Career: Played in all 131 games without missing any, making 130 starts (85 in a row) ... Is Stetson’s all-time leading scorer with 1,975 points (ranks sixth in ASUN history) ... Is Stetson’s all-time leader in field goals made (652) and free throws made (444) ... Ranked third all-time in Stetson history in scoring (15.1), second in 3-pointers made (227), seventh in 3-point shooting percentage (.355), second in free throw percentage (.855), sixth in defensive rebounds (483), 11th in assists (322), 15th in steals (172), fourth in games played (131) and first in games started (130) ... ASUN Player of the Year and two-time First Team All-Conference selection ... Nine-time ASUN Player of the Week and three-time Newcomer of the Week ... 104 games in double figure scoring (79.4 percent of all games), including 32 20+ point games, five 30+ point games and one 40-point game ... Scored at least one point in all 131 games ... Four double-doubles ... Won 96 games over four years ... Named to the ASUN All-Decade team in 2020.
2016-17: ASUN Player of the Year ... ASUN First Team All-Conference ... NCAA Statistical Champion for Free Throw Percentage (.940) ... Three-time ASUN Player of the Week (Dec. 5, Jan. 23, Feb. 13) ... FIU Thanksgiving Tournament MVP ... Hatter Classic all-tournament team ... ASUN Championship all-tournament team ... Started all 33 games, scoring in double figures 28 times ... 12 games with 20+ points ... Led team in scoring 17 times ... Hit at least one 3-pointer in 30 of 33 games ... Set Stetson and ASUN single-season records with a .940 free throw percentage ... Also ranked as the 11th-highest free throw percentage in NCAA history ... Missed just eight free throws all season (126-134) ... Never missed two in a row ... Hit 44 of her final 45 attempts, including the last 22 in a row ... Scored 520 points, tying for the fifth-highest single season total in school history ... Her 76 3-pointers ranked third and her 126 free throws tied for fifth ... Ranked second in the ASUN in scoring (15.9), fourth in 3-point field goal pct. (.376), second in 3-point field goals per game (2.3), and eighth in assists (3.0) ... Season-high 24 points in win at Lipscomb ... Hit five 3-pointers each vs. High Point and FGCU ... Grabbed 10 rebounds in ASUN semifinal win vs. Kennesaw State.
2015-16: Atlantic Sun First Team All-Conference ... Three-time Atlantic Sun Player of the Week (Dec. 14, Dec. 21, Feb. 1) ... Hatter Classic all-tournament team ... Started all 32 games and scored in double figures 30 times (23-game streak to start the season) ... 11 games with 20+ points ... Set the school record for most points in a game with 40 vs. Georgia Southern on Dec. 20 (12-16 FG / 12-13 FT) ... Honored as Swish Appeal Mid-major Performance of the Night ... Tied for the fourth-highest single-game points total in school history with 35 at Lipscomb on Jan. 25 ... Led the A-Sun and ranked 63rd in the NCAA in scoring (17.8 ppg) ... Also led the A-Sun in scoring in conference games (17.4) ... Had the top two scoring games in the A-Sun for 2015-16 ... Ranked second in the A-Sun in free throw pct. (.822) ... Became 22nd player in school history to score 1000 points (Dec. 4 vs. Flagler) ... Her 570 points was the second-highest single-season total in school history, falling just 11 points shy of the school record ... Had consecutive free throw streaks of 16, 18, 21, and 22 straight free throws ... Scored 25 points in A-Sun tournament quarterfinal win over Kennesaw State (March 4).
2014-15: Atlantic Sun Player of the Week (Nov. 24) ... Atlantic Sun co-Player of the Week (Feb. 16) ... Led the team and ranked fourth in the Atlantic Sun in scoring (14.1) ... Also ranked fourth in the A-Sun in field goal pct. (.490), third in free throw pct. (.835), seventh in steals (1.5), and eighth in 3-point field goal pct. (.358) ... Averaged over 31 minutes per game ... Scored in double figures in 20 games, including six 20+ point games and two 30+ point games ... Scored a career-high 33 points (13-17 FG, 5-6 3FG) vs. Lipscomb (Feb. 12), tying for the sixth-highest single-game scoring total in school history ... Earned Swish Appeal Mid-Major Co-Performance of the Night ... Was the highest single-game scoring total in the Atlantic Sun the entire season ... Tallied 20 points at UCF (Nov. 19), scoring 12 of her points during Stetson’s game-ending 25-4 run ... Registered a double-double of 17 points and 11 rebounds in win vs. Marist (Nov. 28) ... Scored 23 points vs. Utah State (Nov. 30) ... Was named to the BTI Classic all-tournament team ... Scored 22 points vs. Jacksonville (Jan. 14), including 14 points during a brief 4:30 span in the second half ... Netted 19 points on 8-for-9 shooting vs. Kennesaw State (Jan. 22) ... Tallied 31 points vs. Lipscomb in A-Sun quarterfinal victory (Mar. 6), shooting 11-16 from the floor and 4-7 from 3-point range.
2013-14: Atlantic Sun All-Freshman Team ... Atlantic Sun Player of the Week (Dec. 9) ... Three-time A-Sun Newcomer of the Week (Nov. 18, Nov. 25, Mar. 3) ... Started all 35 games, scoring in double figures in 25 games ... Averaged over 30 minutes per game (30.2) ... Had two 20+ point games and one 30-point game ... Ranked 12th in the A-Sun in in scoring (12.8) (second among freshmen), eighth in field goal pct. (.466), ninth in assists (2.4) and fifth in free throw pct. (.824) ... Had the second-highest points total by a Hatter freshman in school history (447), surpassed only by teammate Amber Porter ... First career double-double of 12 points and 10 rebounds vs. North Carolina A&T (Nov. 16) ... Netted 15 points in home opener win vs. Indiana State (Nov. 18) … Tallied 18 points behind 4-of-7 shooting from behind the arc, adding nine rebounds, five assists and three steals at Bethune-Cookman (Nov. 20) ... Scored season-high 30 points on 11-of-15 shooting in win at Florida A&M (Dec. 2) ... Had 22 points in the first-half alone and went 4-for-6 from three-point range ... Scored 17 points with six boards and four assists vs. Palm Beach Atlantic (Dec. 5) ... Tallied a game-high 22 points at USF (Dec. 8) ... Led the team in December with an 18.7 ppg scoring average ... Netted 14 points and nine rebounds vs. USC Upstate (Jan. 9) ... Added 15 points and eight rebounds vs. ETSU (Jan. 11) ... Scored 17 points on 7-for-7 shooting at Kennesaw State (Jan. 18) ... Tallied 15 points vs. Mercer (Feb. 15) ... Back-to-back 18-point games on the road at UNF (Feb. 20) and Jacksonville (Feb. 22) ... Collected 20 points and a career-high seven assists vs. Lipscomb (Mar. 1) ... Scored 13 points on 6-of-10 shooting vs. FGCU (Mar. 8) ... Scored a team-high 16 points in the A-Sun quarterfinal win vs. Kennesaw State (Mar. 11) ... Went a perfect 9-for-9 from the free throw line and scored a team-high 16 points at USF in the WNIT (Mar. 23) ... Shot .914 from the free throw line over the final 19 games of the season (53-for-58) ... Also named A-Sun Third Team All-Conference by College Sports Madness.
High School: Selected four times as the Nassau County MVP for Hilliard Middle-Senior High School ... Scored the most points in Nassau County history (over 2300) ... A five-time district player of the year and all-county honoree ... Named the Florida Times-Union All-First Coast Player of the Year in 2012-13 ... Voted Class 1A Player of the Year and was runner-up for Miss Basketball in Florida ... Averaged 24.5 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 4.2 assists as a senior ... Helped lead the Red Flashes to a 22-4 record and the FHSAA Class 1A State Semifinals ... Hit 46 three-pointers and shot 81% from the free throw line ... Averaged 19.9 points, 6.1 rebounds, 5.7 steals and 4.6 assists as a junior for Hilliard (24-3) ... The Red Flashes advanced to the State Semifinals ... Named second team all-area and a runner-up for the 1A Player of the Year honor ... Also competed in volleyball, softball, and track.
Personal: Brianti Nakyra Saunders was born Oct. 5, 1994 in Jacksonville, Fla. ... Daughter of Wanda and Myron Saunders ... Majoring in Sport Management.
