Gannon University Athletics

Career Accolades

• 2023-24 CSC Academic All-America Division II Team Member of the Year, all sports
• 2023-24 CSC Academic All-America Division II Team Member of the Year, Women's Basketball
• 2024 Honda Athlete of the Year Finalist, Division II Women's Basketball, as picked by CWSA
• 2023-24 PSAC Pete Nevins Scholar Athlete of the Year Award
• 2023-24 Doc Beyer Award recipient
• 2023-24 Gannon Female Senior Student-Athlete of the Year
• Gannon Team MVP for the third consecutive year
• 2023-24 CSC First Team Academic All-American
• 2023-24 CSC Academic All-District
• 2023-24 WBCA Division II National Player of the Year
• 2023-24 WBCA First Team All-American 
• 2023-24 D2CCA Division II National Player of the Year
• 2023-24 D2CCA First Team All-American 
• 2024 NCAA Division II Atlantic Regional MVP
• 2023-24 D2CCA Atlantic Region Player of the Year 
• 2023-24 D2CCA First Team All-Atlantic Region 
• 2023-24 PSAC West Women's Basketball Athlete of the Year 
• 2023-24 First Team All-PSAC West
• 2024 PSAC Tournament MVP
• 2023-24 PSAC Winter Top 10
• PSAC West Athlete of the Week (11/13/23, 12/11/23, 1/29/24, 2/5/24)
• PSAC West Defensive Athlete of the Week (1/16/24, 2/26/24)
• 2022-23 CSC First Team Academic All-America
• 2022-23 WBCA Honorable Mention All-American
• 2022-23 D2CCA Second Team All-American
• 2022-23 D2CCA Atlantic Region Player of the Year
• 2022-23 D2CCA First Team All-Atlantic Region 
• 2022-23 PSAC West Women's Basketball Athlete of the Year
• 2022-23 First Team All-PSAC West
• 2022-23 CSC Academic All-District
• 2022-23 PSAC Winter Top 10
• 2021-22 WBCA Honorable Mention All-American
• 2021-22 First Team All-PSAC West
• PSAC Scholar-Athlete (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
• D2ADA Academic Achievement Award Winner (2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24)
• Two-time PSAC West Player of the Week (11/29/21  2/28/22)

2023-24: Averaged team highs of 19.8 points and 8.1 rebounds per game while leading Gannon to a 35-3 record, a PSAC West regular-season title, PSAC Tournament championship, Atlantic Regional title, and a berth in the NCAA Division II Elite Eight as the No. 1 seed in St. Joseph, Mo. ... Broke her own Gannon single-season scoring record with 752 points. ... Moved into the No. 2 spot on Gannon's program scoring list with 2,293 points. ... Ranks second in Gannon history with 830 field goals made and 1,513 field goals attempted. ... Ranks fifth with 913 rebounds and ranks seventh with .549 field goal percentage. ... She is Gannon's all-time leader with 143 games played. ... Her 307 rebounds in 2023-24 rank sixth on Gannon's single-season list. ... Her 251 field goals made rank fifth on Gannon's single-season list. ... She broke her own Gannon records with 223 free throws made. Her previous record was 155 in 2022-23. ... Set the Gannon record with 252 free throws attempted. ... Her 88.5 free-throw percentage ranks fourth in Gannon history for a single season.  ... She was selected as the WBCA and D2CCA Division II National Player of the Year and was named First Team All-American by both organizations. ... The CWSA named Pirosko as the Honda Athlete of the Year Finalist for Division II Women's Basketball. ... The College Sports Communicators named her as Academic All-America Division II Women's Basketball Team Member of the Year in addition to repeating as a CSC First Team Academic All-American. ... Repeated as the D2CCA Division II Atlantic Region Player of the Year and was selected as the All-Atlantic Region First Team by both the D2CCA and WBCA. ... She was voted Atlantic Regional Tournament MVP after Gannon won the title. ... She was voted PSAC Tournament MVP after Gannon won the title. ... Repeated as the PSAC West Women's Basketball Athlete of the Year and made All-PSAC West First Team. ... Was selected to the PSAC Winter Top 10 for the second consecutive year. ... Was selected as the PSAC West Athlete of the Week six times (four Athlete and two Defensive Athlete). ... Pirosko scored in double digits in the final 71 games of her career. ... Had 12 double-doubles in 2023-24. ... She averaged 25.4 points in Gannon's seven postseason games in 2023-24. ... Had career highs of 40 points and 19 rebounds in a PSAC Tournament semifinal win over West Chester. She set Gannon single-game records with 19 free throws made and 20 free throws attempted in the game. ... Pirosko scored 32 points in Gannon's PSAC championship game win over Lock Haven ... Scored 34 points in Gannon's Atlantic Regional semifinal win over Lock Haven. ... Scored a game-high 26 points in Gannon's Elite Eight quarterfinal game.

2022-23: Enjoyed one of the finest seasons ever by a Gannon women’s basketball player … was named an honorable mention WBCA All-American for the second straight year and was also a second team D2CCA All-American …also an outstanding student who was named to the CSC Academic All-America First Team ... was named the D2CCA Atlantic Region Player of the Year and the PSAC West Athlete of the Year, along with earning All-PSAC West first team honors for the second straight year … was named the PSAC West Women's Basketball Athlete of the Week three times ... set the Gannon season record for points with 693 and also broke the season record for free throws made (155) … led the team in both scoring (20.4 ppg.) and rebounding (7.5 rpg.) while starting all 34 games … the 20.4 ppg. is tied for seventh in a season while ranking second in the PSAC and 14th in Div. II … shot 55.3 percent (256-of-463) from the floor, making 26-of-77 3-pointers … was at 81.6 percent from the free throw line (155-of-190) … ranked fourth in a season in field goals made and sixth in field goal percentage … was second in the PSAC and 21st in Division II in field goal percentage along with eighth in the conference in free throw percentage … was also second in the PSAC and seventh in the Division II in free throws made and second and eighth, respectively, in free throws attempted … was fourth on the team in assists (70) and steals (37) and second in blocks (26) … scored six points in the season opener against Notre Dame (Oh.) (11/12/22) and then reached double figures in the final 33 contests … led the team in scoring in 25 games and in rebounding in 18 games … had 10 double-doubles and had 10-or-more rebounds in 11 games … scored 20-or-more points in 19 games, including four games with 30-or-more points … ended the year reaching the 20-point plateau in 10 of the final 12 contests … scored a career-high 33 points at Seton Hill (2/18/23), adding 12 rebounds, then matched that with 33 points in PSAC semifinal win over Shippensburg (3/4/23), again with 12 boards plus five assists … made 13-of-18 field goals and 5-of-6 free throws vs. the Raiders … led Gannon with 23 points in Atlantic Region playoff game vs. Charleston (3/10/23) … had 32 points and matched career high with 13 rebounds in first meeting with California (Pa.) (1/14/23), making 12-of-17 field goals … scored 31 points and had 10 rebounds at Slippery Rock (1/4/23), making 11-of-13 free throws … became the 31st Golden Knight to score 1,000 career points with 24 points vs. Mansfield (12/14/22). ... Entered her final year ranked sixth in career scoring with 1,541 points, along with ranking 14th in career rebounds (606) … is seventh in career scoring average (14.7 ppg.), plus eighth in career field goals made (579) and fourth in career field goal percentage (55.5 pct.) … also ranks sixth in free throws made (333), ninth in free throws attempted (401) and fourth in free throw percentage (83.0 pct.).

2021-22: Earned WBCA honorable mention All-America honors after leading the team in both scoring (16.2 ppg.) and rebounding (6.4 rpg.) … was also a first team All-PSAC West selection and was a two-time PSAC West Athlete of the Week honoree … played in 28 games with 25 starts, averaging just under 29 minutes per game … added 33 assists, 40 steals which was third on the team, and eight blocked shots … shot 53.4 percent from the floor (173-of-324), good for fourth in the PSAC, and led the PSAC and ranked 13th in Division II in free throw percentage at 87.7 percent (93-of-106) … that figure ranks sixth at Gannon … was 14-of-37 on 3-pointers … scored 453 points, which ranks 21st in a season at Gannon … led the team in scoring 16 times and was the team’s leading rebounder on 11 occasions … scored in double figures in 23 games, including seven 20-point performances … had four double-doubles … scored a season-high 28 points in season-opening win over Bluefield State (11/13/21), making 9-of-13 field goals and 10-of-11 free throws, while adding 10 rebounds … scored 27 points (9-of-12 FGs, 8-of-8 FTs) against Florida Southern (11/27/21) … led Gannon with 25 points in NCAA playoff loss to Shepherd (3/11/22), making 10-of-13 field goals including both 3-point attempts … had career-high 13 rebounds in PSAC playoff win over Pitt-Johnstown (3/2/22), along with 12 boards in the previous game vs. California (Pa.) (2/26/22) … had a stretch of 30 consecutive free throws made before a miss at Slippery Rock (2/19/22) late in the year … ended the year scoring in double figures in eight straight game … had career-high six steals vs. Lynn (11/26/21) and dished out season-high five assists vs. Edinboro (2/2/22).
 
2020-21: Appeared in all 14 games, starting the final nine contests … averaged 30.9 minutes per game … led the team with 223 points, averaging a team-high 15.9 ppg., along with ranking second on the team in rebounding (6.0 rpg.) … shot a team-high 60.0 from the floor (87-of-145) and 83.3 pct. from the line (45-of-54), along with making 4-of-15 3-point attempts  … added 28 assists and 12 steals … recorded team-high 12 blocks … led team in scoring nine times and in rebounding five times … scored in double figures in the final 12 games, and had double-doubles in the last two contests … scored career-best 32 points against Clarion (2/13/21), making 11-of-16 field goals, including 2-of-3 3-pointers, and 8-of-9 free throws … added 26 points and 10 rebounds for first career double-double vs. Mercyhurst (3/3/21) … scored 20-or-more points in four games … matched previous career-high with 10 rebounds vs. Mercyhurst (3/6/21) … dished out six assists in matchup against Bluefield State (2/7/21).
 
2019-20: Played in 23 games as a redshirt freshman, averaging 14.3 minutes per game ... averaged 6.3 ppg. and 3.0 rpg... shot 55.3 pct. from the field (52-of-94), 46.2 pct. from beyond the arc (6-of-13), and 81.4 pct. from the free throw line (35-of-43) ... contributed 15 assists, 6 steals, and 3 blocks ... scored a season-high 13 points in back-to-back games at Pitt-Johnstown (1/6/20) and vs. Seton Hill (1/8/20) ... reached double-figures in seven games ... recorded season-best 8 rebounds at Mercyhurst (1/18/20)
 
2018-19: Saw action in six games as a freshman … averaged 11.8 minutes off the bench before missing much of the season due to injury … averaged 4.5 ppg. and 3.2 rpg. while shooting 61.1 pct. from the floor (11-of-18) and 62.5 pct. from the foul line (5-of-8) … scored 10 points in collegiate debut against Elizabeth City State (11/10/18), going a perfect 5-for-5 from the floor in the 91-89 overtime win … chipped in 8 points and 8 rebounds in just 14 minutes against Fairmont State (11/14/18).
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Played for head coach Paul Force at Eastlake North (Ohio) High School ... a third-team All-Ohio selection ... also received special mention All-Ohio ... named the Ohio Varsity Player of the Year ... named her conference's Player of the Year ... was her team Most Valuable Player ... earned second-team All-District honors ... led her team to a conference championship in 2018 ... named to the Principal's List ... graduated with honors ... among the top-10 in her senior class.
 
PERSONAL: Physician Assistant major with minors in Nutrition, Biology, Psychology, and Business … daughter of Peggy and Steve Pirosko … has two brothers (Ryan Pirosko and Stephen Pirosko).
 
Career-Highs
Minutes: 41, vs. Shepherd (3/11/22)
Points: 40, vs. West Chester (3/9/24)
Rebounds: 19 vs. West Chester (3/9/24)
FG Made: 13, vs. Shippensburg (3/4/23)
FG Attempts: 22, at Seton Hill (2/18/23)
3pt FG Made: 3, 6 times, last vs. Lock Haven (3/16/24)
3pt FG Attempts: 6, at Pitt-Johnstown (1/7/23), vs. Clarion (1/20/24)
FT Made: 19, vs. West Chester (3/9/24)
FT Attempts: 20, vs. West Chester (3/9/24)
Assists: 6, two times, last vs. Shippensburg (12/19/22)
Blocks: 4, vs. Charleston (WV) (3/10/23)
Steals: 7, vs. Angelo State (11/4/23)