Iowa upset the second-seeded Gophers 2-0 on Friday in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten softball tournament in Columbus, Ohio. 

The loss deprived the Gophers (46-9) of a chance to repeat as the conference tournament champion, but they still will get an at-large NCAA bid. 

The 10th-seeded Hawkeyes (19-39) scored both their runs in the third inning on catcher Holly Hoffman’s two-out, two-run double.  Pitcher Shayla Starkenburg did the rest, shutting out Minnesota on a two-hitter. 

The Gophers, rated No.  9 in the latest ESPN/USA Softball poll, had swept visiting Iowa, 8-0, 8-0 and 9-0 in a three five-inning games in late April.