PORTLAND, Ore. — The Portland State women's basketball team bolstered its depth in the post Monday as six-foot forward
Paige Winter has signed with the Vikings.
Winter comes to the Vikings after spending a year each at William Jessup and Centralia College. At Centralia, Winter led the team in both scoring and rebounding during the 2021-22 season with averages of 14.1 points and 7.2 rebounds per game. At William Jessup for the 2020-21 season, Winter was part of a conference title-winning team while averaging 8.8 points and 3.6 rebounds per game.
"We're excited to welcome Paige to the Viking family," head coach
Chelsey Gregg said of Winter's signing. "She is a workhorse that will bring passion and physicality to our roster as well as give us some depth at the post position."
Winter prepped at Rochester High School in Rochester, Wash., where she scored 1,253 total points while averaging 16.3 points and 8.6 rebounds as a senior. She earned first-team all-2A Evergreen Conference honors as a senior, and earned back-to-back spots on The Chronicle's All-Area Team during her last two years of high school.
Winter earned AP all-state honorable mention within Class 2A as a senior, as well.
Paige Winter
6-0
Forward
Sophomore
Rochester, Wash.
Rochester HS
Centralia/William Jessup
BEFORE PORTLAND STATE
Played for Centralia College during the 2021-22 season and William Jessup for the 2020-21 season…Led Centralia in both scoring and rebounding with averages of 14.1 points and 7.2 rebounds per game…Was part of a conference championship at William Jessup where she averaged 8.8 points and 3.6 rebounds per game.
ROCHESTER HIGH SCHOOL
AP all-state honorable mention for Class 2A as a senior…Two-time All-Area Team selection by The Chronicle…First-team all-2A Evergreen Conference selection as a senior.
PERSONAL/MISCELLANEOUS
Daughter of Bud and Beth Winter…Has three sisters, Austin, Haley and Delaney Winter…Hopes to become a personal trainer after her basketball career is over…Plans on majoring in exercise science.
