2024 (Sophomore Year): Became Norfolk State’s first-ever VaSID Player of the Year selection in school history… Named a VaSID First Team selection … Named to the 2024 MEAC All-MEAC First Team … First Norfolk State player to receive multiple All-MEAC First Team honors … … Named to the MEAC All-Academic Team … Named to NSU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Spring 2024 and Fall 2025… Recorded the most kills in a season in Norfolk State history (408), passing Charlotte Armstead who finished with 398 in 2012 … Posted the most attacks in a season in Norfolk State history (1,074), passing Jessica Johnson who posted 1,010 in 2016 …. Surpassed Charlotte Armstead for most points in a season in Norfolk State history (473.0) … Broke Armstead’s record of 438.5 points by 34.5 (473.0) … Led team in total kills (408), total attacks, points, points per set (4.68), kills per set (4.04), service aces (42), and service aces per set (0.42) … Totaled five double-doubles … Ranked second in the conference in kills per set (4.04), second in points per set (4.68), second in total points (473), third in total kills (408), and fourth in total service aces (42) … Posted 20 or more kills six times and 10 or more in 26 out of 28 matches played … … Finished with the third most kills in a match in school history (24) and the fourth most points in a match in school history (27.0) against N.C. Central on Sept. 27 … Totaled season-high 24 kills, along with 11 digs, two service aces, and a solo block against N.C. Central on Sept . 27 … Tallied the most attacks in a match on Sept. 27 against N.C. Central (73) … Hit a 0.407 (12 kills and one error in 27 total attempts) hitting percentage against Maryland Eastern Shore on Oct. 4 … Tallied 11 multi-service ace matches … Collected season-high four service aces on two occasions: versus Lamar on August 30 and against Charleston Southern on Sept. 21 … Recorded 10 or more digs on five occasions … Posted season-high .522 hitting percentage (14 kills and two errors on 23 attempts) against Morgan State on Nov. 10 … Notched .462 hitting percentage (20 kills and two errors on 39 attempts) against Hampton on Sept. 17 …. Notched season-high seven block assists against Delaware State on Nov. 3 … Named to Preseason All-MEAC First Team … Secured MEAC Player of the Week selections on Sept. 23 after leading the Spartans to three victories, averaging 4.67 kills per set, registering double-digit kills in each match.
2023 (Freshman Year): Received first MEAC Rookie of the Year and All-MEAC First Team selection in school history … MEAC All-Rookie Team selection … Won MEAC Rookie of the Week laurels five times and Player of the Week once … Appeared in 83 sets throughout 23 matches played … Totaled 297 kills, 3.58 kills per set, 20 service aces, 128 digs, 1.54 digs pet set, and 25.0 blocks … Secured three double-doubles … Tallied three 20+ kill games: 21 against Morgan State Oct. 15, 22 twice against UNC Wilmington on Sept .9 and North Carolina Central on Oct. 20 … Recorded 10 or more kills in 15 games … Posted 10 or more digs in three games.
High School: Was a four-year member of the varsity team at Pike High School in Indianapolis, Indiana ... Was named All-MIC Conference all four years ... Named All-County three times, was a member of the Indiana Junior All-Star team and an IHSVCA Player to Watch in 2021 ... Recorded 1,121 kills, 210 aces, 797 digs, and 240 assists throughout high school.
Personal: Full name is Gabrielle Felice Gilbert ... Goes by Gabby ... Born on June 23, 20005 ... Daughter of Felice and James Gilbert ... Majoring in biology ... Wants to become a pharmacist or dentist ... Enjoys reading books and traveling.
