Incarnate Word Cardinals at Minnesota Golden Gophers
· NCAA Women's Basketball
39 - 75
No. 14 Minnesota women unbeaten, top Incarnate Word 75-39
Pitts made five 3-pointers, Annalese Lamke added 13 points and Mercedes Staples had 11 for the Gophers (8-0).
Angelica Wiggins, sister of Minnesota Timberwolves swingman Andrew Wiggins, scored 13 for Incarnate Word (0-9).
Minnesota took a 12-0 lead and held the Cardinals to only one basket in the first quarter, a 3 by Wiggins with 37 seconds left. It was 32-11 at halftime.
The crowd of 7,835 included several thousand elementary schoolchildren for the early start.
BIG PICTURE
Incarnate Word: The Cardinals, from San Antonio, Texas, and a member of the Southland Conference, played Minnesota for the first time. ... Incarnate Word lost 11 of its first 12 games last season.
Minnesota: The Gophers are 8-0 for the third time in team history. They started 15-0 in 2003-04 and were 12-0 in 2002-03. ... A former star at Minnesota and later in the NBA, Lindsay Whalen is the second coach in Gophers history to win her first five games. Pam Borton did it in 2002-03, when Whalen played for her. ... The Gophers hold their highest ranking since they were 11th in February 2006.
UP NEXT
Incarnate Word: Plays at Massachusetts on Friday.
Minnesota: Visits Boston College on Sunday.
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Recent Plays
| 4th 0:00 |  |
End of 4th Quarter | 39 - 75 |
| 4th 0:28 |  |
Delaynie Byrne Steal. | 39 - 75 |
| 4th 0:28 |  |
Starr Omozee Turnover. | 39 - 75 |
| 4th 0:42 | |
Starr Omozee Steal. | 39 - 75 |
| 4th 0:42 | |
Kehinde Bello Turnover. | 39 - 75 |
Statistics
 UIW |
MINN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15-66 | FG | 29-59 |
| 23 | Field Goal % | 49 |
| 5-19 | 3PT | 8-19 |
| 26 | Three Point % | 42 |
| 4-8 | FT | 9-9 |
| 50 | Free Throw % | 100 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 18 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 35 |
| 8 | Assists | 22 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 8 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 3 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 14 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 14 | Fouls | 11 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 41 |
Game Information
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 7,835 | Capacity:
2025-26 Southland Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| McNeese | 21-1 | - | 29-6 |
| Lamar | 17-5 | 4 | 20-11 |
| Stephen F. Austin | 16-6 | 5 | 25-10 |
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 16-6 | 5 | 21-14 |
| Northwestern State | 14-8 | 7 | 18-14 |
| Incarnate Word | 11-11 | 10 | 13-17 |
| Nicholls | 10-12 | 11 | 15-16 |
| East Texas A&M | 9-13 | 12 | 13-17 |
| Houston Christian | 6-16 | 15 | 8-21 |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 5-17 | 16 | 6-23 |
| SE Louisiana | 4-18 | 17 | 5-24 |
| New Orleans | 3-19 | 18 | 3-27 |
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UCLA | 18-0 | - | 37-1 |
| Michigan | 15-3 | 3 | 28-7 |
| Iowa | 15-3 | 3 | 27-7 |
| Ohio State | 13-5 | 5 | 27-8 |
| Minnesota | 13-5 | 5 | 24-9 |
| Maryland | 11-7 | 7 | 24-9 |
| Michigan State | 11-7 | 7 | 23-9 |
| Washington | 10-8 | 8 | 22-11 |
| Illinois | 9-9 | 9 | 22-12 |
| USC | 9-9 | 9 | 18-14 |
| Oregon | 8-10 | 10 | 23-13 |
| Nebraska | 7-11 | 11 | 19-13 |
| Indiana | 6-12 | 12 | 18-14 |
| Wisconsin | 5-13 | 13 | 16-18 |
| Purdue | 5-13 | 13 | 13-17 |
| Penn State | 4-14 | 14 | 11-18 |
| Northwestern | 2-16 | 16 | 8-21 |
| Rutgers | 1-17 | 17 | 9-20 |