For the second year in a row, the Florida Gators women's basketball team (16-17) is headed to the Women’s Basketball Invitation Tournament (WBIT). As a No. 3 seed, they’ll start the tournament at home against No. 6 seed Northern Iowa (17-16) on Thursday at 7 p.m. in the O’Connell Center.

University of Minnesota women's basketball coach Dawn Plitzuweit spoke with reporters on Monday from Athletes Village after the Gophers were selected to the WNIT.

After not being picked as one of the 68 NCAA tournament teams, the Gophers (20-11) were snapped up by the Women’s Basketball Invitational, where they will be a No. 2 seed and play MAC runner-up Toledo (24-8).