Daily News | Maddy Siegrist scores 50 in rout of Seton Hall, setting Villanova and Big East records in the same game
Just days after being named to the Naismith Midseason Player of the Year Team, Maddy Siegrist proved why she deserves to be in the conversation for the top player in women’s college basketball.
With her 50-point performance, Siegrist passed the Villanova single-game record , and the Big East single-game record and became the Big East all-time leading scorer with 1,547 career points in conference play. The senior’s prolific scoring effort came in a 99-65 rout of Seton Hall at the Finneran Pavilion on Saturday afternoon.Siegrist’s 50 points came on a highly efficient shooting performance as the senior finished shooting 20-of-26 from the field. The senior also added 10 rebounds for her 50th career double-double.
Junior Maddie Burke was the only other Wildcat in double figures with 12 points while sophomore Christina Dalce added eight points and nine rebounds.Sidney Cooks and Lauren Park-Lane led Seton Hall on Wednesday . The first time the teams met this season, Villanova erased a 16-point deficit in the final 5 minutes, 28 seconds to beat the Red Storm, 64-61.
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