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45 Briana Townley
Briana Townley
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Year:
    Fr.
  • Hometown:
    Paulding, Ohio
  • High School:
    Paulding
  • Position:
    F
  • Major:
    Early Childhood Education
  • gp
    25
  • pts/g
    5.4
  • fg %
    29.4
  • 3pt %
    26.5
  • ft %
    76.2
  • reb/g
    4.1
  • a/g
    0.3

Bio

Prep: Four-year letterman in basketball, softball, and soccer at Paulding High School 

Personal: Daughter of Brent and Leslie Townley ... Majoring in early childhood education

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Feb 5 Manchester (Ind.) W, 64-51
Feb 8 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 62-60
Feb 12 at Earlham (Ind.) L, 64-58
Feb 15 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 46-40
Feb 19 at Bluffton L, 75-67
Feb 22 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 84-50
  Total Conference
Games 25 18
Games started 1 0
Minutes 427 314
Minutes per game 17.1 17.4
FG 50-170 38-130
FG Pct 29.4 29.2
3PT 18-68 15-53
3PT Pct 26.5 28.3
FT 16-21 13-15
FT Pct 76.2 86.7
Off rebounds 23 18
Def rebounds 80 59
Total rebounds 103 77
Rebounds per game 4.1 4.3
Personal fouls 29 17
Disqualifications 0 0
Assists 7 5
Turnovers 29 23
Assist to turnover ratio 0.2 0.2
Steals 6 6
Blocks 11 10
Points 134 104
Points per game 5.4 5.8
Points per 40 min 12.6 13.2

Game Log - Shooting

Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 13 at Olivet (Mich.) L, 64-50 1 20 1-9 11.1 0-2 0.0 1-2 50.0 3
Nov 16 at Findlay L, 87-40 1 15 0-5 0.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0
Nov 23 at St. Mary's (Ind.) L, 56-53 - 6 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Nov 26 Ohio Northern L, 68-59 - 21 5-9 55.6 1-4 25.0 1-2 50.0 12
Dec 3 Anderson (Ind.) W, 56-54 - 12 0-4 0.0 0-3 0.0 1-2 50.0 1
Dec 4 at Ohio Wesleyan L, 69-56 - 7 0-3 0.0 0-1 0.0 1-2 50.0 1
Dec 7 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 53-43 - 12 1-6 16.7 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 2
Dec 14 Hanover (Ind.) L, 75-45 - 20 1-5 20.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 2
Dec 16 at Hiram L, 77-62 - 18 2-8 25.0 1-5 20.0 0-0 - 5
Dec 18 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 61-40 - 23 2-5 40.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 4
Dec 21 Kalamazoo W, 66-60 - 18 2-6 33.3 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 5
Jan 4 Franklin (Ind.) L, 77-64 - 15 3-8 37.5 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 7
Jan 8 Bluffton W, 55-50 - 9 1-3 33.3 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 2
Jan 11 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 75-46 - 15 1-3 33.3 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 2
Jan 15 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 54-40 - 22 2-9 22.2 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 5
Jan 18 Mt. St. Joseph W, 84-82 - 31 6-11 54.5 4-6 66.7 1-1 100.0 17
Jan 22 Earlham (Ind.) W, 69-63 - 20 5-12 41.7 0-1 0.0 3-3 100.0 13
Jan 25 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 86-49 - 22 2-6 33.3 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 5
Jan 29 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 55-41 - 17 1-9 11.1 0-5 0.0 0-1 0.0 2
Feb 1 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 79-50 - 27 2-12 16.7 1-4 25.0 4-4 100.0 9
Feb 5 Manchester (Ind.) W, 64-51 - 9 1-7 14.3 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 3
Feb 8 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 62-60 0 14 2-8 25.0 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 4
Feb 12 at Earlham (Ind.) L, 64-58 - 13 1-3 33.3 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 3
Feb 15 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 46-40 - 20 4-11 36.4 3-8 37.5 0-0 - 11
Feb 19 at Bluffton L, 75-67 - 20 3-6 50.0 2-2 100.0 2-2 100.0 10
Feb 22 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 84-50 - 16 2-7 28.6 0-1 0.0 2-2 100.0 6

Game Log - Ball control

Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 13 at Olivet (Mich.) L, 64-50 1 20 1 3 4 0 2 0 0
Nov 16 at Findlay L, 87-40 1 15 1 1 2 3 2 0 0
Nov 23 at St. Mary's (Ind.) L, 56-53 - 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Nov 26 Ohio Northern L, 68-59 - 21 1 3 4 1 2 0 0
Dec 3 Anderson (Ind.) W, 56-54 - 12 1 4 5 0 2 0 0
Dec 4 at Ohio Wesleyan L, 69-56 - 7 1 4 5 0 0 0 1
Dec 7 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 53-43 - 12 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Dec 14 Hanover (Ind.) L, 75-45 - 20 0 3 3 0 1 2 2
Dec 16 at Hiram L, 77-62 - 18 0 2 2 1 0 0 0
Dec 18 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 61-40 - 23 1 5 6 0 1 0 0
Dec 21 Kalamazoo W, 66-60 - 18 1 3 4 0 1 0 0
Jan 4 Franklin (Ind.) L, 77-64 - 15 2 2 4 1 1 0 1
Jan 8 Bluffton W, 55-50 - 9 0 3 3 0 1 2 0
Jan 11 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 75-46 - 15 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
Jan 15 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 54-40 - 22 4 4 8 0 1 0 0
Jan 18 Mt. St. Joseph W, 84-82 - 31 1 9 10 0 2 0 2
Jan 22 Earlham (Ind.) W, 69-63 - 20 2 9 11 0 0 0 1
Jan 25 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 86-49 - 22 1 0 1 0 7 0 1
Jan 29 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 55-41 - 17 2 1 3 0 1 1 0
Feb 1 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 79-50 - 27 0 5 5 3 0 0 1
Feb 5 Manchester (Ind.) W, 64-51 - 9 1 0 1 1 0 0 1
Feb 8 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 62-60 0 14 2 2 4 0 0 0 0
Feb 12 at Earlham (Ind.) L, 64-58 - 13 0 2 2 0 1 0 0
Feb 15 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 46-40 - 20 0 4 4 0 3 0 1
Feb 19 at Bluffton L, 75-67 - 20 2 6 8 0 1 0 0
Feb 22 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 84-50 - 16 0 3 3 0 1 1 0

Game Log - Ball control extended

Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 13 at Olivet (Mich.) L, 64-50 1 1 - 0.0
Nov 16 at Findlay L, 87-40 1 0 - 1.5
Nov 23 at St. Mary's (Ind.) L, 56-53 - 2 - -
Nov 26 Ohio Northern L, 68-59 - 3 - 0.5
Dec 3 Anderson (Ind.) W, 56-54 - 0 - 0.0
Dec 4 at Ohio Wesleyan L, 69-56 - 1 - -
Dec 7 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 53-43 - 0 - -
Dec 14 Hanover (Ind.) L, 75-45 - 0 - 0.0
Dec 16 at Hiram L, 77-62 - 0 - -
Dec 18 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 61-40 - 1 - 0.0
Dec 21 Kalamazoo W, 66-60 - 4 - 0.0
Jan 4 Franklin (Ind.) L, 77-64 - 1 - 1.0
Jan 8 Bluffton W, 55-50 - 0 - 0.0
Jan 11 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 75-46 - 2 - 0.0
Jan 15 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 54-40 - 0 - 0.0
Jan 18 Mt. St. Joseph W, 84-82 - 0 - 0.0
Jan 22 Earlham (Ind.) W, 69-63 - 0 - -
Jan 25 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 86-49 - 1 - 0.0
Jan 29 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 55-41 - 1 - 0.0
Feb 1 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 79-50 - 2 - -
Feb 5 Manchester (Ind.) W, 64-51 - 0 - -
Feb 8 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 62-60 0 1 0 -
Feb 12 at Earlham (Ind.) L, 64-58 - 3 0 0.0
Feb 15 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 46-40 - 1 - 0.0
Feb 19 at Bluffton L, 75-67 - 2 - 0.0
Feb 22 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 84-50 - 3 - 0.0

Career Stats - Shooting per game

  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2019-20 25 17.1 2.0-6.8 0.7-2.7 0.6-0.8 5.4
2020-21 9 22.4 3.7-9.4 1.6-4.4 0.9-1.4 9.8
Total 34 18.5 2.4-7.5 0.9-3.2 0.7-1.0 6.5

Career Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2019-20 25 1 427 50-170 29.4 18-68 26.5 16-21 76.2 134
2020-21 9 9 202 33-85 38.8 14-40 35.0 8-13 61.5 88
Total 34 10 629 83-255 32.5 32-108 29.6 24-34 70.6 222

Career Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2019-20 25 427 17.1 4.7-15.9 1.7-6.4 26.5 1.5-2.0 12.6
2020-21 9 202 22.4 6.5-16.8 2.8-7.9 35.0 1.6-2.6 17.4
Total 34 629 18.5 5.3-16.2 2.0-6.9 29.6 1.5-2.2 14.1

Career Stats - Ball control per game

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2019-20 25 0.9 3.2 4.1 0.3 1.2 0.2 0.4
2020-21 9 0.3 5.0 5.3 0.6 2.4 0.4 0.8
Total 34 0.8 3.7 4.4 0.4 1.5 0.3 0.5

Career Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2019-20 25 1 23 80 103 7 29 6 11
2020-21 9 9 3 45 48 5 22 4 7
Total 34 10 26 125 151 12 51 10 18

Career Stats - Ball control per 40 min

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2019-20 25 2.2 7.5 9.6 0.7 2.7 0.6 1.0
2020-21 9 0.6 8.9 9.5 1.0 4.4 0.8 1.4
Total 34 1.7 7.9 9.6 0.8 3.2 0.6 1.1

Splits Stats - Shooting per game

  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event            
Total 25 17.1 2.0-6.8 0.7-2.7 0.6-0.8 5.4
Conference 18 17.4 2.1-7.2 0.8-2.9 0.7-0.8 5.8
Exhibition 1 15.0 0.0-5.0 0.0-2.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Location            
Home 11 18.4 2.7-8.0 1.1-3.2 0.9-1.1 7.5
Away 14 16.1 1.4-5.9 0.4-2.4 0.4-0.6 3.7
Neutral - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Result            
Wins 7 15.9 2.3-7.0 0.9-2.6 0.7-0.9 6.1
Losses 18 17.6 1.9-6.7 0.7-2.8 0.6-0.8 5.1
Month            
November 3 15.7 2.0-6.0 0.3-2.0 0.7-1.3 5.0
December 7 15.7 1.1-5.3 0.3-2.3 0.3-0.6 2.9
January 8 18.9 2.6-7.6 0.9-2.9 0.5-0.6 6.6
February 7 17.0 2.1-7.7 1.1-3.3 1.1-1.1 6.6

Splits Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event                    
Total 25 1 427 50-170 29.4 18-68 26.5 16-21 76.2 134
Conference 18 0 314 38-130 29.2 15-53 28.3 13-15 86.7 104
Exhibition 1 1 15 0-5 0.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0
Location                    
Home 11 - 202 30-88 34.1 12-35 34.3 10-12 83.3 82
Away 14 1 225 20-82 24.4 6-33 18.2 6-9 66.7 52
Neutral - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Result                    
Wins 7 - 111 16-49 32.7 6-18 33.3 5-6 83.3 43
Losses 18 1 316 34-121 28.1 12-50 24.0 11-15 73.3 91
Month                    
November 3 1 47 6-18 33.3 1-6 16.7 2-4 50.0 15
December 7 - 110 8-37 21.6 2-16 12.5 2-4 50.0 20
January 8 - 151 21-61 34.4 7-23 30.4 4-5 80.0 53
February 7 0 119 15-54 27.8 8-23 34.8 8-8 100.0 46

Splits Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event                
Total 25 427 17.1 4.7-15.9 1.7-6.4 26.5 1.5-2.0 12.6
Conference 18 314 17.4 4.8-16.6 1.9-6.8 28.3 1.7-1.9 13.2
Exhibition 1 15 15.0 0.0-13.3 0.0-5.3 0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Location                
Home 11 202 18.4 5.9-17.4 2.4-6.9 34.3 2.0-2.4 16.2
Away 14 225 16.1 3.6-14.6 1.1-5.9 18.2 1.1-1.6 9.2
Neutral - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Result                
Wins 7 111 15.9 5.8-17.7 2.2-6.5 33.3 1.8-2.2 15.5
Losses 18 316 17.6 4.3-15.3 1.5-6.3 24.0 1.4-1.9 11.5
Month                
November 3 47 15.7 5.1-15.3 0.9-5.1 16.7 1.7-3.4 12.8
December 7 110 15.7 2.9-13.5 0.7-5.8 12.5 0.7-1.5 7.3
January 8 151 18.9 5.6-16.2 1.9-6.1 30.4 1.1-1.3 14.0
February 7 119 17.0 5.0-18.2 2.7-7.7 34.8 2.7-2.7 15.5

Splits Stats - Ball control per game

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event                
Total 25 0.9 3.2 4.1 0.3 1.2 0.2 0.4
Conference 18 1.0 3.3 4.3 0.3 1.3 0.3 0.6
Exhibition 1 1.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 2.0 0.0 0.0
Location                
Home 11 0.8 4.1 4.9 0.5 1.2 0.4 0.8
Away 14 1.0 2.5 3.5 0.1 1.1 0.1 0.1
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 7 0.9 4.1 5.0 0.1 0.9 0.3 0.6
Losses 18 0.9 2.8 3.8 0.3 1.3 0.2 0.4
Month                
November 3 0.7 2.3 3.0 0.3 1.3 0.0 0.0
December 7 0.6 3.1 3.7 0.1 0.7 0.3 0.4
January 8 1.5 3.6 5.1 0.1 1.8 0.4 0.6
February 7 0.7 3.1 3.9 0.6 0.9 0.1 0.4

Splits Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event                  
Total 25 1 23 80 103 7 29 6 11
Conference 18 0 18 59 77 5 23 6 10
Exhibition 1 1 1 1 2 3 2 0 0
Location                  
Home 11 - 9 45 54 6 13 4 9
Away 14 1 14 35 49 1 16 2 2
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 7 - 6 29 35 1 6 2 4
Losses 18 1 17 51 68 6 23 4 7
Month                  
November 3 1 2 7 9 1 4 0 0
December 7 - 4 22 26 1 5 2 3
January 8 - 12 29 41 1 14 3 5
February 7 0 5 22 27 4 6 1 3

Splits Stats - Ball control per 40 min

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event                
Total 25 2.2 7.5 9.6 0.7 2.7 0.6 1.0
Conference 18 2.3 7.5 9.8 0.6 2.9 0.8 1.3
Exhibition 1 2.7 2.7 5.3 8.0 5.3 0.0 0.0
Location                
Home 11 1.8 8.9 10.7 1.2 2.6 0.8 1.8
Away 14 2.5 6.2 8.7 0.2 2.8 0.4 0.4
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 7 2.2 10.5 12.6 0.4 2.2 0.7 1.4
Losses 18 2.2 6.5 8.6 0.8 2.9 0.5 0.9
Month                
November 3 1.7 6.0 7.7 0.9 3.4 0.0 0.0
December 7 1.5 8.0 9.5 0.4 1.8 0.7 1.1
January 8 3.2 7.7 10.9 0.3 3.7 0.8 1.3
February 7 1.7 7.4 9.1 1.3 2.0 0.3 1.0

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