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2021-22 Women's Basketball Roster

2 Ciaja Harbison

  • Position Guard
  • Height 5-6
  • Class Senior
  • High School Male
  • Hometown Louisville, Ky.
  • Major Public Health

Biography

2021-22 • Senior

  • Ended her Billiken career ranked second all-time in points (1,688); third in scoring average (15.9) and free throws made (359); fourth in free-throw percentage (.807) and assists (403); fifth in steals (156)
  • Saw action and started in 24 games
  • Missed the first three games of her career due to inury, snapping a streak of 102 consecutive starts
  • Earned a spot on the Atlantic 10 All-Conference second team
  • Average of 17.5 points was the ninth most by a Billiken in a single season
  • Season highs: 36 points, 12 field goals, nine made free throws and 45 minutes vs. St. Bonaventure; three 3-pointers vs. four opponents; 10 free throw attempts vs. two opponents; five rebounds vs. three opponents; two offensive rebounds vs. two opponents; six assists vs. Northern Kentucky; three steals vs. two opponents
  • A-10 rankings: second in free-throw percentage (79.5) and minutes per game (37.6); third in points per game (17.5); seventh in field goal attempts (401); 11th in field-goal percentage (.399)
  • Had a historic night against St. Bonaventure Jan. 19, posting career bests with 36 points and 12 field goals and leading SLU to a comeback overtime victory. Her 36 points were the most by an A-10 player this season and were one shy of SLU's single-game record. She tied the game with a 3-pointer with just 4.2 seconds left in regulation and then broke a tie score with under a second left in overtime with a driving layup.
  • Posted eleven 20-point contests
  • Scored in double figures in every game, ending her career with 95 double-digit contests in 106 games
  • Recorded 27 points, including three treys, on 11 field goals at Massachusetts
  • Collected 24 points at Dayton

2020-21 • Junior

  • Season highs: 30 points at Saint Joseph's; 9 field goals vs. three opponents; four 3-point field goals at Saint Joseph's; eight free throws at Saint Joseph's; nine free throw attempts at Saint Joseph's; five rebounds at Davidson; two offensive rebounds at Saint Joseph's 12 assists vs. Richmond; two blocks vs. two opponents; three steals vs. two opponents; 42 minutes vs. Memphis
  • Atlantic 10 All-Conference first team and All-Defensive team
  • Atlantic 10 Player of the Week for the week of Feb. 9-14
  • Became the 22nd Saint Louis women's basketball player to score 1,000 career points during the game against Fordham on Jan. 17
  • Led the Billikens in scoring (16.9 ppg), assists (76), steals (24), free throws (78), field goals (114) and minutes (37.2 mpg)
  • A-10 Rankings: second in free throw percentage (.813), third in scoring (16.9 ppg) and minutes (37.2 mpg), sixth in assists (4.0 apg), 14th in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.2) and 16th in steals (1.3 spg)
  • Finished her junior season ranked sixth all-time at SLU with 347 career assists and eighth all-time with 289 made free throws
  • Her 16.9 points per game were 10th all-time at SLU for a single season scoring average
  • Collected her first career double-double against Richmond, tallying 18 points with a career-best 12 assists
  • Dropped a career highs of 30 points and four 3-point field goals in the win at Saint Joseph's
  • Posted a game-high 21 points at La Salle, while also contributing four assists, two blocks and two rebounds
  • Scored in double figures in all but one game, putting her total to 71-of-82 career double-digit scoring efforts
  • A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll

2019-20 • Sophomore

  • Season highs: 25 points at La Salle; 10 field goals at George Mason; three 3-point FG at Indiana State; nine FTM and 10 FTA at La Salle; seven rebounds at Fordham; three offensive rebounds at VCU; seven assists at George Washington; two blocks vs. two opponents; three steals vs. four opponents; 42 minutes vs. Kansas
  • Atlantic 10 All-Conference first team
  • Two-time A-10 Player of the week
  • Started all 32 games
  • A-10 rankings: third in assists (4.1 apg); fourth in minutes (36.0 mpg); sixth in scoring (15.4 ppg) and steals (1.5 spg); ninth in FT percentage (.770); 10th in assist/turnover ration (1.3); 13th in 3-point FG percentage (.350); 24th in FG percentage (.388)
  • On SLU's all-time single-season lists, seventh in scoring (493); eighth in assists (132)
  • Second in scoring and assists, third in steals (49) and fifth in free throws (94) on Saint Louis sophomore charts
  • Led the team in scoring, assists, steals and minutes
  • Led the team with eight 20-point contests, including a stretch of three straight and 4-of-5 games
  • Dropped a career-high 25 points in the win at La Salle, including hitting 9-of-10 free throws
  • Tallied 21 points on a career-high 10 field goals in a Billikens victory over George Mason
  • Recorded a game-high 23 points in the loss at VCU, adding five rebounds, five assists and two steals
  • Collected 16 games with 5+ assists
  • Led the team 25 times in assists, 19 times in steals, 15 times in scoring and one time in rebounds
  • Tallied 28 double-digit scoring contests, including ending the season with 10 straight

2018-19 • Freshman

  • Season highs: 22 points and nine FG vs. Southern Illinois; three 3-point FG vs. George Washington; 12 FTM and 14 FTA vs. VCU (home); nine rebounds vs. Richmond (regular season); three offensive rebounds and six steals vs. Duquesne (regular season); eight assists vs. two opponents; one block vs. five opponents; 48 minutes vs. Dayton (home)
  • U.S. Basketball Writers Association
    national Freshman of the Week Feb. 5
  • Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year
  • Atlantic 10 All-Conference second team
  • 11-time Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week
  • Started all 31 games
  • Finished 42nd in minutes (36.4 mpg) and 46th in FT percentage (.842) in the national rankings
  • A-10 rankings (all games): first in assists (4.5 apg); fourth in scoring (14.6 ppg), FT percentage and minutes; sixth in steals (1.7 spg) and assist-turnover ratio (1.11); 13th in FG percentage (.411).
  • A-10 rankings (conference games): third in assists (4.4 apg); fourth in scoring (15.8 ppg) and FT percentage (.853); tied for fifth in steals (1.9 spg); ninth in assist-turnover ratio (1.06) and minutes (35.9 mpg); 11th in FG percentage (.433)
  • On SLU's all-time single-season lists, tied for fifth in steals (53), sixth in FT percentage, seventh in assists (139), eighth in FT made (117)
  • Set a Billiken freshman record with 453 points; was second in FT made and assists and third in steals on the Saint Louis freshman charts
  • Led the team in scoring, FG (160), assists, steals, FT percentage, FT made, FT attempts (139), 3-point FG percentage (.356), fewest fouls per 40 minutes (2.0) and minutes
  • Recorded team season highs of 12 FT made and 14 FT attempts vs. VCU (home), and six steals vs. Duquesne (regular season); the six steals also tied the A-10 season high for a conference game
  • Led the team in scoring 10 times and in rebounding once
  • Scored in double figures a team-high 25 times, including a streak of 21 straight games
  • Shot a season-best .643 (9-of-14) in her 22-point effort vs. Southern Illinois
  • Also reached the 20-point mark vs. Dayton (home, 21), George Washington (21, 3-of-5 3-pointers), Florida Atlantic (21, 7-of-11 FG, 7-of-8 FT), VCU (home, 20, 12-of-14 FT), Dayton (away, 20) and Illinois State (20, 9-of-10 FT)
  • Hit the game-tying and game-winning shots on consecutive possessions in the final 1:08 to lift SLU to a win over Virginia
  • Tossed in 18 points vs. nationally ranked Missouri and in the win at Duquesne
  • Had 12 points vs. No. 1 Connecticut
  • Scored 17 points, including 7-of-7 from the foul line, vs. Eastern Kentucky in her collegiate debut
  • Tallied five or more assists in 15 games, including eight vs. Richmond (A-10 Championship first round) and Florida Atlantic, and seven vs. Virginia, Illinois State, Rhode Island and Duquesne (regular season)
  • Top rebounding games were nine vs. Richmond (regular season), eight vs. George Washington, and seven vs. Duquesne (regular season) and La Salle
  • Enjoyed a stretch of seven straight games shooting 50 percent or higher from the field (46-of-88, .523 in those games)
  • Registered 30 of her 53 steals over the final 10 games

Prior to SLU
Dan Olson, averaging 13.8 points, 4.3 assists, 2.9 steals and 2.9 rebounds … was named second-team All-State, first-team All-Region ESPNW’s in the nation among seniors by 90thScored 1,531 career points … was ranked
and All-District … earned Player of the Game honors in the Kentucky-Indiana All-Star Game 1 … collected All-Tournament plaudits at the 7th Region Championship, the Naples Holiday Shootout, the Traditional Bank Holiday Classic and the Louisville Invitational … helped Male capture a fifth consecutive district title … received the Donna L.J. Murphy Award, which honors a standout female senior basketball player in Kentucky who exemplifies the meaning of being a great student-athlete … as a junior, averaged 13.1 points, 4.8 assists, 3.5 rebounds and 2.8 steals while notching a 2.03 assist-turnover ratio … helped lead Male to a No. 12 ranking in the USA Today Super 25 … collected All-State honors from the Louisville Courier-Journal (second team) and the Lexington Herald (third team), as well as region Player of the Year accolades … also was an All-District pick and was selected to the Kentucky Junior All-Star team … earned several All-Tournament nods, including a pair of tournament MVP awards … was a member of the Male squad that reached the 2015 state semifinals … honor roll student … played AAU basketball for Kentucky Premier Girls’ EYBL.

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Historical Player Information

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    2018-19Freshman

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  • 2

    2019-20Sophomore

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    5'6"
    2
  • 2

    2020-21Junior

    Guard
    5'6"
    2
  • 2

    2021-22Senior

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    5'6"
    2