2013–14 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball team

The 2013–14 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball team represented the University of Minnesota in the 2013–14 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Led by 12th year head coach Pam Borton for the Golden Gophers, members of the Big Ten Conference, played their home games at Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They finished with a record of 22–13 overall, 8–8 in Big Ten play for a tie for sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals in the 2014 Big Ten Conference women's basketball tournament to Nebraska. They were invited to the 2014 Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated Green Bay in the first round, SMU in the second round before losing to South Dakota State in the third round.

2013–14 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball
WNIT, Third Round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record22–13 (8–8 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Curtis Loyd
  • Ted Riverso
  • Kelly Roysland
Home arenaWilliams Arena
Seasons
2013–14 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 14 Penn State 13 3   .813 24 8   .750
No. 20 Michigan State 13 3   .813 23 10   .697
No. 13 Nebraska 12 4   .750 26 7   .788
No. 17 Purdue 11 5   .688 22 9   .710
No. 19 Iowa 11 5   .688 27 9   .750
Minnesota 8 8   .500 22 13   .629
Michigan 8 8   .500 20 14   .588
Indiana 5 11   .313 21 13   .618
Northwestern 5 11   .313 17 16   .515
Ohio State 5 11   .313 17 18   .486
Wisconsin 3 13   .188 10 19   .345
Illinois 2 14   .125 9 21   .300
2014 Big Ten tournament winner
As of 10:03, 1 April 2014 (UTC)
Rankings from AP poll[1][2]

Roster

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2013–14 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 24 Mikayla Bailey 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Osseo HS Maple Grove, Minn.
G 1 Rachel Banham 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Lakeville North HS Lakeville, Minn.
G 22 Joanna Hedstrom 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Minnetonka HS Minnetonka, Minn.
G/F 20 Kayla Hirt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Bemidji HS Bemidji, Minn.
F 4 Jackie Johnson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Eden Prairie HS Eden Prairie, Minn.
G 2 Stabresa McDaniel 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Skyline HS Dallas, Texas
G 3 Shayne Mullaney 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Eden Prairie HS Eden Prairie, Minn.
G 21 Sari Noga 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Parkers Prairie HS Parkers Prairie, Minn.
F 15 Micaëlla Riché 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Louis Riel HS Gloucester, Ontario
C 32 Amanda Zahui B. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) RS Fr Igelstavikens Gymnasium Stockholm, Sweden
Head coach

Pam Borton

Assistant coach(es)

Curtis Loyd
Ted Riverso
Kelly Roysland


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2013-08-16

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
10/29/2013*
7:00 pm
Winona State W 82–44 
Williams Arena (2,168)
Minneapolis, MN
11/02/2013*
2:00 pm
Minnesota State Moorhead W 69–54 
Williams Arena (2,547)
Minneapolis, MN
Regular season
11/09/2013*
12:00 pm
at Northern Iowa W 73–55  1–0
McLeod Center (2,396)
Cedar Falls, IA
11/13/2013*
7:00 pm
Charlotte W 90–55  2–0
Williams Arena (2,107)
Minneapolis, MN
11/16/2013*
1:05 pm
at Creighton L 52–63  2–1
D. J. Sokol Arena (802)
Omaha, NE
11/20/2013*
7:00 pm
Kansas W 70–59  3–1
Williams Arena (3,455)
Minneapolis, MN
11/24/2013*
2:00 pm
Navy W 62–55  4–1
Williams Arena (2,769)
Minneapolis, MN
11/26/2013*
7:00 pm
Loyola W 80–36  5–1
Williams Arena (2,368)
Minneapolis, MN
11/28/2013*
6:30 pm
vs. Chattanooga
Rainbow Wahine Showdown
W 63–62  6–2
Stan Sheriff Center (N/A)
Honolulu, HI
11/29/2013*
4:00 pm
vs. Colorado State
Rainbow Wahine Showdown
W 79–55  7–1
Stan Sheriff Center (N/A)
Honolulu, HI
11/30/2013*
9:00 pm
at Hawaii
Rainbow Wahine Showdown
L 71–77 OT 7–2
Stan Sheriff Center (1,486)
Honolulu, HI
12/05/2013*
8:00 pm, BTN
Miami (FL)
ACC – Big Ten Women's Challenge
W 74–67  8–2
Williams Arena (2,158)
Minneapolis, MN
12/08/2013*
2:00 pm
North Dakota W 46–44  9–2
Williams Arena (3,568)
Minneapolis, MN
12/20/2013*
12:00 pm
UCLA
Subway Classic
L 55–58  9–3
Williams Arena (5,065)
Minneapolis, MN
12/22/2013*
2:00 pm
Auburn
Subway Classic
W 67–54  10–3
Williams Arena (3,139)
Minneapolis, MN
12/29/2013*
2:00 pm
Oakland W 79–43  11–3
Williams Arena (2,578)
Minneapolis, MN
Big Ten regular season
01/04/2014
2:00 pm
Michigan State L 56–81  11–4 (0–1)
Williams Arena (3,442)
Minneapolis, MN
01/08/2014
7:00 pm
at Iowa L 71–78  11–5 (0–2)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (3,460)
Iowa City, IA
01/12/2014
2:00 pm
Northwestern W 94–59  12–5 (1–2)
Williams Arena (4,482)
Minneapolis, MN
01/16/2014
8:00 pm, BTN
at No. 18 Nebraska L 85–88 OT 12–6 (1–3)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,922)
Lincoln, NE
01/19/2014
1:00 pm
at Indiana L 78–83 OT 12–7 (1–4)
Assembly Hall (4,532)
Bloomington, IN
01/23/2014
8:00 pm, BTN
Wisconsin W 64–53  13–7 (2–4)
Williams Arena (2,759)
Minneapolis, MN
01/26/2014
12:00 pm, CBS
at No. 13 Penn State L 53–83  13–8 (2–5)
Bryce Jordan Center (6,292)
University Park, PA
01/29/2014
7:00 pm
Iowa L 56–64  13–9 (2–6)
Williams Arena (3,124)
Minneapolis, MN
02/01/2014
11:00 am, BTN
at Michigan W 85–69  14–9 (3–6)
Crisler Center (1,508)
Ann Arbor, MI
02/09/2014
2:00 pm
Illinois W 66–61  15–9 (4–6)
Williams Arena (4,306)
Minneapolis, MN
02/12/2014
7:00 pm
at Wisconsin W 63–50  16–9 (5–6)
Kohl Center (3,659)
Madison, WI
02/15/2014
2:30 pm, BTN
at Northwestern W 82–64  17–9 (6–6)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (1,782)
Evanston, IL
02/20/2014
7:00 pm
No. 21 Purdue L 42–63  17–10 (6–7)
Williams Arena (2,690)
Minneapolis, MN
02/24/2014
6:00 pm, BTN
at No. 21 Michigan State L 61–75  17–11 (6–8)
Breslin Center (5,703)
East Lansing, MI
02/27/2014
7:00 pm
Indiana W 73–62  18–11 (7–8)
Williams Arena (2,613)
Minneapolis, MN
03/02/2014
1:00 pm
Ohio State W 74–57  19–11 (8–8)
Williams Arena (3,403)
Minneapolis, MN
2014 Big Ten tournament
03/06/2014
8:00 pm, BTN
vs. Wisconsin
First Round
W 74–68 OT 20–11
Bankers Life Fieldhouse (6,124)
Indianapolis, IN
03/07/2014
1:30 pm, BTN
vs. No. 16 Nebraska
Quarterfinals
L 67–80  20–12
Bankers Life Fieldhouse (N/A)
Indianapolis, IN
2014 WNIT
03/19/2014*
7:00 pm
Green Bay
First Round
W 62–60  21–12
Williams Arena (950)
Minneapolis, MN
03/23/2014*
5:00 pm
SMU
Second Round
W 77–70  22–12
Williams Arena (587)
Minneapolis, MN
03/27/2014*
7:00 pm
at South Dakota State
Third Round
L 62–70  22–13
Frost Arena (3,320)
Brookings, SD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Standings - 2013-14". ESPN. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
  2. ^ "2014 NCAA Women's Basketball Rankings - AP Top 25 Postseason (Mar. 17)". ESPN. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
  3. ^ "2013-14 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball Schedule". Gophers Athletics. Retrieved November 12, 2013.