Former Lightning Wright shining for Yale women

Yale junior Haywood Wright, a former standout at Sage Hill School, was named Ivy League Player of the Week in women’s basketball on Monday.

The 6-foot-2 forward scored 18 points and added nine rebounds in the Bulldogs’ 77-73 overtime win over Quinnipiac on Sunday.

Wright sank two free throws to ice the game in overtime and she added four blocks, four steals and two assists in 34 minutes. She made six of nine field-goal attempts, including her only three-point try, and was five for five from the foul line. She also stole two inbounds passes, one at the end of regulation and one at the end of overtime, to preserve the comeback victory for Yale (4-5).

Wright is averaging 10.7 points and a team-best 8.7 rebounds this season and she leads all Ivy League players with 1.7 blocked shots per game.

Wright and the Bulldogs will visit UC Irvine Sunday at 4 p.m.

— From staff reports