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
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	22–13 (8–8 Big Ten)
Head coach	Pam Borton
Assistant coaches	Curtis Loyd Ted Riverso Kelly Roysland
Home arena	Williams Arena
Seasons ← 2012–13 2014–15 →

2013–14 Big Ten women's basketball standings

v t e	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

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 Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 2013-08-16

Schedule and results

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

• 2013–14 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team

References

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.