Wisconsin women's basketball player Sania Copeland enters transfer portal
MADISON – Wisconsin women’s basketball player Sania Copeland has entered the transfer portal.
The Next, which keeps track of entries into the portal., added the 5-foot-7 guard from Kansas City, Kansas, to its list Wednesday afternoon. Sources confirmed her departure to the Journal Sentinel Wednesday night.
Thursday afternoon Copeland officially announced her move on social media.
It read, in part:
“I want to thank my family and friends for always being there for me, for encouraging me, and for always believing in me. I am truly blessed to have such incredible people by my side. I would also like to thank all of the staff, Coach Moseley, Coach Tiffany, Coach Jaime, Coach McKeon, Erin McQuillan, AJ Whitehead and Mitchell Simmons. You all have helped me grow as an individual, both on and off the court. And I will forever be grateful for getting the opportunity to play at such a wonderful place.”
Copeland is the third Badger on The Next's list. Sophomore center Tessa Towers announced her departure from the program last month. Redshirt sophomore Sacia Vanderpool is also listed. Vanderpool will graduate from Wisconsin this spring and was not expected return to the program next season.
Towers and Vanderpool weren’t part of the Badgers’ rotation. Copeland ranked second on the team with 30.4 minutes per game and had emerged as the team’s top perimeter defender.
Her average of 7.3 points per game ranked fifth on the team while her average of 2.6 reboundsranked sixth and her 2.1 assist ranked third.
In UW’s season-ending loss to Saint Louis on Monday in the WNIT, Copeland scored five points and grabbed two rebounds before exiting the game with 2 minutes 16 seconds left in the first half with what appeared to be a concussion.
The game before that was one of her finest at Wisconsin. She hit seven of eight shots and tied a career high with 18 points in an 86-61 win over Illinois State last Thursday.
This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Sania Copeland of Wisconsin women's basketball enters transfer portal
