Minnesota Players to Watch in the State Playoffs

Minnesota Players to Watch in the State Playoffs


The Gopher State playoffs are under way.





Keep an eye on these athletes in the quarter finals taking place today.






https://twitter.com/NSPNminnesota/status/1668345889218347008




Fun Fact: Although Minnesota is the Land of 10,000 Lakes they only seed #1-5 in the state playoffs.





#1 Benilde St. Margaret's vs. Moorhead





Carsen Brandt - 2023 Attack





Benilde St. Margaret's - Marquette






https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DPMcdO_xmk




Caio Stephens - 2023 Defense





Benilde St. Margaret's - High Point






https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcgpFbfAgxY




#2 Lakeville North vs. Cretin-Derham Hall





Austin Winship - 2023 Attack





Lakeville North - Rutgers






https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8y_Xw7agjk




Leo Piscitiello - 2023 Midfield





Lakeville North - Rockhurst






https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0FSbGH9u5o




#3 Shakopee vs. Chisago Lakes





Samuel Zovic - 2023 Defense





Shakopee





#4 Prior Lake vs. #5 Mahtomedi





Ben Mickett - 2023 Midfield





Prior Lake - Maryville






https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9iL32SpIv8




Luke Bloomer - 2023 Goalie





Prior Lake - Carthage






https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v344YTiUIqU




Owen Tacheny - 2023 Faceoff





Mahtomedi - Canisius






https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Svi4HWxUGqE




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Chisago Lakes returns to the tournament after a one-year hiatus. 





Shakopee is making its first tournament appearance. Cretin-Derham Hall is another first-time entrant. 





Lakeville North is making its eighth state tournament trip. The Panthers’ last appearance was in 2021. 





Mahtomedi returns for a sixth tournament appearance, but first since 2019. The Zephyrs defeated Stillwater Area 11-7 in the Section 4 championship game. 





Prior Lake hopes to improve on last year’s runner-up showing. The Lakers won previous championships in 2016, 2018 and 2019. 





Moorhead is making its third consecutive state tournament trip. The Spuds fell in the consolation semifinals in 2022. 





Benilde-St. Margaret’s returns as the two-time defending champion. In a rematch of last year’s championship game, the Red Knights defeated Prior Lake 15-9 on April 27.


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