BLOOMINGTON – THE Indiana women’s national basketball team received a verbal commitment Thursday night from Penn State guard Shay Ciezki.
Ciezki announced your decision on social media.
She fills a void in the backcourt following the departure of Sara Scalia as a proven shooter. Ciezki ranks third all-time in PSU history in career 3-point percentage (41.6%). Ciezki has averaged 2.1 3-point shots in each of the last two seasons while averaging 11.6 points per game during that span.
Indiana led the nation in team 3-point shooting last season (39.6%) and ranked 24th in 3-point shooting. Scalia averaged 3.2 3-point shots per game, but IU had three other starters — Yarden Garzon, Sydney Parrish and Chloe Moore-McNeil — average at least one 3-point shot per game. They all also shot over 40% from 3-point range last season.
Ciezki signed with Penn State out of St. Mary’s High School in New York. The four-year starter led the team to the Class A State Championship as a senior, where she scored 51 points. She set school records for career points (2,138), assists (478), steals (381) and 3-pointers made (244).
The news comes on the heels of Indiana’s announcement had signed Tennessee forward Karoline Striplin, a 6-foot-5 forward with one year of eligibility remaining. Striplin averaged 7.2 points and 3.1 rebounds per game and gives the Hoosiers some additional frontcourt depth after losing Mackenzie Holmes.
Michael Niziolek is the Indiana reporter for The Bloomington Herald-Times. You can follow him on X @michaelniziolek and read all of its coverage clicking here
This article originally appeared in the Indianapolis Star: Indiana Women’s Basketball Welcomes Penn State Transfer Shay Ciezki
