Banks Earns Second Consecutive Academic All-Area Selection

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. -- Penn State Brandywine senior Brianna Banks (Philadelphia, Pa./Parkway Center) was named to the Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Women's Soccer Team for the second-straight year on Monday.

Banks was one of 11 women's soccer players from the more than 30 colleges and universities in the Philadelphia metropolitan area selected and one of five repeat honorees.

Following a standout career on the soccer field, Banks will be graduating from Brandywine on Dec. 20 in just three-and-a-half years with a degree in human development and family studies. Earlier this fall, she was named to the United States Collegiate Athletic Association National Academic Team for the third time and is also a three-time Penn State University Athletic Conference All-Academic Team recipient.

Banks left a lasting mark on the women's soccer program during the last four seasons, becoming the campus' first-ever USCAA National Player of the Year after leading the Association in goals (40) and points (84) in 2019. The only four-time USCAA First Team All-American from Brandywine, Banks became the second PSUAC student-athlete to land player of the year honors in four consecutive seasons.

In 64 career matches, Banks averaged nearly two goals and more than four points per game with 119 career scores and 262 total points.