University of California, Santa Barbara

2023: All-Big West 1st Team... Big West All-Academic team... played in every match for the Gauchos in their 2023 season that featured an NCAA tournament appearance... set a career high in kills with 301 (2.49 k/set) ... while also setting a new career high for kills in a game against UC Riverside (Oct. 5) with 18... was named Big West Offensive Player of the week with impressive outings in wins against Cal Poly (Oct. 12)  in a 4 set match where she tallied 15 kills and Hawaii (Oct. 13) where she had 14 kills in a sweep, averaging 4.14 kills per set, 5.64 points per set, and 1.14 aces per set over those two games ... had a season high 24.5 points against Ohio (Sept. 16)... had a career high 345 digs (2.85/set)... and had a .204 hitting percentage in a career high 879 total attempts. 

2022: Big West All-Academic Team ... played in every match for the Gauchos during the 2022 season, totaling 106 sets ... first on the team and third in the Big West Conference in service aces per set (.42) ... third on the team with 242 digs (2.28 D/set) ... reached double-digit kills in seven matches, one of which was a double-double performance against UC Davis (Nov. 17), notching 10 kills and 14 digs ... went a perfect 20-for-20 on serve receptions and also collected seven kills and five kills in the team's first sweep of Cal Poly (Nov. 5) since 2014 ... reached a career-high of 14 kills in a four-set match against Long Beach State (Oct. 7) where she also totaled 29 receptions, eight digs, a block assist and 15.5 points ... matched her career-high of 14 kills in a three-set sweep against UC Irvine (Oct. 27) to end the with a .417 hitting percentage and also collected 18 receptions, 15 points, eight digs and two block assists.

2021: Appeared in 15 matches and 32 sets during her first collegiate season ... put up a total of 62 kills with a 1.94 kills per set average ... swung a solid .257 clip on 152 attempts ... averaged 0.47 digs per set and 0.22 blocks ... earned double-digit kills in both outings against CSUN as she put up a season-high 11 kills on Nov. 23 while registering 10 kills on Oct. 19, hitting at a .600 clip (10 kills, 1 error, 15 attempts) ... had a season-high four digs vs Kansas State (Sept. 4).

High School: Led Xavier College Prep to back-to-back State Championships in 2017 and 2018, while making the state tournament all four years... In four seasons she collected a trio of All-Conference and All-Region nods, was named to the All-Arizona team, and received an Arizona High School Athlete of the Year nomination... Notched 500 kills in 115 sets for an average of 4.35 kills p/set during her senior year, to go along with 350 digs and 35 aces....Named a Prep Volleyball All-American Honorable Mention and earned a spot on the Prep Volleyball Top 100 Senior Aces list. 

Club: Competed for Arizona Storm from 2015-2016, played for Aspire Volleyball Club from 2016-2018, and went back to Arizona Storm from 2018-2020

Personal: Briana Kelly McKnight was born November 26, 2001 in Scottsdale, Arizona ... daughter of Patricia Driver and younger sister to Niko and Brian McKnight.