No. 16 Minnesota 80, San Francisco 62
11/19/2005 6:47 PM
By DAVE CAMPBELL
AP Sports Writer
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Natasha Williams had 26 points and five blocks to spark No. 16 Minnesota after a sluggish start, and the Gophers beat San Francisco 80-62 in the Subway Classic.
With forward Jamie Broback, the team's leading returning scorer and rebounder, on the bench and out of uniform, Williams, a sophomore, moved into the starting lineup and gave the Gophers (1-0) plenty of production in the post against the Dons. She shot 11-for-13.
Minnesota will face No. 11 Stanford on Sunday in the championship game of this mini-tournament. San Francisco will play in the consolation game against Long Island, which lost to the Cardinal 69-28 earlier at Williams Arena.
The Gophers trailed 29-28 with 4 1/2 minutes left in the first half until Shannon Schonrock, who finished with 11 points, sank a 3-pointer.
The Dons, who were led by Nickie Warren's 12 points on 5-for-5 shooting, pulled within 51-47 with 13:45 remaining in the second half on Danae Wellander's layup. But Williams, who played sparingly as a freshman, scored 12 points during a 17-2 spurt in an 8-minute span to seal it.
Broback took a weeklong leave of absence at the behest of coach Pam Borton, who reinstated the 6-foot-3 junior on Tuesday but didn't allow her to play this weekend. That left Williams, junior starter Liz Podominick and sophomore backup Lauren Lacey to pick up the slack underneath, and they did their share.
Podominick, who came off the bench last season, played tough defense and had six points and six rebounds. Lacey, who also saw little playing time as a freshman, scored 12 points and grabbed five rebounds. It was a promising performance for the Gophers, who are trying to replace second team All-American center Janel McCarville, who was the top pick in the WNBA draft in April. Minnesota outrebounded San Francisco 39-23.
Point guard April Calhoun, who has been bothered by a foot injury, scored four points in 11 minutes as Borton experimented with several five-player combinations on the court.
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