Marshall University Athletics
2021-22 Women's Basketball Roster
Roster
Brianah Ferby
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Stewarts Creek
- Hometown:
- Smyrna, Tn.
2021-22 (Fifth-Year Senior)
2021-22 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll: GPA 3.00 or better
GP/GS: 26/20 … Granted fifth year of eligibility after 2020-21 COVID season … Provided spark for the Herd whether starting or coming off the bench in first and only season with the Green & White … Missed only two games … Fourth on the team in scoring with 210 points (8.1 ppg) … Had 88 rebounds (3.4 rpg) … Recorded 30 steals (third on the team) and 26 assists … Third on the squad in made three-pointers with 34 … Scored in double digits 11 times and 48 total in collegiate career … Had one 20-point game and finished with seven in career … Nabbed two or more steals in eight games and 47 times in career … Five games with at least five boards, 21 times in career, and had at least one rebound in 25-of-26 games … Began Marshall career with 13 points, four boards and two assists in season-opener versus Bluefield State (Nov. 9) ... Ripped off season-high three steals in road win over Radford (Nov. 14) … Hit a clutch three late versus Morehead State (Nov. 19) to halt an Eagle rally for only points of the game, helped lead to Herd win … Scored 11 points and had two steals at Purdue (Nov. 22) … Put up 10 points and had three rebounds at Michigan State (Nov. 28) … Scored 12 points and a career-high nine rebounds versus Coppin State (Dec. 4) … Grabbed five boards against Oakland (Dec. 20) at the Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic … Began C-USA play with 12 points in win over Louisiana Tech (Dec. 30) … Had 10 points, four rebounds and two steals in home win over Southern Miss (Jan. 1) … Led fourth quarter charge in come-from-behind road win at Florida Atlantic (Jan. 8) with 15 of her season-high 20 points … In the fourth shot 4-of-5 from the floor, 2-of-3 from three, 5-of-6 from the line and ripped off two steals as Marshall outscored Owls 31-13 in final frame … Had 11 points against FIU (Jan. 20) … Scored 11 points in home win over Florida Atlantic (Jan. 22) and had two steals … Pulled down eight boards against Charlotte (Feb. 5) … Tied season-high with three steals at Old Dominion (Feb. 17) … Helped Herd to series sweep over WKU (March 2 & 5) for first time in program history scoring 18 points in road win and then 13 points with eight rebounds in home victory … Reached 1,000 career points in the road win at WKU (March 2) … Had eight points and four rebounds in final collegiate game versus Rice (March 9) in the Conference USA Tournament … Finished collegiate career appearing in 133 games with 78 starts, 1,029 points (7.7 ppg), 353 rebounds (2.7 rpg), 347 made field goals, 157 made three-pointers, 178 made free throws, 164 assists, 159 steals (1.20 spg) and 11 blocks.
*Prior to Marshall, Ferby played at Austin Peay (2017-21)*
2020-21 (Senior Season)
Averaged 24.4 minutes per game and started in all but one of her 22 appearances… exploded for a season-high 26 points – two off her career-high – in the opener at North Alabama, Nov. 25… posted career-highs with seven assists – the best single-game assist total by a Gov during the 2020-21 season – and six steals against Trevecca, Nov. 28, also scored 14 points against the Trojans… led the Govs on the glass with a season-high six rebounds against Chattanooga, Dec. 15…scored 20 points against Eastern Kentucky, Jan. 2… scored in double-figures in six-straight games from January 25 to February 20 – the longest such streak of her career… posted her team-best third 20-point game of the season when she went 4-for-4 from three-point range and dropped 21 points against Southeast Missouri, Feb. 13… posted her team-best 11th double-figures scoring performance of the season and the 37th of her career when she scored 14 points at Eastern Illinois, Feb. 20… led the Governors with 54 assists and 47 steals during the 2020-21 season… ranked third in the OVC in steals per game (2.0)… averaged 9.1 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game – all career-bests – in her final season at Austin Peay.
2019-20 (Junior Season)
Appeared in 27 games, starting 3 of them, while averaging 15.5 minutes per contest… posted 15 points and a season-high three steals in the season opener against Kentucky Wesleyan, Nov. 5… led the Govs with 13 points on the road in Memorial Coliseum against Kentucky, Dec. 1… played a season-high 30 minutes against UT Martin, Jan. 18, scoring 11 points and knocking down three triples in the process… made her season’s first start against Eastern Kentucky, Feb. 15… drilled a trio of three-pointers en route to a season-high 16 points against Eastern Illinois, Feb. 22, also grabbed a season-best five rebounds in the contest.
2018-19 (Sophomore Season)
Played in all 30 games, averaging 25.5 minute and making 22 starts… scored in double-figures 12 times, with two 20-point performances… scored a season-high 21 points on the road at Murray State in the regular-season finale... averaged 8.3 points per game, as the Governors third-leading scorer.
2017-18 (Freshman Season)
Appeared in 27 games, making 11 starts, during her freshman campaign… scored in double-figures 10 times, including a 16-point performance against Christian Brothers, Nov. 14, in her second collegiate game… exploded for a career-high 28 points, hitting seven three-pointers, against Belmont, Jan. 20… averaged 8.3 points per game, shooting 37.1% from the floor.
Career Recap: Stewarts Creek HS
A TSWA All-State player under coach Lindy King… played alongside her twin-sister Brandi… was a second-team All-Conference player her junior season and a first-team All-Conference player her senior season… averaged 13.7 points, six rebounds, three assists, and three steals throughout her prep career… played AAU for team Brandan Wright.
Personal
Daughter of Thymes and Sharon Ferby… has two siblings, D’Andre and Brandi… her brother, D’Andre, played football at Western Kentucky… her twin sister, Brandi, is also on the Austin Peay women’s basketball team… born April 20… an Applied Exercise Science major.
