Minnesota guard Mara Braun will not return to play this season, preserving a year of eligibility after breaking her right foot for the second straight season. Coach Dawn Plitzuweit confirmed Monday that Braun won't play in the postseason.

Minnesota guard Mara Braun will not return to play this season after breaking her right foot for the second straight season.

With the Big Ten women’s basketball tournament two days away, Gophers basketball coach Dawn Plitzuweit, for the first time, talked about Mara Braun’s season being over. Braun stepped wrong during a morning shootaround prior to Minnesota’s game against Eastern Illinois on Nov.

The Gophers women's basketball team officially knows its draw in the Big Ten Tournament. Minnesota finished with an 8-10 conference record to come in at No. 13 in the Big Ten. The Gophers will face Washington — which posted an 8-9 Big Ten record to finish No.

Like a senior scorer willing her team to victory, Dawn Plitzuweit didn’t hesitate to take her shot on Monday. Speaking to reporters, the Gophers women’s basketball coach was asked if she thinks her 20-win team will be an NCAA tournament team regardless of what happens in Minnesota’s first-round Big Ten tournament game Wednesday against Washington.

A solid regular season from Minnesota women’s basketball came to a close on Saturday with a 73-58 loss to No. 23 Michigan State at Breslin Center in East Lansing, Mich. Now, the Gophers have a conference tournament to prove to NCAA tournament selectors that they are worthy of the program’s first invitation to the Big Dance since 2018.