All-Big Ten Minnesota guard Rachel Banham was cleared ro return to full contact in practice last week after missing last season with a torn ACL.
Banham, who suffered the knee injury during a Dec. 11 game at North Dakota, was leading the Gophers in scoring with 18 points a game in 10 games last year.
The senior from Lakeville is only 107 points shy of Lindsay Whalen's career scoring record of 2,285 points. She is expected to be ready to play in the Nov. 13 opener against Wofford at Williams Arena.