University of Minnesota Athletics
Wednesday, January 14
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Minnesota Set for No. 3 UCLA
1/13/2026 2:17:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Wednesday's game is the fifth meeting between the Golden Gophers and Bruins
MINNEAPOLIS - The University of Minnesota women's basketball team (12-4, 3-2 Big Ten) is set to host the No. 3-ranked UCLA Bruins (15-1, 5-0 Big Ten) on Wednesday. Tip off is scheduled for 7 p.m. CT and will be streamed live on B1G+. Fans can also listen on KFAN+ 96.7 FM with Justin Gaard and Lynnette Sjoquist on the call.
Minnesota (12-4, 3-2 Big Ten) vs. No. 3 UCLA (15-1, 5-0 Big Ten)
Stream: B1G+ (Marisa Cate and Blythe Whealy)
Tip Time: 7 p.m. CT
Radio: KFAN+ 96.7 FM and the iHeartRadio app (Justin Gaard and Lynnette Sjoquist)
Location: Williams Arena
Pride Game and Diabetes Awareness Night: Gopher Women's Basketball hosts UCLA for their annual Pride Game and diabetes awareness night.
STARTING FIVE
WHERE THEY RANK
SERIES HISTORY
THE ORIGINAL G-MONEY
Minnesota (12-4, 3-2 Big Ten) vs. No. 3 UCLA (15-1, 5-0 Big Ten)
Stream: B1G+ (Marisa Cate and Blythe Whealy)
Tip Time: 7 p.m. CT
Radio: KFAN+ 96.7 FM and the iHeartRadio app (Justin Gaard and Lynnette Sjoquist)
Location: Williams Arena
Pride Game and Diabetes Awareness Night: Gopher Women's Basketball hosts UCLA for their annual Pride Game and diabetes awareness night.
STARTING FIVE
- The Golden Gophers women's basketball team will wrap up its three-game homestand Wednesday night against No. 3 UCLA. Following the game, Minnesota will travel west to play Washington and Oregon.
- The Maroon and Gold improved to 3-2 in Big Ten play after defeating No. 21 USC 63-62 on Sunday. It marked the Gophers' first win over an AP Top 25 opponent since defeating No. 19 Arizona State 80-66 at Williams Arena on Nov. 17, 2019.
- Grace Grocholski led the Gophers with 25 points, eight rebounds and a season-high three steals against the Trojans. Grocholski matched her career high in field-goal attempts, going 10-of-20 from the field and 5-of-10 from beyond the arc.
- Sophie Hart and Mara Braun also made impactful contributions in the win over the Trojans. Hart finished with 15 points, six rebounds and two steals. Braun posted career highs of 10 rebounds and 10 defensive rebounds while adding six points, two assists, two blocks and one steal.
- Braun and Grocholski have each reached 1,000 career points this season. With those milestones, Minnesota now has three active 1,000-point scorers, including Amaya Battle. Brylee Glenn is nearing the mark with 910 career points.
- Battle has recorded 541 career assists, ranking fourth in Minnesota history. She needs four more assists to surpass Shayne Mullaney (544) for third on the program's career assists list. This season, the Hopkins, Minn., native leads the Gophers in assists (61) and rebounds (118). She ranks No. 14 in assists per game and No. 10 in rebounds per game in the Big Ten.
WHERE THEY RANK
- Minnesota is ranked No. 14 in the NET and is one of nine Big Ten teams in the top 25. The Gophers also received 12 votes in this week's AP Top 25 poll.
- Minnesota leads the nation with 11 games holding opponents to 50 points or fewer. No other team in the country has more than eight such games, and the next closest team in the Big Ten is Maryland at seven games.
- The Maroon and Gold rank No. 1 in the nation and the Big Ten in fewest turnovers per game, averaging 10.4.
- Minnesota's 1.62 assist-to-turnover ratio ranks seventh nationally and third in the conference.
SERIES HISTORY
- UCLA leads the all-time series 3-1, dating back to 1979.
- The Gophers' lone win came in 2004 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament when Minnesota defeated UCLA 92-81 at Williams Arena.
- In the teams' last meeting, the Gophers fell to the Bruins 79-53 at Pauley Pavilion when UCLA held the No. 1 ranking in both the AP and USA TODAY Coaches Polls.
THE ORIGINAL G-MONEY
- This season, Grace Grocholski leads Minnesota with 222 points and 13.9 points per game.
- The guard-forward is shooting 52.5% from the field, 48.2% from 3-point range and 83.3% from the free throw line. She's one of two players in the country this season to boast those shooting percentages (min. 100 field goal attempts) along with Nebraska's Britt Prince.
- Grocholski ranks sixth nationally and first in the Big Ten in 3-point percentage.
- She also ranks fourth in the conference in 3-pointers made (41) and 3-pointers made per game (2.56).
- She ranks second on the Gophers' roster with 44 assists.
- Grocholski ranks sixth nationally and first in the Big Ten in 3-point percentage.
- She also ranks fourth in the conference in 3-pointers made (41) and 3-pointers made per game (2.56).
- Against No. 7 Maryland, Grocholski knocked down a career-high nine 3-pointers on her way to a career-best 31 points, tying for the second-most 3-pointers ever made in a game by a Gopher.
Postgame Reaction: Gophers Beat Trojans
Sunday, January 11
Highlights: Gophers 63, USC 62
Sunday, January 11
Cinematic Recap: Gophers-Wildcats
Saturday, January 10
Highlights: Gophers 79, Northwestern 47
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