There was a lot to like in the Gophers women’s basketball team’s latest nonconference rout. Their 90-44 victory over North Florida on Tuesday night at Williams Arena was the team’s biggest in its 10-0 start to the season.

The Gophers have been doing it the past five games without one of their best players, junior guard Mara Braun, who injured her surgically repaired right foot during a shootaround. That foot forced her to miss the last three games of Minnesota’s WNIT run to the championship game last spring.

The Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball team moved to 10-0 on the season as they easily handled North Florida 90-44 at Williams Arena on Tuesday night. The Gophers defense shined again, allowing the Ospreys to shoot just 19% from beyond the arc (4-for-21).

Minnesota improved to 9-0 with victories over Houston and Louisiana at the Big Easy Classic in New Orleans. This is the last preseason game before the Gophers begi