Villanova’s Maddy Siegrist named to AP, USBWA All-America first team
Siegrist is in the midst of a record-breaking season in which she led the Wildcats to a 26-5 regular season record and No. 10 in the AP Top 25, the highest ranking in program history.
Wednesday was very, very good to Villanova senior forward Maddy Siegrist.
The senior guard was named an Associated Press first team All-America recipient. She is joined by Iowa’s Caitlin Clark, South Carolina’s Aaliyah Boston, LSU’s Angel Reese, and Mckenzie Holmes from Indiana.
About three hours after the noon ET AP All-America announcement, Siegrist also was named to the U.S. Basketball Writers Association All-America first team and was listed as one of the top 10 women’s college basketball players in the nation by ESPN.
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Siegrist is in the midst of a record-breaking season in which she led the Wildcats to a 26-5 regular-season record, a No. 10 ranking in the AP Top 25, Villanova’s highest ranking in program history, and a No. 4 seed in the NCAA Tournament.
The senior leads the nation in scoring at 28.9 points per game and is the all-time leading scorer in the history of Villanova and the Big East, men or women. She currently has 2,799 career points.
“Maddy is an All-American in every sense of the word, and she is truly deserving of this honor,” said Villanova head coach Denise Dillon. “On the court, the numbers she has put up this year are staggering. To lead the country in scoring and score 1,000 points in one season is amazing. We are so proud of Maddy becoming the first Associated Press All-American in program history.”
Siegrist has scored 984 points this season, which is fifth all-time for single-season scoring in NCAA Division I women’s basketball. She has scored at least 21 points in all 34 games and is the only player in Division I to score 50 points in a game this season.
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Siegrist was named the 2022-23 Big East Player of the Year and Scholar-Athlete of the Year. She also is one of 15 finalists for the John R. Wooden Award given to the most outstanding player in women’s basketball, one of 10 finalists for the Jersey Mike’s Naismith Women’s College Player of the Year, and one of five finalists for the Katrina McClain award given to the top power forward.