Shay Ciezki

Photo by: Luke Miller/Indiana Athletics

Year:
Senior
Hometown:
Buffalo, N.Y.
Position:
Guard
Height:
5-7

Pronounced Chess-key

HONORS
USBWA All-American Honorable Mention (2025-26)
All-Big Ten First Team (2025-26) (media)
All-Big Ten Second Team (2025-26) (coaches)
Big Ten Player of the Week (11/10/25 & 12/14/25)
Academic All-Big Ten (2024-25)
Battle 4 Atlantis All-Tournament Team (2024)
All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (media) (2023-24)
Academic All-Big Ten (2023-24)

CAREER
Played two seasons at Indiana and two seasons at Penn State … scored 1,854 career points (14.4 points per game), shot 46.8 percent from the floor, 40.5 percent from the 3-point line and 89 percent at the charity stripe … had 344 career assists and 149 career steals … became the 34^th member of IU’s 1,000 point club and became the fastest player in school history to record her first 1,000 points … as a senior, joined the elusive 50/40/90 club and became the first Powe 4 player (second in NCAA Division I) to hit the mark while scoring 20+ points per game.

SENIOR YEAR
Started in 31 games … averaged 22.8 points per game, which set a new single season record at Indiana … did it while shooting 52.6 percent from the floor, 44.6 percent from the 3-point line and 90.8 percent from the free throw line … just the second NCAA Division I women’s basketball player to record a 50/40/90 while averaging 20+ points … scored 708 points, which ranks second in a single season at Indiana . hit 79 3-pointers which ranks third all-time in a single season … had multiple three-point field goals in 20 games ...also averaged 3.8 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 1.5 steals and 35.5 minutes per game … scored 20 or more points 21 times and had seven 30-point games … led Indiana in scoring on 23 occasions … hit had 22 points in the season opener against Lipscomb … recorded her first 30-point game of the season with 35 points against UIC where she went 7-for-10 from the 3-point line ana had four rebounds, two assists and two steals … recorded her first career double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds in a win over Marshall … had 22 points in a win at Florida State which started a seven-game 20-point plus scoring streak … had eight rebounds to go along with 14 points in a win over Butler … at Coconut Hoops, posted a 24-point effort in a win over Gonzaga and set the best single game performance at IU sinc 2018 with 38 points on 12-for-21 shooting against No. 12/10 Iowa State where she also went 13-for-14 from the free throw line … followed that performance with a 26 point, four assists effort at home against Western Michigan … had 23 points and five assists in the Big Ten opener at Illinois … posted 31 points by going 12-for-17, knocking down three 3-pointers and five rebounds in a win over ULM … played all 40 minutes to restart conference play against Minnesota and No. 24/19 Michigan State where she had 16 points in each game … recorded a career-high nine assists against the Golden Gophers … turned in 31 points at No. 25 Nebraska where she hit a season-high 13 field goals and had four assists and two steals … had a season-high seven 3-pointers against Washington … went 7-for-11 from the floor and 5-for-6 from the 3-point line at No. 12/11 Ohio State … in an effort at Purude, went 5-for-7 from 3-point ranges and 10-for-11 at the line for a game-high 37 points … contributed 33 points, eight rebounds and five assists in a win over Northwestern … led IU to victory at Wisconsin with 31 points, nine rebounds, and a season-high five steals … recorded her second double-double with a new career-high 12 rebounds and 29 points and a season-high eight assists in a win over Purdue at home … led the Hoosiers effort with 20 points and six boards against Oregon .. .played all 40 minutes in a iwn at Rutgers with four triples for 21 points … capped off her career at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall with 29 points, four steals and four rebounds versus Penn State … her 22 points helped Indiana to a Big Ten Tournament first round win over Nebraska where she also had seven assists … in her final game against No. 11 Ohio State, finished with 12 points, six rebounds and five assists.

JUNIOR YEAR (2024-25)
Started all 33 games … averaged 11.8 points, 2.8 assists, 2.1 rebounds and shot 46.3 percent from the floor … the team’s best free throw shooter at 93.2 percent … shot 39 percent from the 3-point line where she made 47 3-pointers and 15 games with multiple triples made … led IU in scoring in nine games … scored in double figures 22 times including the last nine games of the season … in her IU debut, recorded seven points, four assists, three rebounds and two steals against Brown … had 11 points at Butler … poured in 19 points to help IU beat No. 23 Stanford … dropped a season-high 34 points in the Battle 4 Atlantis win over No. 17 Baylor where she hit four 3-pointer and went 12-for-13 at the free throw line … tied a season-high seven assists in the win over Maine … went 5-for-8 from the floor and 3-for-5 from the 3-point line for a team-high 17 points in a victory over Southern Indiana … played all 40 minutes in her return to Penn State to open Big Ten play with six assists and three boards … put up back-to-back double figure games against Bellarmine (11 points) and Oakland (20 points) where she combined to go 12-for-20 from the floor in that span … had 14 points in the win over Wisconsin by going 6-for-10 from the floor to go along with three steals … scored 11 points against No. 1 UCLA … secured her second 20-point game by going 6-for-12 from the floor in a win at Northwestern as she also had five assists … recorded an 83.3 percent clip from the floor versus Illinois … tied a season-high seven assist and 16 points on four 3-pointers and four rebounds at home against Rutgers … recorded 12 points at Minnesota … started a double-figure scoring streak that lasted the final nine games of the season with 16 points and three assists in the Barn Burner Trophy game win over Purdue … her team-high 18 points led Indiana past No. 8 Ohio State … had a season-high four steals to go along with 13 points and four assists at No. 21 Michigan State … put up 15 points against No. 19 Maryland … helped IU win at Purdue with 18 points and four assists … averaged 15.0 points in four postseason games while going 57.1 percent from the floor, 66.7 percent from the 3-point line while adding 2.3 assists and 1.3 blocks per game … started off the Big Ten Tournament with 17 points and four assists in a win over 8-seed Oregon … in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinal against top-seed USC, scored 15 points … her 6-for-8 effort from the floor with 16 points and three assists pushed Indiana past Utah in the NCAA Tournament opening round … posted a team-high 12 points in the NCAA Tournament second round at South Carolina.

SOPHOMORE YEAR (2023-24)
Made 30 starts and played in all 35 games … was the team’s third leading scorer with 11.5 points, 2.4 assists, 2.1 rebounds and 1.0 steals per game … helped Penn State advance to the semifinals of the inaugural WBIT … recorded double figures 19 times while shooting 42.3 percent from the floor … made a team-high 74 3-pointers on a 36.8 percentage from beyond the arc … led the team in the season opener against Bucknell with 18 points where she hit four 3-pointers, four rebounds, four assists and three steals … had 17 points in a win over Navy … in a victory versus Kansas, added 10 points … posted her first 20-point game of the season with 27 points and made seven 3-pointers against Oklahoma State ... had a team-high 18 points and seven boards in a tough battle with No. 8/10 USC at the Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo Tournament … also led the team in scoring with 17 points against Providence with four assists, four rebounds and two steals … started off a six-game double figure scoring streak at No. 12/11 Ohio State where she tallied 19 points, six rebounds and four assists … set a new career-high and third-highest single game scoring effort with 40 points on eight 3-pointers in the non-con Central Connecticut State … in resuming Big Ten play at home against Michigan State, posting 14 points, six assists, five boards and two steals … scored 15 points, six assists, five rebounds and a steal against Northwestern … tallied double figures with 12 points at No. 14/13 Indiana ... recorded 17 points, four boards, two assists and two steals against the Huskers … led team with 18 points, including four 3-pointers in first meeting with Minnesota … notched 13 points, three assists, two rebounds and a steal against Michigan … drained five threes en route to an 18-point performance on the road at Wisconsin … put up 10 points, four assists, four rebounds and two steals at Mackey Arena in a win over Purdue ... tallied 15 points, three boards and two assists in regular season finale win against Minnesota.

FRESHMAN YEAR (2022-23)
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 … 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) … finished the season ranked third in 3-pointers made (64) and fourth in three-point field goal percentage (.416) as a freshman in school history … recorded her first double-digit game of her collegiate career with 16 points and tacked on five rebounds against Youngstown State ... registered 18 points versus Syracuse on 6-of-12 shooting from the floor … produced her third double-digit performance in four games against Toledo with 16 points to go along with three assists … was in double figures at Minnesota with 13 points … poured in 14 points and six assists in a win over West Virginia ... recorded 16 points and four rebounds.at Drexel … had 10 points on 4-6 shooting from the field against Cornell … tallied her first 20-point game of her career at Michigan, finishing with 21 points on five 3-pointers and four assists .. notched 20 points, seven rebounds, three assists and three steals against No. 12/19 Iowa … had 17 points, four assists and three steals in a win over the Golden Gophers … added nine points and seven assists in a win vs. Wisconsin … recorded 12 points at Rutgers and 18 points on 7-of-12 shooting from the floor at home vs. Northwestern … had 12 points, three assists and three boards against the Spartans … produced 16 points, four rebounds and four 3-pointers … dropped a then career-high 27 points and drilled seven 3-pointers in the regular season finale versus Michigan State to go along with five rebounds … helped the Lady Lions to a first-round win in the Big Ten Tournament with 16 points over Minnesota.

PREP
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 … major is sport marketing and management.

Career Highs (through 2024-25)

Points	40, vs. Central Conn. St. 12/20/23
Rebounds	12, vs. Purdue (2/8/26)
Assists	9, vs. Minnesota (12/29/25)
Steals	5, at Wisconsin (2/4/26)
Blocks	3, vs. USC 3/7/25
FG Made	15, vs Central Connecticut St. 12/20/23
FG Attempts	24, vs. Iowa (1/11/26)
3FG Made	8, vs Central Connecticut St. 12/20/23
3FG Attempts	14, vs Central Connecticut St. 12/20/23
FT Made	13, vs. Iowa State (11/30/25)
FT Attempts	14, vs. Iowa State (11/30/25)