QUIGLEY NAMED 2015 WNBA SIXTH WOMAN OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY SAMSUNG
Chicago Guard Selected as Top Reserve for Second Consecutive Season
Chicago Sky guard Allie Quigley, who helped lead the team to the second-best record in franchise history, has been named the 2015 WNBA Sixth Woman of the Year presented by Samsung, the WNBA announced today. Quigley earned the award as the WNBA’s top reserve for the second season in a row.
The 29-year-old Quigley received 24 votes from a national panel of 39 sportswriters and broadcasters. Rookie center Kiah Stokes of the New York Liberty finished second with 11 votes. Indiana Fever guard Shavonte Zellous was third with two votes, and Fever center Natalie Achonwa and Connecticut Sun forward/guard Shekinna Stricklen tied for fourth with one vote each. To be eligible for the award, players had to have come off the bench in more games than they started.
Quigley ranked 25th in the WNBA in scoring (11.1 ppg) while averaging 22.5 minutes in 32 games (seven starts). She was the league’s only top-25 scorer to average fewer than 25 minutes per game. The seven-year WNBA veteran scored 15 points or more 11 times and reached 20 points twice.
On July 21, Quigley recorded a season-high 23 points and converted 9-of-9 from the free throw line in a 97-92 victory over the Atlanta Dream. Her other game with at least 20 points came on Aug. 21, when she had 20 points and sank a go-ahead three-pointer with 2.1 seconds left as the Sky defeated the Washington Mystics 87-85.
The Joliet, Ill., native and former DePaul standout made 36 three-pointers for the season, second most on the Sky, and hit 82.6 percent from the free throw line (38-of-46). Quigley helped Chicago finish second in the Eastern Conference with a 21-13 record, three games behind the team’s all-time best mark of 24-10 set in 2013.
Quigley becomes the second player to win the WNBA Sixth Woman of the Year presented by Samsung in back-to-back years. Phoenix Mercury guard/forward DeWanna Bonner was honored three straight years, from 2009-11.
This marks the second season that Samsung, an official WNBA marketing partner, is serving as the presenting partner of the WNBA’s highest individual honors. The WNBA Sixth Woman of the Year, WNBA Most Valuable Player, WNBA Most Improved Player, WNBA Defensive Player of the Year, WNBA Rookie of the Year, and the WNBA Players of the Month and Rookie of the Month awards are a part of the WNBA Performance Awards presented by Samsung program.
In honor of being named the WNBA Sixth Woman of the Year presented by Samsung, Quigley will receive $5,000 and a specially designed trophy by Tiffany & Co.
Below are the voting results for the 2015 WNBA Sixth Woman of the Year presented by Samsung and a list of past recipients:
2015 WNBA SIXTH WOMAN OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY SAMSUNG VOTING RESULTS
Votes Player Team
24 Allie Quigley Chicago Sky
11 Kiah Stokes New York Liberty
2 Shavonte Zellous Indiana Fever
1 Natalie Achonwa Indiana Fever
1 Shekinna Stricklen Connecticut Sun
ALL-TIME WNBA SIXTH WOMAN OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY SAMSUNG WINNERS
Year Player Team
2015 Allie Quigley Chicago Sky
2014 Allie Quigley Chicago Sky
2013 Riquna Williams Tulsa Shock
2012 Renee Montgomery Connecticut Sun
2011 DeWanna Bonner Phoenix Mercury
2010 DeWanna Bonner Phoenix Mercury
2009 DeWanna Bonner Phoenix Mercury
2008 Candice Wiggins Minnesota Lynx
2007 Plenette Pierson Detroit Shock