Conference Preview: Metro Women’s Athletic Association

Prep Girls Hoops Missouri continues its conference previews with a look at the Metro Women’s Athletic Association. The league is paced by perennial powerhouse Incarnate Word Academy, who is coming off a Class 6 state championship in 2021 and Whitfield, who won the Class 5 state championship. Both teams are loaded once again. &nbsp; <h5>The Starting Five</h5> [player_tooltip player_id="162388" first="Saniah" last="Tyler"] 5’7" Incarnate Word Academy (’22): A University of Kentucky commit who averaged 12.7 points, 5.3 assists and 2.3 steals while shooting 35 percent from 3-point range. [player_tooltip player_id="107016" first="Natalie" last="Potts"] 6’2" Incarnate Word Academy (’23): A talented combo forward who averaged 20.7 points and 9.3 rebounds while shooting 60 percent from the field. [player_tooltip player_id="107015" first="Brooklyn" last="Rhodes"] 6’2 Whitfield: A talented 2023 forward who averaged 12 points and 10 rebounds a game as a sophomore. [player_tooltip player_id="107967" first="Jaiden" last="Bryant"] 5’10" Incarnate Word Academy (’22): A Missouri State commit who averaged 9.2 points and 4.2 rebounds as a junior. [player_tooltip player_id="194410" first="JaNyla" last="Bush"] 5’4 Whitfield: A talented 2024 point guard who played a big role in the Warriors run to a state title. Already has multiple Division l offers. &nbsp; <h5>The Best of the Rest</h5> 2022 Kiley Duchardt 6’0 St Joseph’s Academy Kayla Jansen 6’0" St. Joseph’s Academy &nbsp; 2023 [player_tooltip player_id="170618" first="Brooke" last="Coffey"] 6’1 Incarnate Word Academy [player_tooltip player_id="267409" first="Violet" last="McNece"] 5’9" Incarnate Word Academy [player_tooltip player_id="107018" first="Tkiyah" last="Nelson"] 5’10 Whitfield [player_tooltip player_id="204490" first="Treazure" last="Jackson"] 5’9 Whitfield Addie Restovich 5’6" Visitation Academy Kate Restovich 5’6" Visitation Academy Ella Gaona, Nernix Hall Academy Addie Rhea 5’9" Ursuline Academy &nbsp; 2024 Kaylynn James 6’0" Incarnate Word Academy Britney Rhodes 6’1 Whitfield Paige Dolreny 5’9" Cor Jesu Academy