Kyle Gilbert Class: Freshman Hometown: Encinitas, CA High School: Santa Fe Christian Height: 5-7 Position: Libero/Defensive Specialist

As a Freshman in 2011: Appeared in all 113 sets as the libero or defensive specialist ... averaged 2.73 digs per set ... registered double-digit digs in 12 matches ... made her first career start in the season opener against Delaware (8/27), totalling eight digs, two assists and an ace ... tallied 10 digs, two assists and an ace against Notre Dame (9/2) ... recorded 16 digs and three assists versus Duke (9/3) ... paced the squad with 14 digs in the win over Penn State (9/9) ... tied for the team high with 14 digs in the Nike Volleyball Big Four Classic championship against Florida (9/10) ... racked up 15 digs at Califonria (9/13) in her Pac-12 debut ... saw her first action as the team's libero in the third set against Colorado (9/17) ... tallied a season high 22 digs at UCLA (9/23) ... made her first career start at libero at USC (9/24), posting 18 digs ... registered 19 digs against Arziona State (9/30) ... collected a team high 17 digs at Oregon (10/8) ... also registered a season high five assists against the Ducks ... finished with 10 digs in the win over OSU (11/20) ... totaled 11 digs and three assists in two NCAA Tournament matches.

2011 Match-By-Match Statistics

High School: A 2011 graduate of Santa Fe Christian High School in Solana Beach, Calif. ... a four-year letterwinner in volleyball, also lettered once in lacrosse and once in soccer ... captained her volleyball team her senior year, leading the squad to runner-up finishes in the CIF San Diego Division IV Championships and the Division IV Southern California Regional ... team was the Division IV state champion and Division IV Southern California Regional champion in 2007 and 2008 ... won the CIF San Diego Division IV Championships her freshman year ... team was a three-time Coastal League North Champion ... AVCA Under Armour First Team All-American ... 2010 ESPN Rise All-America Honorable Mention ... 2009 Junior Olympic National All-Tournament Team selection ... 2008 Junior Olympic Open All-Tournament Team pick ... two-time All-CIF first team selection, and two-time second team selection ... All-Coastal League first team pick her senior year ... two-time All-Coastal League North selection ... 2007 Top 59 Frosh selection ... two-time Team MVP ... set the CIF San Diego Section record for digs in 2010 with 634.

Club Competition: Played for Encinitas WAVE Volleyball Club.

Personal: Daughter of Clark and Beverly Gilbert ... has an older brother, Taylor ... her father was a running back for Wheaton College and was named the team's Offensive MVP in 1984 ... Taylor is a captain of the lacrosse team at the University of California, Santa Barbara ... interested in studying math, statistical science, and communications at Stanford ... considering a career as a bilingual mathematics instructor or a sports commentator ... enjoys reading, going to the beach, playing beach volleyball, performing philanthropic work, watching the San Diego Chargers, and traveling ... full name is Kyle MacKenzie Gilbert.

Gilbert's Career Statistics

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