Despite another injury to a key contributor, Dawn Plitzuweit and the Gophers continue to win basketball games. A few breakout performances led Minnesota to a 68-65 win over Kansas State at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Injuries piling up
UCF transfer guard Leah Harmon was limited to a season-low 19 minutes in Minnesota’s 39-point win against Southern on Tuesday. She left the game early with a head injury, and the Gophers reportedly took a cautious approach by leaving her out of the lineup Saturday against the Wildcats.
Minnesota is already banged up, with Tori McKinney out for the season and Taylor Woodson still recovering from last season’s knee injury. They clearly have the depth to be effective without Harmon in the lineup, but their ongoing injury issues continue to be a storyline to monitor.
Freshmen duo
Natalie Kussow and Tori Oehrlein were two of the most highly touted high school prospects to sign with Minnesota, and they’ve been instant contributors in their first year with the program. Kussow made her fourth consecutive start Saturday, and Oehrlein made the first start of her college career in place of Harmon…