Former Gophers Coach Pam Borton Rooting Team on Ahead of Matchup vs. UCLA

Minnesota's Season Ends as No. 1 UCLA Pulls Away in Sweet 16

Minnesota was a massive underdog for good reasons Friday night in Sacramento, California, and the No. 1 UCLA Bruins were simply too good for the Gophers to pull an upset in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA women's basketball tournament.

Preview: Gophers women’s basketball to face UCLA in Sweet 16

The No. 4-seeded Gophers would advance to their first Elite Eight since 2004 with a victory over the No. 1-seeded Bruins.

Minnesota Gophers women’s basketball meets UCLA in NCAA Sweet 16

Minnesota faces No. 1 UCLA in the NCAA Sweet 16 on Friday. Tipoff is at 6:30 p.m. Central time in Sacramento, Calif., and the game will air on ESPN.

UCLA confident it can evolve against Minnesota, pass the next NCAA tournament test

UCLA has not delivered victories as lopsided as other No. 1 NCAA tournament seeds, but the Bruins are confident they can meet the next challenge and beat Minnesota.

Former Gophers coach Pam Borton rooting team on ahead of matchup vs. UCLA

Watch our interview with former #Gophers coach Pam Borton. She was in charge the last time the Gophers played in the Sweet 16 (2005). She was Gophers coach 2002-2014 and is the school's all-time wins leader.

Gophers in the Sweet 16 – SKOR North

The Gopher women’s basketball team will look to “shock the world” when they take on #1 seeded UCLA this evening in Sacramento for the NCAA Women’s Sweet 16. UCLA is 33-1 so far this season and is one of the favorites to win the National Championship. The Gophers come into the game at 24-8 and the #5 seed after beating Green Bay and Ole Miss this past weekend at Williams Arena to move onto the Sweet 16. Look for a fresh Gophers 101 at some point …