Pitt Athletics Hall of Fame
- Induction:
- 2024
- Class:
- 2015
Kiesel is one of the most versatile and prolific talents to ever step on a basketball court at Pitt.The lightning-quick guard became the only player in Pitt women's basketball history to compile at least 1,500 points, 500 rebounds and 400 assists in a career. Moreover, Kiesel is the only player to lead Pitt in scoring and assists in four consecutive seasons. Starting all 122 games of her career, she averaged 15.9 points and posted at least 20 points in 42 contests. As a senior, she led the Panthers to the NCAA Tournament while averaging a career-high 18.4 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.5 assists. She was a 2015 first-team All-ACC honoree and was also named to the ACC's All-Defensive Team that season. In addition to her excellence on the court, Kiesel was a three-time All-Academic honoree, earning the honor twice in the ACC (2014-15) and once in the Big East (2013). She became just the second female student-athlete to win the Panther Award and Blue-Gold Award, etching her name twice on Pitt's prestigious Varsity Walk. Kiesel was selected in 2015 WNBA Draft by the Tulsa Shock—just the second Pitt player ever drafted—and played six professional seasons, including time overseas in Poland, Sweden, Hungary and Israel.
