AAU State Tourney: 2023 recap & All-Tournament Teams
If you read my stuff, or talk to me in the gym, you know that I am seldom at a loss for words. (Sorry!) But when it comes to describing Matt Froehle’s Minnesota Fury 2023 UAA squad it’s hard to…
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Continue ReadingIf you read my stuff, or talk to me in the gym, you know that I am seldom at a loss for words. (Sorry!) But when it comes to describing Matt Froehle’s Minnesota Fury 2023 UAA squad it’s hard to know what to say. They are just so damn good. They proved it once again this weekend in Shakopee, turning in six consecutive top-drawer performances. The Fury won by an average of 23 points per game as they captured another AAU 2023 State Championship.
Led by the #4-ranked player in the class, Kennedy Sanders Kennedy Sanders 5'8" | CG Chaska | 2023 State MN of Chaska, the Fury rolled over all of their opponents. It was true in the qualifying games. It was true in bracket play. And it was also true on Sunday as they dispatched North Tartan Elite and Minnesota Stars Hersch to take home the title once again. Although it was more closely contested than the 2024 Division, the 2023 final wasn’t exactly a nail-biter.
The Fury went up early and by the time the first half ended Froehle’s girls were ahead by a count of 32-20. After the brief break, it was more of the same. By the 12-minute mark the score was 40-20. As the game went on the Stars were looking weary and were unable to mount any real semblance of a charge. In spite of the best efforts of top-20 prospect Aby Shubert Aby Shubert 5'8" | CG Kasson-Mant. | 2023 State MN (Kasson-Mantorville), the constant defensive pressure of Emily Bowron Emily Bowron 5'7" | SG Rochester Lourdes | 2023 State MN (Kasson-Mantorville) and quality play inside by Katelyn Maciej Katelyn Maciej 6'2" | PF Rogers | 2023 State MN (Rogers) and Brylee Iverson Brylee Iverson 6'0" | SF Triton | 2023 State MN (Triton), it became obvious that the Stars were no match for the Fury on this particular day. The final score was 59-38.
Sanders averaged more than 12 points per game for the tournament while Molly Lenz Molly Lenz 5'8" | CG Eden Prairie | 2023 State MN (Eden Prairie) and Brynn Beffert Brynn Beffert 6'0" | PF Hutchinson | 2023 State MN (Hutchinson) were over 9. Teresa Kiewiet Teresa Kiewiet 5'10" | SF Mankato West | 2023 State MN (Mankato West), Ashley Schuelke Ashley Schuelke 5'10" | SF Chaska | 2023 State MN (Chaska) and Zoey Washington Zoey Washington 5'9" | CG St. Croix Lutheran | 2023 State MN (Mahtomedi) each contributed about 7 ppg. That’s typical of how it has gone this summer for the Fury, who boast the deepest, most talented roster in the class with four players in the 2023 top 10 and five more ranked between 11 and 20.
Here is the complete roster for Fury 2023 UAA listed in the order of their Prep Girls Hoops prospect ranking. Everyone on the team is a member of the class of 2023.
#4 Kennedy Sanders Kennedy Sanders 5'8" | CG Chaska | 2023 State MN – Chaska
#6 Molly Lenz Molly Lenz 5'8" | CG Eden Prairie | 2023 State MN – Eden Prairie
#7 Shania Van Nett Shania Van Nett 5'7" | CG Como Park | 2023 State MN – St. Paul Como Park
#11 Brynn Beffert Brynn Beffert 6'0" | PF Hutchinson | 2023 State MN – Hutchinson
#12 Teresa Kiewiet Teresa Kiewiet 5'10" | SF Mankato West | 2023 State MN – Mankato West
#15 Sophi Hall Sophi Hall 6'1" | CG Holy Family | 2023 State MN – Holy Family
#17 Ashley Schuelke Ashley Schuelke 5'10" | SF Chaska | 2023 State MN – Chaska
#20 Zoey Washington Zoey Washington 5'9" | CG St. Croix Lutheran | 2023 State MN – Mahtomedi
#29 Sydnee Nelson Sydnee Nelson 5'5" | CG Red Wing | 2023 State MN – Red Wing
Injured and unable to play was #16 Abby Krzewinski Abby Krzewinski 5'11" | PF Wayzata | 2023 State MN of Wayzata who is out with a torn ACL.
2023 ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
1st team
- Kennedy Sanders Kennedy Sanders 5'8" | CG Chaska | 2023 State MN – Fury UAA (Chaska)
- Molly Lenz Molly Lenz 5'8" | CG Eden Prairie | 2023 State MN – Fury UAA (Eden Prairie)
- Teresa Kiewiet Teresa Kiewiet 5'10" | SF Mankato West | 2023 State MN – Fury UAA (Mankato West)
- Aby Shubert Aby Shubert 5'8" | CG Kasson-Mant. | 2023 State MN – Stars Hersch (Kasson-Mantorville)
- Camryn Smith Camryn Smith 5'7" | SG Spring Lake Park | 2023 State MN – FBC Real (Spring Lake Park)
2nd team
- Somah Kamara – FBC Real (Robbinsdale Cooper) (2024)
- Emily Bowron Emily Bowron 5'7" | SG Rochester Lourdes | 2023 State MN – Stars Hersch (Rochester Lourdes)
- Ella Johnson Ella Johnson 6'2" | SF Elk River | 2023 State MN – North Tartan Elite (Elk River)
- Kennedy Klick Kennedy Klick 6'0" | CG Maple Grove | 2023 State MN – North Tartan Milan (Roseville)
- Maren Westin Maren Westin 5'8" | CG Becker | 2023 State MN – Comets Elite (Becker)
3rd team
- Karlee Fisher Karlee Fisher 5'7" | CG Armstrong | 2023 State MN – Suns Bluestar (Robbinsdale Armstrong)
- Audrey Kormann Audrey Kormann 6'2" | PF Maple Grove | 2023 State MN – Metro Stars Wiese (Maple Grove)
- Anna Lenzen Anna Lenzen 5'9" | CG Chaska | 2023 State MN – Fury Yellow (Chaska)
- Juliana Ewald Juliana Ewald 5'6" | CG Pillager | 2023 State MN – Stars Knight (Pillager)
- Haylie Strum Haylie Strum 5'6" | CG Stewartville | 2023 State MN – Southern Minnesota Fury (Stewartville)
Top photo: Minnesota Fury 2023 UAA were the best of the best among the state’s incoming sophomores. Pictured in the back row (left to right) are Teresa Kiewiet Teresa Kiewiet 5'10" | SF Mankato West | 2023 State MN , Ashley Schuelke Ashley Schuelke 5'10" | SF Chaska | 2023 State MN , Brynn Beffert Brynn Beffert 6'0" | PF Hutchinson | 2023 State MN , Sophi Hall Sophi Hall 6'1" | CG Holy Family | 2023 State MN and Abby Krzewinski Abby Krzewinski 5'11" | PF Wayzata | 2023 State MN . Front row (left to right): Zoey Washington Zoey Washington 5'9" | CG St. Croix Lutheran | 2023 State MN , Kennedy Sanders Kennedy Sanders 5'8" | CG Chaska | 2023 State MN , Sydnee Nelson Sydnee Nelson 5'5" | CG Red Wing | 2023 State MN and Molly Lenz Molly Lenz 5'8" | CG Eden Prairie | 2023 State MN . Not pictured is Shania Van Nett Shania Van Nett 5'7" | CG Como Park | 2023 State MN . (Photo courtesy of Minnesota Fury)