Gophers women return to top 25, with 11-game winning streak

Lindsay Whalen's team ranks No. 24 in the latest AP Poll with its only loss to No. 21 Missouri State.

By Joe Christensen Star Tribune

December 30, 2019 — 2:01pm

Riding an 11-game winning streak, the Gophers women's basketball team is back in the Top 25.

The Gophers (11-1) climbed to No. 24 in the Associated Press voting Monday, coming off a win at Penn State in their Big Ten opener. Minnesota was No. 23 in the AP preseason poll but lost its opener to Missouri State, which is now ranked No. 21.

Lindsay Whalen's Gophers haven't lost since, heading into Tuesday's home game against unranked Ohio State.

The two other Big Ten teams in the Top 25 are Maryland (No. 12) and Indiana (No. 14).

Joe Christensen, a Star Tribune sports team leader, graduated from the University of Minnesota and spent 15 years covering Major League Baseball, including stops at the Riverside Press-Enterprise and Baltimore Sun. He joined the Star Tribune in 2005 and spent four years covering Gophers football.

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