Brianna Puni
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Brianna Puni

Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
St. Charles, Mo.

High School:
Incarnate Word Academy

Height:
6-0

Position:
F

Birthdate:
08/29/1992

03/25/2013

Redbirds Fall to Kansas State in the Second Round of the WNIT, 57-48

Candace Sykes also scored in double figures, scoring 10 points, while Brianna Puni added eight points.

03/17/2013

Redbirds Fall to Shockers in Valley Tournament Title Game, 69-65

For their efforts throughout the tournament, Russell and Smith were named to the All-Tournament Team.

03/16/2013

Redbirds Continue the Quest for Fifth MVC Tournament Title

Illinois State is 1-3 against Creighton in the conference tournament, but is 7-5 in the semifinal round.

03/16/2013

Women's Hoops Tops Bradley; Advances to Face Creighton

With the win, ISU advances to the semifinal round of the conference tournament and takes on No. 2-seeded Creighton at 4:05 p.m.

03/07/2013

Women's Hoops Edged Out by Bradley, 71-69

With the win, Bradley snapped ISU's seven-game win streak and ended the Redbirds' 15-game win streak over the Braves.

12/21/2012

WJBC Recap - WBB Princeton vs. Illinois State

WJBC Recap - WBB Princeton vs. Illinois State

03/21/2013

WNIT First Round - ISU vs. IUPUI

Thursday, March 21

03/03/2013

Illinois State vs. Missouri State

Illinois State vs. Missouri State 3/3/13

02/28/2013

Illinois State vs. Wichita State

Thursday, February 28 at 7:35 p.m.

02/10/2013

Illinois State vs. Creighton

Sunday, Feb. 10 at Redbird Arena in the Play4Kay game

02/08/2013

Illinois State vs. Drake

Feb. 8 at 7:05 p.m., on Doug Collins Court

Freshman Year (2011-12)
Sat out the first nine games of the season due to an injury ... appeared in 20 games and saw action in her first-collegiate game against No. 21 DePaul (12/19) ... finished the season with 20 points and 24 rebounds ... had two assists, two blocks and one steal during her freshman season ... recorded her first collegiate point against Southern Illinois (12/30) ... recorded her first collegiate block at Northern Iowa (1/14) ... set or tied a career high in five categories against Drake (2/19), including points (4), rebounds (6) and minutes (16) ... set a career-high free throws made and tied career-high free throws attempted at Southern Illinois (3/3).

Prior to ISU
Won the Missouri state title as a junior and senior ... senior team ranked in USA Today in the top-25 in the nation ... ranked 11th in the nation by ESPN and USA Today as a junior ... high school team finished second in the state as a freshman ... named to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch All-Metro Team as a senior ... earned all-state honors as a senior ... named a team captain as a senior ... earned all-conference honors as a junior and a sophomore.

Personal:
Born 8/29/1992 ... daughter of Tey and Jessica Puni ... has three siblings: Derrick, Devin and Dominick ... mother, Jessica, played volleyball at Truman State ... father, Tey, played football at Truman State ... major is undecided.