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LINCOLN UNIVERSITY, PA – If you want the epitome of a student-athlete, Lincoln University senior Bryanna Brown (New York, N.Y./Bishop Loughlin) definitely fits the bill.
The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Player of the Year and First-Team Academic All-American added to her robust trophy case Wednesday as she earned Philadelphia Inquirer/Philly-SIDA Academic All-Area.
To be selected for the team, a student-athlete must be a sophomore academically, a starter or significant reserve on their institution's women's basketball team and have a cumulative grade-point average of 3.30 or higher. Sports information offices from 30 institutions in the Philadelphia area nominate and vote on the team. The Academic All-Area program is now in its 17th year.
In addition to the CIAA Player of the Year and Academic All-American honors, Brown earned CIAA Tournament MVP honors, was Academic All-District and was named to the 2021-22 Arthur Ashe Scholar-Athlete Team – and being the runner up to the Arthur Ashe Scholar-Athlete of the Year honors.
Brown led the conference with 17.2 points per game while making league-best 2.5 three-pointers per game on a league-high 33.5 percentage. She has led the team in scoring 18 times this season and was a three-time CIAA Player of the Week honoree.
In the conference tournament, en route to leading the Lions to its first-ever CIAA championship, Brown averaged 22 points including a team-best 28 points in the title game.
A finance major with a 3.95 grade point average, Brown earned the CIAA Lowe's Senior CLASS award last season. She is very involved in community service, individually or with her sorority, Delta Sigma Theta. She has participated in the Bethel Gospel Assembly Thanksgiving Food/Clothing Drive, Lincoln University campus cleanups, and the MLK Jr. Community Breakfast.
She has participated in DST winter clothing drives and a voting initiative. She also was inducted into Lincoln's inaugural Chi Alpha Sigma national scholar-athlete society class. Brown is also a two-time Church Mutual 'Protecting the Greater Good' honoree.
