The 2025-2026 girls basketball season tips off this week. Here are five players to watch around the Suburban Life coverage area.

Megan Ganschow, Downers Grove South , senior, forward: Wright State commit missed all of her junior season with an ACL injury. Her return will be welcomed as she averaged 12 points and 10 rebounds as a sophomore and has been a starter since she was a freshman.

Emma O’Brien, Lyons , senior, forward: With 2024-2025 Suburban Life Player of the Year Nora Ezike graduated and now at Stanford, O’Brien will lead Lions’ team coming off a 31-win season. The sweet-shooting 6-foot-1 Cornell commit scored her 1,000th career point as a junior.

Bridget Rifenburg, Benet, senior, forward: The Richmond commit is one of three starters back from 29-3 Benet te

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