Gardner was named Most Valuable Player of the 2022 Empire 8 Women’s Basketball Championship Tournament after leading St. John Fisher to its sixth league title in program history and automatic berth into the NCAA Division III Tournament. Gardner averaged 9.5 points, 5.0 assists and 4.5 steals per game, while playing lockdown defense in the two tournament games. She scored 14 points in St. John Fisher’s 83-52 win over Nazareth in the Empire 8 Championship game.