2008: Appeared in 80 sets... Tallied 63 kills for an average of 0.79 per set... Turned in 13 against Howard and 12 against Jackson State... Hit .057... Amassed 98 digs, averaging 1.23 per set... Chipped in 10 digs against Howard... Served four aces... Had seven assists and 12 blocks.

2007: Saw action in 15 sets… Tallied 10 kills, including six against Quinnipiac… Hit .206 for the season… Served up three aces, with two coming against Quinnipiac… Also had a season-high eight digs against Quinnipiac en route to finishing with 11 for the year… Registered three blocks.

Background: Four-year letterwinner at Fowler High School… Named conference’s most valuable player… Three-time all-conference selection… Two-time team Most Valuable Player… Earned Underclassman of the Year honors… Named a volleyball scholar-athlete… Also competed in swimming, softball and basketball… Honor roll member.

Personal: Daughter of Ruggero and Cheryl Gorella… Born on May 22, 1989… Majoring in music… Named to the Northeast Conference Academic Honor Roll and the Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll.