Section 3

St. Paul Academy earned the No. 1 seed in Section 3.

The Spartans (13-2), who are ranked third in the Class 1A coaches' poll, are powered by the scoring of Olivia Lagos. The freshman forward had a team-high 18 goals during the regular season.

A state tournament appearance in 2017 would be the second consecutive for the Spartans.

Of St. Paul Academy's two losses this season, one came to second-seeded Visitation (11-2-2). The No. 8-1A Blazers defeated the Spartans 2-1 during the regular season. 

Holy Angels (9-3-4) is the third seed and Bloomington Kennedy (8-5-2) is fourth.

Section 3 bracket

Section 3 seeds

1. St. Paul Academy
2. Visitation
3. Holy Angels
4. Bloomington Kennedy
5. Trinity School at River Ridge
6. St. Croix Lutheran
7. Simley
8. St. Paul Highland Park
9. South St. Paul
10. New Life Academy 
11. Nova Classical Academy
12. Minneapolis Roosevelt
13. St. Paul Humboldt
14. Richfield
15. Chesterton Academy 
16. Hiawatha Collegiate