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- Height:
- 6-1
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- Year:
- R-Jr.
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- Hometown:
- Chagrin Falls, Ohio
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- High School:
- Kenston
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- Position:
- MB/OPP
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- m
- 17
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- k/s
- 1.39
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- h %
- .239
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- a/s
- 0.11
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- b/s
- 0.64
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- sa/s
- 0.07
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- d/s
- 0.25
Bio
2019 (Redshirt-Junior)
Appeared in 17 matches and 44 sets … Collected 1.39 kills and 0.64 blocks per set … Added 11 digs, five assists and three aces … Season-high 10 kills in the win at Fairleigh Dickinson … Season-best five blocks vs. Kent State and at Robert Morris … Hit .380 in conference play on 79 attacks … Recorded a .452 hitting percentage in Bryant’s first three NEC matches.
2018 (Junior)
Named an NEC Commissioner’s Honor Roll recipient … Appeared in the matches against Charlotte (Aug. 31) and Brown (Sept. 18) in an injury-shortened season … Tallied six kills and two blocks in the September match against the Bears before redshirting.
2017 (Sophomore)
NEC Commissioner’s Honor Roll selection … Appeared in 19 matches and 47 sets for the Bulldogs … Totaled 46 kills (0.98 per set), 22 blocks (0.47 per set) and 14 digs … Season-high seven kills in the season opener against Drake (8/25) … Provided a spark off the bench in the comeback win at Sacred Heart (10/7), recording six kills and five blocks.
2016 (Freshman)
Appeared in 46 sets in 17 matches, earning nine starts ... Totaled 66 kills (1.43 per set), 46 blocks (0.73 per set), 15 digs and four service aces ... Finished with a career-best 13 kills at FDU on Nov. 13 ... Talled a career-best five blocks, including one solo vs. UMass Lowell on Sept. 2 ... Named to the NEC Academic Honor Roll and Commissioner's Honor Roll.
Before Bryant
Gorski was a four-year varsity letterwinner and two-year starter for Kenston High School … Helped the Bombers to three-straight Chagrin Valley Conference Championships and district titles from 2012-14 … Team won the Western Reserve Conference in 2015 … Kenston earned a regional crown and advanced to the state semifinals in 2012 … Regional semifinalists in 2013 and 2014 … 2015 Western Reserve Conference Player of the Year … Named first team all-district, News Herald First Team and Division I District II All-Star Team selection as a senior … 2015 Team MVP … Two-time captain … All-Chagrin Valley Conference Honorable Mention nod in 2013 and 2014 … 2014 Volleyball Academic Award winner for highest GPA … 2015 Western Reserve Conference Scholar-Athlete … National Honor Society member … Played club for Maverick Volleyball Club.
Personal
Daughter of Holly and Jeffrey Gorski … Has one brother, Blaise … Grandfather, Bob Urda, played baseball at Western Michigan from 1950-53 before playing for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1954 … Uncle, James Urda, played football at Kent State from 1979-82 … Cousin, Patrick Foley, currently plays lacrosse at Johns Hopkins.
Career Single-Match Highs
Kills: 13, at Fairleigh Dickinson, 11/13/16
Assists: 1, 8x, last at Robert Morris, 11/1/19
Aces: 2, 2x, last at St. Francis Brooklyn, 9/28/19
Digs: 3, 2x, last vs. Saint Francis U, 10/5/19
Blocks: 5, 4x, last at Robert Morris, 11/1/19
Player Profile
| Overall | Conf | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 17 | 8 | ||
| Sets | 44 | 22 | ||
| Kills | 61 | 40 | ||
| Kills per set | 1.39 | 1.82 | ||
| Errors | 24 | 10 | ||
| Total Attacks | 155 | 79 | ||
| Hitting Percentage | .239 | .380 | ||
| Assists | 5 | 3 | ||
| Assists per set | 0.11 | 0.14 | ||
| Service Aces | 3 | 3 | ||
| Service Errors | 8 | 8 | ||
| Service Aces per set | 0.07 | 0.14 | ||
| Receptions | 3 | 2 | ||
| Reception Errors | 0 | 0 | ||
| Digs | 11 | 10 | ||
| Digs per set | 0.25 | 0.45 | ||
| Block Solo | 3 | 2 | ||
| Block Assist | 25 | 13 | ||
| Block Total | 28 | 15 | ||
| Blocks per set | 0.64 | 0.68 | ||
| Block Errors | 5 | 2 | ||
| Ball Handling Errors | 0 | 0 | ||
| Points | 79.5 | 51.5 | ||
| Points per set | 1.8 | 2.3 | ||
| Matches started | 6 | 4 | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | k | e | ta | pct | a | sa | se | r | re | digs | bs | ba | be | tot | bhe | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. San Diego State | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | -.111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Aug 31 | at FGCU | L, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aug 31 | vs. Akron | L, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 3 | at New Hampshire | L, 3-0 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| Sep 6 | North Dakota | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 7 | Villanova | L, 3-0 | - | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | .077 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.0 |
| Sep 7 | Marist | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 6 | 0 | 11 | .545 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Sep 10 | Providence | W, 3-1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | -.167 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Kent State | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 8 | 4 | 19 | .211 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11.0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Binghamton | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | -.182 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.5 |
| Sep 14 | at Army West Point | L, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 17 | Brown | L, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 20 | vs. Boston College | L, 3-0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. UAlbany | L, 3-0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sep 21 | at Rhode Island | L, 3-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 24 | Hartford | L, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 27 | at FDU | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 16 | .438 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11.5 |
| Sep 28 | at St. Francis Brooklyn | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 9 | 1 | 17 | .471 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11.5 |
| Oct 1 | at Merrimack | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 | .444 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.5 |
| Oct 4 | Robert Morris | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | .143 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.5 |
| Oct 5 | Saint Francis U | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | .833 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 |
| Oct 11 | Merrimack | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 12 | Sacred Heart | L, 3-0 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4.0 |
| Oct 15 | Central Connecticut | W, 3-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 19 | at LIU | W, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 25 | FDU | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 26 | St. Francis Brooklyn | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 1 | at Robert Morris | L, 3-1 | - | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | .167 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5.5 |
| Nov 2 | at Saint Francis U | W, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 8 | LIU | L, 3-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 15 | at Central Connecticut | L, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 16 | at Sacred Heart | L, 3-1 | - | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | .750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 |
| m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | pct | a | a/s | sa | sa/s | r | re | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s | pts | pts/s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-17 | 17 | 46 | 66 | 1.43 | 30 | 154 | .234 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 0.09 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 0.22 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 0.52 | 83.0 | 1.8 |
| 2017-18 | 19 | 47 | 46 | 0.98 | 22 | 131 | .183 | 3 | 0.06 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0.30 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 0.47 | 59.0 | 1.3 |
| 2018-19 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1.75 | 7 | 19 | .000 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 7.0 | 1.8 |
| 2019-20 | 17 | 44 | 61 | 1.39 | 24 | 155 | .239 | 5 | 0.11 | 3 | 0.07 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0.25 | 3 | 25 | 28 | 0.64 | 79.5 | 1.8 |
| 2020-21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 55 | 141 | 180 | 1.28 | 83 | 459 | .211 | 8 | 0.06 | 7 | 0.05 | 7 | 1 | 37 | 0.26 | 9 | 65 | 74 | 0.52 | 228.5 | 1.6 |
| m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | pct | a | a/s | sa | sa/s | r | re | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s | pts | pts/s | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Total | 17 | 44 | 61 | 1.39 | 24 | 155 | .239 | 5 | 0.11 | 3 | 0.07 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0.25 | 3 | 25 | 28 | 0.64 | 79.5 | 1.8 |
| Conference | 8 | 22 | 40 | 1.82 | 10 | 79 | .380 | 3 | 0.14 | 3 | 0.14 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0.45 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 0.68 | 51.5 | 2.3 | |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Location | Home | 6 | 15 | 19 | 1.27 | 6 | 57 | .228 | 1 | 0.07 | 1 | 0.07 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.27 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0.60 | 25.5 | 1.7 |
| Away | 6 | 16 | 31 | 1.94 | 8 | 56 | .411 | 3 | 0.19 | 2 | 0.13 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0.38 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0.69 | 38.5 | 2.4 | |
| Neutral | 5 | 13 | 11 | 0.85 | 10 | 42 | .024 | 1 | 0.08 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.08 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.62 | 15.5 | 1.2 | |
| Result | Wins | 8 | 27 | 45 | 1.67 | 14 | 95 | .326 | 4 | 0.15 | 2 | 0.07 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0.33 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 0.48 | 54.0 | 2.0 |
| Losses | 9 | 17 | 16 | 0.94 | 10 | 60 | .100 | 1 | 0.06 | 1 | 0.06 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.12 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 0.88 | 25.5 | 1.5 | |
| Month | August | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 2 | 9 | -.111 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 | 2.0 | 0.7 |
| September | 10 | 27 | 39 | 1.44 | 16 | 100 | .230 | 4 | 0.15 | 2 | 0.07 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0.22 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 0.56 | 49.0 | 1.8 | |
| October | 4 | 11 | 15 | 1.36 | 4 | 36 | .306 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.09 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.36 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.55 | 20.0 | 1.8 | |
| November | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2.00 | 2 | 10 | .400 | 1 | 0.33 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.67 | 8.5 | 2.8 |
News Mentions
Bryant downed by SHU in 2019 season finale
FAIRFIELD, Conn. – The Bryant University volleyball team fell in four sets to Sacred Heart Saturday night to conclude its 2019 season.
November 16, 2019
Bryant held off by first-place RMU in NEC battle Friday
MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. – The Bryant University volleyball team took a set and pushed Robert Morris beyond 25 in two more, but the Bulldogs were...
November 1, 2019
Bulldogs fall to SHU despite season-best blocking total
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October 12, 2019
Electric offensive performance fuels sweep of Saint Francis U
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Led by a stellar showing from sophomore Caroline Kennedy (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.), the Bryant University volleyball...
October 5, 2019
Robert Morris tops Bulldogs, 3-0
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University volleyball team fell in straight sets to Robert Morris Friday night in the Bulldogs' first defeat...
October 4, 2019
Bay State duo powers Bryant attack in sweep at Merrimack
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October 1, 2019
Career days from freshmen power win at St. Francis Brooklyn
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September 28, 2019
NEC title defense begins with sweep of FDU
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September 27, 2019
Bryant downs Kent State in first five-set match of 2019
WEST POINT, N.Y. – Sophomore Maya Popernik (Chicago, Ill.) hit .371 with a career-high 15 kills and was one of three Bulldogs with a...
September 13, 2019
Bryant battles Providence Tuesday at the Chace
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University volleyball team closes out a four-match stretch at the Chace Athletic Center with an in-state...
September 9, 2019
Sweep of Marist earns Bryant 2-1 weekend showing
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – A Saturday evening sweep of Marist gave the Bryant University volleyball team a split of the final day of the Hampton...
September 7, 2019
Bryant meets New Hampshire Tuesday in Granite State
DURHAM, N.H. – The Bryant University volleyball team returns to New England to close out a four-match season-opening road trip when the...
September 2, 2019
Bryant downed by San Diego State in season opener
FORT MYERS, Fla. – The Bryant University volleyball team was downed in three sets by San Diego State Friday to open the season at the...
August 30, 2019
Bryant opens 2019 Friday & Saturday in Fort Myers
FORT MYERS, Fla. – The Bryant University volleyball team opens its 2019 season and Northeast Conference title defense this weekend when the...
August 29, 2019
2019 Preview: Middles, Outsides, Opposites
This is the second of a two-part series previewing the 2019 Bryant University volleyball team.
August 28, 2019
Bruny, Kim, Gorski named 2019 captains
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Bryant University head volleyball coach Theresa Garlacy has announced the Bulldogs’ three captains for the 2019...
May 13, 2019