Abby Meyers '22 Selected By Dallas Wings In First Round of WNBA Draft

PRINCETON – Abby Meyers '22 was selected 11th overall in the first round of the 2023 WNBA Draft by the Dallas Wings.

"What a moment for Abby and Princeton Women's Basketball," said head coach Carla Berube. "I'm so proud to have coached this WNBA first rounder. The Dallas Wings have picked an unbelievable competitor and person. I can't wait to see her work."

Meyers finished her collegiate career at the University of Maryland in 2022-23. The Terrapins won 28 games and reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

The Maryland native played in every game for the Terps, averaging 14.3 points while shooting 38.8 percent from deep. The former Tiger also added, 5.1 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.8 steals. Meyers was second-team All-Big Team and was a co-captain.

Meyers is the fifth Ivy League player to be selected in the WNBA Draft, the third Princeton Tiger (Bella Alarie, Leslie Robinson) and the third Ivy athlete to be picked in the first round (Alarie and Allison Feaster '98 Harvard).

Meyers was the unanimous Ivy League Player of the Year during one of the greatest seasons in Princeton Women's Basketball history in 2021-22. She averaged 17.9 points per game, giving her 538 points overall, the most in a single season in program history. She was ranked among the top 60 players in the entire country in scoring, field goals made and three-pointers made.

The former Tiger captain also shined in the biggest games of the season, scoring a career-high 29 points in the program's second NCAA win ever over SEC Champion Kentucky and registering the game-winning basket against No. 22 Florida Gulf Coast, the team's first win over a ranked opponent in 45 years. She earned AP Honorable Mention All-America status, making her just the third Tiger to earn All-American honors.

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