Injury ends Banham's season for Gopher women
Minnesota guard Rachel Banham, right, looks to make a pass against Penn State guard Alex Bentley in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game on Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013, in Minneapolis.
Stacy Bengs / AP 2013
The University of Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball team received some bad news Thursday.
Star guard Rachel Banham has a torn ACL and will miss the rest of the season. Banham suffered the injury Wednesday night during a game against North Dakota.
MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with Howard Sinker, a digital sports editor for The Star Tribune, about the impact of the injury on the team's season.
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