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As the Minnesota State University, Mankato women’s soccer team runs out onto the pitch for their first round game in the NCAA Division II tournament Friday afternoon, they’ll have already bonded during a unique pregame ritual: senior forward Ella Huettl styling each of her teammates’ hair.
The Mavericks are 17-1-3 and earned the No. 2 seed in the Central Regional bracket of the NCAA tournament and will host No. 7 seed Missouri Western.
One of the secrets to their success on the pitch may be the special hairstyling that is done before every match.
“I love to do the dragon braids. They’ve recently become one of my favorites,” Huettl said. “A lot of the girls choose to do them for their hair. They’re very visible. They're big braids. It looks super pretty and it’s super tight because it’s held together with elastics. So, that’s probably one of my favorites.”
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