Women's Basketball

2023-24 (Freshman, Southern Illinois): As a freshman in Carbondale, Ill., Saracco competed in 27 of the Sulukis' 31 games, shooting 35.3 percent from the floor and an impressive 41.2 percent from 3-point range. Earning significantly more playing time as the season progressed, the newest Golden Eagle signee averaged 5.6 points and 1.4 rebounds over 15.7 minutes per game in the team's last seven contests.  During that stretch, Saracco shot 43.3 percent from the field and 42.9 percent from downtown while sinking at least one 3-pointer in four games. SIU won each of its final three games of the regular season as the rookie's playing time saw an uptick. Saracco delivered her top two performances of the year during the final seven games of the year, highlighted by a 12-point showing off the bench against Illinois State in which she buried four triples on seven attempts. In Southern Illinois' final regular-season tilt of the year, she subbed in for a highly productive, 18 minutes while accounting for 11 points on 3-for-5 shooting, five rebounds, and a pair of makes from beyond the arc at UIC.

HIGH SCHOOL: The Bolingbrook, Ill. native played her junior and senior seasons at Example Academy, the state of Illinois' first all-girls prep school, where she was a McDonald's All-American nominee her senior year. Prior to attending Example Academy, Sarracco teamed up with Golden Eagle signee Taris Thornton at Montini Catholic High School, where they guided their team to a third-place finish in the Class 3A Illinois State Tournament.