Johnson's tenure as head coach has seen Minnesota deal with a multitude of injuries every single season. This year is no different.

Speaking to reporters Tuesday at Williams Arena, Gophers basketball head coach Ben Johnson discussed his team’s play so far this season and the impact of injuries to senior guard Mike Mitchell Jr. and leading scorer Dawson Garcia. According to Johnson ...

McKenna Johnson led four Gophers in double-figure scoring as the Minnesota women’s basketball team smoked Massachusetts-Lowell, 82-37, on Tuesday night at Williams Arena. Johnson had 13 points, followed by Taylor Woodson’s 12, and Tori McKinney came off the bench to add 11 points and seven rebounds for the Gophers, who improved to 3-0.

The Gophers women’s basketball team made relatively easy work of Massachusetts Lowell on Tuesday night at Williams Arena. The final: 82-37. This result was not really much of a surprise for the Gophers (3-0), who were playing an overmatched and winless midmajor team in the River Hawks (0-3). The game lacked drama.

McKenna Johnson led four Gophers in double-figure scoring as the Minnesota women’s basketball team smoked Massachusetts-Lowell, 82-37, on Tuesday night at Williams Arena. Johnson had 13 points, followed by Taylor Woodson’s 12, and Tori McKinney came off the bench to add 11 points and seven rebounds for the Gophers, who improved to 3-0.

In 1980, the eruption of Mount St. Helens devastated local ecosystems, but an experimental introduction of gophers has demonstrated a long-term positive impact on the soil and plant life. Scientists observed that gophers,

Six years post-experiment, there were 40,000 plants thriving on the gopher plots. The untouched land remained mostly barren.