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Jersey Number 32
Cierra Bender
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Shippensburg Area Senior
- Hometown:
- Shippensburg, Pa.
2026:
2025:
2024:
Prior to SHU:
Personal:
- One two SHU players to start all 54 games.Â
- Led the Pioneers with 26 RBIs and was second with 51 hits, 27 runs and 16 doubles.Â
- Also hit .280 while having three home runs.Â
- Her 16 doubles are the fifth most in SHU single-season history.Â
- Set new career highs in hits, runs, RBIs and doubles.Â
- Had 18 multi-hit games.Â
- Finished the season on a six-game hit streak.
- Tallied a career-high with five RBIs in a 6-2 win over Canisius (3/14).Â
2025:
- One of three Pioneers that started all 48 games in 2025.Â
- Tallied 32 hits on the season with 17 RBIs, 12 runs, three doubles, one triple and two home runs as a sophomore second baseman.Â
- Posted seven multi-hit games.Â
- Went 3-for-5 with four RBIs in a SHU win over Iona on Feb. 16.Â
- Also three hits in wins over Central Connecticut (3/7) and Rider (3/22).Â
2024:
- All-NEC First Team
- NEC All-Rookie Team
- NEC Player of the Week (3/05)
- 2x NEC Rookie of the Week (3/26 & 3/05)
- Started 53 of her 55 games as a first year infielder.Â
- Was second on the team with .302 batting average (49-for-162).Â
- Paced the Pios with 12 doubles and was second with 27 RBIs, 25 runs and two triples.Â
- Tallied 13 multi-hit games, including three three-hit games.Â
- Went a perfect 3-for-3 with four RBIs and a run in a road win over Fairfield (3/20).Â
Prior to SHU:
- Played at Shippensburg Area Senior High School.Â
- Earned Carlisle Sentinel Player of Year honors twice, Mid Penn Player of Year twice, and was named First Team All-State.Â
- Her academic honors include High Honor Roll, Part of National Honor Society, Math Honor Society, Key Club.Â
Personal:
- Daughter of Emeryck and Nichole Bender.
- Majoring in Nursing.
Tuesday, April 16
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Friday, February 23
Friday, February 16
