Gophers women's basketball to face Iowa and Caitlin Clark twice, including Feb. 28 at Williams Arena

The Big Ten announced its schedule Thursday, with the Gophers and new coach Dawn Plitzuweit opening conference play Dec. 10 against Purdue.

September 21, 2023 at 8:32PM
New Gophers women’s basketball coach Dawn Plitzuweit is getting her team ready for an 18-game Big Ten slate that will include nine at home and nine on the road. (Elizabeth Flores, Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Dawn Plitzuweit will coach her first Big Ten game for the Gophers women's basketball team on Dec. 10 against Purdue at Williams Arena.

Twenty days later, the Gophers will play at Iowa, and those Hawkeyes, with star Caitlin Clark, visit Williams Arena on Feb. 28.

The Big Ten announced its women's basketball schedule on Thursday, and those were some of the notables for the Gophers. Plitzuweit's first season as their coach opens Nov. 8 at home against Long Island University.

The highlights of Minnesota's non-conference schedule are a home game against Paige Bueckers and UConn (Nov. 19) and a road game at Kentucky (Dec. 6).

After opening Big Ten play against Purdue four days later, the Gophers will play two more nonconference games before getting into the thick of the Big Ten schedule.

The Gophers finish the regular season March 3 at Penn State, and the Big Ten women's basketball tournament returns to Target Center, from March 6-10.

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