Gopher Women Defeat Northwestern

The University of Minnesota women’s basketball team led by eight points at the end of the first quarter, by 26 points at halftime and by 34 points at the end three quarters as they whipped the Wildcats of Northwestern in a Big Ten game in Minneapolis last night 79-47. Gopher sophomore guard Tori McKinney scored 18 of her game-high 20 points in the first half to help Minnesota to the victory. The 11-4 Gophers improved to 2-2 in the Big Ten, while the visiting Wildcats dipped to 6-10 overall and 0-5 in the conference. Minnesota outrebounded Northwestern 47-27 for the game. The Gophers are hosting 21st-ranked U-S-C on Sunday at 2 P-M at Williams Arena.