MINNEAPOLIS – The Minnesota women hit nine of their first 10 shots and built a 26-6 lead and held on for the 91-75 win over UNI Friday evening in the first round of the WNIT at Williams Arena.
After allowing the Gophers to build a 52-28 lead at the half, the Panthers went on an 8-2 run to start the second half. UNI outscored Minnesota 21-18 in the third quarter and 26-21 in the fourth.
UNI cut the deficit to 77-69 after an 8-0 run with 4:44 remaining in the game, but the Gophers rattled off a 10-3 run to extend the lead back to 15 and the Panther never cut the lead back to single digits.