Paige Sauer
{{Short description|American basketball player (born 1977)}}
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| position = Center
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 5
| weight_lb = 203
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|12|08}}
| birth_place = Reno, Nevada, U.S.
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| nationality = American
| high_school = Carl Albert (Midwest City, Oklahoma)
| college = UConn (1996–2000)
| draft_league = WNBA
| draft_year = 2000
| draft_round = 2
| draft_pick = 31
| draft_team = Los Angeles Sparks
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| career_end =
| years1 = 2000
| team1 = Los Angeles Sparks
| years2 = 2001–2002
| team2 = Cleveland Rockers
| highlights =
- NCAA champion (2000)
- Third-team All-Big East
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Paige Maurine Sauer (born December 8, 1977) is an American former professional basketball player.
Early life
Sauer attended Carl Albert High School in Midwest City, Oklahoma. She was class president and helped the school's team win a state championship.
College career
While playing at University of Connecticut, Sauer was a member of four Big East Tournament Championship teams and four Big East regular season titles. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in psychology.
International basketball
Sauer played basketball in Spain, France, Hungary, and South Korea. She spent three years playing internationally.{{Cite web|url=http://www.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/stories/051006aaa.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060902115103/http://www.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/stories/051006aaa.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 2, 2006|title=Women's Basketball Adds Former UConn, WNBA Standout As Assistant :: Paige Sauer joins Jaime White's staff after spending three years as an assistant at Fairfield.|website=www.cstv.com|access-date=2017-09-15}}
Career statistics
=WNBA career statistics=
{{WNBA player statistics legend}}
==Regular season==
{{WNBA player statistics start}}
|-
| align="left" | 2005
| align="left" | Connecticut
|15||0||5.7||36.8||30.8||0.0||0.4||0.5||0.1||0.0||0.3||1.2
|-
| align="left" | 2006
| align="left" | Connecticut
|24||0||11.9||37.9||35.0||100.0||0.7||1.3||0.3||0.0||0.7||2.6
|-
| align="left" | 2007
| align="left" | Connecticut
|33||0||12.7||36.6||45.1||75.0||0.9||0.9||0.1||0.0||0.5||3.4
|-
| align="left" | 2008
| align="left" | Connecticut
|33||3||15.1||42.3||41.0||90.0||1.2||1.4||0.2||0.0||0.7||4.2
|-
| align="left" | Career
| align="left" | 4 years, 1 team
|105||3||12.3||39.1||40.6||87.0||0.9||1.1||0.2||0.0||0.6||3.1
{{S-end}}
==Playoffs==
{{WNBA player statistics start}}
|-
| align="left" | 2005
| align="left" | Connecticut
|6||0||11.8||22.2||16.7||0.0||0.3||1.2||0.2||0.0||0.7||0.8
|-
| align="left" | 2006
| align="left" | Connecticut
|5||0||5.8||33.3||20.0||0.0||0.2||0.4||0.0||0.0||0.0||1.0
|-
| align="left" | 2007
| align="left" | Connecticut
|3||0||15.7||28.6||33.3||66.7||0.7||3.0||0.3||0.0||0.3||2.7
|-
| align="left" | 2008
| align="left" | Connecticut
|1||0||2.0||0.0||0.0||0.0||0.0||0.0||0.0||0.0||0.0||0.0
|-
| align="left" | Career
| align="left" | 4 years, 1 team
|15||0||9.9||27.3||23.5||66.7||0.3||1.2||0.1||0.0||0.3||1.2
{{S-end}}
= College =
{{WNBA player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | 1996–97
| style="text-align:left;" | Connecticut
|34||-||-||52.3||14.3||66.7||4.2||0.4||0.2||0.7||-||6.1
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | 1997–98
| style="text-align:left;" | Connecticut
|36||-||-||49.2||41.4||73.0||6.0||1.1||0.4||1.5||-||11.9
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | 1998–99
| style="text-align:left;" | Connecticut
|30||-||-||54.3||9.1||52.0||3.5||0.6||1.1||0.4||-||6.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | 1999–00
| style="text-align:left;" | Connecticut
|34||-||-||53.0||50.0||63.3||3.0||0.7||0.4||0.3||-||3.9
|-
| style="text-align:center;" colspan=2 | Career
|134||-||-||51.4||33.9||66.8||4.2||0.7||0.5||0.7||-||7.1
|- class="sortbottom"
|style="text-align:center;" colspan="14"|Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/Paige-Sauer-1.html|title=Paige Sauer College Stats|publisher=Sports-Reference|accessdate=June 15, 2024}}
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See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.uconnhooplegends.com/womensledgends/SauerPaige.html UCONN Hoop Legends: PAIGE SAUER]
- [http://uncbears.prestosports.com/sports/wbkb/mtt/sauer_paige00.html Northern Colorado - Paige Sauer]
{{2000 WNBA draft}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sauer, Paige}}
Category:American women's basketball players
Category:Basketball players from Nevada
Category:Basketball players from Oklahoma
Category:Cleveland Rockers players
Category:Fairfield University faculty
Category:Los Angeles Sparks draft picks
Category:Los Angeles Sparks players
Category:Sportspeople from Midwest City, Oklahoma
Category:Sportspeople from Reno, Nevada
Category:UConn Huskies women's basketball players
Category:University of Northern Colorado faculty
Category:American women academics
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