2024 Volleyball Roster
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Essix, Gabrielle
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Jersey Number 10
Gabrielle Essix
- Height:
- 6-3
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Hoover
- Hometown:
- Hoover, Ala.
Bio
| Career Highs | ||
| Kills | 16 vs. Florida State | (9/17/2024) |
| Hitting % | .750 at Florida State | (9/15/2021) |
| Assists | 1, 2x, last vs. VCU | (9/10/2022) |
| Service Aces | N/A | |
| Digs | 3 at Kentucky | (11/25/2023) |
| Blocks | 10.0 vs. LSU | (10/9/2022) |
| Points | 17.0 vs. LSU | (10/9/2022) |
| Florida Career Notables |
| 2023 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll |
| Won Gold with Team USA (U21) at the Pan American Cup in the summer of 2023 |
| Selected to participate with the 2022 Team USA Collegiate National Training Team |
- Made her only appearance of the season as Florida's starting middle blocker in their 3-2 win over then-No. 18 Florida State (9/17) ... Posted a career-high 16 kills and hit .714 (16-1-21) to lead the team in her first match of the season.
- Was out the remainder of the season due to knee injury
- Saw action in 26 matches and 82 sets during the 2023 season
- Tied her career-high, 12 kills for the third time against Georgia Tech on Dec. 1
- Recorded a season-high .600 clip against Arkansas on Oct. 29
- Hit at least a .250 in 12 matches this season
- Has posted at least four blocks in 12 matches this season
- Ranked second on the team in total blocks (101.0) and fifth for overall hitting percentage (.276)
- Led the Gators in blocks eight times this season
- Average per set: 1.24 kills, 0.04 assists, 0.16 digs, 1.23 blocks and 1.90 points
- Finished the year with 156.0 points, 102 kills, 101.0 blocks, 13 digs and three assists
- Saw action in all 31 matches and 111 sets during her sophomore season
- Has hit over .400 in 14 matches this season
- Has recorded at least four blocks in 19 matches in the 2022 campaign
- Recorded a career-high 12 kills and 10 blocks against LSU on Oct. 9 for her first career double-double
- Led the Gators in blocks 16 times during the season
- Ranked second on the team in total blocks (124.0) and fourth in both kills (203) and points (278)
- Finished the season with 177 kills, 137.0 blocks, 16 digs, two assists and 251.0 points
- Saw action in 14 matches and 29 sets during her freshman season
- Recorded a career-high six kills against Coastal Carolina on Sept. 18
- Posted a season-best hitting percentage of .750 against Florida State on Sept. 15
- Registered six blocks against Mississippi State on Sept. 23
- Finished the season with 29 kills, 19 blocks and 39.5 points
- 2020 AHSAA Class 7A State Champion
- 2020 Alabama Class 7A All-Tournament
- 2020 All-Area
- 2020 AL.com A-List Top Seniors High School Volleyball Players (#3)
- 2020 Alabama All-Star Volleyball Team (North roster)
- 2020 PrepVolleyball’s pre-season Top-150 Nation List – Class of 2021 (#65)
- 2020 Super-Regionals Team Champions
- Three-time Area Team Champions (2018-20)
- Recorded over 1,000 kills as a middle blocker (three-year letterwinner on varsity)
- Two-time First Team Alabama Super-All-State selection (2019, 2020)
- Two-time First Team All-Over-the-Mountain Team (2019, 2020)
- Two-time First Team All-South Metro
- 2019 Radio Network Female Athlete of the Week (Oct. 21)
- Three-time All-Region Team selection (2018-20)
- 2018 AVCA’s Phenom List
- 2020 AVCA Under Armour All-American Second Team
- Two-time JVA All-National Team honors, class of 2021
- 2020 VolleyballMag.com AVCA’s 25 Girls Underclassmen to Watch list
- 2020 SPVB President’s Day Challenge team champions (18 Open)
- 2020 U.S. Women’s Junior National Training Team
- 2019 USA Girls Youth National A1 (Red Team)
- 2019 Bronze medalist, Women’s Junior International Division, USA High Performance Championships
- International Baccalaureate program member
- Member of the National Honor Society
- Member of the French Honor Society
- Currently a year ahead academically in school
- Member of Collision teen/youth faith group
- Hoover Belle (city ambassador for service/volunteerism)
Graduated in Fall 2024 with an undergraduate degree in Education SciencesCheck out what Mary Wise had to say about our newest signee, @EssixGabbi ??#GoGators pic.twitter.com/uPIZac0iek
— Gators Volleyball (@GatorsVB) November 11, 2020
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