PISCATAWAY, N.J. (Interstat) — The Minnesota women’s basketball team used a dominant third quarter to secure a 63-52 road victory over Rutgers on Sunday at Louis Brown Center.

The Golden Gophers, improving to 18-6, broke open a tight game after halftime. Leading just 22-25 at intermission, Minnesota outscored Rutgers 23-12 in the third period to take control. The Scarlet Knights (9-15) could not recover despite a game-high 26 points from Nene Ndiaye. Zachara Perkins added 18 points and five assists for Rutgers.

Amaya Battle led Minnesota with eight points and eight rebounds. An announced crowd of 5,480 watched the Big Ten Conference matchup.