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Business Journals
05-06-2025
- Sport
- Business Journals
Wichita scores Women's Basketball Invitational Tournament for 2026 and 2027
Minnesota Golden Gophers players and coaches celebrate after winning the final game of the 2025 Women's Basketball Invitation Tournament over the Belmont Bruins at Hinkle Fieldhouse on April 2, 2025 in Indianapolis. The final rounds of the tournament will be hosted at Charles Koch Arena in Wichita for the next two years.
Yahoo
09-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Gophers beat Belmont 75-63 to win WBIT Championship
Minnesota Golden Gophers players and coaches celebrate after winning the final game of the 2025 Women's Basketball Invitation Tournament over the Belmont Bruins at Hinkle Fieldhouse on April 2, 2025 in Indianapolis, Indiana. ((Photo by Doug McSchooler/NCAA Photos via Getty Images)) The Brief The Gophers women's basketball team beat Belmont 75-63 Wednesday night to claim their first WBIT Championship. Tori McKinney had 26 points. Mallory Heyer had 18 points and 16 rebounds. Minnesota finishes 25-11 in its second season under Dawn Plitzuweit. MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - The University of Minnesota women's basketball team is finishing Year 2 under Dawn Plitzuweit with a championship. The Gophers beat Belmont 75-63 Wednesday night to win the WBIT title, women's college basketball's version of the NIT. It was Minnesota's first WBIT appearance. How it happened Why you should care The Gophers got out to an early 11-2 lead over the Bruins and got the wire-to-wire win. Minnesota led 37-23 at half and by as many as 24 points in the second half. Belmont got as close as eight points before the Gophers pulled away. Tori McKinney led Minnesota with a career-high 26 points, shooting 10-of-14 from the field and 4-of-7 from the perimeter. Mallory Heyer had a double-double with 18 points and 16 rebounds, and Amaya Battle had 17 points, seven rebounds and five assists. Advertisement The Gophers shot 9-of-23 from the perimeter as a team, while holding Belmont to 33.3 percent from the field overall. Bright future for Gophers What's next Minnesota's season ends with a 25-11 overall record. The Gophers finished on a five-game win streak. They'll get Mara Braun back from a season-ending foot injury, and Taylor Woodson back from a knee injury.
