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  Mandy Piechowski
Mandy Piechowski

Player Profile
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Shelby Township, Mich.
High School:
Utica
Height:
5-9
Position:
Guard
Birthdate:
02/02/1988

• Career Stats
• 2006-07 Game-by-Game Stats
• 2007-08 Game-by-Game Stats
• 2008-09 Game-by-Game Stats
• Media Guide Bio in PDF Format

Currently 19th on the Spartans' career 3-point field goals made list with 123 ... Two-time Academic All-Big Ten ... Led MSU in 3-point field goal percentage in 2008-09 ... Tri-captain in 2008-09 and team's Most Improved Player in 2007-08 ... MSU is 15-5 in her 20 career starts.


JUNIOR (2008-09): A tri-captain ... Academic All-Big Ten ... Appeared in 21 games, starting the first four ... Averaging 2.9 points, 1.2 assists and 0.8 rebounds per game ... Led team in 3-point field goal percentage at 38.1% (16-of-42) ... Poured in eight points and dished out a game-high and career-best eight assists in the season opener vs. Niagara (11/14) ... Six points vs. Stony Brook (11/16) ... Six points, four assists, two rebounds and two steals vs. Detroit (11/19) ... Had 12 points off the bench vs. Quinnipiac (11/23), hitting 3-of-5 from behind the arc and 3-of-4 from the line; also tied career high with four rebounds ... Tied for team lead with three assists vs. No. 23/20 Old Dominion (11/26) ... Led MSU in scoring for the first time this season and for the second time in her career with a career-high 15 points on 4-of-7 shooting from behind the arc at Xavier (12/14).

SOPHOMORE (2007-08): Academic All-Big Ten ... Started 16 games, including the last 15 (MSU record: 11-4) ... Averaged 2.5 points and 1.3 rebounds in 15.6 minutes a game ... Fourth on the team with 21 made 3-pointers ... Named MSU's Most Improved Player ... Scored a then-career high six points and hit two 3-pointers vs. IUPUI in season opener (11/9) ... Hit 2-of-4 free throws in the final minute in win over Kansas State (11/22) ... Matched then-career high with six points and two 3-pointers at Indiana State (12/8) ... Hit two 3-pointers for six points at Providence (12/20) ... Made first start of her career against Minnesota (12/28) ... Had two assists and a free throw in nine minutes at Northwestern (1/17) ... Dished out two assists and scored three points against Indiana (1/20) ... Hit a 3-pointer at Illinois (1/24) ... Scored a season-high 14 points on 4-of-7 from 3-point range, while adding two rebounds and two assists in 19 minutes at Minnesota (1/27) ... Netted 12 points with two 3's while playing 34 minutes against Michigan (1/31) ... Scored double-digits in back-to-back games for the first time in her career ... Had a career-high three steals at Iowa (2/7 )... Scored five points in 72-68 win at Indiana, including two free throws with 27 seconds remaining (2/14) ... Recorded five points, two rebounds and two assists at Penn State (2/17) ... Had two steals versus Northwestern (2/21) ... Had two points, two assists, and three rebounds vs. Illinois in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals (3/8) ... Scored 12 points, tied a career high in 3-point field goals (4), pulled down a career-high four rebounds, and logged a career-high 37 minutes against Bowling Green in the second round of the WNIT (3/22) ... Hit a big 3-pointer in the closing minutes, and tied a then-career high in assists (4) in the WNIT win over Kansas (3/27) ... Tied season high with four assists, and added two rebounds in WNIT semifinal win over North Carolina State (4/2).


FRESHMAN (2006-07): Saw action in 12 games ... Scored nine points, collected six rebounds and dished out three assists ... Notched first career points against Bucknell (11/17), hitting two free throws ... Collected two rebounds in two minutes against UT Arlington (11/19) ... First career assist recorded against Indiana State (11/24); Also had two rebounds in seven minutes of action ... Hit her first career field goal with a 3-pointer against Indiana (12/28) ... Had a season-high four points, two assists and a rebound in three minutes at No. 1 Maryland (1/6).

HIGH SCHOOL: Rated the No. 2 player in Michigan by The Detroit News and the No. 6 player by the Detroit Free Press in 2005 ... Also named a Street & Smith's honorable mention All-American prior to the season ... Nominated for the McDonald's All-American game ... Averaged 18 points, four assists, five rebounds and four steals as a senior for the Chieftains ... Named a WXYZ Scholar-Athlete of the Week in 2005 ... Earned All-Macomb Area Conference (Red Division) honors her first three years ... Team MVP all four years ... Named all-county and all-metro by the Detroit Free Press and The Detroit News all three years, including first-team honors her junior year ... Associated Press first-team all-state her junior year ... Team captain for three seasons ... Averaged 13 points a game her freshman year, 15 points her sophomore year and 16.5 points her junior year ... Set the school's career scoring record ... Also a member of the track & field team as a sprinter, earning All-Macomb Country Red MVP honors ... Played club basketball with the Motor City Blazers for 10 years ... Member of the National Honors Society ... Had a 3.9 GPA.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Henry and Pam Piechowski ... Majoring in journalism, with an emphasis on broadcasting.

CAREER HIGHS:
Points: 15, at Xavier (12/14/08)
Field Goals: 4, three times, last at Xavier (12/14/08)
Free Throws: 3, twice, last at Xavier (12/14/08)
3-Point Field Goals: 4, three times, last at Xavier (12/14/08)
Rebounds: 4, twice, last vs. Quinnipiac (11/23/08)
Assists: 8, vs. Niagara (11/14/08)
Steals: 3, at Iowa (2/7/08)
Minutes: 37, vs. Bowling Green (3/22/08)