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.

December 30, 2019 at 8:01PM
Minnesota Golden Gophers guard Gadiva Hubbard (34) pushed through UC Davis players in the second half. ] RENEE JONES SCHNEIDER ¥ renee.jones@startribune.com The Minnesota Gophers women's basketball hosted the UC Davis Aggies at Williams arena on Sunday, December 15, 2019.
Gophers guard Gadiva Hubbard (34) pushed through traffic in Minnesota’s win over UC Davis on Dec. 15. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

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).

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Joe Christensen

Sports enterprise reporter

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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