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Bria closed out her career at UTC with 81 starts in 113 games. She was named to the Southern Conference Sports Media Association All-Conference Third Team in her junior and senior years. She earned SoCon Player of the Week honors in her junior year. Career highlight was draining a game-winning 3-pointer from the corner as time ran out at Wofford in her junior year. She finished her career with 799 career points, 364 rebounds and 83 blocked shots. Bria is ranked seventh all-time at UTC for blocked shots in her career. She scored a career-high 23 points against Wofford in her junior year and matched it in her senior year against former SoCon foe Georgia Southern. In the game she made a career-best seven 3-pointers, tied for second-most in school history. As a sophomore she recorded a career-high 10 rebounds against Wofford. She had five steals against Western Carolina her junior year and six assists her senior year, both career-bests. In her senior year she had a career-high four blocked shots and eight free throws against Western Carolina.
 
2020-21 Senior
- Selected preseason All-Conference by the SoCon Coaches
- Named to SCSMA All-Conference Third Team
- Led team in minutes played; second in the SoCon at 32.8 minutes per game.
- Second on the team in points scored with 11.8 per game; 10^th in the SoCon.
- Led UTC in scoring eight times.
- Chattanooga’s top 3-point shooter – made 48 – 2.0 per game.
- 10^th in the SoCon for free throw percentage .710
- 10^th in the SoCon for 3-point field goal percentage - .320
- Third in the SoCon for 3-pointers made – 48 (2.0/game)
- Drained a career-best seven 3-pointers against Georgia Southern; tied for second most in school history and one shy of third in the SoCon.
- Tied career-high for scoring with 23 points against Georgia Southern.
- Dished out a career-high six assists against Eastern Kentucky.
- Matched career-high for field goals made with eight against Georgia Southern.
- Made a career-high eight free throws against Western Carolina.
- Closed out her career with 799 points, 364 rebounds, 83 blocked shots.
- Ranks seventh on the Mocs’ all-time blocked shots list.
- Ranked 66^th in the NCAA for 3-pointers attempted (150), 123^rd for 3-point field goals made (48), 146^th for 3-pointers made per game (2.0) and 141^st for 3-point field goal percentage (.320).

2019-20 Junior
• All-Conference Third Team by the Southern Conference Sports Media Association.
• Earned Player of the Week honors for the SoCon by College Sports Madness.
• Scored 300 points for a best single-season effort at UTC.
• Drained a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to propel the Mocs to a SoCon win at Wofford.
• Second on the team for scoring with 10.4 points per game.
• Third on team for rebounding with 4.4 per game.
• Fourth for assists, second for steals and second for blocked shots.
• Scored a career-high 23 points against the Terriers at home shooting 100 percent from the field (7-7), was 5-of-5 from the 3-point line and made all four free throws.
• 7-of-7 made field goals tied for second-best most made without a miss all-time at UTC.
• 5-of-5 3-pointers also tied for second-best all-time at UTC.
• Tied for ninth all-time at UTC for blocked shots with 65. 
• Recorded career-highs for scoring (23 vs. Wofford), assists (4 vs. Hampton), steals (5 at Western Carolina), field goals made (8 at Mercer), 3-pointers made (5 vs. Wofford) and free throws twice (6 vs. Western Carolina, at ETSU).
• 18th for scoring in the SoCon, 17th for rebounds, 14th for steals, 15th for 3-point field goal percentage, eighth for 3-pointers made, 10th for blocked shots, sixth for minutes played.

Academics
• Southern Conference Honor Roll
• Fall and Spring Dean’s List
• Fall and Spring Athletics Director’s Honor Roll

2018-19 Sophomore
• Started 18 of 31 games for the Mocs in her sophomore campaign. 
• Averaged 4.8 points and 3.2 rebounds per game.
• Recorded 19 blocked shots and 23 steals.
• Scored in double figures six times and had a career-best 14 points against Furman and Samford.
• Recorded a career-best 10 rebounds at Wofford.
• Dropped in 29 3-pointers including four against MTSU at the Fordham Classic.

2017-18 Freshman
• Named to SoCon Coaches All-Freshman Team.
• Made 10 starts in 29 games played.
• Recorded a career-best 47 minutes in Mocs’ SoCon Tournament game against UNCG.
• Scored a career-high nine points in win over UNCG at the Roundhouse.
• Made her first collegiate start at Florida.
• Had a career-high seven rebounds and three blocked shots in UTC’s win over the Gators.
• Dished out three assists against Hampton and UNCG.
• Averaged 17.2 minutes per game.
• Recorded 23 blocked shots as a rookie.

High School
Helped lead the Eagles to three consecutive Division II State titles … four-time Division II-AA Region Champs … four-year letterwinner … all-state selection … all-region selection … averaged 10.6 points, 6.2 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 1.0 steals and 1.3 blocked shots per game as a junior with four double-doubles … helped Brentwood Academy to a 107-21 overall record in her four seasons … played AAU for B-Wright … team won the ASGR League … No. 1 team in the nation … member of the Brentwood Academy volleyball team.
 
Personal
Bria Ranielle Dial … born June 15, 1999 in Murfreesboro, Tenn. … daughter of Shorri King and Michael Dial … siblings the late Cayman Dial, Darien Jackson, Nylan Dial and Nyah King … Cayman played basketball for Chattanooga State … Darian attends Tennessee Tech.