March Madness: Last-Tear, Emma-Nnopu advance

• Georgia Amoore and Amelia Hassett's Kentucky Wildcats eliminated
• Lizzy Williamson's NC State is the two seed in Region 1
• Just three Australians are left in the tournament

Thirteen of Australia's best young basketballers started their quests NCAA women's national championship during the 2025 March Madness tournament starting March 20, 2025.

Senior point guard Last-Tear Poa started for LSU in its Regional 1 in Spokane second round hammering of Florida State 101-71 on Tuesday, March 25, 2025 while Agnes Emma-Nnopu played 28 minutes in TCU's demolition of Fairleigh Dickerson 73-51.

Emma-Nnopu finished with 10 points, seven rebounds and block.

LSU is in the Sweet 16 against NC State, which means Poa and Emma-Nnopu will battle for a spot on the Elite Eight on Saturday, March 29, 2025, in Spokane Washington.

Just three Australian players' teams remain after the first weekend of the tournament after Georgia Amoore and Amelia Hassett's Kentucky Wildcats lost in a 80-79 overtime heartbreaker to Kansas State on Monday, March 24, 2025.

Amoore, a WNBA star in the making, had a chance to win it at the buzzer but her baseline runner was short. She finished with 18 points, three rebounds, six assists, a steal and a block in 45 MINUTES.

Australian players still in:

1. LSU Tigers: Last-Tear Poa
2. NC State: Lizzy Williamson (Not playing)
3. TCU: Agnes Emma-Nnopu

Australian players eliminated:

• Utah Utes: Chyra Evans
• Utah Utes: Grace Foster
• Nebraska: Jessica Petrie
• Columbia: Kitty Henderson
• Columbia: Fliss Henderson
• California: Lulu Twidale‍
• William and Mary: Rebekah Frisby-Smith‍
• Kentucky Wildcats: Georgia Amoore‍
• Kentucky Wildcats: Amelia Hassett
• ‍Oregon State: Kelsey Rees

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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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