MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – The Wofford women's basketball team tips off the 36th season in program history on Friday at University of Minnesota.
 
The Terriers battle the Golden Gophers for the first time in either school's history at 5:30 p.m., Central Time, 6:30 p.m. Eastern, and can be seen on Big Ten Plus Network.
 
Wofford head coach Edgar I. Farmer, Jr., enters his 12th season as head coach and 14th overall season with the program, serving as an assistant for two seasons prior to becoming the head coach in 2005.
 
The Terriers return all five starters from the 2014-15 season, including the team's leading scorer in senior guard Jordan Frazier (14.8 ppg). Frazier also led the Southern Conference in steals last season with 74, and enters the season 130 points away from achieving 1,000 in her career.
 
The team also returns its leading rebounder in senior guard Ashton Fleming (7.8 rpg), its leading assist maker in senior guard Chanel Stokes (2.2 apg) and leading shot blocker in senior forward Khadijah Joyner (1.3 bpg).
 
Minnesota finished last season at 23-10, earning a birth to the NCAA tournament for the first time in six seasons. The team returns three seniors, including preseason ESPNW Top 25 player Rachel Banham, along with three juniors and four sophomores. Banham averaged 18.6 points per game in 10 games last season before missing the majority of the year due to injury.
 
The game can also be heard on 1500 ESPN Radio Twin Cities and will be live streamed on the Golden Gophers' live stat platform.