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Illinois State University Athletics

2020-21 Women's Basketball Roster

Emily Bollinger
Dennis Banks
Dennis Banks

14 Paige Saylor

  • Position Guard
  • Height 5-5
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Roncalli HS
  • Hometown Martinsville, Ind.

Biography

 
Career Highlights
2x MVC All-Defensive Team
2021 State Farm MVC Good Neighbor Award
2021 MVC Scholar-Athlete Team HM
2018 MVC All-Freshman Team

 

2020-21: State Farm MVC Good Neighbor Award ... MVC Scholar-Athlete Team Honorable Mention ... started and played in all 24 games, averaging 31.5 minutes played per game ... averaged 6.3 points, 3.0 assists and 2.9 rebounds per contest ... led the team with 71 assists on the year, ranking ninth in the MVC with 3.0 assists per game ... had a career-high 10 assists in ISU's season opener vs. Saint Xavier (Dec. 6), the most by a Redbird since 2011 ... also scored 11 points vs. Saint Xavier (Dec. 6) to also record the first 'points-assists' double-double in nine years ... recorded six games in double figures ... had a season-high 14 points vs. Valparaiso (Jan. 14), going 1-of-1 from behind the arc and making 5-of-6 from the charity stripe ... pulled down a season-high seven boards at Southern Illinois (Feb. 5), also dishing out six assists in that contest ... had five games where she recorded 5+ assists ... totaled 152 points, 71 assists, 70 rebounds, 24 steals and four blocks in her senior season ... as head coach Kristen Gillespie's first four-year player, Saylor led the Redbirds to their first postseason appearance in eight years, putting up 10 points, four rebounds and three assists in ISU's opener at the WNIT in Memphis, Tenn. 

2019-20: MVC All-Defensive Team ... played in all 29 games, getting the start in all but two during her junior season ... totaled 890 minutes played, averaging 30.7 minutes per game ... averaged 5.8 points per game, scoring season highs of 14 points at Austin Peay (Dec. 29) and versus Southern Illinois (Mar. 1) ... shot 51.9 percent (56-of-108) from the floor, including 32.5 percent (13-of-40) from three ... dished out a career-high eight assists versus Jackson State (Dec. 19) ... added nine points and three rebounds in ISU's upset of No. 17/21 Missouri State (Feb. 27) in 38 minutes played ... averaged 2.3 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game, grabbing 35 steals on the year ... postseason canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.

2018-19: Appeared in 25 games with five starts, averaging 22.6 minutes per game ... averaged 2.6 points per game, scoring a season high of eight in game against Evansville (Feb. 8) ... made 23-of-60 shots from the field, averaging .383 ... grabbed 39 rebounds, averaging 1.6 per game ... dished out 29 assists and grabbed 21 steals.

2017-18: MVC All-Freshman Team ... MVC All-Defensive Team ... finished with the most steals per game in the Valley with 2.4 ... marked her name in the ISU record books with seven steals in a game, which ties for sixth most ... also led the Valley in court time with 37.9 minutes per game playing all 40 minutes in 10 games this season ... clocked in a season and career high of 43 minutes in the overtime loss to Milwaukee (Dec. 7) ... averaged 6.3 points with a career high of 15 against Missouri State (Feb. 11) ... went 100 percent from the field going 6-for-6 from the field and 3-for-3 behind the arc in that same day ... averaged 3.2 rebounds per game and grabbed a season high of 8 against Loyola Chicago (Feb. 2) ... led the team in assists with 2.6 per game, captured a career high of 6 in a game twice in the 2017-18 season, most recently against Loyola Chicago (Feb. 2) ... was one of two ISU players to play and start in all 30 games for the 2017-18 season. 

Roncalli HS: Played four years of varsity basketball at Roncalli High School in Indianapolis, Indiana ... averaged 13.3 points, 5.9 assists and 4.0 steals per game as a senior while being named to the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association/Subway "Supreme 15" Team and earning All-Marion County and All-Circle City Conference accolades ... participated in the 2017 North/South Indiana All-Star Classic ... played in 98 career games and finished as the program's career assist leader with 419 ... only player in Roncalli history with over 400 assists and 300 steals (314) ... played in 75 victories, ranking third in school history ... was the 2017 Indiana State High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) state champion in the long jump, with a school-record leap of 19-1.25, and also claimed the conference and regional championship ... overall, was a three-time state qualifier in the both the long jump and the 4x100, and was an all-state performer in the long jump as a junior after placing sixth at the state meet while also claiming the sectional and regional titles ... qualified for the state meet as a freshman in the 100-meter dash with a school-record time of 12.49 seconds ... earned First-Team MGCSSA All-Academic and IBCA Honorable Mention Academic All-State honors.

Personal: Daughter of Dave and Gina Saylor ... born Dec. 27, 1998 ... has an older sister, Kayla, two older brothers, Jacob and Justin, and one younger brother, Antonio ... brother, Justin, played football at the United States Air Force Academy ... majoring in Biology with hopes to be a surgeon ... Paige's favorite food is chicken tenders and her preferred genre of music is country ... her friends describe her as easy-going.

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Historical Player Information

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    2017-18Freshman

    Guard
    5'5"
    14
  • 14

    2018-19Sophomore

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    5'5"
    14
  • 14

    2019-20Junior

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    5'5"
    14
  • 14

    2020-21Senior

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    5'5"
    14