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Women's Tournament
March Madness: Kitty's Columbia roars back
Jessica Petrie, Kitty Henderson, Georgia Amoore and Lizzy Williamson will compete for the NCAA Women's National Championship in 2025. Photos: Getty Images
See which Australians will play for an NCAA title and their draw for March Madness.
- Georgia Amoore and Amelia Hassett Kentucky Wildcats are the three seed in Region 3
- Lizzy Williamson's NC State is the two seed in Region 1
- Kitty and Fliss Henderson's Columbia Lions are an 11th seed in Region 4
Thirteen of Australia's best young basketballers have started their quests NCAA women's national championship during the 2025 March Madness tournament starting March 20, 2025 (AEST).
Kitty Henderson's Columbia came from behind to beat the Washington Huskies 63-60. Henderson played 38 minutes while younger sister Fliss didn't hit the floor.
The Australian players in the tournament:
- Columbia: Kitty Henderson
- Columbia: Fliss Henderson
- Kentucky Wildcats: Georgia Amoore
- Kentucky Wildcats: Amelia Hassett
- LSU Tigers: Last-Tear Poa
- NC State: Lizzy Williamson
- Nebraska: Jessica Petrie
- Utah Utes: Chyra Evans
- Utah Utes: Grace Foster
- William and Mary: Rebekah Frisby-Smith
- Oregon State: Kelsey Rees
- TCU: Agnes Emma-Nnopu
- California: Lulu Twidale
NCAA TOURNAMENT DRAW FOR AUSSIES
Saturday, March 22:
- Kentucky vs Liberty, 3am (AEDT)
- Utah vs Indiana, 4.30am (AEDT)
- Louisville vs Nebraska, 9am (AEDT)
Sunday, March 23:
- NC State vs Vermont, 5am (AEDT)
- LSU vs San Diego State, 1.30pm (AEDT)
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Fifth year Senior point guard Georgia Amoore, from Ballarat, Victoria, will lead the 12th ranked Kentucky Wildcats into the tournament averaging 18.8 points per game, 2.1 rebounds and 6.9 assists after transferring from Virginia Tech before the start of the 2024-25 season. Junior forward teammate Amelia Hassett, from Albury, Victoria, is also contributing significantly to the 22-6 Wildcats with 8.9 points per game, 8.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists.
Senior Last-Tear Poa, in her last year of eligibility, will head back to the tournie with the ninth-ranked LSU Tigers. The Tigers are third in the SEC at 27-4. Poa is averaging 2.1 points per game, a rebound, and 1.9 assists in 12 minutes.
Sisters Senior Kitty and Sophomore Fliss Henderson, from North Curl Curl, NSW, have been getting the job done for Columbia in the Ivy League. The Lions are 21-5 and first in their conference.
Guard Kitty is putting up outstanding numbers, averaging 13.5 points per game, 6.3 rebounds, and 4.9 assists on 46.2% from the field while guard Fliss is averaging 4.4 points per game, 4.6 rebounds, and 2.5 assists on 36.6% from the field.
Senior centre Lizzy Williamson, from Adelaide, South Australia, is getting limited minutes for the highest ranked team an Australian will compete for in the knockout tournament. NC State is ranked 7th in the nation and is the two seed in Region 1. Williamson is averaging 6.8 minutes per game as a back-up, dropping 1.6 points and grabbing two rebounds per contest.
Freshman guard Grace Foster will line-up for the seven seed Utah Utes in Region 1. They are in the same bracket as NC State and if both win, they'll play each other in the second round in Rayleigh. Junior forward Chyra Evans, from Newcastle, NSW, transferred from the University of Michigan ahead of the 2024-25 season but hasn't played this season while Freshman Foster, from Perth, Western Australia, has played in six games, averaging nine minutes per game, 1.8 points, 0.7 rebounds and .05 assists.
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