On Friday night, the Wisconsin Badgers ladies’s basketball crew formally introduced three new members of the roster for the 2022-2023 season. Sania Copeland, a 5-foot-7 guard from Olathe, Kan.; Mary Ferrito, a 5-foot-10 guard from Columbus, Ohio; and Ronnie Porter, a 5-foot-2 guard from St. Paul, Minn. are part of a roster overhaul that the Badgers have gone by because the finish of final season.

“My workers and I are overjoyed to welcome these extra items to the puzzle for subsequent yr’s crew,” stated head coach Marisa Moseley in a launch from UW. “As I stated from the start, we would like nice people who find themselves additionally winners! All three of those younger ladies epitomize that cost and be a part of the opposite members of subsequent yr’s class to assist take Badger WBB again one step nearer to long run success!”

Along with these three new gamers, the Badgers additionally introduced in grad switch level guard Avery LaBarbera from Holy Cross and 4 new freshmen that signed again in November for a grand complete of eight new faces heading into subsequent season.

Sania Copeland

5-foot-7, Guard
Hometown: Olathe, Kan.
College: Olathe North Excessive College
B5Q dedication submit: proper right here

• One of many top-five guards within the state of Kansas
• 2022 first-team all-state; 2021 second-team all-state
• Led her crew to a fourth-place end within the 2022 state match
• AAU crew completed fifth on the EYBL Peach Jam in 2021
• Named MVP of the 2021 Junior NBA Championship
• Member of the 2021 Seth Curry Underrated Tour
• Set highschool scoring report with 1,102 factors
• Three-time all-conference
• Member of the dignity roll all 4 years

Hear if from coach: “She has an exceptional work ethic and willpower to grow to be the most effective at no matter she does. She performs with a chip on her shoulder and a ardour for profitable that our followers are certain to like.”

Mary Ferrito

5-foot-10, Guard
Hometown: Columbus, Ohio
College: Jonathan Alder Excessive College
B5Q dedication submit: proper right here

• Averaged 18.3 factors, 5.3 rebounds, 2.9 steals and a couple of.5 assists per sport as a senior
• 2022 Second-Crew All-State (DII)
• Two-time first-team All-Convention
• Convention Participant of the Yr as a senior
• Named a CBC Athlete of the Month and 270 Hoops Participant of the Week
• Named crew MVP and captain
• Scored 1,229 profession factors
• Has a 4.0 cumulative GPA
• Mother and father are each UW graduates

Hear it from coach: “Her versatility and knack for scoring match proper into our tradition. Mary’s aggressive nature and want to be pushed in all the things that she does made her dedication a no brainer! Born and raised a Badger, we will’t wait to have her in Madison.”

Ronnie Porter

5-foot-2, Guard
Hometown: St. Paul, Minn.
College: Como Park Excessive College
B5Q dedication submit: proper right here

• Averaged 22.7 factors, 5.6 assists and 4.9 rebounds per sport as a senior
• Led Como Park to the 2022 Minnesota State Match, ending third
• Two-time all-state
• 2022 Miss Minnesota Basketball nominee
• 2022 St. Paul Pioneer Press East Metro Participant of the Yr
• 4-time convention participant of the yr
• Scored 2,174 factors for her profession
• 2022 All-American
• 2022 MSHSL All-Star sport participant

Hear it from coach: “She is a fierce competitor with extraordinarily excessive basketball IQ and a coronary heart of a champion. Ronnie will shortly grow to be a fan favourite for her fearless play and innate skill to make these round her higher. She’s going to present vital depth at our level guard.”

New title for Kate Barnosky

• I wasn’t actually certain the place to place this nugget of information, as a result of it didn’t require its personal submit, so it’s going to go right here, okay? Assistant coach Kate Barnosky was promoted to affiliate head coach again on April 7. Barnosky got here to Madison from Boston College with head coach Marisa Moseley in 2021 and she or he should be well-liked within the locker room for Moseley to advertise her after one yr at Wisconsin.