Sunday Reports 3.16.2025 plus a roster of MN players in the post season collegiate tournaments.
D1 HIGH FIVE
Lily Fandre, Lehigh, Eagan 13
Only a soloist as conference tournaments wrap up.
LATE
The D2 Tournament got underway Friday with three Northern Sun teams in business: Concordia St. Paul, MSU Mankato, and Southwest MN State. SW State is the only surviving member. They play tonight to get to the elite eight stage.
D2 FRIDAY
Audrey Swanson, Southwest MN State, Waconia 24
Lydia Haack, Concordia St. Paul, Elk River 23
Bri Stoltzman, Southwest MN State, Mankato West 19
Peyton Blandin, Southwest MN State, Farmington 18
Natalie Bremer, MSU Mankato, Lake City 18
Totals: 102
D2 SATURDAY
Destinee Bursch, MSU Mankato, Eden Prairie 37
Bri Stoltzman, Southwest MN State, Mankato West 28
Natalie Bremer, MSU Mankato, Lake City 26
Audrey Swanson, Southwest MN State, Waconia 16
Peyton Blandin, Southwest MN State, Farmington 9
Totals: 116
Saturday, with only two teams left, topped Friday’s three. The numbers at the top exploded on Saturday in which the third place finisher would have won out on Friday. Swanson, Stoltzman, Blandin and Bremer made dual appearances.
D1 TOURNAMENT
Here are the teams that are playing in the NCAA D1 Tournament that have players with MN Connections. There are 39 players on this list. Four Miss Basketball winners are listed here: Bueckers 20; McKenzie 21; Johnson 23; Olson 24 (Battle 22 is in the WBIT).
Creighton Mallory Brake, Hastings; Lauren Jensen, Lakeville North; Kiani Lockett, Minnetonka; Molly Mogensen, Farmington
Grand Canyon Nneka Obiazor, Eden Prairie
Green Bay Ellie Buzzelle, Rogers; Jenna Guyer, Centennial; Sophie Lahti, Pine City; Miah Meyer, Glencoe-Silver Lake; Maren Westin, Becker
Illinois Adalia McKenzie, Park Center
Indiana Lilly Meister, Rochester JM
Kansas State Ayoka Lee, Byron; Finley Ohnstad, Lakeville South
Lehigh Lily Fandre, Eagan; Katie Hurt, Rochester JM; Kaylee Van Eps, Chaska
Michigan Olivia Olson, Benilde-St. Margaret’s
Montana State Taylor Janssen, Rosemount, Ella Johnson, Elk River
Nebraska Kendall Coley, St. Louis Park; Callin Hake, Chanhassen
Norfolk State Kierra Wheeler, Cooper
North Carolina Alyssa Ustby, Rochester Lourdes, Jordan Zubich, Mountain Iron-Buhl
Notre Dame Liza Karlen, Stillwater
South Carolina Tessa Johnson, St. Michael-Albertville
South Dakota State Ellie Colbeck, Fergus Falls; Madison Mathiowetz, Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s; Paige Meyer, Albany; Kallie Theisen, Wayzata
South Florida Amy Thompson, Stillwater
TCU Natalie Mazurek, Eden Prairie
UConn Paige Bueckers, Hopkins
UNC Greensboro Kelly Boyle, Hopkins
Utah Jenna Johnson, Wayzata; Gianna Kneepkens, Duluth Marshall
Vanderbilt Trinity Wilson, Lakeville North
Vermont Anna Olson, Monticello
Here are the teams playing in the WBIT Tournament that have MN Players. There are 19.
Colorado Kennedy Sanders, Chaska
Drake Emily Christenson, East Ridge; Shannon Fornshell, Wayzata; Anna Miller, Rochester JM
Florida Liv McGill, Hopkins
Minnesota Amaya Battle, Hopkins; Mara Braun, Wayzata; Maggie Czinano, Watertown-Mayer; Sophie Hart, Farmington; Mallory Heyer, Chaska; Niamya Holloway, Eden Prairie; Kennedy Klick, Maple Grove; Tori McKinney, Minnetonka; Brynn Senden, Wayata; Annika Stewart, Wayzata, Taylor Woodson, Hopkins
Seton Hall Ja-Kahla Craft, St. Michael-Albertville; Savanna Jones, Eden Prairie
Stanford Nunu Agara, Hopkins
Here are the teams playing in the WNIT that have MN players. There are 11 players listed.
Illinois State Savannah McGowan, Armstrong
Lindenwood Aalayah Wilson, Osseo
North Dakota State Marisa Frost, Centennial; Taryn Hamling, Grand Rapids; Avery Koenen, Montevideo; Abby Krzewinski, Wayzata; Molly Lenz, Eden Prairie; Abby Schulte, Maple Grove; Claire Stern, Maple Grove, Sacia Vanderpool, Byron
UAB Desiree Ware, Minnetonka
Which high school has the most listed? A three way tie—-all Lake Conference related.
Eden Prairie 6
Hopkins 6
Wayzata 6