The University of Mary Marauders

2023-24 (Junior)
Appeared in all 33 games and started 32 of them… Averaged 4.8 ppg and 4.0 rpg… Shot 42.3% from the field… Scored a season-high 11 points against the University of Minnesota Duluth… Grabbed a season-best 10 rebounds against Minot State University.

2022-23 (Sophomore)
Started in all 27 games as a Sophomore, averaging 27.0 points per game. Wacha averaged 8.7 points per game while shooting 45.0% from the field, along with 4.8 rebounds per game, 2.2 assists per game, and 1.1 steals per game. Her career-high 23 points on January 20 helped lead UMary to a big 80-56 win over Upper Iowa. Her 7 assists against Minnesota Duluth on December 10 was also a career high. Was named an NSIC Academic Team of Excellence member. Earned CSC Basketball Academic All-District honors. 

2021-22 (Freshman)
Appeared in 30 games, with 29 starts. Averaged 28.4 minutes per game. Averaging 8.1ppg, 5.7rpg, 2.1apg, and 1.2spg while shooting 43% from the field, 24% from the 3pt line, and 59% from the free throw line. Had a season and career high 21 points and 14 rebounds vs. Upper Iowa 1/29/22.
 
PRIOR TO UMARY

High School
A North Dakota first team All-State selection as a junior, Ryleigh Wacha has led Davies High School to a pair of regional championships (2018, 2020 EDC titles) and a top-four-finish at the state tournament in 2020. A team captain and an all-conference selection, Wacha averaged 14.6 points and 9.5 rebounds per game while totaling 50 steals, 93 assists, 42 blocks and 21 3-pointers last year. A multi-sport athlete, Wacha is a three-time all-state and four-time all-conference athlete in cross country and helped Davies to state titles in 2016, 2017 and 2018. She is a three-time all-conference and all-state track athlete and is part of four state championships for Davies (2016-2019) and ran a leg on 5th fastest time in North Dakota for a 4x400 relay team. Wacha, the top-ranked student in her class at Davies, is a member of the National Honor Society, owns several academic letters and has received multiple musical honors for the flute.
 
Personal
Daughter of Robin and Brent Wacha and sister to Ashley, who plays basketball at Minot State University. Double Majoring in Exercise Science and Spanish.