University of West Florida

2018 GSC Winter Academic Honor Roll


Transferred to UWF from Kennesaw State in the summer of 2018 ... Has one year of eligibility remaining ... Totaled 178 points and 199 rebounds in 68 games with 20 starts for the Owls.

2016-17 (R-JR.): Appeared in 30 games, making 10 starts during conference play …Averaged 3.1 points and 3.1 rebounds per game … Shot 37 percent from the field and 70 percent fro the free throw line … Scored in double figures twice, with 13 at Georgia State (11/22/16) and a career-best 14 at USC Upstate (1/28/17).

2015-16 (R-SO.): Saw action in 10 games for the Owls, making three starts as a member of the Black and Gold…Averaged 1.0 points per game, 0.9 rebounds and totaled one block on the season…Shot 36.4 percent from the field, making 4-11 from the field…Hit 2-3 from the free throw line…Totaled five points and two rebounds against Thomas (12/29)…Recorded two points at North Florida (1/16) and at home against FGCU (1/26).

2014-15 (SO).: Sat out the season with an ACL injury.

2013-14 (FR.): Saw action in 28 of the Owls’ 30 games, starting seven contests … Averaged 2.7 points and 3.5 rebounds in 17.1 minutes per game as a freshman … Shot 37.8 percent from the field and 47.1 percent from the charity stripe … Ranked second on the team with nine blocks, including a pair of two-block contests against Alabama A&M (12/29) and at Lipscomb (1/9) … Totaled 98 rebounds, including 27 offensive rebounds … Recorded 12 assists and five steals … Poured in a season-high 12 points in her collegiate debut against College of Charleston (11/8) … Twice pulled down a season-high eight rebounds against Alabama A&M (12/29) and at Lipscomb (1/9) … Saw a season-high 29 minutes at Jacksonville State (11/20).

HIGH SCHOOL: A four-time scholar athlete, Branch helped lead Sandy Creek High School to a state runner-up title in the 2012-13 season and a regional championship in 2011-12 ... Won two state championships and placed second at Nationals with her club team, the Georgi Pearls Elite ... Held a 3.9 GPA while at Sandy Creek and owned a class rank of 20 ... Member of the National Honor Society and National Spanish Honor Society.

PERSONAL: Born on October 12, 1995 ... Daughter of Kent Branch Sr., and Diana Branch ... Has an older sister, Courtney, and a younger brother, Kent Jr.