2019-2020 Women's Basketball Roster

Benjamin Leistensnider
Benjamin Leistensnider
Benjamin Leistensnider
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Patrick Dubois
Patrick Dubois
Patrick Dubois
Patrick Dubois
Patrick Dubois

5 Kiana Kirkland

  • Position Guard
  • Height 5-7
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Forest Park
  • Hometown Woodbridge, Va.

Biography

2018-19 - Junior - Became tenth player in program history to earn All-Region honors...D3hoops.com second team All-Region selection...Second team All-State (VaSID) and first team All-Conference...Led team in scoring with 11.9 points per game while shooting 40% from the field in her third season...Started 27 of 28 games played and averaged 21.3 minutes per contest...Also ranked in the top three in steals, hauling in a career-best 57 thefts for an average of over two per game...Grabbed 2.6 rebounds and dished out nearly two assists per contest...Led team in scoring in nine games including a career-high 26 points in the NCAA Tournament opening round against Gettysburg (March 1)...Notched five 20-point performances during the season...Also scored 23 points in the CAC Championship game with a season-high five three-pointers against Southern Virginia (Feb 23)...Earned second straight spot on the CAC All-Academic Team.

2017-18 - Sophomore - Broke out as part of the Captains' fast-paced offense in her second year at CNU...Appeared in all 30 games, ranking fifth on the team in scoring with 7.2 points per game...Shot over 35% from the field on 72-of-204 shooting, including a 36% mark from beyond the arc (27-75)...Ranked third on the team in shooting from the free-throw line with 73% efficiency (46-63)...Hauled in 53 rebounds for 1.8 per game...Added 29 assists and 27 steals...Scored a career-high 20 points on 8-of-14 shooting against Southern Virginia (Feb 7)...Registered 10 double-figure scoring performances including 18 points on 7-of-10 shooting in just nine minutes against Mary Washington (Jan 17)...Hauled in a season-high 5 rebounds at St. Mary's (Dec 6)...Named to the CAC All-Academic Team.

2016-17 - Freshman - Saw action in 18 games during her first season with the Captains...Scored a season-high 9 points in her collegiate debut in the opener at Bridgewater (11/16)...Registered seven points in a game twice, against Southern Virginia (2/15) and in the NCAA Tournament 1st Round against Staten Island (3/3)...Added 15 rebounds, 13 steals, and six assists during the year...Played season-high 17 minutes twice, including against Staten Island in the postseason

At Forest Park - Played as a guard for the Bruins all four years...Earned first team All-Conference honors as a senior...Also a second team All-Conference selection as a junior...Named honorable mention her sophomore year.

Personal - Kiana Charise Kirkland Wanzer was born in Woodbridge, Va...Daughter of Rayvon Wanzer and Latoya Kirkland...Has two brothers, Michael and Jamar...Favorite sports personality is Brittney Griner...Dream vacation is a trip to Hawaii...Favorite movie is "Creed"...Favorite book is "Every Day" by David Levithan...Majoring in Cellular, Molecular, & Physiological Biology.

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Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2016-2017Freshman

    Guard
    5'7"
    5
  • 5

    2017-2018Sophomore

    Guard
    5'7"
    5
  • 5

    2018-2019Junior

    Guard
    5'7"
    5
  • 5

    2019-2020Senior

    Guard
    5'7"
    5