39 basketball players from Maryland to play in NCAA women’s tournament

Christopher Newport Captains' Camille Malagar and Maryland Terrapins' Allie Kubek

By Maryland State Wire

Mar 18, 2025

Maryland is being represented by 39 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.

Baltimore and Bethesda are the most popular hometowns for NCAA players from Maryland in the tournament.

Maryland Players in 2024 NCAA Tournament

Name	Team	Height	Position	Hometown
Starlette Franklin	Bowdoin Polar Bears	6′2″	Forward	Baltimore
Trinity Massenburg	George Mason Patriots	6′0″	Forward	Baltimore
Da’Brya Clark	Norfolk State Spartans	5′7″	Guard	Baltimore
Maya Carnes	Trinity Bantams	5′5″	Guard	Baltimore
Kiley Wilhelm	Elizabethtown Bluejays	6′0″	Forward	Bel Air
Kyndal Walker	Maryland Terrapins	5′9″	Guard	Beltsville
Ava James	Bates Bobcats	5′9″	Guard	Bethesda
Mary Hollensteiner	Harvard Crimson	6′1″	Forward	Bethesda
Parker Hill	Princeton Tigers	6′4″	Forward	Bethesda
Kiki Rice	UCLA Bruins	5′11″	Guard	Bethesda
Taniya Lawson	Southern Lady Jaguars	5′8″	Guard	Capitol Heights
Ava O'Neil	Gettysburg Bullets	5′6″	Guard	Chevy Chase
Katie Lawson	Vermont Catamounts	6′0″	Guard and Forward	Chevy Chase
Katie Lawson	Washington and Lee Generals	6′0″	Forward and Guard	Chevy Chase
Riley Nelson	Duke Blue Devils	6′2″	Guard	Clarksburg
Alicia Newell	Richmond Spiders	5′9″	Guard	Clinton
Julianna Elkins	Brooklyn Bulldogs	5′9″	Forward	Cockeysville
Camille Malagar	Christopher Newport Captains	5′6″	Guard	Elkridge
Laurie Satchell	Embry-Riddle FL Eagles	5′10″	Forward	Elkridge
Allie Kubek	Maryland Terrapins	6′2″	Forward	Elkton
Talia Trotter	Fayetteville State Broncos	5′5″	Forward	Ellicott City
Qadence Samuels	UConn Huskies	6′0″	Guard	Forestville
Olivia Martin	Duke Blue Devils	5′6″	Guard	Gaithersburg
Ashley Mostrom	Vassar Brewers	5′8″	Guard	Germantown
Madison Scott	Ole Miss Rebels	6′2″	Point Guard and Forward	Indian Head
Maria Gakdeng	North Carolina Tar Heels	6′3″	Center and Forward	Lanham
Lauren Kraft	Catholic Cardinals	5′11″	Forward and Guard	Parkton
Hailee Ford	Seton Hill Griffins	5′10″	Guard and Forward	Perry Hall
Ella Moore	Duke Blue Devils	5′7″	Guard	Poolesville
Fadima Tall	Princeton Tigers	6′0″	Guard and Forward	Silver Spring
Zania Socka-Nguemen	UCLA Bruins	6′3″	Forward	Silver Spring
Jadyn Donovan	Duke Blue Devils	6′0″	Guard and Forward	Upper Marlboro
Maddy McDaniel	South Carolina Gamecocks	5′9″	Guard	Upper Marlboro
Reese Harden	Messiah Falcons	5′8″	Guard	Upperco
Brianna Shuttlewood	Vermont Catamounts	5′8″	Guard	Urbana
Brianna Shuttlewood	Washington and Lee Generals	5′8″	Guard	Urbana
Carolae Barton	Merchant Marine Mariners	6′1″	Forward	Waldorf
Toby Nweke	Princeton Tigers	5′9″	Guard	Woodbine
Ashlyn Bender	Scranton Lady Royals	6′0″	Guard	Woodstock

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