Daemen University Athletics

Paige earns Female February Athlete of the Month after a milestone month on the court where she totaled 1,000 career points and set the program record for single-season three-pointers. She is the first student-athlete to be named the Athlete of the Month twice this year.
 
The 5-foot-4 fifth year senior guard averaged 25 points per game in the month of February, shooting 39-percent from the field (56-of-145) and 38-percent (31-of-81) from beyond the arc in the month. Paige surpassed the 1,000 point mark on Feb. 18 versus Mercy, becoming the 28th player in program history to reach that milestone. A second team All-ECC selection in 2023, Paige scored double-digit points in all seven games in the month, including totaling a career high 36 points against St. Thomas Aquinas on Feb. 16. As the ECC’s leading scorer, Paige is averaging 21.7 ppg, the third-most in NCAA Division II women's basketball, leads the league in three-point percentage (41.8%), and ranks second in the nation with 3.5 triples per game. She was named the ECC Player of the Week twice this month and has started all games this season. Paige also averages the most minutes on the team (36.3 minutes per game). She also has the most assists (71) and totaled 21 in the month of February. The Wildcats have an 17-7 overall record this season and sit atop the ECC with a 12-3 record in conference games.