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2003–04 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball team

The 2003–04 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball team represented the University of Minnesota during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Golden Gophers, led by second-year head coach Pam Borton, played their home games at Williams Arena as members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 25–9, 9–7 in Big Ten play to finish in sixth place. They defeated Iowa in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten women's tournament before losing to Ohio State in the semifinals. They received at-large bid of the NCAA women's tournament as the No. 7 seed in the Mideast region. There they defeated UCLA, Kansas State, Boston College, and Duke to reach the first Final Four in program history. In the National Semifinal round, they were beaten by eventual National champion UConn, 67–58.

2003–04 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball
NCAA tournament, Final Four
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 24
Record25–9 (9–7 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Nikita Lowry Dawkins
  • Marty McGillan
  • Gail Striegler
Home arenaWilliams Arena
Seasons
← 2002–03
2004–05 →
2003–04 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Penn State 15 – 1   .938 28 – 6   .824
No. 3 Purdue † 14 – 2   .875 29 – 4   .879
No. 21 Ohio State 11 – 5   .688 21 – 10   .677
No. 23 Michigan State 10 – 6   .625 22 – 9   .710
Iowa 10 – 6   .625 16 – 13   .552
No. 24 Minnesota 9 – 7   .563 25 – 9   .735
Michigan 6 – 10   .375 14 – 17   .452
Indiana 4 – 12   .250 12 – 17   .414
Illinois 4 – 12   .250 10 – 18   .357
Wisconsin 4 – 12   .250 10 – 17   .370
Northwestern 1 – 15   .063 8 – 20   .286
† 2004 Big Ten tournament winner
As of March 13, 2004
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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2003–04 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 3 Kelly Roysland 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Fosston Fosston, MN
C 4 Janel McCarville 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Stevens Point Stevens Point, WI
G 11 Shannon Schonrock 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Blue Earth Area Winnebago, MN
G 13 Lindsay Whalen 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Hutchinson Hutchinson, MN
F 20 Leslie Hill 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr   Chicago, IL
G/F 22 Shannon Bolden 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Marshall Marshall, MN
G/F 23 Tanisha Gilbert 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr   Brooklyn Park, MN
G 24 Lori Dimitroff 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr   Maple Grove, MN
G 31 Hannah Garry 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So Stewartville Stewartville, MN
G/F 33 Jamie Broback 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Eastview Apple Valley, MN
F 35 Kadidja Andersson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr   Stockholm, Sweden
C 50 Christina Collison 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Eden Prairie Eden Prairie, MN
F/C 55 Liz Podominick 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Lakeville Lakeville, MN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Big Ten tournament
NCAA tournament
March 21, 2004*
 (7 ME) No. 24 (10 ME) UCLA
First round 		W 92–81  22–8
 Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
March 23, 2004*
 (7 ME) No. 24 (2 ME) No. 8 Kansas State
Second round 		W 80–61  23–8
 Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
March 28, 2004*
 (7 ME) No. 24 vs. (3 ME) No. 18 Boston College
Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen 		W 76–63  24–8
 Ted Constant Convocation Center 
Norfolk, Virginia
March 30, 2004*
 ESPN 		(7 ME) No. 24 vs. (1 ME) No. 1 Duke
Regional Final – Elite Eight 		W 82–75[1]  25–8
 Ted Constant Convocation Center 
Norfolk, Virginia
April 4, 2004*
8:33 pm CT, ESPN 		(7 ME) No. 24 vs. No. 3 Connecticut
National Semifinal – Final Four 		L 58–67[2]  25–9
 New Orleans Arena (18,211)
New Orleans, Louisiana
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
ME=Mideast.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[3]

Rankings

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Main article: 2003–04 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
AP13131199976669T1413101112182224Not released
Coaches1717171413121110111110141618171414181813

See also

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2003–04 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team

References

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  1. ^ "Gophers Leave Devils Upset". The Washington Post. March 30, 2004. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  2. ^ "Taurasi, Huskies Rise Up". The Washington Post. April 4, 2004. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  3. ^ "2003–04 Women's Basketball Schedule". GOPHERSPORTS.COM. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
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