2021 Volleyball Roster
Jersey Number 14
Briana Lynch
- Position:
- Middle Blocker
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Fifth Year
- Hometown:
- Johns Creek, Ga.
- High School:
- Chattahoochee High
2020 (Sr.)
- AVCA All-Midwest Region First Team
- All-Big 12 First Team
- Preseason All-Big 12 Team
- Academic All-Big 12 First Team
- Saw action in all 86 sets and 21 matches
- Led WVU with 91 blocks to rank ninth in the Big 12
- Ranked second on the team with career-high 223 kills, averaging 2.59 per set
- Finished third with a .363 hitting efficiency and ninth with 1.06 blocks per set
- Her hitting percentage ranks first in a single season in program history
- Had a career-high 10 blocks and an additional 17 kills in a five-set loss at Delaware (Mar. 29)
- Posted a season-high 18 kills and a .600 hitting efficiency in a five-set win over No. 10 Kansas (Oct. 10)
- Reached double-digit kills in 11 matches
- Hit above .300 13 times to rank fifth in the Big 12 with a .340 hitting efficiency
- Opened the season with 11 kills on 21 attacks for a .524 hitting percentage at Texas Tech (Sept. 24)
- Notched 16 kills in a loss against Kansas State (Oct. 1) and Western Kentucky (Mar. 12)
- Tallied 15 kills in a win at Texas Tech (Sept. 25) and Old Dominion (Mar. 30)
- Recorded eight blocks in a 3-1 win over TCU (Oct. 16)
- WVU Student-Athlete of the Week (Nov. 9)
- WVU Student-Athlete of the Week (Oct. 12)
- WVU Student-Athlete of the Week (Sept. 28)
2019 (Jr.)
- Academic All-Big 12 First Team
- All-Big 12 Second Team
- Team’s Offensive MVP
- Played in 91 of 108 sets
- Hit above .300 15 times to rank ninth in the Big 12 Conference with a .301 hitting efficiency
- Ranked second on the team in blocks (82) and third in kills (221)
- Averaged 2.43 kills per set and 0.90 blocks per set
- Recorded double-digit kills in nine matches
- Opened the season with 16 kills on 33 attacks for a .394 hitting percentage at Delaware (Aug. 30)
- Had nine kills, hitting .412, in the 3-0 win over Coppin State at the Delaware Classic (Aug. 31)
- Notched 10 kills on 15 swings for a .533 hitting efficiency, adding five total blocks, in the three-set victory over Arkansas at the San Diego State Tournament (Sept. 5)
- Tallied 11 kills and four blocks in the five-set setback at San Diego State (Sept. 6)
- Totaled 10 kills and a trio of blocks against Arizona at the San Diego State Tournament (Sept. 7)
- Recorded seven kills on 10 attacks to hit a season-best .600 in the sweep over Duquesne at the Mountaineer Invitational (Sept. 20)
- Posted 14 kills, hitting .414, and four blocks in the five-set win over Navy to close the Mountaineer Invitational (Sept. 21)
- Had four blocks in the Big 12 opener at Texas Tech (Sept. 25)
- Notched seven kills and six block assists against Oklahoma (Sept. 28)
- Tallied 14 kills on 30 swings for a .333 hitting percentage in the five-set setback to Kansas (Oct. 10)
- Also posted a career-high eight total blocks against the Jayhawks
- Tallied nine kills on 15 attempts for a .400 hitting percentage against No. 4 Texas (Oct. 19)
- Recorded six blocks at No. 1 Baylor (Oct. 26)
- Totaled 13 kills, hitting .357, and four blocks in the four-set win over Kansas State (Oct. 30)
- Had 10 kills and seven blocks in the 3-1 setback to TCU (Nov. 13)
- Posted a career-high 18 kills on 34 total attempts for a .471 hitting efficiency in the five-set loss to Texas Tech (Nov. 16)
- Hit .467 in the three-set loss at Oklahoma (Nov. 22)
- Delaware Classic MVP (Aug. 30-31)
- WVU Student-Athlete of the Week (Sept. 3)
2018 (So.)
- Academic All-Big 12 First Team
- Played in 39 sets
- Finished with 44 kills and 19 blocks
- Had six kills on 16 attacks, as well as five blocks, against Wright State at the WVU Invitational (Aug. 25)
- Tallied a trio of blocks vs. Wichita State at the BYU Nike Invitational (Aug. 31)
- Hit .429 in the 3-1 loss at Texas Tech, totaling six kills on 14 attempts (Sept. 22)
- Recorded a career-high 13 kills on 19 attempts, hitting a team-high .632 in the five-set loss to No. 24 Baylor (Oct. 13)
- Made an appearance in WVU’s four-set win over Texas Tech (Oct. 24)
- Had five kills in a 3-1 win over in-state rival Marshall (Nov. 7)
2017 (Fr.)
- Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
- Played in 65 sets
- Totaled 93 kills for a .287 hitting percentage
- Made her collegiate debut vs. UT-Martin at the WVU Invitational (Aug. 26)
- Notched her first-ever Big 12 start at TCU (Oct. 26)
- Had 10 kills on 13 attacks for a .769 hitting efficiency vs. Robert Morris (Oct. 31)
- Recorded a career-high 11 kills on 27 attacks, hitting .333, in a five-set loss at Oklahoma (Nov. 4)
- Accumulated a career-high six blocks in a five-set win over Texas Tech (Nov. 11)
- Had five blocks against Baylor (Nov. 19) and four blocks against Temple (Nov. 29)
High School
- Played for T.J. Lemons at Chattahoochee High
- Also played for Bob Westbrook at A5 Pure Volleyball
- Helped guide the Cougars to a runner-up finish at the 2013 state tournament
- 2015 Chattahoochee Offensive Player of the Year
- 7A All-Area First Team
- 6A All-Region First Team
- GVCA All-Area First Team
Personal
- Daughter of Rodney and Mimi Lynch
- Birthday is Nov. 17
- Has one brother
- Majoring in biology
- Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
- Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
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