2011 Season
Played in 18 matches, while making her collegiate debut on Sept. 3 vs. Missouri …recorded 10-plus kills in four matches, with her career high being 13 (three separate times) … recorded a 13-kill, 4-dig match at Presbyterian (10/18) … finished with a season-high 12 digs vs. Mercer (10/21).

About Gesell
Led High Point Christian Academy to the 2009 2A State Championship – the school’s first ever in volleyball… She has been selected all-conference and all-state four times in her high school career… Gesell was also TAC 2A Player of the Year three times and PACIS 3A Player of the Year once, while also earning 2A State Player of the Year honors during her junior year... In addition, she was the 2009 and 2010 News and Record All-Area Player of the Year… She finished her senior season with 580 kills, 105 aces, 64 blocks, and 265 digs… Also played Junior Olympic Volleyball with the Piedmont Volleyball Club for four years... Before her senior season, Gesell was named to the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Preseason All-America Watch List… Also a standout softball player where she was named all-state multiple times and was the school’s Female Athlete of the Year during her freshman and sophomore years.

Personal
Daughter of Corey and Lisa Gesell...born on November 6, 1992...has three brothers, Jared, Levi, and Luke...plans to major in elementary education.