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Saint Mary's College Athletics Gaels

2021-22 Women's Basketball Roster

Saint Mary's Athletics / Tod Fierner
Saint Mary's Athletics / Tod Fierner
Saint Mary's Athletics / Tod Fierner
Saint Mary's Athletics / Tod Fierner
Saint Mary's Athletics / Tod Fierner
Saint Mary's Athletics / Tod Fierner
Tod Fierner

24 Brianna Simonich

  • Hometown Danville, Calif.
  • Class Fifth Year
  • Prev School Carondelet HS
  • Height 5-10

Biography

AS A SENIOR (2020-21): One of two Gaels to start in all 26 games during the 2020-21 season, the first tim in her collegiate career...played the most minutes on the team and finished second with 29.6 minutes per game...shot the basketball at a 36.3% clip for the season and made a career-best nine shots from beyond the arc...finished the season as the Gaels leader in several statistical categories, including rebounds per game (8.0), assists (66), steals (44), and blocks (13)...found herself high up in the WCC rankings as well, finishing the year ranked 4th in the WCC in rebounds per game, 11th in assists, 6th in steals, and 10th in blocks...put up a season-best 15 points on January 28 at home against Portland, going 7-9 from the floor...posted her first double-double on December 21 against Nevada, with 10 points and 12 rebounds (named Bay Alarm Student-Athlete of the Week on December 29 as a result)...had 10 games with 10+ rebounds, including six of the first eight games of the year...named WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention.

AS A JUNIOR (2019-20): Appeared in all 31 games during her third season at Saint Mary’s, making all but one start…put up a career-best 4.9 points per game and 5.2 rebounds per game, playing solid defense all season long as the Gaels primary center…shot 37.7% from the floor and led the team with 46 steals, a mark that ranked inside the top-15 in the WCC…had one of her best games of the year against Santa Clara on February 27, where she recorded a career-best 5 steals to go along with four assists and six points…four times she picked up at least four assists in a game…12 times she swiped multiple steals in a contest…her career-best 16 points came in a home win over Pepperdine on January 2, where she went 5-9 from the floor.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2018-19): Made 20 appearances for the Gaels this season … Scored a three-pointer against Portland on Jan. 5 for a career-high, three points … Played a season-high, 13 minutes on Feb. 23 versus Pepperdine.

AS A FRESHMAN (2017-18): Appeared in 13 games as a reserve in her rookie season ... Made her collegiate debut with the Gaels on Nov. 19 in an 82-64 win over Cal Poly ... Scored her first career point on a free throw and grabbed her first career rebounds with three defensive boards against the Mustangs ... Tallied a season-best two points and secured her first career block in a season-high 14 minutes at Loyola Marymount on Dec. 28 ... Also had a bucket for two points versus Portland on Feb. 17.

PRIOR TO SAINT MARY’S: A three-time letterwinner for the dominant Carondelet High School program in Concord, Calif. … Named the East Bay League Player of the Year her senior season of 2016-17, as well as second team all-state (Cal High Sports), first team all-Bay Area (Mercury News), first team all-metro (San Francisco Chronicle), first team all-Nor Cal and first team all-North Coast Section … Was a full-time member of the Cougars’ three straight unbeaten East Bay League title runs from 2014-17, as well as back-to-back North Coast Section titles in 2015-16 and ’16-’17 … Joined the varsity team midway through her freshman year to help the Cougars finish off the first of four straight EBL titles during her career, a North Coast Section title and a run to the NorCal Open Division semifinals … Averaged over 15 points and at least 8.0 rebounds per game in both her junior and senior years.

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Historical Player Information

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    2017-18Freshman

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    5'10"
    24
  • 24

    2018-19Sophomore

    Guard
    5'10"
    24
  • 24

    2019-20Junior

    Guard
    5'10"
    24
  • 24

    2020-21Senior

    Guard/Forward
    5'10"
    24
  • 24

    2021-22Fifth Year

    Guard/Forward
    5'10"
    24