The Gophers women’s basketball team has enjoyed defying expectations this season, winning despite nine new players and a starting lineup that averages 19.4 years of age. But nothing would turn heads like a strong performance on Thursday against third-ranked and undefeated Ohio State at Williams Arena. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. “We’re looking forward to it, a lot,” said Rose Micheaux, a sophomore post averaging 12.5 points and a team-high seven rebounds a game. “I feel like it’s a great moment for us to prove a lot of things. “There’s a lot of adversity we’re facing, and this game’s a good check-in for us to show we have a good chemistry and we know how to play against really good competition.” The Buckeyes (15-0 overall, 4-0 Big Ten) bring the conference’s highest-scoring offense (87.3 points per game) and turnover margin (plus-11.5), and their 25.1 forced turnovers per game rank…
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