"The beauty and tragedy of taking part in a great crowd pop is that you had to be there. The TV sound mixers will not do it justice, nor will that guy who filmed the whole thing on his busted iPhone."
"A packed Williams Arena had just watched senior Amaya Battle hit a baseline jumper to put the Golden Gophers up 65-63 over Ole Miss with 0.8 seconds left."
"Battle doesn't exactly remember those teams—'I was one year old,' she had to remind a reporter who asked at the postgame press conference on Sunday—but she knows Whalen well."
"Battle and her teammate Mara Braun, a redshirt junior and fellow Minnesota native, decided to stick around through the coaching change."
Amaya Battle's game-winning shot led the Minnesota Golden Gophers to the Sweet 16, creating an unforgettable atmosphere at Williams Arena. The shot, made with only 0.8 seconds left, showcased Battle's journey as a Minnesota native and former Miss Basketball. This victory marked the program's first Sweet 16 appearance in over 20 years, reminiscent of the success under Hall of Famer Lindsay Whalen. Battle and teammate Mara Braun chose to remain with the program despite coaching changes, inspired by Whalen's legacy.
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