Grace Grocholski was named the Big Ten Conference’s women’s basketball freshman of the week. But if you want to go see Grocholski and her Gophers teammates host Iowa Feb. 28 and don’t already gave a ticket, you’re out of luck.
That was the new out of the University of Minnesota on Monday.
First, Grocholski: She averaged 19 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists as the Gophers (7-1) won consecutive home games against Norfolk State and Drake. That included a 26-point game against Norfolk State that is the highest-scoring game by a Big Ten freshman this season. Grocholski then added 12 points, five assists and six rebounds in the double-overtime victory over Drake.
Grocholski is the only conference freshman to have single-game performances of 26 points, seven assists (Call State Northridge) and is one of three with nine or more rebounds in a game (Norfolk State). She is second among Big Ten freshman in scoring (11.0), first in rebounds (5.4) and tied for first in assists (2.9).
And the sellout: The Gophers announced Monday all the spots in the 14,625-seat Williams Arena had been sold. Iowa, currently No. 4 in the nation, is led by Caitlin Clark, whose play has heightened the college women’s game around the country. The Hawkeyes, currently 8-1, will no doubt send some fans north for the game, the team’s first sellout since Nov. 9, 2018, when the team beat New Hampshire 70-47.
The Gophers pointed fans towards SeatGeek, the “Official Fan to Fan Marketplace of Gopher Athletics” and noted that “students can use their Student Sport Pass for entry until capacity is reached in the student section.”
The game, the Gophers’ last of the regular season at home, will be a “Maroon Out.” It is also Senior Night.