Biography
Coach Lane Quote: "Kenna is a point guard with exceptional court vision, she makes an impact defensively with her length, and has the skill set to play all three guard spots in our offense."
2023-24: Concluded her five-year career at NJIT: points - 1,417 (DI: 2nd ; All-Time: 3rd), Scoring Average - 10.4 (DI: 3rd; All-Time: 7th), Field Goal Percentage - .460 (DI: 1st ;All-Time: 2nd), Rebounds - 602 (DI: 4th; All-Time: 8th), Assists - 271 (DI: 4th; All-Time: 9th), Steals - 189 (DI: 1st; All-Time: 5th), Games - 136 (DI: Tied for 1st ; All-Time: Tied for 1st). ...started all 30 games. ... averaged 8.5ppg, 3.3rpg. ... 12 double-figure scoring games. ... season-best 16pts at Army West Point (11.6.23).
2022-23: A two-time America East third-team selection, Squier, who has started all 105 games of her four-year career at NJIT, is averaging 11.0ppg and 5.2rpg, including shooting 49.8 percent from the field. Squier ranks 14th in the America East in scoring. ... combined for 13 double-digit games, including a career-best 29 points and 10 rebounds against UMBC on February 8 in Newark. She also combined for a pair of double-doubles. ...scored her 1,000 career point at UAlbany (Jan. 14). .... ranks fourth all-time in the NJIT Division I era with 1,161 points (sixth all-time), tied for second in steals (141) and fifth in assists (237). ... Pope John XXIII High School retired Squier's #24 jersey on January 23, 2023.
2021-22: America East Conference third team. ... tops the Highlanders in scoring this season at 11.1ppg and 44 steals. Her 11.1ppg ranks 13th in the America East. ...This season she combined for 20 double-digit games, including a career-best 24 points in NJIT's overtime win at Maine on January 2. ...Squier currently ranks fifth in free throw percentage (.745), seventh in minute played (32.7), eighth in steals (1.5) and 12th in blocked shots (0.7) in the America East.
2020-21: Started all 18 games. ... 13 points at preseason favorite Maine (1.9.21). … 18 points vs. UMass Lowell (1.2.21), shooting 8-for-13. … Scored 12 points vs. Vermont in each game of the America East series (12.27.20; 12.28.20). … 14 points vs. FDU (12.12.20) on 4-of-9 shooting from the field and 6-of-8 from FT line. … 19 points at New Hampshire in the Highlanders 78-57 win, the first America East Conference victory for the Highlanders. … Six points and six rebounds at Saint Peter’s in the season opener (11.25.20)
2019-20: ASUN All-Freshman team. ... Squier, the freshman guard averaged 10.9 ppg in her first season at NJIT. ...registered 16 double-digit games, including the last six-out-of-10 contests. Career-best 21 points vs. Saint Peter's and at Stetson. Recorded one career double-double (21pts, 10rebs) in NJIT's win over Saint Peter's. Her 80 assists top the team, including a career-best eight assists at Lipscomb and 4.9rpg ranks third. ...ASUN Freshman of the Week (12.10.19)
Prior to NJIT: Squier, capped her high school career at Pope John XXIII High School (played two seasons at Sussex Tech before transferring), leading Pope John to an undefeated season as NJAC American Division Conference Champions, marking the best season record in program history. ...Pope John advanced to the 2019 Sectional State Championship and was named Mugs Media Team of the Year. ...Squier was selected NJAC and NJ Herald Player of the Year, NJAC American Division and All-Area first-team, combining over 2,000 career points and 1,000 career rebounds. A third-team All-Non Public honoree, Squier was selected to play in the NJ North vs. South All-Star game. ...A two-time first-team all-Area and all-Division, NJ.com website sited Squier as a top Player to Watch in consecutive seasons (2018, 2017). ...the 2017 top New Jersey sophomore girls' basketball player, Squier finished third in the state in scoring (25.8ppg) and second in steals (8.3spg), including a county single-game scoring record against Warren Tech, a 51-point performance. ...At Pope John, Squier, became just the sixth player in program history to reach the 1,000-point mark in a game against Mendham on December 20 while, leading the Lions to a 15-13 record, in the NJAC American Division. ...all-Herald first-team honoree (2017, 2018), Squier averaged a double-double (16ppg, 11.1rpg), including a rare quadruple-double 20 points, 17 rebounds, 10 assists and 11 steals in Pope John's win over Mount St. Dominic in the first round of the Non-Public, North A State Tournament.
Personal: Kenna Angelina Squier. ... daughter of Will and Beth Squier. ... a two-time all-Academic team honoree, Science, Technology and Society major at NJIT.
