104 basketball players from Minnesota to play in NCAA women’s tournament

Green Bay Phoenix's Sophie Lahti and Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties' Peyton Stevermer

By Minnesota State Wire

Mar 18, 2025

Minnesota is being represented by 104 players in the NCAA women’s basketball tournament.

California will have the most players on the hard court during this year's tournament with 161 players, followed by Texas with 152.

Lakeville is the most popular hometown for NCAA players from Minnesota in the tournament with 7 players.

Minnesota Players in 2024 NCAA Tournament

Name	Team	Height	Position	Hometown
Paige Meyer	South Dakota State Jackrabbits	5′6″	Guard	Albany
Tessa Johnson	South Carolina Gamecocks	6′0″	Guard	Albertville
Julia Bengston	Concordia Golden Bears	5′10″	Guard	Becker
Maren Westin	Green Bay Phoenix	5′8″	Guard	Becker
Adeline Kent	Minnesota State Mankato Mavericks	5′7″	Guard	Becker
Molly Garber	UW - Stout Blue Devils	5′11″	Forward and Guard	Blaine
Bobbie Bruns	Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties	5′7″	Guard	Blooming Prairie
Izzy Quick	Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties	5′9″	Forward	Brooklyn Park
Adalia McKenzie	Illinois Fighting Illini	5′10″	Guard	Brooklyn Park
Alyssa Torgerson	Embry-Riddle FL Eagles	6′1″	Center	Burnsville
Ayoka Lee	Kansas State Wildcats	6′6″	Center	Byron
Isabelle Schultz	UW La Crosse Eagles	5′6″	Guard	Caledonia
Maraya Wiltrout	UW - Stout Blue Devils	6′2″	Forward	Cambridge
Ashley Schuelke	Concordia Golden Bears	5′9″	Guard	Carver
Destinee Bursch	Minnesota State Mankato Mavericks	5′7″	Guard	Chaska
Jenna Guyer	Green Bay Phoenix	6′2″	Forward and Center	Circle Pines
Chloe Hansen	UW - Superior Yellowjackets	5′6″	Guard	Coleraine
Lauren Knudson	Johns Hopkins Blue Jays	5′7″	Guard	Corcoran
Brylee Iverson	Southwest Minnesota State Mustangs	6′0″	Forward	Dodge Center
Rachel Hagen	UW - Stevens Point Pointers	5′10″	Forward	Duluth
Gianna Kneepkens	Utah Utes	6′0″	Guard	Duluth
Kaitlyn Schaefer	Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties	5′6″	Guard	Eagan
Nneka Obiazor	Grand Canyon Antelopes	5′10″	Forward	Eden Prairie
Kassandra Caron	Missouri Western Griffons	6′0″	Guard and Forward	Eden Prairie
Natalie Mazurek	TCU Horned Frogs	6′2″	Forward	Eden Prairie
Isa Nelson	Colorado Tigers		Guard	Edina
Mikayla Kanenwisher	Concordia Golden Bears	5′6″	Guard	Elk River
Ella Johnson	Montana State Bobcats	6′2″	Forward	Elk River
Finley Ohnstad	Kansas State Wildcats	6′1″	Guard	Elko New Market
Molly Mogensen	Creighton Bluejays	5′7″	Guard	Farmington
Ellie Colbeck	South Dakota State Jackrabbits	5′10″	Guard	Fergus Falls
Cassidy Pitzl	Concordia Golden Bears	6′0″	Guard	Forest Lake
Cosette Henrikson	Bethel Royals	5′9″	Forward	Fridley
Elisabeth Gadient	Minnesota State Mankato Mavericks	5′11″	Guard	Goodhue
Kendyl Queensland	Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties	5′9″	Guard	Grand Meadow
Mallory Brake	Creighton Bluejays	6′0″	Forward	Hastings
Lilly Nuytten	Minnesota State Mankato Mavericks	6′0″	Forward	Hastings
Emily Coonrod	UW - Superior Yellowjackets	5′10″	Forward	Hastings
Reese Aune	UW - Superior Yellowjackets	5′8″	Guard	Hibbing
Molly Bills	UW - Stout Blue Devils	5′9″	Guard	Hokah
Selam Maher	Smith Pioneers	5′7″	Guard	Hopkins
Paige Bueckers	UConn Huskies	6′0″	Guard	Hopkins
Sydney Torgerson	UW La Crosse Eagles	5′9″	Forward and Guard	Houston
Elsie Broersma	Bethel Royals	5′9″	Guard	Hutchinson
Acheampomaa Danso	Quincy Hawks	6′0″	Forward	Inver Grove Heights
Sydney Runsewe	Quincy Hawks	5′8″	Guard	Inver Grove Heights
Haylie Jerde	UW - Superior Yellowjackets	5′6″	Guard	Isanti
Lizzie Corley	Bethel Royals	5′10″	Guard	Lakeville
Lauren Jensen	Creighton Bluejays	5′10″	Guard	Lakeville
Anna Goodman	Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties	5′3″	Guard	Lakeville
Bella DeHaan	Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties	6′0″	Forward	Lakeville
Whitley Ronn	Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties	5′10″	Forward	Lakeville
Trinity Wilson	Vanderbilt Commodores	6′3″	Forward	Lakeville
Ava Trettin	Wartburg Knights	6′1″	Forward	Lakeville
Emily Erickson	Bethel Royals	5′10″	Forward	Lindstrom
Macey Littlefield	Bethel Royals	5′8″	Guard	Lino Lakes
Hannah Herzig	Minnesota State Mankato Mavericks	6′0″	Guard	Lino Lakes
Christina Wagner	Southwest Minnesota State Mustangs	6′1″	Forward	Luverne
Elizabeth Wagner	Southwest Minnesota State Mustangs	6′0″	Forward	Luverne
Peyton Stevermer	Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties	5′6″	Guard	Mankato
Mackenzie Schweim	Minnesota State Mankato Mavericks	5′10″	Guard	Mankato
Kylie Baranick	Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties	5′6″	Guard	Maple Grove
Kelly Boyle	UNC Greensboro Spartans	5′6″	Guard	Maple Grove
Emma Kniefel	Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties	5′9″	Guard	Medford
Ella Brandt	Bethel Royals	5′3″	Guard	Medina
Jenna Johnson	Utah Utes	6′2″	Forward	Medina
Telia Graham	Alaska Anchorage Seawolves	5′11″	Forward and Guard	Minneapolis
Kiani Lockett	Creighton Bluejays	5′8″	Guard	Minneapolis
Kendall Coley	Nebraska Cornhuskers	6′2″	Forward and Guard	Minneapolis
Kierra Wheeler	Norfolk State Spartans	6′1″	Forward	Minneapolis
Virginia Johnson	Smith Pioneers	5′10″	Guard and Forward	Minneapolis
Jordan Zubich	North Carolina Tar Heels	5′11″	Guard	Mountain Iron
Olivia Olson	Michigan Wolverines	6′1″	Guard	New Hope
Emily Russo	Minnesota State Mankato Mavericks	5′11″	Forward	New Prague
Cally Peterson	Bethel Royals	6′0″	Forward	Oak Grove
Emily Dehler	UW - Superior Yellowjackets	5′10″	Forward	Pierz
Sophie Lahti	Green Bay Phoenix	6′1″	Forward	Pine City
Kallie Theisen	South Dakota State Jackrabbits	6′1″	Forward	Plymouth
Kenzie Lundeen	Bethel Royals	5′7″	Guard	Redwood Falls
Rachel Kawiecki	Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties	5′11″	Forward	Richfield
Emily Bowron	Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties	5′6″	Guard	Rochester
Lilly Meister	Indiana Hoosiers	6′3″	Forward	Rochester
Alyssa Ustby	North Carolina Tar Heels	6′1″	Forward and Guard	Rochester
Ellie Buzzelle	Green Bay Phoenix	5′8″	Guard	Rogers
Ava Thompson	Concordia Golden Bears	5′6″	Guard	Rosemount
Madison Malecha	UW - Stout Blue Devils	5′11″	Guard	Savage
Nicole Maenke	Southwest Minnesota State Mustangs	5′10″	Guard	Shakopee
Miah Meyer	Green Bay Phoenix	5′8″	Guard	Silver Lake
Madison Mathiowetz	South Dakota State Jackrabbits	5′10″	Guard	Sleepy Eye
Bella Sutch	Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties	6′0″	Forward	Spring Lake Park
Syd Hauger	Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties	5′8″	Guard	Springfield
Shantell Harden	Minnesota State Mankato Mavericks	6′0″	Guard and Forward	St. Louis Park
Liza Karlen	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	6′2″	Forward	St. Paul
Morgan Kelly	Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties	6′0″	Forward	St. Peter
Rhyan Holmgren	Minnesota State Mankato Mavericks	5′9″	Guard	St. Peter
Allison Milbrandt	Southwest Minnesota State Mustangs	5′11″	Guard	Stewart
Amy Thompson	South Florida Bulls	5′10″	Guard	Stillwater
Gionna Carr	Texas Woman's Pioneers	5′9″	Guard	Stillwater
Callin Hake	Nebraska Cornhuskers	5′8″	Guard	Victoria
Ava Stier	Minnesota State Mankato Mavericks	5′11″	Forward	Waconia
Mallory Czinano	Minnesota State Mankato Mavericks	6′0″	Forward	Watertown
Jordyn Schmittdiel	Northern Michigan Wildcats	6′0″	Forward and Guard	White Bear Lake
Brynn Busse	Southwest Minnesota State Mustangs	5′6″	Guard	Winthrop
Grace Knupp	UW La Crosse Eagles	5′10″	Guard	Woodbury

Total Tournament Teams and Players by State

State	Total Tournament Players	Total Tournament Teams
California	161	11
Texas	152	11
New York	137	11
Pennsylvania	131	16
Wisconsin	125	9
Illinois	120	5
Ohio	115	4
Minnesota	104	5
New Jersey	82	4
Massachusetts	81	10
Michigan	81	8
North Carolina	74	8
Tennessee	67	6
Georgia	61	4
Virginia	57	10
Indiana	48	5
Maryland	39	2
Florida	38	7
Colorado	37	4
Iowa	36	3
Connecticut	33	6
Missouri	32	1
Washington	32	3
Kentucky	30	5
Oklahoma	29	3
South Carolina	22	4
Kansas	22	3
Alabama	21	3
Arizona	16	1
Nebraska	15	2
Arkansas	14	2
Montana	13	2
Oregon	13	2
Utah	12	1
New Hampshire	12	1
South Dakota	12	1
Maine	11	2
Nevada	10	0
West Virginia	9	2
Delaware	7	0
New Mexico	7	1
Mississippi	6	2
Alaska	5	1
Idaho	5	0
Rhode Island	5	0
Vermont	5	1
Louisiana	4	2
Wyoming	3	0
North Dakota	1	0
Hawaii	1	0