GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — Colorado Mesa women's basketball coach Taylor Wagner has added two more players to the 2025-26 roster, a second high school standout from Alaska and a Division I transfer.
Evan Hamey, a 6-foot-3 post player from Anchorage, Alaska, and Sheridan Liggett, a 5-foot-9 guard originally from Mapleton, Utah who has played at Seattle University the past three years, will join the Mavericks in the fall. Wagner signed two other players out of high school in November, 5-foot-6 combo guard Hallie Clark from Palmer, Alaska, and 6-foot forward Trinity Schlueter from Turkey, Texas. The Division II signing period is open until Aug. 1.
Wagner again used his connections from college to sign Hamey, whose father, Chris, was a teammate of the CMU coach's at Alaska Anchorage. Four years ago, Wagner signed another daughter of a former teammate, Olivia Reed Thyne, who is entering her senior year as a two-time RMAC Player of the Year and All-American.
Hamey is an Alaska All-State post player who scored more than 1,000 points in her career. She graduated with honors with a 3.8 GPA. She played varsity all four years in high school and was Dimond's team captain the past two seasons, when she was a first-team all-conference selection.
As a senior, Hamey averaged 16 points, 11 rebounds and three blocked shots per game. She runs the floor well, has a quick move to the rim in the paint and can also shoot the 3, a trait Wagner likes in his post players. One recruiting profile projected her as a stretch 4 with her shooting range.
"Evan will bring size and length to our team. She is a skilled big for her size and can play on the perimeter or inside," Wagner said. "We are happy she chose Colorado Mesa University and we expect her to fit in nicely with our system."
Liggett, who spent three years in the Western Athletic Conference at Division I Seattle University, including a medical redshirt season, will bolster the Mavericks' group of guards.
As a freshman and redshirt sophomore, Liggett played in every game for the Redhawks, starting 16. She scored five points a game this past season and has two years of eligibility remaining.
At Maple Mountain High School, Liggett was the female athlete of the year her sophomore year and the senior athlete of the year in 2022. She was a two-time all-state player, including a first-team selection her senior season. Liggett was also a first-team all-region player as a junior and senior.
In her four years at Maple Mountain, Liggett averaged 14.6 points a game, shooting 40 percent from the field. She shot 32 percent from the 3-point line her senior season.
At Seattle, she averaged 19 minutes and 4.1 points per game, and had 71 assists this past season, 2.4 per game. She scored a season-high 17 points against Cal Baptist in January.
"We are really excited about Sheridan joining our program. She is a physical guard that can play multiple positions," Wagner said. "I really like how hard she competes and wants to win."
The Mavericks are coming off their second consecutive Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference title and trip to the NCAA Division II playoffs, finishing 25-6 and ranked No. 22 in the final Women's Basketball Coaches Association poll.
