What Wisconsin 2027s Are Heading To Minnesota Colleges?

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This time of year when we start to see the juniors, the Class of 2027 starting to commit when it comes to their next stop.&nbsp; What schools have already picked up 2027s from Wisconsin?&nbsp; There are a few patterns we are already seeing and that big pattern would be athletes going to Minnesota.&nbsp; Here are the athletes going across the Mississippi for school to Minnesota.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Athletes Going To St. Thomas</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:table --> <figure class="wp-block-table"><table class="has-fixed-layout"><tbody><tr><td>Name</td><td>High School</td><td>Club</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='590014' first='Abby' last='Miller']</td><td>Barron</td><td>[program_tooltip program_id='506281' first='Kokoro' last='Volleyball']</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='435890' first='Greta' last='Schreiber']</td><td>Oconomowoc</td><td>[program_tooltip program_id='431475' first='Milwaukee' last='Sting Volleyball Club']</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='509327' first='Madelyn' last='Reesman']</td><td>Burlington</td><td>[program_tooltip program_id='431475' first='Milwaukee' last='Sting Volleyball Club']</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='487025' first='Nicalai' last='Eismann']</td><td>Wisconsin Lutheran</td><td>[program_tooltip program_id='431475' first='Milwaukee' last='Sting Volleyball Club']</td></tr></tbody></table></figure> <!-- /wp:table --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>St. Thomas, located in the heart of the Twin Cities in St. Paul has been on the up and up since joining the D1 ranks.&nbsp; They started the process in 2021 and become full D1 members in 2025 where all they did was win the Summit League Tournament title where they gave Iowa State a scare in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament.&nbsp; They currently have Morgan Kealy (River Falls), Ellie Gustafson (Monticello), and Addie Schmotzer (Edgewood).&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>They will bring in four from the Class of 2027.&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='590014' first='Abby' last='Miller'] (Barron), [player_tooltip player_id='435890' first='Greta' last='Schreiber'] (Oconomowoc), [player_tooltip player_id='509327' first='Madelyn' last='Reesman'] (Burlington), and [player_tooltip player_id='487025' first='Nicalai' last='Eismann'] (Wisconsin Lutheran).&nbsp; Between high school and club ball, all of these athletes are accustomed to training and winning at a high level.&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='590014' first='Abby' last='Miller'] plays for Kokoro out of St. Paul, Minnesota where she is their libero.&nbsp; She was the libero for Barron High School when they won the D3 state title in 2024.&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='435890' first='Greta' last='Schreiber'] has had a big year where she is a lethal blocker and attacker on the right side.&nbsp; Her length gives a lot of problems to opponents.&nbsp; Reesman and Eismann will be the type of players who can contribute in multiple ways.&nbsp; They have all around games where they can serve receive, pass, and score points from the outside and backcourt.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>NSIC Continues To Get Top Wisconsin Athletes</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:table --> <figure class="wp-block-table"><table class="has-fixed-layout"><tbody><tr><td>Name</td><td>High School</td><td>Club Team</td><td>Commitment</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='510424' first='Ava' last='Stuebs']</td><td>Manitowoc Lutheran</td><td>[program_tooltip program_id='428591' first='FC' last='Elite']</td><td>Concordia-St. Paul</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='565640' first='Alexis' last='Halverson']</td><td>Barron</td><td>[program_tooltip program_id='506281' first='Kokoro' last='Volleyball']</td><td>Minnesota State-Mankato</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='701235' first='Brooke' last='Dusek']</td><td>River Falls</td><td>[program_tooltip program_id='506281' first='Kokoro' last='Volleyball']</td><td>Minnesota State-Mankato</td></tr></tbody></table></figure> <!-- /wp:table --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Northern Sun is one of the top D2 conferences in the country.&nbsp; Wisconsin only has one D2 school in UW-Parkside and for athletes to head to Minnesota to play D2 can be very appealing.&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='510424' first='Ava' last='Stuebs'] has already won two state titles for Manitowoc Lutheran where she is one of the top point scoring outsides in the state.&nbsp; She gave her verbal to Concordia St. Paul in December shortly after they won the Division 2 national championship.&nbsp; She will suit up for [program_tooltip program_id='428591' first='FC' last='Elite'] 17 Navy this weekend as they take on the Badger Region Qualifier in Milwaukee.&nbsp; For [player_tooltip player_id='565640' first='Alexis' last='Halverson'] and [player_tooltip player_id='701235' first='Brooke' last='Dusek'], the Kokoro athletes will head to Minnesota State Mankato.&nbsp; Halverson is a lefty right side hitter who packs a punch.&nbsp; She hits a heavy ball and is also someone who can score points in the backrow as well.&nbsp; She has teamed up with St. Thomas commit [player_tooltip player_id='590014' first='Abby' last='Miller'] on the high school and club courts where they won the 2024 state title and advanced to the 2025 state semifinals.&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='701235' first='Brooke' last='Dusek'] preps for Wisconsin power in River Falls High School.&nbsp; She had a breakout junior season for the Wildcats.&nbsp; As a sophomore Dusek had 77 kills where as a junior she had 369 kills with 275 digs.&nbsp; There is a big upside to the game of Dusek whose length and athleticism has a major upside at the next level.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->