Missouri S&T Athletics

2017-18: Earned GLVC Academic All-Conference honors...Registered a team third-best 8.8 points a game average and scored a squad fifth-most 158 points...Finished second among the squad's leaders in rebound average (6.4 rpg.), third in free throws made (57), fifth in steals (15), and sixth in minutes played (453)...Led Miners with 38 offensive rebounds and her 78 defensive boards was third highest...Started in 17 of 18 games played in...Scored double-figure points in a contest six times, which included a season-high 17 versus Truman State (1/11)...Racked up 13 points against Indianapolis (2/15) and recorded 12 points to go with eight rebounds at Quincy (1/25)...Pulled down a season-best 10 rebounds at Missouri-St. Louis (2/10), which featured six offensive caroms...Garnered nine rebounds on three occasions - vs. Westminster (Mo.) (12/30), vs. Wisconsin-Parkside (1/6), and at Drury (1/13)...Chalked up six offensive boards against Westminster (Mo.) (12/30)...Dished out three assists in a game three times - vs. Williams Jewell (1/15), against Rockhurst (1/27), and vs. Indianapolis (2/15)...Had five performances with at least two steals, highlighted by season-most three against William Jewell (1/15) and at Quincy (1/25)...Played a season-high 31 minutes at William Jewell (2/1) while tallying eight points and rebounds apiece...Ranked 12th among GLVC rebounding leaders with a 6.6 average in 16 league outings and placed 41st in scoring as a result of a 9.0 points per game average...Team's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) representative.

2016-17: Did not play due to injury.

2015-16: Appeared in 24 games with 22 starts in her first year with the Lady Miners and led the team in scoring with nearly 12 points per game and was second in rebounding with 5.1 per contest...her 11.8 points per game ranked her amongst the conference leaders in scoring...she recorded 16 double digit scoring games in her 24 games highlighted by a career-high 23 points at Maryville on Feb. 20...she also scored 22 points against Angelo State (11/27) in San Antonio...Grabbed a season-high 10 rebounds at Wisconsin-Parkside (1/7)...Finished the season shooting 43 percent from the field, from the three-point line and shot 67 percent at the charity stripe.

Northeastern State University: Pierce appeared in 21 games with 18 starts as a freshman averaging 6.8 points and 3.9 rebounds a game for the RiverHawks...Had eight double figure scoring contests, which included a career-high 12 points at Southwest Baptist (1/8)...Matched that career-high three times scoring 12 points at Emporia State (2/12/15), at Washburn (2/14/15), and against Central Oklahoma (2/21) ...Pulled down a season-high 12 rebounds against Nebraska-Kearney (2/26)...Shot 33.1 percent from the floor and 54 percent at the foul line.

High School: A four-time (2010-14) first-team all-conference selection at Blue Valley North High in Overland Park, Kan....A 2013-14 all-state honorable mention team pick...Coached by Ann Fritz...A 2014 graduate...Tabbed team's best defensive player her final two (2012-14) prep seasons...Served as team captain from 2011-14...Helped lead the Mustangs to a third-place finish in 2012-13 state championship tournament...Participated three years in track and two in volleyball.

Personal: Daughter of Byron and Baniki Pierce, who played basketball at Missouri Western University...Born in Overland Park, Kan....Has played the piano since age three...Hobbies include playing the piano, horseback riding, and photography...Placed third in state photography competition...Majoring in biological sciences.