Postgame Notes: Minnesota 91, Michigan 88 (2OT)
2/21/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Feb. 21, 2015
For the second straight game, Michigan used the starting lineup of Cyesha Goree, Nicole Elmblad, Siera Thompson, Shannon Smith and Katelynn Flaherty.
Cyesha Goree recorded her 14th double-double of the season, finishing with 26 points and a career-best 20 rebounds.
Cyesha Goree is just the fifth Wolverine in school history to grab at least 20 rebounds in one game.
Cyesha Goree recorded the program's third 20-point, 20-rebound performance and the first since Abby Currier scored 33 points with 20 rebounds against Notre Dame on Jan. 20, 1979.
Katelynn Flaherty scored a career-best 27 points, her seventh 20-point game of the season. She had five three-pointers, her sixth game with at least five triples.
It was Michigan's second overtime contest of the season and its first double-overtime game since Dec. 16, 2001. U-M knocked off No. 21 LSU, 86-81, in that contest.
Michigan tied a program record with 89 field goal attempts. The last time that happened was against Wisconsin on Feb. 14, 1992.
Nicole Elmblad finished with 10 points, her seventh double-figure scoring game of the season.
Shannon Smith had 11 assists, her second double-figure assist game of the season.
Siera Thompson has made at least one three-pointer in all but two games this season and in 59 of her 61 career games.

