Paige Sevrain is as low key as they come. She is much more comfortable talking about how good her teammates are than talking about any of her achievements, which are many.

After reaching the 1,000-point mark earlier in the season, Sevrain went on to chase down the all-time scoring record of 1,246 points at Northwestern Lehigh. During a district consolation game against Blue Mountain, Sevrain surpassed the mark set by Sara Jones in 2013.

There was no stoppage of play and no commemoration of the moment. Late in the game with the Lady Tigers holding a comfortable lead, Tiger head coach Chris Deutsch took Sevrain off the floor as public address announcer Eric Haas announced the achievement to the crowd. Sevrain exited to a round of applause, just enough of a celebration for her taste.

“It’s a great feeling to have broken the record and I have to thank all of my teammates over the last four years who helped me get there because without them, I wouldn’t have gotten here,” said Sevrain.

In the team’s final game, a 29-26 loss to Lewisburg in the PIAA play-in game, Sevrain added 10 more points to her total to finish with 1,258 points in her four seasons.

After her sophomore season, Sevrain had amassed 508 points. It was her junior and senior years that put her over the top and sent her on to break the scoring record. As a junior, Sevrain scored 389 points for Northwestern and followed that up with 361 points as a senior.

For much of those seasons, Sevrain was double and at times triple teamed with opponents constantly aware of where she was on the floor. As the ball went to her, the defenses collapsed, trying to keep her from either going to the basket for an easy layup or putting up her trademark left-handed jumper from inside the lane.

“Paige has just been so good for us, and she is such a great team player,” said Deutsch, who has had a member of the Sevrain family on his teams for the past 10 seasons. “That whole family is wonderful, and the girls have been so much fun to coach and have around. It’s going to be strange to not have a Sevrain on the roster next season.”

The string of Sevrain sisters started with Gabby, who graduated in 2018 with a total of 490 points. Middle sister Sydney got to play with both sisters on the team and was the three-point shooter among them, which helped her to 867 career points.

In all, the three sisters combined for over 2,600 points. Each was always lauded by their teammates, and each had that unmistakable smile that they brought to the court. They always had fun playing the game and it showed.

“We’re all pretty competitive,” said Paige Sevrain of the family dynamic. “We all push each other and root for each other, too and are really close.”

Both sisters were on hand when Sevrain reached the 1,000-point mark earlier in the season and Sydney was able to be there when little sister broke the scoring record. Gabby was away working on her degree to become a veterinarian and unable to make it back.

Sevrain credits all her teammates with helping her achieve as much as she did over her four years, but one of the players will always be linked to her top two achievements. Sophomore Cara Thomas was the one credited with the assist on both the 1,000th point and the record setting point. Ironically, Thomas may be the next one to reach the 1,000-point milestone as she will head into next season with 568 career points.

“She is really talented, and she was pulling for me to get the record,” said Sevrain. “We had a lot of great times playing together and I am going to be pulling for her to get there (1,000 points).”

The assists were somewhat of a passing of the torch for the program. The team that Paige Sevrain took over as a junior is now ready for Thomas to step into the spotlight as the de facto leader.

Thomas is another player who is quick to credit others for her success and does what it takes to help the team win. There is a lineage with Thomas as well, since her older sister Erika has her name on the list of top scorers, finishing with 1,007 career points, reaching the mark in 2016.