Biography
CAREER NOTES & RECORDS
Career: Ranks third in program history in career three-point field goal percentage (.416).
Season: 2022-23: Ranked third in 3-pointers made (64) and fourth in three-point field goal percentage (.416) as a freshman in school history.
2023-24 SOPHOMORE SEASON
Awards: All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (media)…Big Ten Weekly Honor Roll (Nov. 27)
Bucknell (11/7): Led team with 18 points…Made four 3-pointers…Filled stat sheet with four rebounds, four assists and three steals. Navy (11/10): Dropped 17 points. Kansas (11/13): Assisted four baskets…Scored 10 points. vs. Oklahoma State (11/20): Scored 27 points and made seven 3-pointers. vs. USC (11/22): Recorded team-high 18 points and seven boards. Providence (11/26): Led team in scoring with 17 points…Notched four assists, four rebounds and two steals. Radford (11/29): Scored 15 points. at Ohio State (12/10): Tallied 19 points, six rebounds and four assists. St. Francis (12/17): Notched 15 points. Central Connecticut State (12/20): Dropped a career-high 40 points, the third-highest in program history...Drained eight 3-pointers, the second-highest in program history. Michigan State (12/30): Recorded 14 points, six assists, five boards and two steals. Northwestern (1/2): Scored 15 points...Added six assists, five rebounds and a steal. at Indiana (1/10): Tallied 12 points. Nebraska (1/21): Recorded 17 points, four boards, two assists and two steals. at Minnesota (1/31): Led team with 18 points, including four 3-pointers. Michigan (2/3): Notched 13 points, three assists, two rebounds and a steal. at Wisconsin (2/11): Drained five threes en route to an 18-point performance. at Purdue (2/28): Tallied 10 points, four assists, four rebounds and two steals. Minnesota (3/3): Tallied 15 points, three boards and two assists.
2022-23 FRESHMAN SEASON
Season: Started in 29 of 30 games played…Averaged 11.8 points, 2.5 assists and 2.3 rebounds per game…Tallied 74 assists, 70 boards and 36 steals…Led the team in 3-pointers and three-point field goal percentage and was second in scoring...Shot 42.8 percent from the floor…Collected 18 double-digit scoring games with four games of 20-or-more points…Was one of two Division I freshmen to average more than two made 3-pointers (2.1) a game while shooting over 40 percent from the three-point line.
Rankings: Finished 22nd in the nation in three-point percentage (.416)…Ranked second in the Big Ten in three-point percentage (.416) and eighth in 3-pointers made per game (2.1).
Youngstown State (11/15): Recorded her first double-digit game of her collegiate career with 16 points…Tacked on five rebounds. Syracuse (11/21): Registered 18 points on 6-of-12 shooting from the floor. vs. Toledo (11/25): Produced her third double-digit performance in four games with 16 points to go along with three assists. at Minnesota (12/3): Had 13 points. West Virginia (12/11): Poured in 14 points and six assists. at Drexel (12/18): Recorded 16 points and four rebounds. Cornell (12/21): Had 10 points on 4-6 shooting from the field. at Michigan (1/3): Tallied her first 20-point game, finishing with 21...Made five 3-pointers...Added four assists. at Iowa (1/14): Notched 20 points, seven rebounds, three assists and three steals. Minnesota (1/18): Had 17 points, four assists and three steals. Wisconsin (1/22): Tallied nine points and seven assists. at Rutgers (1/26): Recorded 12 points. Northwestern (2/2): Collected 18 points on 7-of-12 shooting from the floor. at Michigan State (2/12): Had 12 points, three assists and three boards. at Purdue (2/22): Produced 16 points, four rebounds and four 3-pointers. Michigan State (2/25): Dropped a career-high 27 points and drilled seven 3-pointers…Added five rebounds. Big Ten Tournament vs. Minnesota (3/1): Helped the Lady Lions to a first-round win in the Big Ten Tournament with 16 points.
HIGH SCHOOL
Ciezki was a four-year letterman at St. Mary's High School for head coach Anthony Ottomano...Ranked as the No. 56 player and No. 14 point guard in the 2022 class by ESPN HoopGurlz...Was a three-year team captain and four-time team MVP...Led St. Mary's to a Class A State Championship in 2022, scoring 51 points in the championship game...Led Lancers to a 2018 Msgr Martin AA League Championship and 2019 and 2020 league runner-up titles...Was a McDonald's All-American nominee...Earned Msgr Martin AA League MVP in 2019 and 2020 and three first-team All-League honors...Garnered four All-WNY Lancaster Bee first team honors...Named 2022 WNY Player of the Year...Holds St. Mary's records for career points (2,138), career assists (478), steals (381) and 3-pointers made (244)...Sits first all-time at St. Mary's in single-season points (529), assists (138) and steals (128) and holds the school record with 15 steals in a game...Played AAU basketball for Exodus EYBL...Member of the National Honors Society.
PERSONAL
Daughter of David and Lisa Ciezki…Has a brother, Matthew…Undecided on a major…Hobbies include cooking, nature and watching movies.
WHY PENN STATE?
"The wonderful academic reputation and amazing coaches and teammates that will give me the opportunity to play Division I basketball in the Big Ten. I am truly excited. Coach Kieger was able to highlight all the wonderful things, academically and athletically, Penn State has to offer. I have always dreamed of attending a big university like Penn State."
