Shayla Gilbert

Height:
5-8
Class:
Senior
High School:
Admiral King
Hometown:
Lorain, Ohio

as a Junior (2006): Eased her way back onto thecourt after undergoing knee surgery the previous season ... playedin 67 games ... reached double figures in digs twice with 11 vs.Oakland (Aug. 26) and 10 vs. Eastern Michigan (Oct. 28) ...finished the year with six kills, four assists, 77 digs and a pairof blocks.

as a Sophomore (2005): Played in 35 games as a defensivespecialist before hurting her knee ... registered 77 digs, fourkills, 11 service aces and 15.5 points.

as a Redshirt Freshman (2004): Played in 34games as a defensive specialist recording 43 digs ... Reacheddouble-figures in digs once with a career-high 10 digs againstBowling Green (11/7) ... totaled two kills, three service aces forfive points on the season.

as a Freshman (2003): Did not play as sheserved a redshirt season.

at Admiral King High School: Led her team inkills and digs as a senior en route to earning team MVP honors ...a Lorain County All-Star in 2003 ... named to the All-Lake ErieLeague first team in 2002 and was also named first team all-county... a two-time member of the Betsy Zimmerman All-Tournament Team(2001 and 2002) ... was a second team all-county selection in 2001... also played basketball during her senior year and was named aLorain County All-Star.

Personal: Daughter of Jerry and Barbara Gilbert... father was a three-sport athlete at Elyria HS ... has two olderbrothers, Eric and Kenny ... both of her brothers were collegebasketball players, Eric played at Liberty from 1997-2001 and Kennycompeted at Shawnee State from 2000-02 ... majoring in masscommunications with a concentration in radio and television.