2003–04 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball team

2003–04 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball
Subway Basketball Classic champions,
Junkanoo Jam champions,
Cavalier Classic champions
NCAA Tournament, Final Four
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 24
Record25–9 (9–7 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaWilliams Arena
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 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

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.

Roster

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 H.S. Fosston, Minnesota
C 4 Janel McCarville 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Stevens Point Senior High Stevens Point, Wisconsin
G 11 Shannon Schonrock 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Blue Earth Area Winnebago, Minnesota
G 13 Lindsay Whalen 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Hutchinson H.S. Hutchinson, Minnesota
F 20 Leslie Hill 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr George Washington Chicago, Illinois
G/F 22 Shannon Bolden 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Marshall Senior High Marshall, Minnesota
G/F 23 Tanisha Gilbert 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Champlin Park Brooklyn Park, Minnesota
G 24 Lori Dimitroff 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Maple Grove (H.S.)
St. Cloud State 		Maple Grove, Minnesota
G 31 Hannah Garry 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So Stewartville H.S. Stewartville, Minnesota
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 Brännkyrka Gymnasium Stockholm, Sweden
C 50 Christina Collison 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Eden Prairie H.S. Eden Prairie, Minnesota
F/C 55 Liz Podominick 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Lakeville North Lakeville, MN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
November 22, 2003*
 No. 13 Southern
Subway Basketball Classic – Semifinals 		W 93–41[1]  1–0
 Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
November 23, 2003*
 No. 13 No. 16 Colorado
Subway Basketball Classic – Championship Game 		W 95–61[2]  2–0
 Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
November 25, 2003*
 No. 11 at Drake W 73–50[3]  3–0
 Knapp Center 
Des Moines, Iowa
November 28, 2003*
 No. 11 vs. Texas A&M
Junkanoo Jam (Freeport Division) – Semifinals 		W 88–72[4]  4–0
 St. George's Gymnasium[5] 
Freeport, The Bahamas
November 29, 2003*
 No. 11 vs. USC
Junkanoo Jam (Freeport Division) – Championship Game 		W 84–51[6]  5–0
 St. George's Gymnasium 
Freeport, The Bahamas
December 04, 2003*
 No. 9 Creighton W 82–71[7]  6–0
 Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
December 07, 2003*
 No. 9 at Kansas City W 79–53[8]  7–0
 Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, Missouri
December 21, 2003*
 No. 9 Green Bay W 75–55[9]  8–0
 Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
December 28, 2003*
 No. 7 vs. Georgia State
Cavalier Classic – Semifinals 		W 81–52[10]  9–0
 University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
December 29, 2003*
 No. 7 at Virginia
Cavalier Classic – Championship Game 		W 73–53[11]  10–0
 University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Big Ten Regular Season
January 01, 2004
 No. 6 Michigan W 64–44[12]  11–0
(1–0) 		Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
January 03, 2004*
4:00 pm, CBS 		No. 6 South Carolina W 63–53[13]  12–0
 Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
January 8, 2004
 No. 6 at Northwestern W 72–40[14]  13–0
(2–0) 		Welsh–Ryan Arena 
Evanston, Illinois
January 11, 2004
 No. 6 Iowa W 74–59[15]  14–0
(3–0) 		Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
January 15, 2004
 No. 6 Illinois W 74–59[16]  15–0
(4–0) 		Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
January 18, 2004
 No. 6 at No. 9 Purdue L 56–65[17]  15–1
(4–1) 		Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
January 22, 2004
 No. 9 at No. 7 Penn State L 56–75[18]  15–2
(4–2) 		Bryce Jordan Center 
University Park, Pennsylvania
January 25, 2004
 No. 9 No. 20 Michigan State L 69–72[19]  15–3
(4–3) 		Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
January 29, 2004
 No. 14 Indiana W 78–46[20]  16–3
(5–3) 		Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
February 01, 2004
 No. 14 at Wisconsin W 59–48[21]  17–3
(6–3) 		Kohl Center 
Madison, Wisconsin
February 08, 2004
 No. 13 No. 5 Penn State W 74–56[22]  18–3
(7–3) 		Williams Arena (14,363)
Minneapolis, Minnesota
February 12, 2004
 No. 10 at Ohio State L 57–75[23]  18–4
(7–4) 		Value City Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
February 15, 2004
 No. 10 at Illinois W 63–54[24]  19–4
(8–4) 		Assembly Hall 
Champaign, Illinois
February 19, 2004
 No. 11 at Iowa L 61–81[25]  19–5
(8–5) 		Carver–Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, Iowa
February 22, 2004
 No. 11 Northwestern W 73–46[26]  20–5
(9–5) 		Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
February 26, 2004
 No. 12 No. 25 Ohio State L 62–76[27]  20–6
(9–6) 		Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
February 29, 2004
 No. 12 at Michigan L 47–57[28]  20–7
(9–7) 		Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Big Ten Tournament
March 04, 2004*
9:00 pm, FSN Chicago 		(6) No. 18 vs. (11) Northwestern
First Round 		W 68–47[29]  21–7
 Conseco Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, Indiana
March 05, 2004*
8:30 pm, FSN Chicago 		(6) No. 18 vs. (3) No. 22 Ohio State
Quarterfinals 		L 50–58[30]  21–8
 Conseco Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, Indiana
NCAA Tournament
March 21, 2004*
2:30 pm, ESPN2 		(7 ME) No. 24 (10 ME) UCLA
First Round 		W 92–81[31]  22–8
 Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
March 23, 2004*
9:00 pm, ESPN 		(7 ME) No. 24 (2 ME) No. 8 Kansas State
Second Round 		W 80–61[32]  23–8
 Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
March 28, 2004*
2:30 pm, ESPN2 		(7 ME) No. 24 vs. (3 ME) No. 18 Boston College
Sweet Sixteen 		W 76–63[33]  24–8
 Constant Convocation Center 
Norfolk, Virginia
March 30, 2004*
7:00 pm, ESPN 		(7 ME) No. 24 vs. (1 ME) No. 1 Duke
Elite Eight 		W 82–75[34][35]  25–8
 Constant Convocation Center 
Norfolk, Virginia
April 04, 2004
9:33 pm, ESPN 		(7 ME) No. 24 (2 E) No. 6 UConn
Final Four 		L 58–67[36][37]  25–9
 New Orleans Arena (18,211)
New Orleans, Louisiana
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. ME = Mid-East, E = East.

Source[38]

Rankings

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

2003–04 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team

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