The Gophers women’s basketball team again impressed against a conference foe. Next up for Minnesota is to see whether it can match the feat against one of the Big Ten’s elites.
Amaya Battle scored 17 points, and the Gophers blew out Purdue 88-55 at Williams Arena on Sunday, Feb. 1.
Sophie Hart added 15 points and Tori McKinney had 14 for the Gophers, who shot a blistering 60.3% from the field, making 35 of 58 shot attempts, including 6-for-12 from three-point range. Purdue shot 37.3% and committed 15 turnovers to the Gophers’ seven.
The Gophers also outscored the Boilermakers 48-24 in the paint. Reserve Kiki Smith led Purdue with 16 points, making four three-pointers.
The Gophers (16-6, 7-4 Big Ten) have won four consecutive games, their second four-game winning streak in conference games in as many seasons, and the past three victories — at home against Wisconsin, at Penn State and now at home against Purdue — have come by an average of 29.7 points. The Gophers also beat the Boilermakers (11-11, 3-8) for the fourth consecutive meeting.
Battle made a pullup jumper on the Gophers’ first possession against the Boilermakers, and the home team never trailed after scoring the game’s first six points.
