With the calendar flipping to 2024, the juicy part of conference schedules opens up in DII women’s basketball.
Last year, a freshman — Emilee Weakley from Frostburg State — was the DII women’s basketball scoring champion, so big debuts are not uncommon. Who are some of the freshmen you should be watching down the stretch?
Narrowing down just five freshmen from the multitudes of first-year players playing well is no easy task. Thus, the following list is comprised of five freshmen that are making large impacts on what appears to be teams in contention for the DII women’s basketball tournament at the moment.
📊 🏀 The latest DII women’s basketball Power 10 rankings
5 fantastic freshmen to watch in DII women’s basketball
(all stats through Jan. 14, 2024)
Mason Rowland, Guard
Well, the Mavericks knew they were getting something special in Rowland — the 5-foot-7 guard was her high school’s league’s player of the year in volleyball, basketball, and soccer. So it is probably not entirely too surprising that Rowland is second on the Mavericks in scoring, averaging 15.4 points per game while contributing 26.8 minutes per game off the bench. She contributes 5.1 rebounds per game (second-most on the team) as well and is a nice 17-for-49 from 3-point land….
