Andrew Dukowitz

The Gophers WBB team had their first summer work outs last week, with a focus on two things Bringing energy to every situation And Giving back to community Read more on how Dawn Plitzuweit blends the two together as she gels her team together below: zonecoverage.com/2026/gophers/g…

Starting off the contenders indepth mini series over the next few weeks. Loved this one about the Lynx with @adukeMN The Duke of Lynxtown is here!!

Lynx Win in GS and Olivia Miles is Mortal with Cassidy Hettesheimer x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

Nia Coffey on what has impressed her most playing with Courtney Williams “Courtney’s energy, she is consistent, it’s not easy being that energizer all the time, 24/7 and that really feeds our team… I haven’t seen her on a off day, that’s truly her so that consistency is amazing, because she knows how hard it is to play in this league, so to do that every day is amazing”

Courtney Williams on the villain label she got tonight “I can’t speak for the whole team because the whole team ain’t villains man, these are some nice girls… but whatever title folks want to give us, you know, we’re going to take it with some pride, we going to do what we do as long as we keep getting these W’s everything’s good, call us what you want”

Courtney Williams on the Valkyries crowd “Man these folk can’t stand me and I love it… they got an amazing fan base man, and they fan base is not that nice but I love it because, I mean who don’t want to play in this type of environment”

Cheryl Reeve on Olivia Miles game against the the Valkyries and what GS did to make her struggle at times “Us and them are the two best defensive teams in the league, so what she saw is actual defense. She saw physicality… she needed a game like this, this was a tremendous growth point for her, when things don’t go your way, how do you show up and what she showed is she’ll show up on the defensive end, a game sealing block”

@BooConley Since the Aces beat the Lynx they have the tie breaker unfortunately. But 4 days off isn’t going to be a bad thing for them

@adukeMN I thought with our being game ahead of Aces we’d be in cup

Cheryl Reeve on how much Courtney Williams has grown as a player since 2024, and her improvement in clutch time free throws “Courtney Wants to be in the front court at the end of the game and be the one being fouled and going to seal so I brought up to her in 2024 her clutch time, what her free throw percentage was and that if she could get it up we could consider putting her in the front court… Courtney’s so darn competitive that if I question for a second that she can’t do something, she’s going to prove me wrong”

@joeynetland5 @DedicationHoops @joeylinn_ Far to kind 🤝🙏 I appreciate that

@DedicationHoops @joeylinn_ @adukeMN

out of curiosity, who are y’all’s favorite hoop writers rn? can be NBA, WNBA or college

@BooConley Really tough game for Liv, too many turnovers and missed a lot of bunnies, honestly though the Valkyries did a good job on her… unfortunately for them K-Mac, Coffey and Court all benefited from it. Which, I’m not sure if that’s the best thing if you’re trying to beat the Lynx

@adukeMN undisciplined and teams are figuring out how to frustrate Liv - my thoughts

Final: 81-75 Lynx win Solid team win, the defense holds. Ola Kosu, it won’t show up on the stat sheet but played incredible tonight. Post game live as soon as media stuffs is completed

@tomosskopp Not really, we ask every practice but the team doesn’t technically have to tell us anything other than she out or in. Hopefully she’s back soon though the last press release they gave us was that she would be returning to basketball activities in June

@adukeMN I may have missed it previously stated recently, but has there been an update provided by the team on Collier’s and Dorka’s timeline for return from their injuries? We are heading into the end of June, and it seems like no firm timeframe is being discussed…

End of 3: 63-62 Lynx lead Olivia Miles having her first bad game as a pro, 0/7, 2 points, 2 dimes, 2 steals and 4 turnovers. Just two points for the bench on 1/9 shooting All that said and the Lynx still hanging with the Valkyries, playing really good defense

@BWMinTC I’m saying a bad game because she’s having a bad game? Lol

@adukeMN Why are you saying bad game? First time I’ve seen a D actually guard her a bit, she’s seeing a small portion of what a Caitlin Clark sees every game as a top of the game plan player. She’s seeing a fraction of the blitzes CC sees

@ryanthomas88882 @cassidyhett Last three games there had been ALOT of them. That’s for sure

Half: 46-41 Valkyries lead @cassidyhett joins for a late night post game show tonight. Let’s address the elephant in the room, officials are again just all over the place, phantom D 3 seconds on Kosu, weird fouls on some possessions, no calls on others. 14-4 free throw advantage for the Lynx doesn’t seem as weird considering how the teams are playing, but the lack of consistency maddening tonight

@operantbaby @cassidyhett Yeah they have done a really good job so far!

@adukeMN @cassidyhett I think a big story is the valks finding a defensive scheme that is slowing Olivia Miles down. Excited to see how Liv adjusts in the second half.

@BooConley Still nothing, last time I asked around it was the same “basketball activies” and progressing well with treatment. Which, props to the Lynx for not having anything leak.

@adukeMN same question any news on Phee? I’m still thinking Aug after the break ?

Every time I watch the Valkyries their home crowds are so impressive, seems so loud, awesome chants, a ton of energy. So much love for their team