2024 Volleyball Roster

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10 Gabrielle Essix

  • Height 6-3
  • Class Senior
  • High School Hoover
  • Hometown Hoover, Ala.
  • Instagram gabbi_essix
  • Twitter EssixGabbi

Biography

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)
*Hitting % is at least 10 attempts
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   
As a Senior (2024) –  Match-by-Match Statistics – Career Statistics
  • 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
As a Junior (2023) –  Match-by-Match Statistics – Career Statistics
  • 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
As a Sophomore (2022) – Match-by-Match Statistics
  • 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
As a Freshman (2021) – Match-by-Match Statistics
  • 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
Essix’s High School Accolades
  • 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
Essix’s Club Accolades
  • 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)
Essix’s USA High Performances Accolades
  • 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
Essix’s Off-the-Court Accolades
  • 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 Sciences 

Statistics

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2024

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Historical Player Information

  • 10

    2021Freshman

    MB
    6'3"
    10
  • 10

    2022Sophomore

    MB
    6'3"
    10
  • 10

    2023Junior

    MB
    6'3"
    10
  • 10

    2024Senior

    MB
    6'3"
    10

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