AS A GRADUATE AT UTA (2024)
AVCA Honorable Mention All-American
AVCA First Team Southwest Region
WAC Player of the Year
WAC Tournament MVP
WAC Tournament First-Team
First Team All-WAC
WAC Player of the Week (9/4, 10/2, 10/16, 10/23)
UTA Classic MVP
Concluded third consecutive First Team All-WAC campaign with career-bests in kills (501), kills per set (4.47), hitting percentage (.304), digs per set (2.90), blocks (108), blocks per set (0.96), aces (42) and assists (41) over 32 matches, or 112 sets … Became first player in program’s history named AVCA All-American … Produced 27 matches with double-digit terminations, including a career-high 29 kills against California Baptist in the WAC Semifinals (Nov. 22) … Tacked on 15 matches with 15+ kills, including seven with at least 20 … Achieved a 17 double-doubles … Produced eight matches with at least five blocks … Added a season-high 20 digs against Rice (9/20) … Finished the season ranked among the nation’s top 27 players in total points (16th), total kills (27th), points per set (12th) and kills per set (17th)... Finished 2nd All-Time in total Kills with 1,786 throughout her career.
AS A SENIOR AT UTA (2023) | MATCH-BY-MATCH STATS (PDF)
AVCA Honorable Mention All-Southwest Region
First Team All-WAC
WAC Player of the Week (9/6, 10/11)
UTA Classic MVP
UTA Invitational MVP
Academic All-WAC Team
Concluded second consecutive First Team All-WAC campaign with career-bests in kills (470), kills per set (4.02), hitting percentage (.266), digs (326), digs per set (2.79), blocks (99), blocks per set (0.85), aces (35) and assists (27) over 32 matches, or 117 sets … Became just second player in program’s past 30 years to be named AVCA All-Region … Established program’s ninth-best single season in total kills … Produced 26 matches with double-digit terminations, including 11 straight from Oct. 5 to Nov. 9 and 14 of the final 15 matches … Tacked on 18 matches with 15+ kills, including seven with at least 20 … Achieved a career-high 19 double-doubles (T-13th most in UTA single season all-time), including three straight to close the season … Finished the campaign with eight consecutive matches of double-digit digs, including 14 of the final 15 to finish the season with 20 such performances … Produced eight matches with at least five blocks, including career-high nine against California Baptist (11/9) where she finished just shy of a triple-double (24 kills, 12 digs) … Had a season-high 25 kills with a .561 hitting percentage against California Baptist (10/7) … Added a season-high 21 digs against Tarleton (10/14) … Achieved 1,000th career kill on the road against SFA (9/25) … Finished the season ranked among the nation’s top 50 players in total points (27th), total kills (31st), points per set (32nd) and kills per set (43rd) … Concluded the campaign ranked 76th among active Division I players in career kills (1,285).
AS A JUNIOR AT UTA (2022) | MATCH-BY-MATCH STATS (PDF)
First Team All-WAC
WAC Offensive Player of the Week (9/12)
Academic All-WAC Team
UTA Classic All-Tourney Team
UTSA Invitational MVP
UTA Invitational MVP
Became first player in program history to achieve First Team All-WAC recognition behind a monster campaign that included career-bests in kills (353), kills per set (3.39), hitting percentage (.243), digs (273), digs per set (2.63), assists (26), aces (26), blocks (87), blocks per set (0.84), solo blocks (13) and points (429.0) over 26 matches, or 104 sets … Tallied 20 matches with 10-plus kills, including three with 20-plus, as well as an eight-match streak with at least 10-plus from Oct. 1-27 … Led the team with 13 double-doubles, including three straight three times … Notched 15 matches with double-digit digs, highlighted by season-best 19 against Utah Tech (11/10), where she also had 20 kills … Finished second among all WAC players with 4.38 points per set in conference play, as well as third with 3.65 kills per set … Competed in the Global Challenge in Europe over the summer prior to the season, earning all-tournament team recognition ... Compiled a .300 hitting percentage eight times, highlighted by a .600 finish with 23 kills against South Florida (9/9) … Assembled a career-high 25 kills, a .404 hitting percentage, five digs and five blocks against Sam Houston (10/22), establishing the most points (29) by a WAC player in any four-set match during the season … Tallied at least one block in every match, including multiple stuffs 23 times … Tied career-high with four assists against South Florida (9/9) … Career-best eight blocks against Providence (9/3).
AS A SOPHOMORE AT UTA (2021) | MATCH-BY-MATCH STATS (PDF)
Sun Belt Academic Honor Roll
Appeared in all 24 matches, making 21 starts and playing in 86 sets ... Third on the team in kills (230) while hitting .197 ... Second on the team in kills per set (2.67) and solo blocks (10) ... Third on the team in total blocks (58) and total points (273) ... Posted 10+ kills on 14 occasions ... Notched two double-doubles ... 10+ digs on three occasions ... Career-high 22 digs vs UIW (8/27) ... Season-high 17 kills at Louisiana (11/12) ... Two-plus blocks on 19 occasions ... Season-high five blocks vs Little Rock (11/6).
AS A FRESHMAN AT UTA (2020) | MATCH-BY-MATCH STATS (PDF)
Second Team All-Sun Belt
Sun Belt Freshman of the Week (10/20)
Sun Belt Commissioner's List
Appeared in 21 matches, making 16 starts and playing in 77 total sets ... Led the team in kills per set (3.01) and points per set (3.49) ... Second on the team in kills (232) and total points (268.5) ... Third on the team in digs per set (2.25) ... Fourth on the team in total blocks (40) ... Double-digit kills in 13 matches ... Career-high 23 kills vs Tarleton (2/5) ... Double-digit digs in 12 matches ... Career-high 16 digs vs Abilene Christian (1/29) ... Posted 11 double-doubles.
HIGH SCHOOL
2020 graduate of Randall High School in Amarillo, Texas ... Texas Girls Coaches Association (TGCA) All-State, Press Pass Sports Player of the Year, unanimous District 3-5A MVP, Region I-5A Tournament MVP and Class 5A state all-tournament team as a senior after compiling 479 kills, 391 digs, 102 blocks and 56 aces ... Second Team All-District as a junior ... Region MVP, Texas All-State Tournament team ... Panhandle Sports Awards MVP.
PERSONAL
Born July 13, 2002 ... Daughter of Michael and Patrice Ford ... Has three siblings - Kristian, Graham and Benjamin ... Earned bachelor's degree in finance in December 2023 ... Currently working toward a master's in education.
IN THE NEWS
Randall graduate Brianna Ford is leaving her legacy at UT Arlington (Press Pass Sports)
(Oct. 3, 2023) -
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Ford travels to Europe for 2023 Global Challenge (UTAMAVS.COM)
(July 2023) -
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Volleyball player finds inspiration for new season (The Shorthorn)
By Isaac Appelt (Oct. 5, 2022) -
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UPDATED: 12/31/23
