Lindsay Whalen and her Minnesota Golden Gophers women’s basketball team got their toughest test of the season Thursday night at the Barn against the Syracuse Orange. Well, they passed. The #20 Gophers came back from six points down with 3:31 to play to record an upset 72-68 win over the #12 Orange in the Women’s Big Ten/ACC Challenge. The Gophers now move to 6-0 on the season.
With the Barn draped in gold for the Gophers Gold Out game, Minnesota started off with a bang. The Gophers ran away from the orange early taking a 21-9 lead at one point.