The competition was supposed to be much tougher, but the result stayed the same as the Gophers women’s basketball team again won with ease.

Grace Grocholski scored 19 points and grabbed eight rebounds, Tori McKinney scored 16 points, and Minnesota routed Marquette 90-47 Tuesday night at Williams Arena.

Brylee Glenn scored 13 points and Mara Braun added nine points, seven assists and six rebounds for the 3-0 Gophers, who beat North Dakota 91-47 and Manhattan 99-36 last week.

Sophie Hart had 14 points inside, and Amaya Battle grabbed a team-high 11 rebounds and had seven assists. The Gophers shot 50.7%, outscored the Golden Eagles 48-12 in the paint and had a 47-28 rebounding advantage.

Picked to finish second in the Big East Conference behind national power Connecticut, Marquette was le

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