Preview: Visitation Christmas Tournament

The Visitation Christmas Tournament is annually one of top girls events in the state during the holiday season. The 16-team event will begin on Saturday, Dec. 19 and will run until Dec. 28. Here is a look at the schedule and players to watch at Visitation. <h4>Schedule</h4> Saturday, December 19 (First Round) 2 Webster Groves vs. 15 Cor Jesu, 10 a.m. 7 St. Joes vs. 10 Lift for Life, 11:30 a.m. 3 Westminster vs. 14 Visitation, 1 p.m. 6 Parkway North vs. 11 Parkway South, 2:30 p.m. 1 Incarnate Word vs. 16 University City, 4 p.m. 8 Marquette vs. 9 John Burroughs, 5:30 p.m 5 Cardinal Ritter vs. 12 Nerinx Hall, 7 p.m. 4 Whitfield vs. 13 Eureka, 8:30 p.m. &nbsp; Saturday, December 26 (Quarterfinals) Whitfield/Eureka winner vs. Cardinal Ritter-Nerinx Hall winner, 4 p.m. IWA-U. City winner vs. Marquette-JBS winner, 5:30 p.m. WCA-Viz winner vs. Parkway North-Parkway South winner, 7 p.m. Webster Groves-CJA winner vs. St. Joe's-Lift for Life winner, 8:30 p.m. &nbsp; Sunday, December 27 Championship Semifinals, 7 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. &nbsp; Monday, December 28 Consolation, 2:30 p.m. Seventh Place, 4 p.m. Fifth Place, 5:30 p.m. Third Place, 7 p.m. Championship, 8:30 p.m. &nbsp; <h4>Players to Watch</h4> 2021 [player_tooltip player_id="168022" first="Kelsey" last="Blakemore"] 5’9" Whitfield Mackenzie Duff 6’0" Nerinx Hall [player_tooltip player_id="201549" first="Kate" last="Hillyer"] 5’10" Eureka Daniyah Ward 6’0" Lift for Life [player_tooltip player_id="161972" first="Kennedi" last="Watkins"] 5’11" Marquette [player_tooltip player_id="161988" first="Aliyah" last="Williams"] 5’4" Parkway North &nbsp; 2022 [player_tooltip player_id="107967" first="Jaiden" last="Bryant"] 5’10" Incarnate Word Kiley Duchart 6’0" St. Josesph’s [player_tooltip player_id="107975" first="Brooke" last="Highmark"] 5’8" Westminster [player_tooltip player_id="107961" first="Vanessa" last="Polk"] 6’2" John Burroughs Ellie Poloucek 5’6" Webster Groves Saniah Ward 5’7" Incarnate Word &nbsp; 2023 [player_tooltip player_id="170618" first="Brooke" last="Coffey"] 6’1" Incarnate Word Alivia McCulla 6’0" Parkway South [player_tooltip player_id="107018" first="Tkiyah" last="Nelson"] 5’10" Whitfield [player_tooltip player_id="107016" first="Natalie" last="Potts"] 6’2" Incarnate Word [player_tooltip player_id="107015" first="Brooklyn" last="Rhodes"] 6’2" Whitfield [player_tooltip player_id="201550" first="Peyton" last="Starks"] 5’10" John Burroughs &nbsp; 2024 [player_tooltip player_id="194410" first="JaNyla" last="Bush"] 5’5" Whitfield [player_tooltip player_id="194409" first="Chantrel" last="Clayton"] 5’7" Cardinal Ritter [player_tooltip player_id="202412" first="Allie" last="Turner"] 5’8" John Burroughs [player_tooltip player_id="194408" first="Hannah" last="Wallace"] 6’1" Cardinal Ritter Ai’Naya Williams 6’2" Cardinal Ritter