NEW YORK – Villanova senior forward Maddy Siegrist (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.) has been named the BIG EAST Conference Player of the Week. She earns the award after averaging 25.0 points and 9.0 rebounds per game in wins over Xavier and Creighton.
 
This is her BIG EAST-record 15^th Player of the Week honor of her career.
 
Her best effort of the week came against Xavier when she tallied 27 points and 10 rebounds. In the win at Creighton, Siegrist connected on a turnaround jumper at the 6:32 mark of the fourth quarter to become the all-time leading scorer in the history of Villanova basketball, men's and women's, with 2,409 points. With her 23-point effort against the Bluejays she now has 2,414 career points, including 1,393 in BIG EAST play for No. 2 all-time in league history.
 
After 21 games in 2022-23, Siegrist leads the nation in scoring with a 28.5 points per game average. She is also averaging 9.6 rebounds per contest and shooting .530 from the field (223-of-421).
 
Siegrist and the Wildcats return to action on Sunday, Jan. 29, with a game at Connecticut. Tip-off at the XL Center is set for 2 p.m.