Sandrine Clesca

Photo by: Alex Mowrey/Pitt Athletics

Position:
Guard
Height:
5-9
Class:
Freshman
High School:
Winston-Salem Christian School
Hometown:
Laval, Quebec, Canada

MEET SANDRINE

2021-22: Appeared in 27 games and started the final three games of the season at point guard as a sophomore… Finished the season averaging 13.4 mpg, 2.9 ppg, 1.7 apg and 1.6 rpg… Led the team in free-throw percentage, shooting 90.5% from the line (19-for-21)… Notched career highs in points (13), assists (5), steals (3) and made free throws (4) in the team’s home win against LIU (11/17/21)… Tallied a career-high nine rebounds to go along with four points and four assists in 33 minutes against #4 Louisville (2/24/22) in her first start of the season… Scored nine points to go along with four rebounds and three assists against Northwestern (11/26/21) in the Paradise Jam tournament in the U.S. Virgin Islands… Scored seven points and four rebounds in a season-high 34 minutes against Florida State (2/27)… Posted multiple assists in a career-high 13 games… Scored 5+ points in five games… Played 20+ minutes in seven games including in each of the last five games of the season.

2020-21: Appeared in 11 games while starting the final three games of the season at point guard for the Panthers… Finished the season averaging 11.7 mpg, 3.1 ppg and 1.1 rpg… Averaged 25.0 mpg, 6.6 ppg and 2.0 rpg across her three career starts… Netted a career-high 12 points, three rebounds and two steals while going 5-for-9 from the floor on the road against #2 NC State (2/25/21)… Notched a career-high three assists, five points and two rebounds against Notre Dame (2/22/21)… Finished off the win over Hofstra (11/29/20) with seven points and two rebounds… Posted 10+ minutes in five games… Scored 5+ points in four games.

High School: Played her senior season of high school basketball at Winston-Salem Christian School for head coach Delaney Rudd… Played her first three seasons of high school basketball in Quebec at St. Laurent… Helped lead Winston-Salem Christian School to the Independent School national championship as they posted an impressive 28-2 record… Led her team to the No. 1 ranking in the state of North Carolina and the No. 25 ranking in the country… Earned the 2020 Biosteel All-Canadian Game nomination after also earning the recognition following the 2019 campaign… Was invited to the U17 Canada Women’s National Team camp while also being named St. Laurent team Most Valuable Player on two occasions… She was an All-Star Team member of the RSEQ League and a member of the Quebec Provincial Team during her impressive sophomore campaign… As a freshman she was named MVP of the RSEQ League while leading her squad to the RSEQ League championship… Rated as a four-star recruit out of Canada.

Personal: Born on May 13, 2001… Daughter of Mavens Clesca and Emmanuelle Saint-Merant… Has one sister, Jasmine, and one brother, Cedric… Enjoys social media and playing video games… Her favorite athlete is Kevin Durant… Lists her favorite musicians as Pop Smoke and Beyonce… Undecided major at Pitt.