For the second time this season, Gophers sophomore wing Mara Braun was named Monday to the Big Ten weekly honor roll.
Gophers standout Mara Braun honored by Big Ten for second time this season
The Big Ten named Gophers sophomore Mara Braun to its women's basketball honor roll after she turned in big performances in wins against Kentucky and Purdue.
December 11, 2023 at 8:50PM
Braun averaged 23.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game for the Gophers (9-1 overall), who won at Kentucky and at home vs. Purdue in the conference opener last week.
Her jumper with 13.8 seconds left tied Sunday's game with Purdue, with Amaya Battle hitting two free throws with 3 seconds left for the win. Braun's steal after those two made free throws sealed the win.
Braun extended her program-record streak of consecutive made free throws to 37 before missing one Sunday. It is the fifth-longest streak in Big Ten history and the longest since 2018.
She is second in the Big Ten in scoring (19.6) and threes made per game (3.4), seventh in three-point shooting percentage (.386) and eight in steals (1.9). She had her streak of 137 minutes without a turnover end vs. Purdue.
The Gophers were left to ponder what might have been and what kind of team they are after staging a stirring fourth-quarter comeback in a 27-24 loss to the Wolverines.
