WCMLilianna Gao

Lilianna Gao won Connecticut's girls' championship twice during her early career. At the 2025 Susan Polgar Girls Invitational at Webster University, she scored five points from six games and finished third. That performance earned her a four-year university scholarship. Her younger sister Isabella also competed in the event. In 2026 Lilianna finished runner-up in the Connecticut Girls Championship and was named the state's alternate for the Haring national invitational.