Jacksonville State University Athletics

2015-16: Saw action in all 28 games, including six starts to begin the season before coming off the bench to lead JSU in scoring as a junior…averaged 11.6 points per game and pushed her scoring clip to 12.8 points per game in Ohio Valley Conference games…also grabbed 3.9 boards per contest…scored in double figures in 19 of the 28 games…turned in a season-high 21 points against Tennessee State (1/30)…knocked down five field goals and was 9-of-10 from the free throw line…nearly pulled off a double-double with eight rebounds in the TSU contest…posted back-to-back 18 point games at Murray State (1/9) and at Southeast Missouri (1/13)...matched a career high with seven field goals at SEMO, including four three pointers…registered her first career double-double in the season finale against Morehead State with 10 points and 10 rebounds…inched closer to taking the top spot on JSU’s all-time three-point field goals made in a career list with 155…finished the season with 57 three point field goals made and averaged 2.0 treys per game…ranked among the OVC leaders in three pointers per game…nearly perfect from the free throw line, finishing 67-of-74 (.905)…led the conference in free throw shooting percentage.

2014-15: Played in all 29 games and started in 12 games...gave JSU a lift off the bench in the non-conference slate before being inserted in to the starting line up during the Ohio Valley Conference portion of the schedule...ranked third on the team in scoring with 9.2 points per game and 3.2 rebounds per game...a threat on the perimeter after knocking down 60 three-point shots and connecting on 36 percent from behind the arc...attempted 5.7 three-point shots per game and hit at least 2.1 per contest...ranked fifth in the OVC in three-point field goals made and 13th in three-point field goal percentage...listed third in treys made in OVC games only...registered a season-high 20 points at Tennessee Tech...was 7-of-13 from the field, including 5-of-9 from behind the three-point line...was her third time in four games in which she connected on five three-point baskets...posted back-to-back 17 point contests against Morehead State (1/24) and Eastern Kentucky (1/28)...finished the season with 13 double figure scoring games...nearly recorded a double-double at Eastern Kentucky (2/23) after pulling down a career-high 11 rebounds and nine points in the road win.

2013-14: Saw action in all 32 games as a freshman…inserted in to the starting line up during Jax State’s stretch run through the Ohio Valley Conference with starts in the final 12 games…sent JSU to the semifinals of the OVC Tournament with a buzzer-beater against Tennessee Tech (3/6)…the play was one of the Top 10 Plays of the Day on ESPN’s SportsCenter that night…came off the bench at Ole Miss (11/8) to score 11 points in 24 minutes of action…led the Gamecocks with 17 points on 7-of-14 shooting in the opening game of the Georgia State Invitational against George Washington (12/1)…scored in double figures in 11 total games and 10 against the OVC members…posted double figures in 10 of the last 15 games, including a career-high 24 points versus Eastern Kentucky (2/15)…finished with 21 points against Tennessee Tech (2/8) the previous outing after knocking down five three-point baskets...pulled down a career-high eight rebounds on three occasions…dished out five assists at Murray State (1/25).

High School: Prepped at Jonesboro High School in Georgia under the tutelage of Lamar Harris…helped lead the Cardinals of JHS to a spot in the semifinals of the 2013 Georgia High School Athletic Association State Tournament…JHS claimed back-to-back Region 4AAAA Championships in 2012 and 2013…surpassed the 1,000 point mark during her senior season and finished her prep career with 1,021 total points…received the Clayton Daily Player of the Week honor during the 2012-13 season…named all-region as a junior and senior…garnered Class AAAA Second Team All-State honors after her senior season by the Georgia Sports Writers Association , while being named a three-time all-district honoree as a sophomore, junior and senior…played in 28 games as a senior at JHS and averaged over 10 points per game along with grabbing 5.6 rebounds per game…dished out 49 assists and tallied 106 steals in her final season at JHS…participated with the Georgia Pearls Basketball Club…member of the South squad of the Clayton County All-Star basketball game and led the team in scoring…named to the Score 44 List in January of 2013 – a list that honors the best 44 players in the state of Georgia…also participated in volleyball at JHS.

Personal: Full name is Briana Benson…Daughter of Parecia and James Benson … Born February 24, 1995 in Washington, D.C. … Has two sisters, Crystal Benson and Nakeia Temoney and one brother, Jahmal...majoring in exercise science.