Baylor

• 2023 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll

Senior (2024) – Florida:
Made her only appearance of the season as Florida's starting middle blocker in the the win over No. 18 Florida State (9/17), posted a career-high 16 kills and hit .714 (16-1-21) to lead the team ... Missed the remainder of the season with knee surgery.

Junior (2023) – Florida:
Ahead of her junior season, she won gold with Team USA (U21) at the Pan American Cup in Nogales, Mexico (BU's Joshua Walker coached the team and former BU players Lauren Briseño and Allie Sczech were also on the squad).

Saw action in 26 matches and 82 sets during the 2023 season ... Tied her career-high, 12 kills for the third time against Georgia Tech on Dec. 1 ... Recorded a season-high .600 clip against Arkansas on Oct. 29 ... Hit at least a .250 in 12 matches this season ... Has posted at least four blocks in 12 matches this season ... Ranked second on the team in total blocks (101.0) and fifth for overall hitting percentage (.276) ... Led the Gators in blocks eight times this season.

2022 (Sophomore) – Florida:
Was selected to participate in the Team USA Collegiate National Training Team in spring 2022.

Saw action in all 31 matches and 111 sets during her sophomore season ... Has hit over .400 in 14 matches this season ... Has recorded at least four blocks in 19 matches in the 2022 campaign ... Recorded a career-high 12 kills and 10 blocks against LSU on Oct. 9 for her first career double-double ... Led the Gators in blocks 16 times during the season ... Ranked second on the team in total blocks (124.0) and fourth in both kills (203) and points (278).

2021 (Freshman) – Florida:
Saw action in 14 matches and 29 sets during her freshman season ... Recorded a career-high six kills against Coastal Carolina on Sept. 18 ... Posted a season-best hitting percentage of .750 against Florida State (9/15) ... Registered six blocks against Mississippi State (9/23).

High School:
Graduated from Hoover HS ... 2020 AHSAA Class 7A State Champion ... 2020 Alabama Class 7A All-Tournament ... 2020 All-Area ... 2020 AL.com A-List Top Seniors High School Volleyball Players (#3) ... 2020 Alabama All-Star Volleyball Team (North roster) ... 2020 PrepVolleyball’s pre-season Top-150 Nation List – Class of 2021 (#65) ... 2020 Super-Regionals Team Champions ... Three-time Area Team Champions (2018-20) ... Recorded over 1,000 kills as a middle blocker (three-year letterwinner on varsity) ... Two-time First Team Alabama Super-All-State selection (2019, 2020) ... Two-time First Team All-Over-the-Mountain Team (2019, 2020) ... Two-time First Team All-South Metro ... 2019 Radio Network Female Athlete of the Week (Oct. 21) ... Three-time All-Region Team selection (2018-20) ... 2018 AVCA’s Phenom List ... Was on the 2020 USA Junior National Training Team ... Played on the 2019 USA Girls Youth National A1 Red Team ... A 2019 Bronze medalist for the Women's Junior International Division, USA High Performance Championships ... Played club for ? ... 2020 AVCA Under Armour All-American Second Team ... Two-time JVA All-National Team honors, class of 2021 ... 2020 VolleyballMag.com AVCA’s 25 Girls Underclassmen to Watch list ... 2020 SPVB President’s Day Challenge team champions (18 Open) ... An International Baccalaureate program member, member of the National Honor Society, member of the French Honor Society ... Member of Collision teen/youth faith group ... A Hoover Belle (city ambassador for service/volunteerism).

Personal:
Also goes by Gabbi ... Daughter of Dierdre Essix ... Has two siblings, Kaylen and Isabella ... Graduated from the University of Florida with her undergraduate degree in Education Sciences in Fall 2024 ... Studying for her master's in Sports Management at Baylor.