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

Washington & Jefferson Presidents' Jaden Wan and Elizabethtown Bluejays' Kamryn Mengel

By Keystone Today

Mar 18, 2025

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