Rising Prospects: Intriguing Performers from Midwest Madness

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Today, we'll wrap up some content from this past weekend's event in New Berlin at OAW Indoor Sports Facility. We will highlight a few more players who stood out in games I watched over this past weekend. In the coming days, we will shift our attention to some Division 1 prospects for programs who will be out during the April Live Period this coming weekend, wherever they may be headed around the country.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1236090' first='Elly' last='Gardner']</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The 2029 prospect from Central Wisconsin received her first Division 1 offer after her weekend of games from former UWGB assistant and new Purdue Fort Wayne head coach Kate Peterson-Abiad, which may have been her first offer after taking the job, which says how highly she thinks of Gardner, and it's easy to see why. The Columbus Catholic guard is a confident, quick, and skilled lead guard who can create her shot off the dribble, get downhill, and score from all three levels.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1753992' first='Ellie' last='Apuan']</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Nobody impressed me as much as the La Crosse native this past weekend. I had seen a few of her high school games on stream, and she was an off-ball player who took most of her shots from beyond the arc. However, she was much more versatile on the offensive end with her [program_tooltip program_id='1230720' first='Team' last='Herro'] group and was a handful for anyone guarding her. She has all the athletic tools to be a player who could garner interest from scholarship programs over the next few seasons.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1228363' first='Madeline' last='Volpe']</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Whitefish Bay guard has been a part of a well-rounded [program_tooltip program_id='713043' first='Wisconsin' last='Impact'] group for a few years and has contributed to efficent basketball on the offensive end. Volpe reads defenses well and allows them to dictate the game. She can space the floor well from the perimeter, cut, pass, and run off screens. She is a threat whenever she's on the floor, and doesn't need the ball to be a handful for opposing defenses. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1229695' first='Ndey' last='Cham']</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Madison native has all the tools to be a player who contributes to winning at any level. Cham plays hard on both ends of the floor and has an excellent motor. There is room for her to grow on both ends of the floor, but with the effort she puts in on both ends of the court, she can be an impactful player who can generate extra possessions on both ends of the floor. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->