MN GBB: Sunday Reports 3.16.2025; High Five and D1 Post-Season MN Connections

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

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