81 basketball players from Massachusetts to play in women’s NCAA March Madness tournament

Bates Bobcats' Lily Lambo and Trinity Bantams' Avery Marzo

By Bay State News

Mar 18, 2025

Massachusetts is being represented by 81 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.

Boston is the most popular hometown for NCAA players from Massachusetts in the tournament with 4 players.

Massachusetts Players in 2024 NCAA Tournament

Name	Team	Height	Position	Hometown
Shea Montague	Smith Pioneers	6′0″	Guard	Amesbury
Melissa Leone	Bowdoin Polar Bears	6′1″	Forward and Guard	Ashland
Rachel Ullstrom	Richmond Spiders	6′1″	Guard	Auburn
Michaela O'Neil	Johns Hopkins Blue Jays	5′11″	Forward	Auburndale
Carly Whiteside	UMass Dartmouth Corsairs	6′2″	Forward	Barnstable Town
Sofia Mazzotta	Endicott Gulls	5′4″	Guard	Billerica
Payton Richard	Richmond Spiders	6′0″	Guard	Bolton
Laura Johnson-Shedd	Assumption Greyhounds	5′7″	Guard	Boston
Tayla Barros	Daemen Wildcats	5′9″	Guard	Boston
Oluchi Okananwa	Duke Blue Devils	5′10″	Guard	Boston
Taina Mair	Duke Blue Devils	5′9″	Guard	Boston
Shania Gardner	Bridgewater State Bears	5′6″	Guard	Brockton
Nasi Simmons	Columbia Lions	5′9″	Guard	Brockton
Shyla Montgomery	Daemen Wildcats	5′6″	Guard	Brockton
Marina Callahan	Assumption Greyhounds	5′11″	Forward	Burlington
Ashleigh Johnson	Bridgewater State Bears	5′7″	Guard	Carver
Emery Mullen	Vassar Brewers	5′10″	Guard	Charlton
Ceilagh Harrington	Endicott Gulls	6′1″	Forward	Chelmsford
Sydney Jones	Bowdoin Polar Bears	5′6″	Guard	Chestnut Hill
Bella Vaz	Saint Anselm Hawks	5′9″	Guard	Danvers
Kasey Oliver	UMass Dartmouth Corsairs	5′4″	Guard	Dartmouth
Teagan Curran	Assumption Greyhounds	6′0″	Guard	Duxbury
Sophie Bradbury	Bridgewater State Bears	5′8″	Guard	East Bridgewater
Cristina Negron	UMass Dartmouth Corsairs	5′6″	Guard	Easthampton Town
Hannah Blake	Western New England Golden Bears	5′10″	Forward	Foxborough
Katie Regan	Western New England Golden Bears	5′9″	Forward	Framingham
Perry Blasetti	Western New England Golden Bears	5′9″	Guard	Hingham
Aislinn Gibson	William & Mary Tribe	6′2″	Guard	Hingham
Elizabeth Cain	Amherst Mammoths	5′11″	Forward	Holden
Kiki Fossbender	Trinity Bantams	5′5″	Guard	Hopkinton
Emily Quinn	Bridgewater State Bears	5′3″	Guard	Lancaster
Fiona Neilon	Trinity Bantams	5′7″	Guard	Lawrence
Kailee McDonald	Fairleigh Dickinson Knights	5′9″	Guard	Lowell
Grace Klonsky	Bentley Falcons	5′7″	Guard	Lynnfield
Hope Nardone	Tufts Jumbos	6′0″	Forward	Lynnfield
Cassidy Yeomans	Bentley Falcons	5′5″	Guard	Marion
Lillie Cumming	Trinity Bantams	5′10″	Forward	Medfield
Lauren Beach	Fairfield Stags	6′1″	Guard and Forward	Medway
Sam Dewey	Richmond Spiders	6′2″	Forward	Melrose
Lucy Palmer	Trinity Bantams	5′6″	Guard	Middleton
Kyra Rice	Endicott Gulls	5′5″	Guard	Millis
Caroline Ducharme	UConn Huskies	6′2″	Guard	Milton
Madi Forman	Trinity Bantams	6′1″	Forward	Natick
Lucy Dorion	Trinity Bantams	5′9″	Guard and Forward	Needham
Lexi Thompson	Bridgewater State Bears	5′6″	Guard	New Bedford
Tatum Murray	Gettysburg Bullets	5′9″	Guard	Newton
Abigail Wright	Harvard Crimson	6′1″	Guard and Forward	Newton
Beyounce Okoh	UMass Dartmouth Corsairs	6′0″	Guard	Norfolk
Hannah Martin	Smith Pioneers	5′7″	Guard	North Andover
Sara Cashin	Mount Saint Mary Knights	5′11″	Forward	Norwell
Tricia Wladkowski	Endicott Gulls	5′9″	Guard and Forward	Norwood
Erin Reen	Western New England Golden Bears	5′5″	Guard	Norwood
Gjamory'a McTier	Saint Joseph Blue Jays	5′6″	Forward	Palmer
Teja Andrews	UMass Dartmouth Corsairs	5′8″	Guard	Plymouth
Emma Dahl	Assumption Greyhounds	5′9″	Guard	Quincy
Shay Bollin	Illinois Fighting Illini	6′3″	Forward	Raynham
Julia Elie	Bentley Falcons	6′2″	Forward	Rockland
Amaris Mills	UMass Dartmouth Corsairs	5′8″	Guard	Roxbury
Maeve Moriarty	Assumption Greyhounds	6′1″	Forward	Sagamore Beach
Chloe Azoff	Bridgewater State Bears	5′6″	Guard	Sandwich
Tova Gelb	Vassar Brewers	5′8″	Guard	Sharon
Avery Marzo	Trinity Bantams	5′10″	Guard	Shrewsbury
Hannah Marzo	Trinity Bantams	5′5″	Guard	Shrewsbury
Karlie Cosme	Bridgewater State Bears	5′6″	Forward	Somerset
Mia Gentile	Endicott Gulls	5′4″	Guard	Somerset
Jemima Joseph	UMass Dartmouth Corsairs	5′10″	Forward	Somerville
Caroline Peper	NYU Violets	6′0″	Guard	South Easton
Danielle Adams	Bates Bobcats	6′0″	Forward	Southborough
Sarah Shaw	Endicott Gulls	5′9″	Forward	Southwick
Niya Morgen	Bentley Falcons	5′6″	Guard	Swampscott
Olivia Found	Assumption Greyhounds	5′7″	Guard	Wakefield
Emma Shiney	Endicott Gulls	5′6″	Guard	Wakefield
Lily Lambo	Bates Bobcats	5′9″	Guard	Watertown Town
Gabby Bellacqua	Bates Bobcats	5′8″	Guard	West Newbury
Gianna Strange	Western New England Golden Bears	6′0″	Forward	Westfield
Carly Davey	Bowdoin Polar Bears	5′4″	Point Guard	Westford
Laura Mendell	Amherst Mammoths	5′8″	Guard	Westport
Kylie DuCharme	Bentley Falcons	6′0″	Forward	Wilmington
Emily Collins	Assumption Greyhounds	6′2″	Forward	Winchester
Ashlyn Pacheco	Assumption Greyhounds	5′7″	Guard	Woburn
Molly Stokes	Assumption Greyhounds	5′10″	Guard	Worcester

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