Women's Hoops Blog

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Monday, January 16, 2006

Also of note at the Gopher-Spartan game was the pre-game ceremony honoring pre-NCAA legend Linda Roberts. A member of the Gophers from 1977-81, Roberts is still the school's all-time leading rebounder with 1,413. She also was the school's leading scoring until Laura Coenen, Carol Ann Schudlick, and Lindsay Whalen passed her.

Some may wonder why it took so long to honor Roberts, but she said she harbors no resentment. Columnists from the Minnesota Spokesmen-Recorder helped make it happen.