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Rutgers women’s basketball falls to Minnesota in first round of Big Ten Tournament

Rutgers women’s basketball has seen their Big Ten Tournament hopes end.

On Wednesday night, Rutgers women’s basketball’s Big Ten Tournament hopes ended against Minnesota. The Golden Gophers beat Rutgers 77-69 as Amaya Battle had one of the best games of her career. It was Minnesota’s first win in the Big Ten Conference Tournament since 2020.

The Golden Gophers built a big lead early on, partly due to Battle’s play. The talented guard scored a career-high 32 points and had seven assists. She also got some help from Grace Grocholski, who scored 12 points.

While Rutgers season came to a disappointing end, Destiny Adams continued to be a points machine. The Lakehurst, New Jersey, native had one of her best games this season, scoring 31 points. She also made an impact on the boards with 24 rebounds.

 

In this game, one of Rutgers most significant issues was taking care of the ball. They committed 16 turnovers, while Minnesota only committed seven. That made it hard for Rutgers to take control of the game. Their biggest lead of the night was two points.

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Although Rutgers will now shift its focus to the 2024-2025 campaign, Minnesota will be back in action on Thursday night. They are set to take on Michigan in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament.

State-winning forward decommits from WVU

Grace Grocholski, a two-time WIAA state champion from Kettle Moraine announced Thursday that she is decommitting from WVU’s class of 2023.

Grace Grocholski, a two-time WIAA state champion from Kettle Moraine announced Thursday that she is decommitting from West Virginia. She was set to join the program in 2023.

The four-star recruit averaged 24.7 points, 9.4 rebounds and 4.1 assists during the 2022-2023 campaign. Her team defeated Brookfield East in the Division 1 championship.

It’s unclear whether the women’s team will pursue Grocholsk, but given the loss of Julie Pospisilova, coach Marisa Moseley will certainly be looking to replace the senior’s 14.1 ppg from this season.

The Wisconsin women produced six Big Ten victories this year, their most conference wins since the 2011 season.

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