2018 – 19 Minnesota Golden Gophers women 's basketball team represented the University of Minnesota during the 2018 – 19 NCAA Division I women 's basketball season . The Golden Gophers , led by first-year head coach Lindsay Whalen , played their home games at Williams Arena as members of the Big Ten Conference . They finished the season 21 – 11 , 9 – 9 in Big Ten play to finish in a 4-way tie for fifth place . They lost in the second round of the Big Ten Women 's Tournament to Indiana . They received at-large bid of the WNIT . There they defeated Northern Iowa in the first round before losing to Cincinnati in the second round
Big Ten Women 's Tournament
2019 Big Ten Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
2018–19 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball team