Five women are returning to their roots in Texas the first weekend in April to compete in the NCAA Women's Final Four.
From LSU, there's Sa'Myah Smith, Alisa Williams, Amani Bartlett and Alexis Morris. And from Virginia Tech, there's Carleigh Wenzel.
Iowa and South Carolina do not have any athletes on their roster from Texas.
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LSU
Here are the four Texans on LSU's roster, where they're from, where they attended high school and their 2022-23 season stats:
Sa'Myah Smith, freshman forward / DeSoto / DeSoto High School
| GP | FG% | 3F% | FT% | PPG | RPG | APG | BPG | STG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | 0.525 | 0.100 | 0.565 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.3 |
Smith won back-to-back state titles with her high school team. The Tigers are now practicing at her high school gymnasium to prepare for the women's Final Four.
Alisa Williams, freshman forward / Denton / Braswell High School
| GP | FG% | 3F% | FT% | PPG | RPG | APG | BPG | STG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 0.381 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Amani Bartlett, sophomore forward / Cleveland / Houston Christian High School
| GP | FG% | 3F% | FT% | PPG | RPG | APG | BPG | STG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 0.565 | 0.0 | 0.625 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
Alexis Morris, fifth-year guard / Beaumont / Texas A&M
| GP | FG% | 3F% | FT% | PPG | RPG | APG | BPG | STG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | 0.43 | 0.336 | 0.776 | 14.9 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
Virginia Tech
Here is the one woman on Virginia Tech's roster, where in Texas she's from, where she attended high school and her 2022-23 season stats:
Carleigh Wenzel, freshman guard / San Antonio / Antonian College Prep
Wenzel does not have stats available, meaning she hasn't had court time this season.