Who’s Minnesota’s ‘Blanket Lady’? More than a superfan, she was a women’s basketball pioneer
Minnesota is in a tough spot. The No. 4 Gophers are down 9 points to No.
13 Green Bay in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. They hadn’t been to March Madness since 2018. Not only that, but also the Gophers earned a host spot.
They should win. But the pressure is mounting. Luckily for them, the Gophers have something Green Bay doesn’t: Blanket Lady.
During a timeout with 6:01 left in the third quarter, the Blanket Lady begins her ritual. She raises the blanket, decorated with a Minnesota emblem, and she runs, waving the maroon and gold fabric as she goes, up the sideline and down the baseline. As she runs, the crowd cheers, louder and louder until she returns to her seat.
“I was saying in the locker room after the game, that’s probably the loudest it’s been, I think, the whole time I have ever been here,” senior Amaya Battle said. “It was a ton of fun. It was nice to have them rally around us.
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