Final from Value City Arena: The #Gophers grab a road win to go 15-2 on the season. pic.twitter.com/VlXwptdbXZ
— Minnesota Women's Basketball (@GopherWBB) January 16, 2015
Shae Kelley had a huge night to lift the Minnesota Gopher women’s basketball team to a 76-72 victory over Ohio State in Columbus Thursday night.
Kelley scored a career-high 29 points and grabbed a career-high 18 rebounds to lead the Gophers. Kelley made big play after big play for Minnesota, including this nice reverse layup:
Shae Kelley is on FIRE! A reverse layup for 2 of her 21 points so far. @GophersWBB leads @OhioState_WBB 49-46.http://t.co/XYx9VBVez1
— B1G+ (@BigTenPlus) January 16, 2015
Kelley wasn’t alone. Mikayla Bailey added 16 points and grabbed 12 boards for a double-double of her own. Amanda Zahui B. chipped in with 14 points.
It wasn’t all easy for the Gophers though, who survived Ohio State’s Kelsey Mitchell hitting a school-record 9 three-pointers. She finished with 36 points.
After one of Mitchell’s threes cut it to 69-66 with just 1:27 to play, freshman Carlie Wagner made a big play for Minnesota, converting a three-point play and drawing Mitchell’s fifth foul.
Wagner's three-point play puts #Gophers ahead, 72-66, and knocks OSU's Kelsey Mitchell out of the contest with her 5th foul
— Minnesota Women's Basketball (@GopherWBB) January 16, 2015
The Gophers (15-2, 4-1) return to “The Barn” on Sunday when they host Indiana.
