St. Olaf and Bethany Lutheran men's teams and St. Thomas and Gustavus women's teams are in the second round of the NCAA Division III basketball tournaments. Watch them live here.
After losing a 12-point lead in the first half, Minnesota had to fight off a Big Ten player of the year Megan Gustafson's Big Ten tournament record 48 points
Nadine Muzerall is Minnesota's all-time leading scorer, a former top-notch assistant and now the Ohio State coach who could damage the Gophers' postseason hopes.
The Big Ten freshman of the year opened the game 1-for-12 from three-point range. But Destiny Pitts scored 11 of her 14 points on 3-for-4 shooting from beyond the arc in the fourth quarter.
With Harry Sonie switching to point guard for his senior season, the Auggies made a strong run through the MIAC postseason tournament and have earned a berth in the Division III field.
NCAA insists environment in building must be consistent throughout Final Four. Stadium authority not releasing cost estimates, but chairman says "it will be expensive — obviously."
If Minnesota Duluth is to make another run at the Frozen Four, which will be April 5 and 7 at Xcel Energy Center, the freshmen must on the team must keep contributing.
Ryan Bruggeman scored 28 points to pace Southwest Minnesota State to a 73-66 victory over St. Cloud State in the semifinals of the NSIC men's basketball tournament on Monday in Sioux Falls, S.D.