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2018 Women's Volleyball Roster

Jim Pierce
Jim Pierce
Jim Pierce
Jim Pierce

6 Gabrielle Eyl

  • Position Libero
  • Height 5-8
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Boulder
  • Hometown Boulder, Colo.

Biography

CAREER AWARDS AND HONORS
• 2018 CAA Defensive Player of the Year
• 2018 First Team All-CAA
• 2018 AVCA All-East Regional Honorable Mention 
• 2018 NCAA Senior CLASS Award Finalist
• 2018 South Dakota Classic All-Tournament Team
• 2018 Preseason All-CAA Team
• 2017 Second Team All-CAA
• 2017 AVCA All-East Regional Honorable Mention
• 2017 Pepperdine/CSUN Challenge All-Tournament Team

2018:
HIGHLIGHTS
Moved up to second place for all-time digs in NU history (Sept. 16)

Tallied an ace and 16 digs at South Dakota (Aug. 31 – South Dakota Classic)… Picked up 13 digs against Northern Colorado (Aug. 31 – South Dakota Classic)… Recorded an ace and 11 digs against California (Sept. 1 – South Dakota Classic)… Contributed 15 digs against Michigan State (Sept. 7 – Fairfield Invite)… Posted a kill, three aces and 22 digs against Central Connecticut State (Sept. 8 – Fairfield Invite)… Tacked on an ace and 29 digs at Fairfield (Sept. 8 – Fairfield Invite)… Earned an ace and 24 digs at New Hampshire (Sept. 11)… Added 18 digs versus Harvard (Sept. 14 – New England Challenge)… Recorded an ace and season-high 33 digs versus Boston College (Sept. 15 – New England Challenge)… Totaled 12 digs versus UMass Lowell (Sept. 16 – New England Challenge)… Picked up 23 digs at James Madison (Sept. 20)… Posted two kills and 23 digs at Towson (Sept. 21)… Contributed an ace and 23 digs versus William & Mary (Sept. 28)… Earned an ace and 24 digs versus Elon (Sept. 30)… Tallied 25digs at UNCW (Oct. 5)… Totaled 30 digs at Charleston (Oct. 7)… Added an ace and 22 digs at Delaware (Oct. 12)... Tabbed 17 digs against Hofstra (Oct.17) and 16 digs against James Madison (Oct. 19)... Picked up 21 digs and five assists against Towson (Oct. 21)... Recorded an ace and 21 digs at Elon (Oct. 26)...Tacked on three assists and 11 digs at William & Mary (Oct. 28)... Registered an ace, two assists and 16 digs against Delaware (Nov. 2)... Tallied an ace and 23 digs against Charleston (Nov. 3)... Picked up an ace and 19 digs against UNCW (Nov. 5)... Tabbed an ace and 18 digs at Hofstra (Nov. 11).

2017: 
AWARDS AND HONORS
CAA Defensive Player of the Year
CAA Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 18, Oct. 9)
 
HIGHLIGHTS
Notched 1,500th career digs against Hofstra (Oct. 15)

Posted 16 digs in the season opener against Temple (Aug. 25 – Maryland Invite) … Earned 22 digs and two aces in the match against UMBC (Aug. 26 – Maryland Invite) … Recorded 30 digs against Pepperdine (Aug. 31 – Pepperdine/CSUN Challenge) … Put up 31 digs versus Weber State (Sept. 1 – Pepperdine/CSUN Challenge) … Recorded 20 digs and one ace  against Rhode Island (Sept. 8 – Art Carmichael Invitational) … Racked up 26 digs in the home opener against New Hampshire (Sept. 12) … Notched a career-high 35 digs against Boston College (Sept. 16 – New England Challenge) … Posted 24 digs versus Charleston (Sept. 24) … Tallied 23 digs and one ace against Towson (Oct. 1) … Put 29 digs at the James Madison match (Oct. 7) … Notched 1,500th career dig at Hofstra (Oct. 15) … Recorded 20 digs and one ace at UNCW (Oct. 19) … Againest Towson, earned 28 digs (Oct. 29) … Racked up 22 digs and three assists at William & Mary (Nov. 3) … Added 20 digs at Elon ( Nov. 5) … Posted 18 digs and four assists against Hofstra (Nov. 8) … Recorded 19 digs at James Madison (Nov. 10) … Put up 23 digs and five assists against Hofstra (Nov. 16 – CAA Quarterfinals).

2016:
AWARDS AND HONORS
FAU Invitational All-Tournament Team
 
HIGHLIGHTS
Ranked 3rd all-time in single season digs (651)
Ranked 7th in the nation in digs per set (5.47)
Led the team in total digs and digs per set
Ranked second on the team in total assists (91)
 
Opened the season with 20 digs against Drake (Aug. 26 – FAU Invitational) … Added three assists, two aces and 13 digs later that day vs. Bethune-  (Aug. 26 – FAU Invitational) … Put up 25 digs and a career high 10 assists against North Florida (Aug. 27 – FAU Invitational) … Tallied a career high two kills and another 25 digs against Florida Atlantic (Aug. 27 – FAU Invitational) … Notched three assists and 25 digs against Fordham (Sept. 9 – FAU Invitational) … Added three assists, two aces and 21 digs against Harvard (Sept. 17) … Contributed six assists and 27 digs against Elon (Oct. 7) … Registered four assists and another 27 digs at William and Mary (Oct. 22) … Totaled 31 digs against the College of Charleston (Oct. 28) … Raked in a career-high 34 digs at Delaware (Nov. 4) … Recorded four assists and 24 digs in the regular season finale at Elon (Nov. 13)


2015:
HIGHLIGHTS
Led the team in digs (407, 3.34 per set)
Ranked No 9 for total digs in the CAA (407)
Ranked No. 3 for total assists (53) and No. 4 for aces (19) on the team

Made collegiate debut and earned team-high 13 digs and one assists in season opener vs. New Mexico State (Aug. 28 – Falcon Classic) … Tabbed team-high 11 digs and three assists vs. No. 16 Arizona State (Aug. 28 – Falcon Classic) … Tallied 11 team-high 11 digs and one ace at Air Force (Aug. 29 – Falcon Classic) … Recorded team-high 13 digs and one assist vs. Montana (Aug. 29 – Falcon Classic) … Registered match-high 19 digs and six assists in home opener vs. New Hampshire (Sept. 1) … Earned match-high 15 digs at Stephen F. Austin (Sept. 4 – Stephen F. Austin Invitational) … Tallied match-high 27 digs, two assists, two aces and one kill in first win of the season vs. South Dakota State (Sept. 4 – Stephen F. Austin Invitational) … Picked up two digs vs. Texas Tech (Sept.  5- Stephen F. Austin Invitational) … Tallied 14 digs, two assists and two aces vs. UMass Lowell (Sept. 8) … Registered eight digs, two assists and two aces at Columbia (Sept. 11 – Columbia Invitational) … Earned six digs, four assists and two aces vs. American (Sept. 11 – Columbia Invitational) Tabbed 10 digs vs. NJIT (Sept. 12 – Columbia Invitational) … Recorded team-high 14 digs and once ace at Boston College (Sept. 17 – New England Challenge) … Tallied nine digs and one assist at Harvard (Sept. 19 – New England Challenge) …  Recorded two digs vs. Connecticut (Sept. 19 – New England Challenge) … Registered 15 digs, 2 assists and 1 ace vs. Hofstra (Sept. 23) … Earned 10 digs, one kill and one assist in first league win vs. Elon (Sept. 25) … Tallied two digs and three assists vs. William & Mary (Sept. 27) … Recorded five digs, two assists and one ace at UNCW (Oct. 2) … Picked up 11 digs, two assists and one ace at James Madison (Oct. 9) … Earned eight digs and one kill at Towson (Oct. 11) … Recorded a team-high 21 digs, three assists and one ace at Delaware (Oct. 18) … Registered nine digs, three assists, one ace and one kill at Charleston (Oct 20) … Tabbed team-high 13 digs, three assists and one ace vs. Charleston (Oct. 23) … Earned match-high 25 digs and two assists vs. UNCW (Oct. 25) …  Tallied six digs at Hofstra (Nov. 1) … Recorded match-high 23 digs, one assist and one dig in upset over No. 1 James Madison (Nov. 5) … Tabbed team-high 24 digs, three assists and two aces vs. Delaware (Nov. 7) … Earned team-high 18 digs and two assists vs. Towson (Nov. 8) … Tabbed team-high 20 digs and three assists at William & Mary (Nov. 13) … Recorded match-high 23 digs and two assists in season finale at Elon (Nov. 15) 

Before NU: Played at Cathedral Catholic High School in 2012 and 2013 … Led team in digs en route to an overall record of 34-4 … Helped Cathedral Catholic to an Avocado League championship, C.I.F. Southern Section championship and a C.I.F. Division III state championship … Earned the C.I.F. “Victory with Honor” State Award … Played at Boulder High School in 2014 and 2015 … Served as team captain and led the team in digs and kills … Named to Front Range League first team, all-region first team, Dakota Ridge Tournament all-tournament team, all-state academic first team, 2014 Under Armour Watch List, and was chosen as team MVP … Took home a D’Evelyn Tournament championship … Played for Front Range Volleyball Club in 2014 and 2015.
 
Personal:  Member of the National Honor Society … Achieved Honor Roll all four years of high school … Awarded the Presidential Service Award in 2013 … Enjoys traveling, reading, working out, and spending time with friends and family … Father, Steve, played basketball at Indiana University and won a national championship in 1987 … Class of 2020.
 

CAREER STATISTICS

Season SP K K/S E TA PCT A A/S SA SE SA/S RE DIG DIG/S BS BA TB BLK/S BE BHE PTS
2015 122 5 0.04 3 25 .080 53 0.43 19 41 0.16 28 407 3.34 0 0 0.0 0.00 0 0 24.0
2016 119 7 0.06 5 19 .105 91 0.76 15 19 0.13 25 651 5.47 0 0 0.0 0.00 0 4 22.0
2017 113 7 0.06 5 21 .095 108 0.96 18 39 0.16 21 641 5.67 0 0 0.0 0.00 0 5 25.0
2018 95 3 0.03 0 20 .150 81 0.85 20 19 0.21 21 525 5.53 0 0 0.0 0.00 0 4 23.0
TOTALS 449 22 0.05 13 85 .108 333 0.74 72 118 0.16 95 2224 4.953 0 0 0.0 0.00 0 13 94.0

 

CAREER HIGHS
Category Number Most Recent
Aces 3 (ten times) Oct. 21, 2018, vs. Towson
Assists 10 (two times) Sept. 22, 2017, vs. UNCW
Blocks n/a n/a
Digs 35 Sept. 16, 2017, vs. Boston College
Kills 2 (three times) Sept. 21, 2018, at Towson
Points 4.0 Sept. 8, 2018, vs. Central Connecticut

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 6

    2015Freshman

    Libero
    5'8"
    6
  • 6

    2016Sophomore

    Libero
    5'8"
    6
  • 6

    2017Junior

    Libero
    5'8"
    6
  • 6

    2018Senior

    Libero
    5'8"
    6