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Ashley Cieplicki

Cieplicki coached her squad in 2018-19 to the program's first ever New Jersey Athletic Conference Championship after knocking off Kean University in overtime at the Golden Dome, 54-47. Cieplicki's squad overcame a late season struggle, going 1-5 in the final six games, to win out in the NJAC Postseason Tournament for the programs first-ever NJAC Championship title. En route to their first ever title, the Scarlet Raiders took down the top ranked College of New Jersey in the semifinal before using their home court advantage to knock off Kean. Cieplicki guided Faith Ashby to several awards during that outstanding season. Ashby was named to the WBCA Honorable Mention List, First Team All-Atlantic by d3hoops.com, First Team All-NJAC and NJAC Player of the Year. 

Cieplicki built on her first season as the full-time head coach to lead the Scarlet Raiders to a four win improvement and an exciting run to their first New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) Tournament championship game since 2010-11 while becoming the first-ever sixth-seed to make the title game. Her squad had a rough start to the 2016-17 campaign but closed the regular season on a 4-2 stretch before defeating Stockton and Kean to earn a matchup with Montclair State for the NJAC crown. Cieplicki guided Maria Simmons to an incredible senior season as Simmons racked up accolades as a second team All-Met, first team All-NJAC, second team d3hoops.com All-Region, and Eastern College Athletic Conference All-Star honorable mention honoree. In addition, Faith Ashby received an All-NJAC honorable mention in her first season with R-N. 

In her first season in Newark, Cieplicki led the Scarlet Raiders to eight victories, including four in the hyper-competitive NJAC. Cieplicki helped coach Simmons to All-Met and All-NJAC honors, and senior Arianna Williams eclipsed the 1,000 career point plateau in her final game as a Scarlet Raider.

“We could not be more pleased in moving Ashley into our Head Women's Basketball Coach position,” commented Director of Athletics Mark Griffin. “She worked incredibly hard in her first season here in Newark, and the team improved a great deal. She has continued that hard work in bringing in a talented recruiting class for the upcoming seasons and we incredibly excited for the future of Rutgers-Newark women's basketball.”
 
The New Jersey native and former Rowan University standout joined the Scarlet Raiders after being on the staff at DI Fairleigh Dickinson University since 2012.
 
“I am incredibly excited and thankful for the opportunity to join the Rutgers-Newark team,” said Cieplicki. “The chance to coach in the NJAC – a league I played in and one I believe to be at the top of Division III – is something I couldn’t pass up. Add that with the excellent academics and general direction of Rutgers-Newark athletics, and you can see there will be chance to achieve some great things.”
 
At FDU, Cieplicki assisted in all facets of the FDU women’s basketball program, helping the Knights to a seven-win increase from 2013-14 to 2014-15 and an appearance in the Northeast Conference (NEC) quarterfinals in March. Three players earned all-conference honors in her final year coaching at FDU, with junior Erika Livermore earning first-team All-NEC accolades in addition to NEC Defensive Player of the Year distinction. The Haworth, N.J. resident also handled and organized all scouting and video breakdowns of opponents and managed the Knights’ recruiting database in addition to assisting in all aspects of practice, travel and more.
 
Prior to her time at FDU, Cieplicki spent time at Holy Family University as an assistant coach where she helped guide the Tigers to two NCAA Tournament appearances and a CACC title in 2011-12, playing a major role in all aspects of the program. She conducted individual workouts, helped plan/implement practices and was responsible for all scouting, game film breakdown, scouting reports, etc. Additionally, she was instrumental in the creation of individualized strength and conditioning programs and served as the Holy Family Women’s Basketball Camp Director.
 
Cieplicki graduated from Rowan University in December of 2009 and is close to completing her Master’s in Sports Administration. A team captain, Cieplicki was an all-conference selection in 2007-08, helping her Prof teams to appearances in the NJAC Tournament in 2007-08 and 2008-09.
 
She spent time as the Video Operations Coordinator for the New York Liberty of the WNBA in 2009-10 and was the head coach of the New Jersey Gym Ratz – an AAU girl’s basketball program.
 
She is married to her husband Phil Stern - the Head Women's Basketball Coach at Mount St. Vincent.

YEAR-BY-YEAR AS HEAD COACH
YEAR SCHOOL RECORD
2015-16 Rutgers-Newark 8-17
2016-17 Rutgers-Newark 12-16
2017-18 Rutgers-Newark 7-18
2018-19* Rutgers-Newark 16-13
2019-20 Rutgers-Newark 4-21
TOTALS 5 Seasons 47-85
 *denotes NJAC Championship season

Rutgers-Newark NCAA Tournament Appearances Under Ashley Cieplicki
2018-19

Rutgers-Newark NJAC Championships Under Ashley Cieplicki
2018-19

Rutgers-Newark Postseason Berths Under Ashley Cieplicki
2016-17, 2018-19