HUDSONVILLE, Mich. – Sophomore guard Sidney Wagner of the Trine University women's basketball team has been named Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) Athlete of the Week for the first time in her career after the team defeated #1 Hope College on Saturday 76-64.
Wagner tallied a career-high 29 points on 11-of-17 shooting in the win and she now leads the 16th-ranked team in NCAA DIII in scoring at 11.9 points per game. From beyond the arc, the sophomore was true on three of her four attempts and knocked down all four free throws. The Warsaw, Indiana native made her first career start for the Thunder in the game and also contributed with four rebounds, six assists, one steal and one blocked shot.
11 of Wagner's 29 points came in the third quarter, where Trine took control of the contest. The Thunder outscored the Flying Dutch 31-17 in the quarter. Counting points that came off of Wagner's four assists in the period, she was involved in 21 of the team's 31 points in total. She orchestrated an offense that recorded scores on the first eight offensive possessions coming out of the locker room.
Wagner and the rest of the women's basketball team face a quick turnaround as they compete in St. Petersburg, Florida on Monday, December 19. The Thunder face North Park University in their first contest of the 2022 Basketball Destinations Classic with tip-off slated for 5 p.m.