Bio

Career: Ranks tied for 27th place among program's all-time service ace leaders with a 48 career total . . . Career Statistics.

2008 Season (Junior): Match-By-Match Statistics . . . Earned honorable mention All-GLIAC laurels . . . Paced or shared team lead in kills seven matches . . . Produced nine double-digit kill outings, including 18 kills at Wayne State (9/13) . . . Totaled 16 kills vs. Drury (10/17) at Asics GLVC/GLIAC Crossover Tourney . . . Had 14 kills apiece at Tampa (9/6) and at Saginaw Valley State (9/27) . . . Served up three aces vs. Hillsdale (10/3) . . . Netted season-high 10 block assists with 12 kills vs. Northern Michigan (9/19) . . . Recorded career-high six digs at Grand Valley State (11/12) in league tourney play.

2007 Season (Sophomore): Match-By-Match Statistics . . . All-GLIAC Second Team pick . . . Compiled a team-best 48 service aces . . . Finished second among the squad's leaders in both kills (336) and total blocks (83) . . . Attained double figures in the kills column 20 times . . . Served up a career-high six aces at Findlay (9/29) . . . Ranked third on GLIAC service aces leaders list with a 0.49 average . . . Named GLIAC North Division Player of the Week (10/15) after averaging a squad-high 4.50 points per game to go with a team-leading 12 blocks (all block assists) and six service aces . . . Made a career-high 11 block assists and had 15 kills in win over 10th-ranked Hillsdale (10/12) . . . Recorded double-digit kills 11 times during a 12-match span (8/25-9/21) . . . Had at least three aces in a match eight times . . . Averaged 3.15 kills per game (211 total) in 18 league encounters.

2006 Season (Redshirt Freshman): Match-By-Match Statistics . . . Started in all 30 matches and played in a team-high tying 111 games . . . Placed fourth on team with 220 kills and finished third among squad's attack percentage leaders . . . Had eight matches with double-figure kill totals, including a season-best 16 versus Incarnate Word, Texas (9/1) at the Alamo City Classic . . . Turned in a productive match at Northern Michigan (9/23) with 15 kills on .565 hitting (15/2/23) to go along with a pair of block solos and assists apiece . . . Netted 13 kills at Saginaw Valley State (10/13) and compiled 11 kills apiece on two occasions - vs. West Virginia State (8/26) and against Saginaw Valley State (9/9) . . . Her 22 block solos tied for top team honors while her 89 block assists ranked second highest on the squad . . . Racked up 12 total blocks, which included 10 block assists, against California, Pa. (8/25) at the Ferris State Invitational . . . Totaled eight block assists in home triumph against Lees-McRae, N.C. (8/25) at Ferris State Invite . . . Recorded four blocks or more in 13 matches and tallied five or more seven times . . . Served season-high five aces against Chadron State, Neb. (9/1) at the Alamo City Classic and garnered three service aces versus Michigan Tech (10/21).

2005 (Freshman): Redshirted.

High School: A 2005 graduate of Anchor Bay High . . . Played her final prep season at Anchor Bay in 2004-05 after transferring from Dakota High . . . Helped the Tars to a school-record 39 wins and district final berth . . . Coached by Terri Szur . . . Prep teammate of current FSU setter Andrea Rich . . . Totaled 356 kills, 79 blocks and 50 digs for Dakota High in 2003-04 . . . All-Macomb County Second-Teamer as a junior . . . First-team 2003-04 All-Macomb Area Conference (MAC) White Team honoree . . . Team Most Valuable Player Award winner . . . Played varsity volleyball as a freshman . . . Served as team captain . . . Prepped by Kari Drogosh at DHS . . . Also participated in basketball.

Club Team: Played USA Volleyball for the USA Michigan Team . . . Coached by Dave Schmidlin.

Personal: Daughter of Brian and Patty Gilchrist . . . Born 4/10/87 in Arlington, Va. . . . Mother, grandmother and grandfather all had at least 10 brothers & sisters . . . Father played collegiate football . . . Enjoys dancing and playing the piano . . . Elementary education major.

Career Highs

 Kills - 18 vs. Hillsdale, 10/12/07
 Attempts - 48 vs. Hillsdale, 10/12/07
 Assists - 2, 4 times, last vs. Grand Valley State, 10/24/08
 Service Aces - 3 vs. St. Joseph's (Ind.), 8/24/06
 Block Solos - 2, twice, last vs. Drury, 10/17/08#
 Block Assists - 4 vs. California (Pa.), 8/25/06
 Digs - 6, 3 times, last at Tiffin, 10/11/08
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