Recap: Caldwell, Clark Lead Team Caldwell to 82-72 Victory Over Team Siegrist

Eric Rhew

Feb 20, 2025

NASHVILLE — Forward Maya Caldwell scored 19 points and grabbed nine rebounds and forward Alysha Clark added a double-double as Team Caldwell held off a furious rally from Team Siegrist to secure an 82-72 victory in the first game of Thursday’s Athletes Unlimited Pro Basketball doubleheader at Nashville Municipal Auditorium.

The win allowed Team Caldwell to even its record at 1-1, while Team Siegrist slipped to an identical 1-1 mark.

Caldwell, who anchored a group of five players scoring in double figures, converted 6-of-12 field goal attempts and all six of her free throws en route to claiming MVP 1 accolades and 542 leaderboard points.

Clark, meanwhile, authored the first double-double of her Athletes Unlimited career after scoring a team-high 21 points to go with a game-high 14 rebounds. The former Belmont and Middle Tennessee star garnered MVP 2 plaudits and a season-high 583 leaderboard points after making 9-of-12 shots from the floor, including a 3-for-5 showing from long range.

Forward Dorie Harrison matched her career high with 11 points while grabbing a career-best 11 rebounds, while guards Tyasha Harris and Sydney Colson chipped in 14 and 12 points, respectively.

Forward Maddy Siegrist paced her team in the loss with 23 points and 11 rebounds to earn MVP 3 recognition, while guard Shey Peddy added a season-high 20 points.

KEY MOMENT

Team Caldwell led from start to finish after sprinting to a commanding 21-6 advantage in the opening eight minutes of the game. Harrison led the charge with six points while Colson added five markers.

LEADERBOARD IMPACT

Siegrist still remains in the top spot on the leaderboard with 4,754 points, while Caldwell rose three spots into fourth place following her victory on Thursday. Clark jumped up the league standings by seven places and holds 18th place with 2,114 points.

NOTES OF INTEREST

Guard Dyaisha Fair joined the Team Caldwell roster at halftime of Thursday’s game due to a lack of available players on the squad’s roster … Fair, who was originally with Team Sims, will stay on Team Caldwell’s roster for the remainder of Week Three.
Team Caldwell initiated a captain’s challenge with 4:28 remaining in the second quarter on a foul called against Clark … The challenge was successful and the foul was rescinded.
Team Caldwell becomes the first team to win a game despite losing three quarters since Team Mitchell defeated Team Cloud, 101-95, on March 7, 2024.
All five Team Caldwell starters scored in double figures, marking the second time this season a team has accomplished the feat … Team Siegrist had all five starters contribute 10 or more points in its victory over Team [Isabelle] Harrison to open Week Three on Wednesday night.
Siegrist suffered her first loss as a captain this season, dropping her record to 4-1 as a team leader … The setback also snapped a personal five-game win streak for the Villanova product.
Caldwell claimed her first victory as an AU Pro Basketball captain.
Siegrist ran her streak of consecutive double-digit scoring efforts to 20 in a row after finishing with 23 points on Thursday night.
Siegrist earned Game MVP honors for the eighth consecutive game with her MVP 3 citation on Thursday night … It stands as the second-longest streak in AU Pro Basketball history.
Clark and Harrison each registered the first double-double of their AU Pro Basketball careers, becoming the eighth and ninth players to record a double-double this season.
Peddy earned her fourth double-digit scoring effort of the campaign with her season-best performance.
Harris secured her seventh double-digit scoring output this season, including the third instance in a row.