On a day where Minnesota honored their past great players, the current Gopher team enjoyed a solid 75-62 win over Penn State.

MN used a zone defense for much of the game to slow down the inside game of the Lady Lions. It worked as last week's conference POW Amanda Brown was held to four points. Tyra Grant, Brianne O'Rourke and Kam Gissendanner provided nearly all of the scoring for the Lady Lions.

The Gophers relied on a more balanced attack as four players reached double figures and everyone who played scored. Kelly Roysland moved closer to 1,000 career points with 20 and Leslie Knight added a career high 18. Perhaps most impressive is the fact that 16 of the 20 made baskets were assisted. MN also did a great job of getting to the line and taking advantage of the opportunity as they connected on 31-38 free throws. Somewhat surprising, Coach Portland did not complain about the discrepancy. "They shot well from the line and overall played very well," she said. "They had a lot of energy and played with enough confidence to get the job done."

In a nod to the women who helped pioneer the Gopher program, four more former players were inducted into the Minnesota Women's Basketball Hall of Fame. Those honored included Marty Dahlen McKelvey (1978-82), Mary Manderfeld (1982-86), Carol Peterka (1982-86) and Molly Tadich (1983-87). Peterka was the only player who could not be there in person as she was coaching in the Hofstra-Delaware game in New York. Her team fell to the Blue Hens 67-59 before a record home crowd.

More history was honored at halftime, with an exhibition game from the Granny Basketball League that uses the rules from Six on Six Women's Basketball. During the game, there were also players from the great book, Daughters of the Game, featured.