Recap: Maddy Siegrist Paces Team Harrison in 77-66 Win

Forward Maddy Siegrist paced her squad to the victory with a game-high 23 points on 9-of-17 shooting. The former Villanova standout added 10 rebounds with a pair of assists to garner MVP 1 honors and a game-high 663 leaderboard points.

Captain Isabelle Harrison also sparked her squad’s offense with 17 points and chipped in 10 rebounds en route to capturing MVP 2 laurels and 571 leaderboard points in the victory.

Forward Alysha Clark, who tallied 238 leaderboard points in her Athletes Unlimited debut, paced Team Colson by scoring 20 points on 9-of-17 shooting from the field to capture MVP 3 accolades.

Guard Lexie Brown poured in 17 points with five rebounds and a team-best four assists to aid in Team Harrison’s triumph.

Forward Alissa Pili, who was the No. 1 pick in the Week One draft, added 14 points for Team Colson, while forward Theresa Plaisance snagged a game-high 14 rebounds in the loss.

KEY MOMENT

Team Harrison overcame a seven-point deficit by mounting a 17-3 run, including 15 consecutive points, over the last six minutes of the second quarter to take a 38-30 lead at halftime. The advantage narrowed to just two points midway through the third frame, but Team Harrison worked an eight-point edge to finish the third quarter and held on for the victory.

LEADERBOARD IMPACT

Siegrist and Harrison sit fourth and fifth, respectively, on the Week One leaderboard following the opening day of the campaign, while Brown is slotted seventh. Team Westbrook owns seven of the top 10 positions after a dominating victory over Team Bell to begin Wednesday’s activities.

NOTES OF INTEREST

• Wednesday night’s tilt featured the first meeting between Harrison and guard Sydney Colson as team captains.
• Team Harrison limited Team Colson to just seven points in the second quarter, marking the fewest points allowed in a single regulation period since Team Harrison held Team Hawkins to six points in the second frame on February 9, 2022.
• Siegrist fashioned the sixth 20-point game of her Athletes Unlimited Pro Basketball career after finishing with 23 points on Wednesday night … In addition, she registered the sixth double-double of her AU career.
• Siegrist has reached double figures in scoring in all 13 games of her Athletes Unlimited career.
• Harrison authored the 33rd double-digit scoring performance of her Athletes Unlimited Pro Basketball career … She also notched the 10th double-double of her career, which ranks fifth on the league’s all-time chart.
• Plaisance grabbed 14 rebounds to set a new AU Pro Basketball career high … Her previous high stood at 12 boards against Team Cloud on March 17, 2024.
• Harrison claimed the 17th Game MVP certificate of her AU Pro Basketball career, rising into fourth place on the league’s all-time chart.
• Guard Taj Cole became the 11th player in Athletes Unlimited Pro Basketball history to surpass 10,000 career leaderboard points after collecting 407 points in her season debut … The four-year AU veteran now owns 10,148 points.

GAME MVPS

• #1 – Maddy Siegrist (Team Harrison, +90)
• #2 – Isabelle Harrison (Team Harrison, +60)
• #3 – Alysha Clark (Team Colson, +30)