The Minnesota Lynx’s WNBA season opener Friday had many of the same elements of a Gophers women’s basketball game from last season.
Minnesota head coach Marlene Stollings greeted some fans in the stadium and redshirt senior Rachel Banham watched her former teammate Amanda Zahui B. warm up on the court.
The only thing missing was eye-popping numbers on behalf of Zahui B., which she put up for the Gophers during her 2014-15 All-American season. During her WNBA debut, Zahui B. saw the court for only five minutes of play.
“It definitely didn’t go the way I wanted it to go,” Zahui B.