AS A JUNIOR IN 2011: A go-to offensive option…Played in 128 sets in 35 matches…Ranked 16th in PBC in kills (282)…Snagged 135 digs and 32 total blocks…Had 12 games of 10+ kills…Notched a double-double vs. UNC Pembroke with 12 kills and 17 digs…Notched 11 kills, seven digs, and a block against Erskine.
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2010: Versatile player who started 125 of 130 sets...Led team in total kills (295) and was second in kills per set...Tied for third in hitting percentage...Fourth in total blocks...Fifth in total digs...Pounded season-high 22 kills in 5 sets against Catawba, notching a .396 attack percentage...Finished three games with a hitting percentage above .370.
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2009: Made an immediate impact in her first year as a member of the program … Played in 31 of the 35 matches, with a total of eight starts…Ranked second on the squad in kills with 185 (1.97 per set) … Ranked third in total attacks with 547 … Notched a season-high 40 attacks against Tusculum on Sept. 12 … Averaged .30 blocks per set, helping lead the team to an overall record of 22-12, highest in school history.
HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at University High School in Orlando, Fla. … Earned three letters in volleyball, two letters in softball and two in weightlifting … Named team MVP as a senior and led team in kills as a senior and a junior … Selected second team all-conference as a junior and a senior.
PERSONAL: Full name is Gabrielle Amanda Irizarry … Born in Orlando, Fla., on Nov. 12, 1990 … Daughter of Julie and Pedro Irizarry … Has on sister, Marisa, and one brother, Peter … Majoring in Business with Marketing emphasis … Prefers to spend her free time sleeping, hanging with friends, going to movies, watching TV, going to the beach and playing more volleyball and cooking … Goals for the upcoming season include for the team to have a .750 winning percentage … Favorite food is Mexican and pizza … Favorite athletes are Lebron James and Tim Tebow … Person she admires the most is her mom, Julie … Considers her greatest athletic thrill to be playing in the World Series for softball … Favorite pre-game ritual is eating a PB-and-J sandwich and jamming out to music … Favorite move is “A League Of Their Own” … Favorite TV shows are Jersey Shore and 90210 … Favorite vacation spot is Puerto Rico … Favorite actor is Jake Gylanhall … Favorite actress is Rachel McAdams … Favorite sport other than volleyball is softball … Favorite singer/musician or musical group is No Doubt/Sublime.
