Kiara Mills

Photo by: Gavin Bethell

Photo by: Mark Campbell

Photo by: Gavin Bethell

Position:
Utility
Height:
5-8
Class:
Graduate Student
High School:
St. Lucy’s Priory
Hometown:
West Covina, Calif.
Prev School:
Creighton

DELAWARE CAREER ACCOLADES

2023 CAA Defensive Player of the Year
2023 All-CAA Second Team
2023 NFCA All-Northeast Region Second Team
2023 CAA All-Tournament Team
CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll

2023 SEASON

CAA Defensive Player of the Year; All-CAA Second Team
NFCA All-Northeast Region Second Team
CAA All-Tournament Team
Appeared and started in all 49 games at first base
Finished 45-fo-142 (.315) batting with a .476 SLG and .410 OBP
Led the team in HR (3) and tied for the team lead in RBI (26)
Ranked second in doubles (12) and tied for second runs scored (26)
Walked 14 times and had nine HBP
Was 11-for-12 in stolen bases
Had 13 multiple-hit games and nine multiple-RBI games
Had three-straight games with multiple RBI (3/4-5)
Had two hits, including a home run, with three runs scored and two RBI at Norfolk State (3/4)
Went 2-for-5 with a double and four RBI against Monmouth (3/31)
Had a .995 fielding percentage at first base, making only two errors in 435 total chances
2022 CAA Fall Commissioner’s Honor Roll selection

2022 (at Creighton)

Started all 42 games
Ranked second on the team with a .331 batting average and a .429 on-base percentage
Led the team with three triples and was second in runs scored (21), hits (30) and walks (15).
Ranked third in slugging percentage (.554), home runs (6) and RBI (27)
Had 12 multi-hit games, including a season-high three hits in consecutive games (March 5)
Had a season-high four RBI at St. John’s (April 2)

2021 (at Creighton)

Made 27 starts at first base
Ranked second on the team in home runs (6), RBI (14) and slugging percentage (.439)
Homered in three consecutive games from April 10-14
Had 13 total bases with three home runs and five RBIs during a three-game series against St. John’s
Had two home runs and four RBI during the second game of a doubleheader against St. John’s (April 10)
Selected to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (April 12)

2020 (at Creighton)

Played in all 25 games and made 24 starts
Led Creighton with 15 runs scored
Tied for team-lead for home runs (3) and doubles (7) and ranked third with 15 RBI
Set a Creighton individual single-game high with five runs scored against Toledo (Feb. 8)
Also had four RBI, two doubles and a home run against the Rockets
Finished 3-for-4 with two doubles and two runs scored against Abilene Christian (Feb. 15)
Drove in four runs against Cleveland State (March 7)
Ended doubleheader against Niagara (March 11) with four RBI, four runs scored and two home runs

2019 (at Creighton)

All-BIG EAST Second Team selection
Played 42 games and made 35 starts
Led Creighton with 11 home runs, ranking third in the BIG EAST, and 33 RBI
Led team with 13 multiple-hit games and 11 multiple-RBI games
Paced Bluejays with a .732 slugging percentage and ranked second on the team with a .357 batting average
Recorded first career hit with pinch-hit two-RBI double against UTEP (Feb. 9)
Went 2-for-3 with a double and two RBI during first career start at first base against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Feb. 16)
Went 5-for-9 with three home runs and seven RBI during three games at Georgetown (March 23-24)
Launched pair of two-run homers during first two at-bats of home opener against South Dakota (March 27)
Finished 4-for-6 with a home run, two RBI and one run scored during doubleheader at South Dakota State (April 23)

Bio: Helped lead the Regents to the 2017 CIF South Section Semifinals ... Earned All-CIF honorable mention status ... Played at the club level for the Ohana Tigers under the direction of Shawn Quarles ... Also participated in water polo ... Claimed membership in and earned status as Secretary of School Spirit for the 2017-18 school year ... Volunteered with House of Ruth.