AS A SENIOR IN 2018: Named to Peach Belt All-Academic team … Started in 30 matches for the Jaguars, playing in all 32 matches and all 112 sets … Led the team in kills with 303 for 2.71 kills per set … Broke 1,000 career kills against Catawba on Sept. 7 … Recorded 25 service aces, 23 assists, 236 digs, and 42 total blocks on the season … Earned at least 15 kills in a match on two occasions … Helped the team win the PBC Tournament Championship for the first time in school history … Team was ranked as high No. 2 in the NCAA Southeast Region and reached the NCAA Tournament for the second time ever.
AS A JUNIOR IN 2017: Named to Peach Belt All-Academic and All-Tournament teams … Played in all 33 matches for Augusta for a total of 129 sets … Her 370 kills, the second highest on the team, helped the Jags reach the semifinals of the PBC tournament … Was ranked 10th in the league in terms of hitting percentage with .237 mark … Also ranked ninth in the league for kills, and had an average on 2.87 kills per set … Earned the Jags a total of 401.5 points, the second highest on the team.
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2016: Ranked second on the team with 338 kills (2.75 kps) … Played in 123 sets and totaled 361 points … Earned PBC All-Academic Team honors … Helped Augusta to a No. 6 seed in the PBC Tournament … Had 19 matches with double-figure kills.
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2015: Nominated for Female Freshman of the Year and was named the Most Improved Player for volleyball at the Augusta Athletics Awards Banquet … Ranked 3rd on team in kills (224) & blocks (94) … Played in all 33 matches and made 16 starts … Helped Jags to a No. 10 regional ranking … Avg. 2.38 kills per set & had 10 matches w/ 10+ kills.
HIGH SCHOOL: Savanna attended North Cobb High School in Kennesaw, Ga., where she was a four year letter winner … Her team went to the final four her freshman and sophomore years and the elite eight her junior year … Her senior year culminated in a 6A state Championship title … Earned All-Cobb County Tournament Team in 2012, 2013 and 2014 … All-Area 2012, 2013, 2014 and All Cobb County 2012, 2013 and 2014 … First Team All-State, Senior All-Star, MaxPreps/AVCA Player of the Week, Children’s Healthcare Player of the Week and Marietta Daily Journal’s Player of the Year in her senior season … Nominee for Georgia’s Gatorade Player of the Year … Member of the National Honor Society, Magnet Program, AP Scholar Program and Relay for Life.
PERSONAL: Savanna Gonzales is the daughter of Becky and Gil Gonzales … She has a sister named Gabby … Savanna was born in Marietta, Ga., on January 3, 1997 … Plans to major in marketing … Hobbies include painting and drawing, listening to music, and watching movies.
