Get to know Villanova’s Maddy Siegrist

It’s not that Villanova’s Maddy Siegrist stands atop faculty basketball’s factors per recreation (28.9) mountain this season, it’s her consistency each time she steps on the ground. The 6-foot-1 senior ahead has taken half in 34 tip-offs this 12 months and each single time she’s placed on her Wildcats’ jersey, she’s scored no less than 21 factors in that contest. No exceptions. That’s downright loopy when it’s pure to have highs and lows in sports activities to swish the equal of 10 buckets off the glass an evening. And in most video games, it’s been extra. Siegrist has 14 video games of 30 or extra factors this season, topping out with a 50-point effort in opposition to Seton Corridor final month.

And but, essentially the most dominant scorer in Division I basketball by some means is flying beneath the radar. Iowa’s Caitlin Clark deserves her flowers and can lead the Hawkeyes deep into March Insanity, I’m certain. The resurgence from Indiana has been nothing wanting spectacular. And there’s a very nice probability once you add in Maryland and Ohio State that if South Carolina doesn’t end the season undefeated and with a second-straight nationwide championship, it’ll be a Massive Ten crew knocking off the Gamecocks. Then once more, there’s Siegrist and a formidable Villanova crew that might do numerous harm this month.

ESPN Bracketologist Charlie Creme has the Wildcats as a No. 4 seed, the place they’d probably run into Virginia Tech within the Candy 16. Additionally of their area are Maryland, Tennessee, and LSU. That’s fairly the competitors, however Villanova has the firepower, spearheaded by Siegrist, to get to a Ultimate 4. All of Villanova’s losses got here to groups that have been ranked nationally on the time of the sport. Half of these have been to UConn. A doable fourth assembly with the Huskies wouldn’t happen till the Ultimate 4.

Siegrist’s scoring prowess this season has her almost two factors forward of Clark and Drexel’s Keishana Washington for essentially the most factors per recreation within the nation. She’s almost eight factors away from tenth place. That manufacturing each recreation will make Villanova a troublesome out, particularly in a wide-open area. And should you suppose all Siegrist can do is rating, she’s additionally received 17 double-doubles this season. For many who don’t know the Philly phenom, you’re about to.

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