2025 (Junior Year): Named All-MEAC First Team … Earned a spot on the MEAC All-Academic Team … Recorded the second-most kills in a single season in program history (409) … Set a single-season program record for attacks (1,193), surpassing her previous mark … Totaled 472.0 points, along with 162 digs, 48 blocks, and 38 service aces … Posted a .200 hitting percentage … Ranked first in the MEAC in points per set (4.54), third in total points and kills per set, fourth in total kills, fifth in total aces, and sixth in aces per set … Recorded 10+ kills in 24 matches … Notched four double-doubles … Tallied a career-high 26 kills at Hampton on Nov. 4, after recording 25 kills at Delaware State on Nov. 2 … Added 23 kills at UMES on Oct. 3 … Recorded 10 digs in four matches (Chattanooga – Aug. 29; Georgetown – Sept. 18; Morgan State – Oct. 24; N.C. Central – Nov. 9) … Posted a season-high four aces on Oct. 3 … Hit .390 against Morgan State on Oct. 24 and .353 against South Carolina State on Nov. 7 … Recorded a season-high four blocks twice (vs. Hampton on Sept. 19; at Delaware State on Nov. 2) … Earned a spot on the Preseason All-MEAC First Team.
2024 (Sophomore Year): Became Norfolk State’s first-ever VaSID Player of the Year … Named VaSID First Team and All-MEAC First Team … First player in program history to earn multiple All-MEAC First Team selections … Named to the MEAC All-Academic Team and NSU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll (Spring 2024, Fall 2025) … Set program single-season records in kills (408), attacks (1,074), and points (473.0), surpassing previous marks held by Charlotte Armstead and Jessica Johnson … Led the team in kills, attacks, points, points per set (4.68), kills per set (4.04), service aces (42), and aces per set (0.42) … Recorded five double-doubles … Ranked second in the MEAC in kills per set and points per set, second in total points, third in total kills, and fourth in service aces … Posted 20+ kills six times and 10+ kills in 26 of 28 matches … Recorded 24 kills and 27.0 points vs. N.C. Central on Sept. 27, ranking among the top performances in program history … Set a single-match program record with 73 attacks vs. N.C. Central … Hit .407 vs. Maryland Eastern Shore on Oct. 4 … Tallied 11 multi-ace matches, with a season-high four aces twice (Lamar – Aug. 30; Charleston Southern – Sept. 21) … Recorded 10+ digs five times … Posted a season-high .522 hitting percentage vs. Morgan State on Nov. 10 and .462 vs. Hampton on Sept. 17 … Notched a season-high seven block assists vs. Delaware State on Nov. 3 … Named Preseason All-MEAC First Team … Earned MEAC Player of the Week honors on Sept. 23 after averaging 4.67 kills per set across three wins.
2023 (Freshman Year): Became the first player in program history to earn MEAC Rookie of the Year and All-MEAC First Team honors … Named to the MEAC All-Rookie Team … Earned MEAC Rookie of the Week five times and Player of the Week once … Appeared in 83 sets across 23 matches … Totaled 297 kills (3.58 per set), 20 aces, 128 digs (1.54 per set), and 25.0 blocks … Recorded three double-doubles … Posted three 20+ kill matches (21 vs. Morgan State on Oct. 15; 22 vs. UNC Wilmington on Sept. 9; 22 vs. N.C. Central on Oct. 20) … Recorded 10+ kills in 15 matches and 10+ digs in three matches.
High School: Four-year varsity player at Pike High School (Indianapolis, Ind.) … Named All-MIC Conference all four years … Earned All-County honors three times … Selected to the Indiana Junior All-Star Team and named an IHSVCA Player to Watch in 2021 … Totaled 1,121 kills, 210 aces, 797 digs, and 240 assists.
Personal: Full name is Gabrielle Felice Gilbert (goes by Gabby) … Born June 23, 2005 … Daughter of Felice and James Gilbert … Majoring in biology … Aspires to become a pharmacist or dentist … Enjoys reading and traveling.
