Russ Rose Then (2016): “I thought Bryanna had some flashes last year where she played really well and some matches where I was surprised that she didn’t play better. She has a good IQ for the game and a terrific serve. She’ll be better in the areas I thought needed to be polished up to make a bigger contribution to our program this year.”
2016 Season (Redshirt Sophomore)Highlights and Awards: Academic All-Big Ten Honoree.
Season Recap: Played in 25 matches, starting 5, while playing in 70 total sets … logged 231 assists, 71 digs, 15 kills, 14 blocks and 12 service aces during the 2016 season … directed the team to a .424 hitting clip in the win against Georgia Southern (8/27), dishing out 26 assists to go along with 8 digs and 2 aces … came off the bench and tallied 28 assists against No. 19 North Carolina (8/27) … logged 35 assists and 9 digs at Colorado (9/3) … logged an ace at Rutgers (9/21) … served up an ace against No. 22 Michigan (10/1) … registered 3 service aces vs. Rutgers (10/8) … recorded 1 service ace and a dig against both No. 22 Purdue (10/14) and Indiana (10/15) … passed out 12 assists to go along with 2 digs and a kill against No. 3 Minnesota (10/29) … tallied 28 assists and 4 digs vs. No. 1 Nebraska (11/4) … notched a season-high 6 blocks, 9 digs and 3 kills against Iowa (11/5) … logged a pair of season-high marks with 41 assists and 16 digs vs. Maryland (11/11), marking her 11th career double-double … started against Nebraska (11/16), posting 12 assists and 3 digs.
NCAA Tournament: Posted 14 assists, 5 digs and 3 service aces against Nebraska (12/9).
Before Penn State: Three-year captain and 3-time team MVP at Boylan Catholic … earned All-State honorable mention honors in both her sophomore and junior seasons, achieving NIC 10 All-Conference MVP honors in her sophomore, junior and senior seasons … helped guide her club team, Club Fusion, to 2 AAU championships as the squad’s setter … 2013-14 Under Armour First Team All-American … 2013 Mizuno Honorable Mention All-American.
