AS A JUNIOR (2017-2018)
HONORS: WBCA Honorable Mention All-American ... D2CCA First Team All-South Region ... First Team All-SSC ... SSC Tournament MVP ... SSC Player of the Week (Feb. 5th) ... played in 30 games and made 29 starts ... led the Moccasins with 19.9 points per game ... also averaged three rebounds, 1.7 assists, 1.4 steals, and 1.2 blocks per game ... scored in double figures 28 of her 30 games, eclipsing 20 points 19 times and four 30 point games along with a career-high 34 in a win against Eckerd (1/21/18) ... completed 77.6 percent of her free throws ... led the conference in field goals made with 204 ... paced the conference in scoring with 19.9 ppg ... finished the season with fourteen straight double-digit scoring performances.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2016-17)
HONORS: Division II Bulletin Honorable Mention All-American ... First Team All-SSC ... SSC Player of the Week (1/9/17) ... played in 30 games and made 22 starts ... led the Moccasins with 13.4 points per game ... also averaged 2.8 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.7 steals per game ... scored in double figure 19 times, eclipsing 20 points six times, with a career-high 28 in a win at Lynn (1/4/17) ... connected on 84.1 percent of her free-throw attempts ... had at least three assists in eight different games ... strung together eight-straight double-digit scoring performances between 12/17/16-1/18/17, which included three 20-point games.
AS A FRESHMAN (2015-16)
HONORS: SSC Freshman of the Year ... DII Bulletin All-Freshman ... Played in 33 games and made 22 starts ... averaged 8.6 points and 2.0 rebounds per game ... shot 81.9 percent (59-of-72) from the free-throw line ... scored in double digits 10 times during the year, including five consecutive games from 1/6/16 - 1/23/16 ... poured in a season-high 22 points at Saint Leo (12/2/15) ... scored 15 points in the SSC Tournament semifinal loss to Florida Tech (3/5/16) ... had back-to-back double-digit performances in the NCAA Tournament ... scored 12 points against Kentucky State (3/11/16) and 11 against Tampa (3/12/16).
HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from Sarasota High School ... also attended Cardinal Mooney High School in Sarasota from 2011-13 ... lettered in basketball at Sarasota High School for coach Rob Jutras and in basketball at Cardinal Mooney for coach Ken Stokes ... named Class 7A District 16 Player of the Year and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune All-Area Girls Basketball Player of the Year as a senior in 2014-15 ... averaged 16.7 points, 3.4 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game and shot 47 percent from the field and 39 percent from the 3-point line as a senior ... scored 2,077 points in her high school as she tallied 833 points in 59 games at Sarasota and scored 1,244 points as a freshman and sophomore at Cardinal Mooney .... served as a team captain and also earned Team MVP honors as a senior ... as a junior in 2013-14, was a team captain, earned 7A District 16 Player of the Year and was the Team's MVP and named to the FABC All-Star Game ... helped lead Sarasota to a Class 7A Final Four berth as a junior ... at Cardinal Mooney as a sophomore in 2012-13, she was the tri-county's leader in points scored and steals and was named a First-Team All-County and All-State selection ... averaged 27.4 points, 6.5 rebounds, 7.0 steals and 3.9 assists per game as a sophomore ... was a two-time MVP at the Smoothie King Classic as both a sophomore and freshman ... set record for most points scored in the history of the tournament as a sophomore ... named by GBB-Insider as a Top 50 player in the state of Florida following her sophomore season ... earned All-County and All-State honors as a freshman ... led tri-county in points scored, assists, steals and was third in rebounds ... averaged 22.1 points, 5.3 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 5.7 steals per game as a freshman ... listed as a Top Freshman on the WBBInsider ... in the classroom, was a Scholar Athlete as a senior.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Joy and John Giardina … has two brothers, John and Gene.
