Green Mountain Times

Vermont is being represented by five 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.

Shelburne, Newport, Hinesburg, Sharon and Essex are the hometowns for the players from Vermont.

Name	Team	Height	Position	Hometown
Paige Winter	Western New England Golden Bears	5′6″	Guard	Essex
Shelby Companion	UMass Dartmouth Corsairs	5′7″	Guard	Hinesburg
Cora Nadeau	Endicott Gulls	5′9″	Forward and Guard	Newport
Stella Galanes	Tufts Jumbos	5′8″	Guard	Sharon
Samara Ashooh	Smith Pioneers	6′1″	Forward	Shelburne

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