Maddy Siegrist Returns to the Court with the Wings
Dallas Wings forward Maddy Siegrist made the most of her return to the lineup after missing 18 games due to a knee injury. Siegrist scored 13 points in the Wings’ 85-76 loss to the New York Liberty on Tuesday night.Wings coach Chris Koclanes restricted Siegrist’s minutes against the Liberty, and she played 15 minutes. Siegrist, who grew up in Poughkeepsie, New York, joked during shooting practice that she would have to tell the 150 friends present not to chant so she would play more.It’s been a long process to get to this moment. I want to try to help my team. I wanted to go out with a win tonight, but getting the first one is great.
Maddy Siegrist
He scored almost immediately when he entered the game four minutes into the first quarter. Siegrist, the leading scorer in NCAA Division I ahead of Caitlin Clark when she played for Villanova in 2022-23, was limited to 11 games in a rookie season plagued by injuries two years ago. She averaged 9.4 points and 5.2 rebounds in 11 games and had her only double-double of the season with 15 points and 11 rebounds in the game before her injury, an 81-65 loss to the Minnesota Lynx on June 8.I’ll have to explain to my grandma that I can only play so many minutes.
Maddy Siegrist
I’m excited. Oh, my God, yes. I’m excited to go back out there. As a competitor, you always have expectations. I just want to feel good and comfortable. My minutes will be limited, so that takes some pressure off.
Maddy Siegrist
