Villanova’s Maddy Siegrist suffers the latest in a string of injuries for the WNBA’s Dallas Wings
The former Wildcats star suffered a broken finger just as her point totals were steadily on the rise.
Life just got worse for the WNBA’s Dallas Wings, and the latest saga is linked to Maddy Siegrist.
The former Villanova women’s hoops star suffered a broken finger on her left hand on Monday night. There is no timeline for Siegrist’s return.
It comes at the worst possible time for the second-year forward, who’s averaging 14.6 points, good for third on the team this season. In the game Monday night against the Minnesota Lynx, she finished with 17 points and seven rebounds in a 90-78 Wings loss.
However, Siegrist appears to be taking the news in stride, posting on X, formerly Twitter, that the setback is all a part of “God’s plan.”
Siegrist’s loss means the Wings are down to just eight players. Siegrist is the fifth player to miss games because of injury. They’re notably without 2022 All-Star Natasha Howard (broken foot), 2021 All-Star Satou Sabally (shoulder), and Arike Ogunbowale (Achilles tendon), who is the second-leading scorer in the league.
This past offseason, she spent time as a special assistant to the senior administrator at Villanova, helping to guide the Wildcats to the championship game of the inaugural Women’s Basketball Invitational Tournament before returning for her second season as a professional.
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In place of Siegrist, the Wings signed free agent Morgan Bertsch to a hardship contract, the second hardship deal the team has had to sign this season. In the WNBA, hardship contracts are allowed when a team drops below 10 eligible contract players and are terminated once standard players can return.