Name: Maria Thannhauser

Year: Senior

School: Newfield

Sport: Girls basketball

Reason for selection: Thannhauser scored 21 points in a 59-56 loss to Watkins Glen in the opening game of the Melissa B. Wilson Tournament on Dec. 29. The following night in the consolation game, Thannhauser led the Trojans to a 62-51 victory over Corning West with 22 points.

Favorite college team: North Carolina Tar Heels.

AAU team: Elmira Lady Express.

Player I look up to the most: Former teammate and current SUNY Cortland Red Dragon Micki Volpini.

Thannhauser on this year's Newfield team: "We play together. Compared to other teams I've been on, this team, we're not the most talented, we don't have the most skill, but when it comes to being down by two points with 38 seconds left like last night (against Newark Valley) and winning like we did, it was awesome. ... I don't believe we have any limits. We've played teams this season good and bad. But we're going to be competitive."