NEW YORK – Villanova University star forward Maddy Siegrist (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.) was chosen in the first round with the third overall pick of the 2023 WNBA Draft on Monday evening by the Dallas Wings. The draft was held at Spring Studios in New York City.
 
Siegrist becomes the second player in Villanova women's basketball history to be selected in the WNBA Draft. Former Wildcat standout Trish Juhline was chosen in the third round (5th pick of 3^rd round; 32^nd overall) of the 2003 draft.
 
Siegrist led Villanova to a 30-7 overall record and a spot in the Sweet 16 this season by leading the country in scoring at 29.2 points per game to go with a 9.2 rebounds per contest average. She shot 51.0 percent from the field (403-of-790), 36.1 percent from three-point range (52-of-144) and 85.8 percent from the foul line (223-of-260). 
 
She scored 20 or more points in all 37 games this year, including 17 games of 30 points or more. The 37 consecutive 20-point game stretch is the longest streak by any women's or men's D-1 player this century. Her best effort of the season came against Seton Hall on Feb. 11 when she tallied a career-high 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 and finished her illustrious career with 2,896 points. She also became the all-time leading scorer in BIG EAST Conference history for men and women with 1,693 points for regular season conference games only.
 
Siegrist has been named the BIG EAST Player of the Year for a second consecutive season and she has earned first team All-American honors from the Associated Press, WBCA, USBWA and was one of five players selected as a Wooden All-American. She also won the Katrina McClain Award which is given to the top power forward in the country.

 
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