stollings said in a statement. "She brings in-depth experience from playing in the Big 12, starting the majority of her young career.