2023 MINNESOTA STATE HIGH SCHOOL CLASS AA GIRLS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT QUARTERFINAL SCHEDULE
(Games played Wednesday, March 15 at Williams Arena on the University of Minnesota campus)
6:00: Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial vs. Providence Academy (Seed 1)
8:00: Minnehaha Academy (Seed 5) vs. New London-Spicer (Seed 4)
(Games played Wednesday, March 15 at Maturi Pavilion on the University of Minnesota campus.
6;00: Crosby-Ironton vs. Goodhue (Seed 2)
8:00: Perham vs. Albany (Seed 3)
EXAMINING THE FIELD
Opening up the Class AA portion of Quarterfinal Wednesday is the Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial Knights who are back for the second straight year. Their only loss this season has been to perennial power Rochester Lourdes. They have coasted through the regular season against southern Minnesota schools and things get tougher for the Knights because they face the top seeded and defending Class AA champion Providence Academy Lions. The Lions are loaded with young talent, led by freshman sensation Maddyn Greenway and sister Hope and Grace Counts. They are the best all around team in this area and a power for years with plenty of underclass players. It's going to be a not so warm welcome for the Knights but can they pull off the upset or will Providence Academy bring back a second title trophy to its Plymouth campus?
Wrapping up the Williams Arena portion of the day's festivities is the fifth seeded Minnehaha Academy Redhawks facing the fourth seeded New London-Spicer Wildcats. They are two programs with a ton tourney experience. Minnehaha Academy is playing in its 15th state tournament and New London-Spicer, under the veteran leadership of Mike Dreier is playing in their 20th. Six of the Redhawks seven defeats have been to teams in this yea's field, including two to Providence Academy. The Wildcats lone defeat was a one point loss to Crosby-Ironton. This should be a great game to close the day? A gsame you won't want to miss.
Next door at Maturi Pavilion is your first chance to see another outstanding freshman in Crosby-Ironton's Tori Oehrlein. She broke the 2000 career point mark this season and has led the Rangers to their fifth state tournament and their first since 2008. The Rangers have a tough task ahead in the second seeded Goodhue Wildcats, who make their ninth trip up Highway 52 to The Barn. Goodhue has been a dominant team for years in Class A and due to realignment, they moved up to Class AA. The Wildcats have won nine straight games since losing to Stewartville. Can they make in 10 in a row?
Closing out the day is the team with the longest state tournament drought, the Perham Yellowjackets, playing in their first state tournament since 1991. The euphoria of ending a long drought could end quick since they face the third seeded Albany Huskies who are playing in their 16th state tournament and have not lost since they were defeated by New London-Spicer 45-33 December 20. Can Perham [pull the upset or will Albany possibly get a rematch with New London-Spicer is they meet in the Class AA final.
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