A Look Back at the 2010s

1. Cassie Rochel, Lakeville North, 6-4, post. Playing at Wisconsin.], where she averaged 4 points and 4 boards in 16 minutes as a sophomore.

2. Sari Noga, Parkers Prairie, 5-10, wing. A Minnesota Gopher, where she scored 4 ppg as a sophomore.

3. Suriya McGuire, Mpls. Roosevelt, 5-11, small forward-guard. Scored 3 points with 3 boards as a freshman, eligibility-wise, in 2011-2012 after redshirting her 1st year.

4. Megan Waytashek, Centennial, 6-0, small forward/guard. Scored 4 ppg as a freshman at South Dakota State, then suffered a knee injury and missed most of her second year.

5. Shakila Boler, Mpls. Roosevelt, 5-6, point guard. Rated as high as #1 or #2 in the state until a pair of knee injuries effectively ended her career.

6. Jade Geif, Lakeville South, 6-0, post-big forward. Led the Midshipmen with 11 ppg and 8 boards as a sophomore. Underrated.

7. Katrina Newman, Barnum, 5-11, wing. Was the NSIC's top newcomer as a freshman. As a sophomore, she led the UMD Bulldogs in scoring and rebounding with 14 and 8 per game.

8. Amanda Christianson, Alexandria, 6-0, guard. Scored 8 ppg for Northern Iowa, then transferred to Moorhead State where she scored 5 ppg in 8 games, then appears to have been dropped from the team. EDIT: Ah, finally, the story, thanks to Kevin Anderson: Christianson was injured in a pedestrian vs. car accident and has not recovered sufficiently, so her career may be over.

9. Hana Potter, Hopkins, 6-2, post-big forward. Scored 6 points with 3 boards as a freshman, but just 3 points and 1.5 boards as a sophomore at Washington State.

10. Taylor Young, Edina, 5-11, forward. Led St. Thomas with 13 ppg as the Tommies took 3rd place in the NCAA D3 tournament.


11. Brook Browne, Chaska, 5-9, guard. Scored 4 ppg as a redshirt freshman and part-time starter at Northern Iowa.

12. Rachel Hansen, Minnehaha, 6-0, guard. Started all 28 games for Concordia (St. Paul) as a sophomore scoring 10 ppg and leading the Bears with 3 assists per game.

13. Maggie Weiers, New Prague, 6-2, post. Helped St. Thomas to 3rd place in the NCAA D3 tournament scoring 12 ppg with 7 boards.

14. Tyisha Smith, Mpls. South, 5-4, guard. Scored 17 ppg as a freshman at Iowa Western CC in 2011. She was listed on the roster but does not appear among the stats for the 2012 season, so I have to conclude that she was hurt. EDIT: Thanks to Kevin Anderson who tells me that Smith has an ACL injury.

15. Megan Lauck, Mounds View, 6-1, forward. Has scored 6.4 ppg over 2 years at North Dakota, starting 27 of 63 games.

16. Hannah Strop, New Prague, 6-0, forward. Played in 32 of 33 games as a sophomore at South Dakota State, averaging 2.5 points and 2 boards per game.

17. Megan Strese, Brandon-Evansville, 6-0, forward. Averaged 11 point and 6 boards as a sophomore at Moorhead State,

18. Bree Hollerman, Hancock, 5-8, guard. Took over as Southwest State's point guard during her sophomore season, scoring 10 points with 4 boards and 2 assists per game.

19. Haley Thomforde, Eastview, 5-8, guard. Started 27 games as a freshman but only 10 as a sophomore, scoring 6 and then 7 ppg.

20. Molly Duehn, Burnsville, 6-1, forward. Scored 4 ppg for Northern Colorado as a sophomore.

21. Brianna Tisch, Chaska, 6-1, post-big forward. Played in 10 games as a redshirt freshman in 2012, scoring a total of 6 points.

22. Kate Warmack, East Grand Forks, 6-2, post. Averaged 11 points and 7 boards as a sophomore at Bemidji State.

23. Gabby Goever, Worthington, 5-9, guard. Played in 33 games but scored just 2 ppg for South Dakota State.

24. Laura Melquist, Rochester Lourdes, 6-2, post-big forward. Started at UW-Milwaukee, but is not listed on the 2012 roster.

25. Ameshia Kearney, Mpls. South, 5-9, forward. Played 2 years at Johnson County CC, scoring 7 and then 8 ppg.

26. Miki Stephenson, Moorhead, 6-2, post. Averaged 3 points and 2 boards as a sophomore at North Dakota State.

27 (tie). Carissa Wolyniec, DeLaSalle, 5-11, forward-guard. Second in scoring for Concordia (St. Paul) with 10.5 ppg as a sophomore.

Jodi Batzel, Dover-Eyota, 6-1, big forward. Has scored 8 points with 5 rebounds in 2 seasons at Concordia (St. Paul), mostly in a starting role.

29. Morgan Zabel, Northfield, 5-10, forward. Has scored about 6 ppg while started 37 of 54 games in 2 seasons at Moorhead State.

30. Carly Rothstein, St. Michael-Albertville, 5-10, forward. Scored 4 ppg as a sophomore at UM-Crookston.

31. Andrea Whitney, Sartell-St. Stephen, 6-1, forward. Scored 3 points with 3.5 boards in 11 minutes as a redshirt freshman at Augustana.

32. Amanda Barton, Waterville-EM, 6-2, center. Scored 1 ppg as a redshirt freshman at Northern Iowa in 2012, then transferred to Concordia (St. Paul).

33. Alyssa Marschner, Robbinsdale Armstrong, 5-9, guard. Scored about 1.5 ppg in 2 seasons at Drake.

34. Rachel Moen, Burnsville, 5-7, guard. Scored 4 points with 1 assist at St. Cloud State in 2012.

35. Jolene Blood, Irondale, 5-10, guard. Scored 2 ppg in 10 minutes as a sophomore at Concordia (St. Paul).

36. Ellie Wessling, Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted, 5-10, forward-guard. Scored 4 points in 21 minutes as a sophomore and Bemidji State.

37. Megan Lueck, Winona, 5-10, forward-guard. Scored 2 ppg as a sophomore at UMD.

38. Julie Kruse, Maple Grove, 6-1, center. Scored 2 ppg in 8 games at UMD as a freshman, but did not return for an encore in 2012.

39. Melissa Borstner, St. Francis, 5-6, guard. Scored 2 ppg at Bemidi State.

40. Ellen Degler, Chaska, 6-0, forward. A volleyball star who slums at basketball in the winter, she scored 4 ppg with 3 boards over 2 years at Southwest State.

41. Alex Lippert, Willmar, 6-4, center. Scoring 11 points and 6 boards for Concordia (Moorhead).

42. Jessica Fife, Osseo, 5-10, forward. Transferred to Northwestern (MN) for her 2nd year of college and averaged 11 ppg and 10 rebounds.

43. Jennie Kalbfell, Lakeville South, 6-1, forward. Averaged 5 points and 3 boards for Wayne State as a sophomore.

44. Erica Gress, Apple Valley, 6-0, post-power forward. Has averaged about 5 points and 3.5 boards over 2 seasons at Concordia (St. Paul).

45. Ali Dunkelberger, Waconia, 5-10, forward. Plays soccer and basketball at Northwestern (IA). Scored 6 ppg with 4 rebounds.

46. Itisha Alexander, Benilde-St. Margaret's, 5-9, point guard. Scored 7 points with 2 assists and 2.5 boards in 19 minutes as a sophomore at St. Ben's.

47. Kika Greenlee, St. Louis Park, forward. Played at North Iowa Area CC as a freshman in 2012 scoring as many as 27 points in a game.

48. Bridget Schuneman, Centennial, 6-0, post. Averaging 13 ppg and 6 boards for 27-5 Jamestown (NAIA).

49. Hannah Rutten, New York Mills, 6-2, center-power forward. Averaged 4 points and 3.5 rebounds for UMD as a sophomore in 2012.

50. Julia Dysthe, White Bear Lake, 5-7, guard. Averaged 4.5 points as a sophomore at Gustavus Adolphus.

51. Emily Bose, Murray County Central, 6-0, center. Scored 3 ppg as a sophomore at Augustana.

52. Brianna Barrett, Annandale, 5-8, wing. Scored 10 points with 3 boards for St. Ben's as a sophomore.

53. Lane Gehl, Fulda. Spent 2 years at Rochester CTC, scoring 10 ppg in her sophomore year, then transferred to Waldorf College.

54. Carly Jensen, White Bear Lake, 5-9, guard. Scored 7 ppg for 27-5 Jamestown in 2012.

55. Megan Quiram, Cannon Valley Lutheran, 6-4, post.

56 (tie). Adrianna Ivanovich, Bigfork, 6-0, forward, and Megan Powell, Bigford, guard. Ivanovich veraged 12 points and 10 boards as a sophomore at Mesabi Range CC, and became the Lady Norse' top all-time rebounder. Powell scored 1,000 points in her high school career.

58. Jade Pelzl, Rushford-Peterson, 5-5, point guard. Has scored under 1 ppg for 2 years at Wisconsin-Eau Claire.

59 (tie). Jordyn Krekling, Hayfield, 5-9, guard, and Kiley Severson, Hayfield, 6-1, post. Krekling was on the Mankato State roster for one year but (EDIT: Thanks, Kevin: She is not playing anywhere now.) Severson is now a softball pitcher at North Dakota State.

61. Libby Kruse, Orono, 5-7, guard. Scored 6 ppg with 7.5 rebounds as a sophomore at Trinity (TX).

62. Rachel Leitz, Champlin Park, 5-9, forward. Attended Wartburg College as a frosh, no longer on the roster.

63. Bailey Bouman, Pipestone, 5-11, forward. Playing softball at Augustana.

64. Darcy Rice, Eastview, 5-7, guard. Played in just 9 games as a sophomore, scoring under 1 ppg.

65. Jen Field, Maple Grove, 5-4, point guard.

66. Aly Meyer, Caledonia, 6-0, post-power forward. Started college play at Rochester CTC.

67. Ali Hoefer, Robbinsdale Armstrong,

68. Emmy Eschrich, Prior Lake, 6-0, forward. Member of the St. Thomas junior varsity.

69. Tess Lueders, Stillwater, 6-0, forward. Scoring 3.5 ppg with 3 rebounds as a sophomore at UW-River Falls.

70. Elisa Moenkedick, Perham, center. Now throwing the discus at Winona State.

71. Justine Dammerman, New London-Spicer, 5-7, point guard. Now setter for St. Olaf volleyball team.

72. Kaitlin Gerber, Worthington, 5-5, guard.

73. Erica Their, Adrian, 5-7. guard.

74. Natalie Walseth, 6-2, post, Simley. Now playing volleyball at South Dakota.

75. Tyisha Wright, Mpls. Roosevelt, guard.

76. Annessa Hicks, St. Paul Humboldt, 5-2, point guard. Started at UM-Crookston but is no longer on the roster.

77. Abby Fragodt, Benson, 5-11, forward. Now at UM-Morris where she started every game in 2011-2012 and scored 5 points with 7 boards.

78. Brooke Woelber, Pipestone. EDIT: KJA tells me that she is running track at Iowa State.

79. Jill Tichy, Minnetonka, 5-11, forward. Now at UW-Stout.

80. Karli Wendlandt, New London-Spicer.

81 (tie). Lizzie and Rachel Stenhaug, Rochester John Marshall, 5-8, guards. Lizzie is now at Mankato State while Rachel is at Luther College.

83. Sarah Myhre, Barnum, forward.

84. Taylor Cullers, Eastview, 5-10, guard-forward.

85 (tie). Kassy Kallman, 5-8, guard, and Mary Kroenig, 5-10, forward, both Woodbury. Kallman is now playing soccer at Florida State, and Kroenig soccer at Georgetown.

87. Jessica Finck, Bertha-Hewitt, 5-87, point guard. Now at North Dakota State College of Science.

88. Abbey Arends, Albert Lea, 6-0, forward. Now playing at Gustavus.

89. Kinzie Magner, Northern, guard.

90. Grace Veker, Edina, 5-10, forward-guard.

91. Cassie Ziemer, New London-Spicer, forward.

92 (tie). Laicee Grahek, Hibbing. Now running track at UMD. and  Julie Rainey, Stewartville, 5-9, forward. Now playing volleyball at UMD.

94. Nikki Pearson, Staples-Motley guard. Played JC ball at Central Lakes (MN).

95. Kristi Kuhn, Wayzata, 5-6, point guard.

96. Courtney Euerle, Litchfield, 6-1, post. Now at St. Mary's in Winona.

97. Micaela Erickson, Lac Qui Parle Valley, 5-9, guard. Now at Dakota Wesleyan.

98. Mykal Suggs, St. Paul Johnson, guard. Played one year at Iowa Lakes CC.

99. Alyssa Hagen, New Richland-HEG, guard.

100. Katie Swanhorst, Crosby-Ironton.