Meet the high school girls lacrosse All-Metro teams, standouts by the dozen
The first-teamers are aimed at colleges that will take some east to the Atlantic, others west to the Rockies.
The Minnesota Star Tribune
June 13, 2024 at 12:43AM
ATTACK
Kaci Kotschevar, senior, Eden Prairie
College plans: Concordia (St. Paul)
Fueled the tradition-rich Eagles’ resurgence with 46 goals and 24 assists in 13 games.
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Charlize Vang, junior, Benilde-St. Margaret’s
College plans: Lindenwood
Her 48 goals this season ranked second for the defending state tournament champs.
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Mia Maxwell, senior, Edina
College plans: undecided
A whopping 48 assists ranked fourth in the state and became the bulk of her 89 points.
MIDFIELD
Tori Tschida, senior, Lakeville South
College plans: Temple
The Star Tribune Metro Player of the Year. She’s a complete player, exceptional at draw control, does a little of everything well.
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Julia Evens, senior, Benilde-St. Margaret’s
College plans: Marquette
The defending state tournament champs return to defend their title this week and Evens, with team-highs in both goals (54) and assists (37), is a primary reason.
Sivanna O’Brien, senior, Lakeville South
College plans: undecided
Speed to burn, and deceptive when she’s about to make a run.
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Abby Grove, junior, Prior Lake
College plans: Rutgers
A selfless player with great field sense, Grove poured a team-best 43 goals into the Lakers’ offense. Prior Lake earned the second seed in this week’s state tournament.
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Ella Berg, senior, Gentry Academy
College plans: Louisville
Carried the Stars to the Section 4 championship game with 65 goals and a matching 65 assists this spring and tallied a hat trick in a loss to Stillwater.
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DEFENDERS
Addie Hammes, junior, Lakeville South
College plans: Colorado (Colorado Springs)
She’s considered the captain of the Cougars defense. Incredibly high lacrosse IQ means she is always in the right places.
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Jada Chenitz, junior, Blake
College plans: undecided
Tabbed as her team’s top defender as a freshman and sophomore and didn’t take a step back this season. Right-hand dominant but comfortable switching hands.
Piper Green, senior, Prior Lake
College plans: Colorado Mesa
The Lakers graduated their No. 1 goalie but still rank second in goals-against average (5.2) among teams in this week’s state tournament field.
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GOALIE
Kate Baell, junior, Lakeville South
College plans: undecided
Backbone of the Cougars defense. Appreciated for her vocal leadership, Baell permitted a paltry 3.3 goals this spring.
Second team
Attack: Charlotte Fannin, jr., Lakeville South; Jaeda Jensen, sr., White Bear Lake; Kayleigh Sandell, sr., Prior Lake
Midfield: Madi Brinkman, jr., Park of Cottage Grove; Katie Grubbs, sr., Lakeville South; Lilly Palm, soph., Minnetonka; Maycie Neubauer, sr., Stillwater; Avery Wallace, sr., Eden Prairie; Josie Wallace, sr., Eden Prairie; Sofia Watts, sr., Cretin-Derham Hall
Defense: Jadyn Hahn, sr., Chanhassen; Madeline Sazama, jr., Prior Lake; Elsa Swenson, sr., Stillwater
Goalie: Katie Colleran, sr., Chanhassen
How the picks were made
The Star Tribune’s All-Metro teams and Metro Players of the Year were chosen based on nominations from metro-area coaches, conversations with coaches and staff observations.
Six players plus head coach Garrett Raboin and assistant coach Ben Gordon are from Minnesota. The tournament’s games will be televised starting Monday.
