SPRINGFIELD, MASS. -- The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame and the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) announced the five finalists for the 2023 Katrina McClain Award with Villanova senior forward Maddy Siegrist being one of the five. Named after the two-time All-American and 1987 National Player of the Year, the annual award in its sixth year recognizes the top power forwards in women's NCAA Division I college basketball.
 
The other four finalists include Aneesah Morrow (DePaul), Angel Reese (LSU), Cameron Brink (Stanford), and Aaliyah Edwards (Connecticut).
 
Siegrist has led Villanova to a 26-5 overall record and a 17-3 BIG EAST Conference mark by leading the country in scoring at 29.0 points per game to go with a 9.1 rebounds per contest average. She is currently shooting 51.6 percent from the field (333-of-645), 38.4 percent from three-point range (48-of-125) and 84.5 percent from the foul line (185-of-219).  She has scored 20 or more points in all 31 games this year, including 13 games of 30 points or more. Her best effort of the season came against Seton Hall on Feb. 11 when she tallied 50 points on 20-of-26 shooting.  
 
She became the all-time leading scorer in the history of Villanova basketball this season for both men and women (currently has 2,714 points), in addition to becoming the all-time leading scorer in BIG EAST Conference history for men and women with 1,693 points for regular season conference games only.
 
Fans can support their favorite player by participating in Fan Voting, presented by Dell Technologies, starting Friday, March 3, on hoophallawards.com. The Fan Vote will count as one committee vote during the finalist selection process.
 
This month, the finalists will be presented to McClain and the Hall of Fame's selection committee. The Selection Committee for the Katrina McClain Award is composed of top women's college basketball personnel including media members, head coaches, sports information directors and Hall of Famers.