Gabby Blossom Season 2021

CAREER
Awards: Earned one AVCA All-America honor (third team in 2019)…Named to All-Northeast Region Team one time (2019)…Voted second-team All-Big Ten twice (2019, 2020)…Won four Big Ten Setter of the Week awards…Earned two Academic All-Big Ten honors.

2020-21 • JUNIOR SEASON
Awards: Voted to the All-Big Ten second team…Won one Big Ten Setter of the Week awards (3/15)…Earned a spot on the Academic All-Big Ten Team.

Season: Played in 51 sets and started all 14 matches she played...Finished with 534 assists (10.47/set), 138 digs (2.71/set), 16 blocks and 13 aces...Ranked first on the team in assists, second in digs and third in aces...Recorded seven double-doubles...Tallied 40 or more assists seven times, including a season-high 50 in a five-set match at Minnesota (2/14)...Totaled double-digit digs seven times, including a season-high 17 in a four-set match at Minnesota (2/13).

Rankings: Ranked fifth in the Big Ten in assists/set (10.47).

at Minnesota (2/13): Registered a double-double with 47 assists and 17 digs in a five-set match. at Minnesota (2/14): Recorded a double-double with 50 assists and 13 digs in addition to three blocks. at Ohio State (2/17): Posted a double-double with 46 assists and 14 digs in addition to two aces. Indiana (2/19): Recorded her fourth-straight double-double with 44 assists and 10 digs in a four-set win. Purdue (3/5): Posted a double-double with 46 assists and 15 digs in addition to two aces in a four-set match. Purdue (3/6): Recorded a double-double with 46 assists and 13 digs in a four-set win. Rutgers (3/13): Posted a double-double with 39 assists and 11 digs in a three-set win. vs. Texas (4/18): Finished with 46 assists, six digs and two blocks in a four-set match.

2019 • SOPHOMORE SEASON
Awards: Named an AVCA third-team All-American…Selected to All-Northeast Region Team…Voted to the All-Big Ten second team…Won three Big Ten Setter of the Week awards (10/21, 10/28, 11/11)…Earned a spot on the Academic All-Big Ten Team.

Season: Started all 33 matches and played all 117 sets at setter…Led the team in assists (1,332) and assists/set (11.38)…Added 54 kills, 25 aces, 273 digs (2.33/set) and 38 blocks…Totaled 40-plus assists in 15 matches and 50-plus assists in six matches, including a season-high 58 in a five-set win over Illinois (10/23)…Posted 11 double-doubles in assists and digs.

Rankings: Ranked second in the Big Ten and 15^th nationally in assists (1,332) and assists/set (11.38).

Holy Cross (8/31): Totaled 38 assists. Wichita State (8/31): Tallied 36 assists, three aces and two blocks. at Iowa State (9/6): Finished with 32 assists, seven digs and two blocks. vs. LSU (9/7): Contributed 35 assists and nine digs. Stanford (9/13): Posted a double-double with 52 assists and 10 digs in a four-set match. Oregon (9/14): Posted a double-double with 40 assists and 10 digs in a three-set win. Pitt (9/20): Recorded 30 assists and five digs. at Pitt (9/22): Posted a double-double with 46 assists and 17 digs while adding five blocks. Rutgers (9/28): Registered 31 assists and seven digs. at Wisconsin (10/2): Posted a double-double with 37 assists and 10 digs. Iowa (10/5): Totaled 36 assists and five digs in a three-set win. Maryland (10/11): Posted a double-double with 43 assists, 12 digs and two blocks. Ohio State (10/12): Tallied 35 assists and six digs. at Michigan (10/18): Finished with 51 assists, seven digs and two blocks. at Michigan State (10/20): Contributed 34 assists and nine digs. Illinois (10/23): Posted a double-double with a season-high 58 assists and 13 digs in a reverse-sweep win. at Maryland (10/26): Recorded 40 assists and six digs in a three-set win. at Iowa (11/1): Registered 45 assists and nine digs in a three-set win. at Nebraska (11/2): Posted a double-double with 49 assists and 13 digs. Indiana (11/8): Posted a double-double with 37 assists and 12 digs and two blocks in a three-set win. Purdue (11/9): Totaled 53 assists and seven digs in a four-set win. at Illinois (11/15): Tallied 35 assists and eight digs. at Northwestern (11/17): Finished with 42 assists in a three-set win. at Indiana (11/20): Contributed 38 assists in a three-set win. at Rutgers (11/24): Recorded 31 assists and six digs. Wisconsin (11/29): Posted a double-double with 48 assists and 10 digs in a reverse-sweep win. Minnesota (11/30): Registered 50 assists and nine digs in a four-set match. Princeton (12/6): Posted a double-double with 39 assists and 10 digs in the NCAA First Round. Towson (12/7): Posted a double-double with 47 assists and 11 digs in the NCAA Second Round. vs. Cincinnati (12/13): Totaled 54 assists, nine digs, four blocks and five kills on .714 hitting in the NCAA Regional Semifinal. at Stanford (12/14): Finished with 33 assists and six digs in the NCAA Regional Final.

2018 • FRESHMAN SEASON
Season: Played in 95 sets, and 34 matches…Earned first-career start vs. Indiana (10/26)…Finished the season with 99 digs, 86 assists and 11 aces…Played most of the season as a service and defensive specialist…Dished out 41 assists and added 12 digs for her first career double-double while making her first start at setter.

Eastern Kentucky (8/24): Made collegiate debut and finished with 10 assists and five digs. at Stanford (9/7): Totaled eight digs. vs. Oregon (9/8): Contributed five digs. at American (9/15): Tallied two aces and four digs. at Minnesota (9/19): Had one ace. Nebraska (10/13): Finished with seven digs. at Rutgers (10/20): Had one ace. Indiana (10/26): Made first career start at setter and dished out 41 assists and 12 digs for her first career double-double. Purdue (10/27): Contributed one ace. at Nebraska (11/2): Finished with 10 digs. at Illinois (11/10): Totaled seven digs. Northwestern (11/17): Tallied two aces. Howard (11/30): Had two aces in the NCAA First Round.

PRIOR TO PENN STATE
Was the No. 28 2018 PrepVolleyball.com Senior Ace…Voted the 2018 Missouri Gatorade Player of the Year and was one of three finalists for the National Gatorade Player of the Year…Named a 2017 Under Armour first team All-American…Was the recipient of the 2018 Andi Collins Award for the nation’s top setter…Named a MaxPreps second team All-American…Led St. Joseph's Academy to a 33-3 record and the Class 4 state championship in 2017…Recorded 794 assists, 184 digs, 69 kills and 36 blocks while posting a hitting percentage of .366...Was a four-year starter…Selected twice for first-team All-Metro and all-state honors… Was a three-time all-conference and all-district honoree...Was the St. Louis Post Dispatch All-Metro Player of the Year in 2017.

PERSONAL
Parents are Jay and Julie Blossom…Has one older sister, Danielle…Majoring in psychology.