“I knew during the round I was playing very well but I never added up my score," Colosky said about the outing. "We got to the last hole and I kind of knew what I needed to do. I said ‘Let’s just go out and birdie it.’”

Following a strong drive and sinking a 6-foot putt that was breaking downhill, Colosky said she thought she broke 70.

“When they told me I got a 69, I just started crying,” she said.

It was a moment of positivity and accomplishment that Colosky said she will remember forever. But, there was a driving force behind this moment — something she will never forget.

Shirley Bazaire, Colosky’s 74-year-old grandmother, died in January. She was Colosky's biggest fan. It left Colosky feeling heart broken and with a choice to make — to play golf for the Chippewas or be with her grandmother in Florida.

“She had been sick for awhile so the past two years it went downhill really quickly so we kind of knew and were able to prepare but my mom had been down there for months on end,” Colosky said. “When she was finally put on hospice, I was debating whether I should go down and leave my team or do I remember my grandma when she was fine.

“My grandma is my motivator from heaven, and I know she would’ve wanted me to finish out (with golf) because I love this game.”

Colosky elected to stick with golf and stay in Mount Pleasant. However, the challenges of everyday life while being thousands of miles away from her family kept getting harder.

“My mom called me the night she passed away around 10:30-11 p.m. and I was at practice the next morning at seven in the morning,” Colosky said. “My team said you don’t have to be here but I needed to be. It took my mind off of things.”

Playing the sport may have taken Colosky’s mind off of her grandmothers death, but she still does thinks about it every day. She did for the remainder of the 2017-18 season, including her record-setting round.

“When you have a loved one you lose you wish they were there but I know she still was there in that (record-setting) round,” Colosky said. “In February we have Mid-American Match Play which was about 40 miles from where she lived and that was tough because it was a tournament she would come to and watch."

Colosky could always feel the support from her grandmother. The support of her parents through the hard times helped her, too.

Dennis Colosky, Bria’s 68-year-old father, started golfing with Bria when she was five years old. He said there are so many memories they have on the course.

“She got her first hole-in-one at a course near home,” Dennis said. “She always beats me when before I would always beat her, now she takes me down most of the time.”

Colosky said without her father golf never would’ve meant this much to her.

“He cut down all of his old golf clubs just so they would fit me,” Colosky said. “He always wanted to go golfing but my mom would say I needed to stay home but as long as he took me, it was fine. So we would go every single night.”

Dennis knows how hard her grandmothers passing was for Bria.

“I feel like she has no life with how much time she spends on school and athletics so it can’t be easy with that thought on your mind,” Dennis said.

Junior Danielle Sawyer has been playing golf with Bria for three years now. Sawyer enjoys Colosky's enthusiasm.

“The loss she dealt with gave her very little time to grieve with the demanding schedule we have and I know her and her grandmother were very close," Sawyer said. "She had a great spring season last year while dealing with that adversity, it’s something we all were impressed by.”

CMU golf head coach Jim Earle said Colosky is ready to become a leader in the new season.

“She’s going to give every swing and every round all that she has because she is just that kind of person,” Earle said. “It’s a natural progression for her to get to this point and I’m excited to see where this season takes her.”

After graduation from CMU in May, Colosky is still deciding if she wants to keep playing golf while furthering her education as a physician assistant.

“I know (my grandmother is) watching and is proud,” Bria said. “I’m just going to do whatever I can to keep doing my best at everything for her because she keeps me going everyday.”