By Colleen Harrison

Albert Lea Tribune

NRHEG graduate and University of Minnesota senior Carlie Wagner is headed to the show — with the reigning WNBA champions, no less.

The New Richland native was drafted by the Minnesota Lynx as the 36th and final pick in Thursday’s WNBA draft.

Wagner averaged 18.7 points while shooting career-highs from the field (43.2 percent) and from three-point range (41.2 percent) during her senior year with the Gophers. The standout guard started all 33 of Minnesota’s games this season, averaging 4.6 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.4 steals per game.

In her four years at the collegiate level, Wagner played in 129 games, starting in all but five of them. Over those four years, she averaged 17.2 points, 4.6 rebounds, 2.2 assists and one steal per game while shooting 38.9 percent from the field and 34.9 percent from beyond the three-point line.

In her four years at the collegiate level, Wagner played in 129 games, starting in all but five of them.

Over those four years, she averaged 17.2 points, 4.6 rebounds, 2.2 assists and one steal per game while shooting 38.9 percent from the field and 34.9 percent from beyond the three-point line.

She finished her college career as the Gophers’ third all-time leading scorer (2,215 points) and second in three-pointers made (307).

The 2014 Minnesota Ms. Basketball won two Class 2A basketball state titles with NRHEG in 2013 and 2014. She finished her high school career with 3,957 points, second all-time in the state.