Gannon University Athletics

Powell is expected to push for playing time as a true freshman. “Brittany is a scoring guard with exciting explosiveness,” noted head coach Cleve Wright upon her National Letter of Intent signing. “She can be a strong defender and will pull down rebounds from the guard position.”

High School: Played for Steve Coon at Copley (Ohio) High School ... was a four-time all-league selection, being named to the first team as a junior and senior ... landed a spot on the all-league second team as a sophomore and honorable-mention squad as a freshman ... earned all-state honorable-mention accolades as a senior ... was a two-time all-district selection, landing a spot on the first team as a senior ... selected Offensive Player of the Year twice ... broke the school’s single-season record for three-pointers (54) during her junior campaign ... tied the school’s third-highest single-game scoring output with a 32-point performance as a sophomore ... nailed 45 three-pointers during her freshman season ... listed among Ohio’s Top 50 freshmen in 2005-06 ... was part of back-to-back state Final Four teams ... helped Copley be a top-15 team in Northeast Ohio every year ... was a four-year scholar-athlete ... selected to the honor roll every year ... was a top-four percent Black American National Merit Scholar.

Personal: Sport & Exercise Science major ... has two sisters and one brother ... daughter of Carol Joy and Damon Powell.