Northwestern University Athletics
Wildcats Travel to Minnesota
1/19/2001 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Jan. 19, 2001
EVANSTON, ILL. -
Game 17
Northwestern at Minnesota
Sunday, Jan. 21 , 2001
Noon
Sports Pavilion (5,600)
Minneapolis, Minn.
Television: FOX Sports Net Chicago
Play-by-Play: Dave Eanet
Color: Vera Jones
Radio: WNUR (98.3)
Northwestern (4-12, 0-6 Big Ten)
Northwestern enters tonight's game against Minnesota with a 4-12 overall record. The Wildcats' Big Ten record went to 0-6 with an 83-41 loss to Michigan on Thursday. Minnesota enters the game with a 7-9 overall record and a 0-5 mark in the Big Ten. Minnesota has lost its last six games. Thursday night, the Gophers fell to Wisconsin, 90-67, in Minneapolis. NU's opponents in the last six games have scored an average of 86.3 points, while Minnesota has given up 83.6 points in its last five contests.
Emily Butler remains the Wildcats' leading scorer, averaging 12.4 points per contest. Leslie Dolland is leading the team on the boards, pulling down an average of 6.2 rebounds per game.
Minnesota (7-9, 0-5 Big Ten)
Minnesota enters today's game with a 7-9 overall record and remains winless in the Big Ten after receiving a 90-67 drubbing from Wisconsin Thursday night. The Gophers have two players listed among the top Big Ten scorers, as Lindsay Whalen is fourth in the league averaging 17.0 per game and Kim Prince checks in at No. 12 with 13.9. The Gophers will be without starting point guard Tanisha Gilbert. Gilbert was the team's second-leading scorer, averaging 14.7 points per game.
Northwestern Probable Starters
Pos. Player Cl. Ht. PPG RPG
F Tami Sears Sr. 6-2 9.0 2.1
C Leslie Dolland So. 6-2 8.3 6.2
G Emily Butler So. 5-8 12.4 2.1
G Ashley Messenger Jr. 5-10 4.9 2.4
G Dana Leonard Sr. 5-6 6.2 1.2
Minnesota Probable Starters
Pos. Player Cl. Ht. PPG RPG
F Kim Prince So. 6-1 13.9 5.7
F Kadidja Anderson Fr. 5-11 7.6 4.4
C Brandy Pickens Sr. 6-2 1.1 2.2
G Ozlem Piroglu So. 5-6 8.1 2.3
G Lindsay Whalen Fr. 5-8 17.0 4.6
NU-Minnesota -- The Series
Tonight's game marks the 41st meeting between the two teams with the Wildcats lead the series, 29-11. Last season, the teams split two games, with the Wildcats winning in Minneapolis, 50-44 in the first meeting. The Gophers got even in Evanston, defeating the 'Cats, 76-67, in overtime.
