![]() Started fast for the Skippers this season with 10 points (four goals, six assists) to tie for the team lead through four games against solid opponents. A versatile center who plays a 200-foot game, Avar is committed to Cornell. Mackenzie Jones, Andover, junior defender But first, she wants to lead loaded Minnetonka to a Class 2A state title. Not afraid to use her size (5-11) and strength to muscle opposing players in corners or in front of the Huskies' net. Not that her game is without offensive flair. Contributed nine goals and 14 assists last season. One of three elite defenders propelling the Huskies this winter. Mumm, a captain, led Andover with four points (one goal and three assists) through three tough games. ![]() Represented the United States at the 2023 IIHF Under-18 Women's World Championship. Ayla Puppe, Northfield, senior forwardīig (5-8) and strong, Puppe is a textbook power forward. Hands, you ask? Her mitts are some of silkiest. Tallied 53 goals and 35 assists a season ago. Hockey candidate started this season with nine goals and nine assists in five games. Led the Ponies last season with 23 goals and 28 assists for 51 points. Stillwater stumbled out of the gate this season with a 1-2 record against a stacked schedule, but St. Martin remained dangerous with four goals and four assists. ![]() Dani Strom, Maple Grove, senior goaltenderĬrimson coach Jim Koltes calls Strom, who committed to St. Thomas, "one of the best I have ever seen play the position." Won three of the Crimson's first three games this season by shutout and allowed just one goal overall. Kendra Distad, Minnetonka, senior forwardĬarly Humphrey, Elk River/Zimmerman, senior defenderĬourtney Little, Andover, junior defender Fifteen contendersĬhloe Boreen, Hill-Murray, senior forwardĪddie Bowlby, Lakeville North, senior forward As a junior, she stopped 95% of shots faced and permitted just 1.36 goals per game. Lily McKenzie, Champlin Park/Coon Rapids, junior forwardĪddy Mitchell, Eden Prairie. Lily Pachl, South St.A college basketball star says her biggest rivals are also her ‘closest friends’ - and that makes her want ’to beat them’ even more Makayla Moran, Apple Valley, junior forward Stanford superstar and NCAA champ Haley Jones has started her own podcast with The Players Tribune. "Sometimes I Hoop" spotlights women's college basketball stars and their lives on and off the court. Jones told Insider about interviewing her on-court rivals - who double as her "closest friends." Haley Jones does a little bit of everything on the court. And now, she's taking point on the narrative off the court, too. ![]() 3 Stanford Cardinal is officially the first college athlete to host a podcast with The Players Tribune. "Sometimes I Hoop," which launched Wednesday, spotlights fellow women's college basketball stars and their lives in sports and beyond. "But then within the podcast, you're also shedding light onto some of the best hoopers in the country that may not always get the greatest platforms to speak on." Jones handles the ball for Stanford.Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports "It's called 'Sometimes I Hoop' because it's showing that the athlete is a whole person basketball is something that we do, it's not who you are," Jones told Insider. "Having a podcast that's specifically dedicated to women's basketball is really important just to share their stories and talk about the things that we go through," she added. "I feel like there's not really anything dedicated to talking about the women's college basketball experience." Jones' choice for her first guest - South Carolina Gamecocks sensation Aliyah Boston - may come as a surprise to most casual fans. But off the court, Jones considers Boston "one of my best friends." Jones (right) and Aliyah Boston battle for a rebound.AP Photo/Sean Rayford As the faces of two of the most dominant programs in women's college basketball right now, the pair of All-Americans have sparked up a fierce rivalry, complete with top-two showdowns and Final Four bouts. "The women's college basketball network is very tight knit," Jones said. "I feel like the landscape has changed in the past few years because playing USA basketball, doing the AAU circuits, this and that, you all get to know each other. "We're able to call each other midway through the season and be like, 'How are you? How are things going?'" she added. ![]()
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