She attended college at Marquette University, where she was a four-year starter for the Golden Eagles, a three-year captain and is still their all-time assists leader.

[6] Kieger coached Marquette's first Big East Players of the Year in consecutive seasons: Allazia Blockton in 2017–18 and Natisha Hiedeman in 2018–19.

[4] On April 3, 2019, Kieger left her alma mater to become the head coach of the Penn State Lady Lions.

Kieger expressed her desire to compete for national titles as the primary reason for her move to Penn State.

In 2024, the Lady Lions got off to a torrid pace, beginning the season 16–5 and fueling speculation that the team would make the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2014.