131 basketball players from Pennsylvania to play in NCAA women’s tournament

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Pennsylvania is being represented by 131 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.

Pittsburgh is the most popular hometown for NCAA players from Pennsylvania in the tournament with 11 players.

Pennsylvania Players in 2024 NCAA Tournament
Name Team Height Position Hometown
Kaylia Rice Immaculata Mighty Macs 5′11″ Center Abington
Lydia Ehst Messiah Falcons 6′1″ Forward Akron
Mikayla Newsome La Roche Redhawks 5′10″ Forward Aliquippa
Adalynn Cherry Washington & Jefferson Presidents 5′6″ Guard Altoona
Kassie Potts Edinboro Fighting Scots 5′3″ Guard Beaver Falls
Avina Norman La Roche Redhawks 5′9″ Forward and Guard Beaver Falls
J’La Kizart La Roche Redhawks 5′9″ Guard Beaver Falls
Gracie Sechler Seton Hill Griffins 5′10″ Guard Berlin
Makenna Reed Elizabethtown Bluejays 5′9″ Guard Bethlehem
Kailey Turpening Embry-Riddle FL Eagles 5′8″ Guard Bethlehem
Cassie Murphy Jefferson Rams 6′0″ Forward and Center Bethlehem
Maddie Ahearn Vassar Brewers 5′8″ Guard Bethlehem
Alexis Hess Kansas State Wildcats 6′1″ Forward Blandon
Lola Ibarrondo Holy Family Tigers 5′7″ Guard Bristol
Maggie Doogan Richmond Spiders 6′2″ Forward Broomall
Kaitlyn Nease La Roche Redhawks 5′11″ Forward Burgettstown
Justine Forbes Messiah Falcons 5′7″ Guard Butler
Madison Yanc Edinboro Fighting Scots 5′9″ Guard Cambridge Springs
Makenzie Yanc Edinboro Fighting Scots 5′7″ Guard Cambridge Springs
Stellanie Loutsion Washington & Jefferson Presidents 5′10″ Guard Canonsburg
Anna Scoblick Catholic Cardinals 5′9″ Guard Clarks Summit
Meg Robbins Immaculata Mighty Macs 6′2″ Forward Collegeville
Anna Stein Kutztown Golden Bears 5′8″ Point Guard Collegeville
Tessa Seagreaves IUP Crimson Hawks 5′5″ Guard Coopersburg
Marisa Francione Scranton Lady Royals 5′6″ Guard Devon
Anna Camden Richmond Spiders 6′3″ Forward Downingtown
Emily Spratt Jefferson Rams 5′10″ Guard Doylestown
Kyra Quigley Scranton Lady Royals 6′0″ Forward Drexel Hill
Ciera Toomey North Carolina Tar Heels 6′4″ Forward Dunmore
Nicole Timko Carnegie Mellon Tartans 5′10″ Guard Eagleville
Brielle Baughman Randolph-Macon Yellow Jackets 5′7″ Guard East Berlin
Anye Staton Embry-Riddle FL Eagles 5′11″ Forward Easton
Emily Violante Gettysburg Bullets 5′10″ Forward and Guard Easton
Julia Pohl Immaculata Mighty Macs 5′10″ Forward and Guard Easton
Jess Hetz Edinboro Fighting Scots 5′6″ Guard Erie
Emina Selimovic Fairfield Stags 5′10″ Forward and Guard Erie
Amaiya Nelson Seton Hill Griffins 5′9″ Forward Erie
Hope Garrity Edinboro Fighting Scots 5′7″ Guard Fairview
Carissa Dunham Gannon Golden Knights 5′7″ Guard Fairview
Amy Ngo Holy Family Tigers 5′6″ Guard Fort Washington
Kamryn Mengel Elizabethtown Bluejays 5′6″ Guard Frackville
Shaye Bailey Seton Hill Griffins 5′7″ Guard Freedom
Emily Olsen Randolph-Macon Yellow Jackets 6′0″ Forward Garnet Valley
Alek Johnson Baldwin Wallace Yellow Jackets 5′8″ Guard Gibsonia
Madison Zavasky IUP Crimson Hawks 6′0″ Forward Gibsonia
Maddie Goodhart NYU Violets 6′1″ Forward Greencastle
Brooke Fenchel Messiah Falcons 5′9″ Guard Harleysville
Caroline Shierry Liberty Lady Flames 6′3″ Forward Harrisburg
Schuyler Coles New Haven Chargers 5′8″ Guard Harrisburg
EmmyFaith Wood Messiah Falcons 5′7″ Guard Hatboro
Jess King Elizabethtown Bluejays 6′0″ Forward Hillsgrove
Elyse Montgomery Scranton Lady Royals 5′11″ Forward Honesdale
Kitty Randa Kutztown Golden Bears 6′3″ Center Horsham
Kara Meredith Holy Family Tigers 6′0″ Forward Huntingdon Valley
Hope Cook Messiah Falcons 5′6″ Guard Indiana
Olivia Pepple Gannon Golden Knights 5′8″ Guard Irwin
Camryn Gregory Holy Family Tigers 5′8″ Guard Ivyland
Alyssa DeAngelo Fairmont State Lady Falcons 5′10″ Guard Jefferson Hills
Carly Mulvaney Catholic Cardinals 5′10″ Guard and Forward Jenkintown
Anayla Jordan La Roche Redhawks 5′8″ Guard Johnstown
Jordyn Thomas Jefferson Rams 6′1″ Forward Lafayette Hill
Kaeli Romanowski Scranton Lady Royals 5′4″ Guard Lake Ariel
Tori Mayes Gannon Golden Knights 5′4″ Point Guard Lake City
Naomi Zulueta IUP Crimson Hawks 5′10″ Forward Lancaster
Morgan Miller Randolph-Macon Yellow Jackets 5′9″ Guard Lancaster
Emma Fetterman Messiah Falcons 5′9″ Guard Landenberg
Taylor Gurysh Kutztown Golden Bears 5′10″ Point Guard and Guard Langhorne
Maddy Ryan Scranton Lady Royals 5′10″ Forward Malvern
Raegan Kadlecik Washington & Jefferson Presidents 5′8″ Guard McKees Rocks
Angelina Cortazzo La Roche Redhawks Guard McKeesport
Maggie Hughes Catholic Cardinals 5′11″ Forward McSherrystown
Ava McKennie Maryland Terrapins 6′2″ Forward and Guard McSherrystown
Sarah Scott Baldwin Wallace Yellow Jackets 6′0″ Forward Monaca
Danaeja James La Roche Redhawks 5′10″ Forward Monroeville
Marina Grado Washington & Jefferson Presidents 5′5″ Guard Monroeville
Ava Chapman Elizabethtown Bluejays 5′6″ Guard Mount Carmel
Clare Cramer Seton Hill Griffins 5′7″ Guard Mount Lebanon
Reagan Chrencik Gettysburg Bullets 5′11″ Guard and Forward New Hope
Alexandra Long Bates Bobcats 5′10″ Guard Newtown
Jaden Wan Washington & Jefferson Presidents 5′10″ Forward and Guard Newtown
Peyton Houlihan Elizabethtown Bluejays 6′0″ Forward North Abington Township
Lauren Palangio Holy Family Tigers 6′1″ Forward and Center North Huntingdon
Olivia Boccella Catholic Cardinals 5′5″ Guard North Wales
Bella Toomey Fairleigh Dickinson Knights 5′11″ Forward Philadelphia
Daziyahna Wilson Fayetteville State Broncos 5′4″ Point Guard Philadelphia
Tori Nigro Jefferson Rams 5′4″ Guard Philadelphia
Alexa Windish Kutztown Golden Bears 5′7″ Point Guard and Guard Philadelphia
Jess Aponik Kutztown Golden Bears 6′0″ Forward and Point Guard Philadelphia
Destiney McPhaul Mississippi State Bulldogs 5′9″ Guard Philadelphia
Hannah Miller Pittsburg State Gorillas 5′8″ Guard Philadelphia
Anna Kreinbrook Catholic Cardinals 6′3″ Center Pittsburgh
Perri Page Columbia Lions 5′11″ Forward and Guard Pittsburgh
Zaniya Murray Fairmont State Lady Falcons 5′5″ Guard Pittsburgh
Alayna Rocco Harvard Crimson 5′10″ Guard Pittsburgh
Emily Fisher La Roche Redhawks 5′7″ Guard Pittsburgh
Nora Johns Ohio Wesleyan Battling Bishops 5′9″ Guard Pittsburgh
Gianna Sturdivant Seton Hill Griffins 5′11″ Guard Pittsburgh
Brianna Toal Washington & Jefferson Presidents 5′7″ Guard and Forward Pittsburgh
Halena Hill Washington & Jefferson Presidents 5′6″ Guard Pittsburgh
Jordyn Wolfe Washington & Jefferson Presidents 5′5″ Guard Pittsburgh
Meghan Dryburgh Washington & Jefferson Presidents 5′11″ Forward and Guard Pittsburgh
Sydni Scott Fairfield Stags 5′8″ Guard Prospect Park
Carolyn Sipprell Jefferson Rams 6′0″ Forward Quakertown
Amelia Kennedy Catholic Cardinals 5′9″ Guard Schwenksville
Olivia Cernuto Gannon Golden Knights 5′7″ Guard Scottdale
Maria Belardi Bowdoin Polar Bears 5′9″ Guard Scranton
Cecelia Collins Columbia Lions 6′0″ Guard Scranton
Jayna McIntyre Merchant Marine Mariners 5′10″ Guard Scranton
Kaci Kranson Scranton Lady Royals 5′11″ Guard Scranton
Grace Heliger Baldwin Wallace Yellow Jackets 5′4″ Guard Sewickley
Kaitlyn Tavella La Roche Redhawks 5′5″ Guard Shaler
Katie Kovalchick Washington & Jefferson Presidents 6′3″ Center Shelocta
Kaya Burkhart Jefferson Rams 5′4″ Guard Sinking Spring
Nora Ozimek Seton Hill Griffins 5′7″ Guard South Park
Carly Coleman Immaculata Mighty Macs 5′10″ Forward Springfield
Emma Kuczynski Jefferson Rams 5′7″ Guard Tamaqua
Stephanie Ramsey Embry-Riddle FL Eagles 5′5″ Guard Tyrone
Bryn Bezjak Washington & Jefferson Presidents 5′5″ Guard Uniontown
Allie Lynch Scranton Lady Royals 5′5″ Guard Villanova
Eden Williamson NYU Violets 5′9″ Guard Washington
Ella Iacone Catholic Cardinals 5′9″ Guard West Chester
Sam Blumenthal Catholic Cardinals 5′10″ Forward West Chester
Lizzie Halligan Scranton Lady Royals 5′8″ Forward West Chester
Marissa McDonald Tampa Spartans 6′1″ Forward West Chester
Shannon Conley Washington & Jefferson Presidents 6′1″ Center West Mifflin
Rachael Manfredo Edinboro Fighting Scots 6′0″ Guard White Oak
Sam Yencha Jefferson Rams 5′11″ Forward Wilkes-Barre
Payton Baney Carnegie Mellon Tartans 6′0″ Forward Williamsport
Unity Miller Messiah Falcons 5′6″ Guard Windber
Ava Renninger Fairleigh Dickinson Knights 5′6″ Center Yardley
Kiyanna Dowling La Roche Redhawks 5′7″ Guard York
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


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