Briana Marcelino

Photo by: Meg Kelly

Photo by: Meg Kelly

Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Joel Barlow High School
Hometown:
Easton, Conn.

2021: Appeared in all 42 games with 42 starts… Team leader in runs scored (28) and stolen bases (18, tied) ... Her 18 stolen bases were tied with teammate Aziah James for the most stolen bags in the BIG EAST … Second in hits (41), doubles (7, tied), and slugging percentage (.539)… Third in batting average (.320), RBI’s (23), home runs (8), and total bases (69)… On-base percentage of .388… 98 putouts, team-high 54 assists, involved in five double plays… 13 multi-hit games… six multi-RBI games… BIG EAST Player of the Week selection on March 1 and earned a spot on the weekly honor roll on March 22 and May 3… Named to 2021 BIG EAST All-Tournament team after going 8-for-15 with four runs and three doubles through four games, including a 7-for-8 performance in two games against Villanova on Championship Saturday.

2020: Played and started in all 21 games at shortstop… Led team in runs (27), RBI’s (24), hits (23), doubles (8), total bases (43), slugging percentage (.652), … Second in batting average (.348), home runs (4), stolen bases (9) and at-bats (66)… On-base percentage of .457… 30 putouts, team-high 53 assists, involved in five double plays… Nine multi-run games, including season-high three runs against Cal (March 8)… Seven multi-hit games… Seven multi-RBI games, including season-high four at JMU (March 6)… Two five-game hitting streaks…Named to AAC Weekly Honor Roll for March 2 after posting a .429 average, six hits, four stolen bases and eight runs during the Capital Classic.

2019: Played in all 50 of UConn’s games and started every one at the shortstop position…Led the team in almost every offensive category: .359 batting average, 156 at-bats, 29 runs, 56 hits, nine doubles, eight home runs, 36 RBIs, slugging .571, with an on base percentage of .429…Tallied 89 total bases…7-9 in stolen bases…Defensively: 95 putouts, 69 assists, was a part of five double plays…fielding .937. Had a total of 17 multiple hit games, eight multiple RBI games, longest hitting streak of seven games, and an 11 game reached base streak.

Season highs: several hits at Hartford, Apr. 2nd…A double vs. USF, Apr. 19th…Scored three runs vs. Memphis, Apr. 5th…Stole a pair of bases at Bethune-Cookman, Mar. 20th…Tallied six putouts vs. Quinnipiac, Apr. 30th…Homered twice and batted in five runs at Wichita State, Mar. 31st…Posted four assists at Wichita State, Mar. 30th.

Named First Team All-Conference…American Athletic Conference’s Player of the Week back-to-back on Apr. 1st & Apr. 8th and mentioned by the NFCA for those performances…In the single season record books for: RBIs (37-eighth overall), home runs (eight-12th overall), total bases (89-14th overall), and bases on ball (19-21st overall)…Ended the season in a tie for fourth in the conference for home runs at eight. In the NCAA, ranked 292nd for slugging percentage.

2018: Strong freshman season for the Huskies, earning a spot on the American Athletic Conference All-Rookie Team…Played in 46 games, starting 42 (39 at shortstop)…Led all players in the conference with 13 doubles…Team leader in batting average (.276), doubles (13) and slugging percentage (.449)…Hit .277 in conference play, including 11 doubles, one homer and five RBI…Seven multi-hit games and tied for the team-lead with a seven-game hitting streak…Started final 39 games of the season at shortstop, after coming off the bench early on…Went 2-for-4 with a grand slam in a 6-1 upset win over No. 7 Texas A&M (Mar. 15)…Pair of three-hit games against UCF (Apr. 7) and ECU (Apr. 14), including two doubles in each game…Big game in 10-0 win over Memphis (Apr. 21), going 2-for-4 with a three-run homer and two runs scored.

Before UConn: Earned four letters in softball and field hockey at Joel Barlow…Two-time SWC All-Conference and First Team All-State as a senior…Class L State Champions in 2017 and was named Class L Tournament MVP…SWC All-Colonial Division Team as a freshman…Senior captain in softball…Career batting average of .534 with 135 hits and 101 RBI…Hit .605 as a senior with 12 home runs and 42 RBI…First Team All-State and SWC All-Conference in field hockey as a junior…SWC Honorable Mention in 2015…Junior captain in 2016 for field hockey team…Honor Roll student…News 12 Scholar-Athlete Award in 2016…SWC Leadership Award in 2017…Played with Gold Coast Hurricanes for past few years and finished second at TCS Nationals (2017).

Personal: Briana Leigh Marcelino is the daughter of Tony and Susan…Born in November of 1999…Two older sisters, Dominique and Zoe…Human development and family studies major.