Gopher Women Rally To Beat Badgers

The Minnesota Gopher women's basketball team (13-7, 2-4) used a second-half rally to defeat Big Ten rival Wisconsin 64-53, Thursday night at Williams Arena. Micaella Riche had a double-double, the sixth of her career, with 15 points and a season-high 10 rebounds, while Rachel Banham added a game-high 19 points for the Golden Gophers.

After the Badgers held a 22-14 rebounding edge, the Gophers out-rebounded their opponents 21-11 in the second half.

The Gophers also shot 61 percent in the second half, compared to 33 percent in the first.

The Gophers travel to No. 13 Penn State Sunday afternoon for a 1:00 CT Big Ten matchup.

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