Madison Siegrist (born May 22, 2000) is an American professional

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player for the

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of the

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(WNBA). She played

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for the

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of the

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and is the Big East's all-time leading scorer in women's basketball. She was selected 3rd overall in the 2023 WNBA draft by the Wings.

Early life

Siegrist played basketball for Our Lady of Lourdes High School in

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. As a junior, she was named ''

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'' Player of the Year after averaging 21 points, 12 rebounds and four assists per game and leading her team to the Section 1 Class AA semifinals. In her senior season, Siegrist averaged 32.7 points and 13.1 rebounds per game and repeated as ''Poughkeepsie Journal'' Player of the Year. She committed to playing college basketball for Villanova.

College career

Siegrist

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her first season at Villanova after suffering a broken ankle. On December 21, 2019, she posted 41 points and 10 rebounds in a 77–69 win over La Salle, breaking the program freshman single-game scoring record. As a freshman, she averaged 18.8 points and 8.9 rebounds per game, earning first-team All-

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and Freshman of the Year honors. Siegrist scored 583 points in the season, the most ever by a Villanova freshman. On December 19, 2020, she had a sophomore season-high 34 points and 19 rebounds in a 73–68 victory over Creighton. Siegrist averaged 22.8 points and 9.8 rebounds per game as a sophomore, and was a unanimous first-team All-Big East selection. On February 11, 2022, she scored a junior season-high 42 points, one short of the Big East record, and grabbed 13 rebounds in a 74–63 overtime win against Marquette. As a junior, Siegrist averaged 25.3 points and 9.2 rebounds per game, leading the Big East and ranking second in the

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in scoring. She was named

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and earned unanimous first-team All-Big East honors. Siegrist was a third-team

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selection by the

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and the

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. On January 20, 2023, she surpassed

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for Villanova's career scoring record while scoring 23 points in a 73–57 win over Creighton. On February 11, Siegrist posted a career-high 50 points and 10 rebounds in a 99–65 win over

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. She broke the Big East and Villanova single-game scoring records and became the Big East's all-time leading scorer. As a senior, she was the nation's leading scorer, averaging 29.0 points and 9.1 rebounds per game. She recorded 13 games of at least 30 points, and scored no less than 21 points in a game this year. She became the Big East's all-time leading scorer, men's or women's, with 1,693 points. Following an outstanding season, she was named Big East Player of the Year and earned unanimous first-team All-Big East honors.

Professional career

WNBA

Dallas Wings (2023–present)

Siegrist was selected 3rd overall in the 2023 WNBA draft by the

. In her rookie season, Siegrist had a limited role, appearing in 39 games off the bench and averaging 3.7 points in 8.2 minutes per game. In her second season, Siegrist's role increased significantly. She made her debut as a starter in the second game of the season on May 18, in a 74–83 loss to the

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, after

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was sidelined by an injury. Siegrist started 11 of the 13 first games, averaging 14.6 points and 4.2 rebounds per game. However, she suffered a broken finger on June 17, in a 78–90 loss to the

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, which sidelined her until the end of the Olympic break in August. With the Wings back at full strength and Siegrist not fully recovered, her playing time decreased, and she only started two games after Dallas had been eliminated from playoff contention. Overall, she played in 27 games, starting 13, and averaged 9.4 points and 3.3 rebounds in 23.9 minutes per game. On May 6, 2025, the Wings exercised the fourth-year rookie contract option on Siegrist.

Athletes Unlimited

Siegrist played in the 2024 season of Athletes Unlimited Pro Basketball and finished 12th with 4,061 leaderboard points, averaging 19.6 points and 8.5 rebounds in 33.5 minutes per game. Siegrist joined Athletes Unlimited for the 2025 season and won the championship by setting a new record with 7,052 leaderboard points, averaging 24 points per game on 54% shooting along with 8.8 rebounds per game.

Career statistics

WNBA

Regular season

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Playoffs

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College

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Personal life

Siegrist's father, George, played college basketball for Marist before joining the team as an assistant coach. At

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, she received a

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and is pursuing a

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. In October 2024, Siegrist got engaged to Stephen Perretta, a college basketball coach and the son of her former Villanova coach, Harry Perretta.

References

External links

Villanova Wildcats bio
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Early life

College career

Professional career

WNBA

Dallas Wings (2023–present)

Athletes Unlimited

Career statistics

WNBA

Regular season

Playoffs

College

Personal life

See also

References

External links