2024 Women's Volleyball Roster
Navarrete, Gigi
Jersey Number 23
Gigi Navarrete
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Mother McAuley
- Hometown:
- Palos Heights, Ill.
- Major:
- Learning & Organizational Change
Bio
Awards:
2024: Appeared in all but one set across 28 matches during her sophomore year... collected ten digs between two matches at the UNLV Rebel Challenge to open the season (8/30-31)... collected a season-high eight digs alongside four assists and her first career kill in the home match opener against Notre Dame (9/12)... reached double digit digs for the first time in 2024 in the Big Ten opener at Maryland, contributing 12 in the five-set victory (9/26).
2023: Appeared in all 113 sets in her first season as a Wildcat ... Piled up 179 digs to average 1.58 digs per set in addition to 0.36 assists per set (41 assists) ... Reached double figures in digs seven times ... Made collegiate debut in season-opening matchup with Hawai'i (Aug. 25), notching an assist against the Rainbow Wahine ... Put up four digs apiece in clashes with No. 9 Oregon (Aug. 26) and No. 13 San Diego (Aug. 27) ... Tallied five digs at Milwaukee (Sept. 4) ... Piled up eight digs in sweep of Fairfield (Sept. 10) ... Added nine digs and first career service ace against local foe UIC (Sept. 13) ... Finished with season-best 16 digs in five-set tilt with Michigan State (Sept. 29), opening a stretch of four straight matches in double figures in the category ... Credited with 13 digs in reverse sweep of No. 17 Purdue (Oct. 1) ... Put up 10 digs in clashes with Michigan (Oct. 6) and Michigan State (Oct. 7) ... Also had four assists against the Wolverines ... Hit the nine-dig mark again in four set win over Maryland (Oct. 13) ... Handed out four assists to go along with eight digs in road matchup with No. 24 Minnesota (Oct. 15) ... Fired a season-high three service aces in thrilling five-set win against Michigan (Oct. 21) ... Finished with a season-high six assists and 10 digs in another five-set win over Indiana (Oct. 29) ... Tallied 11 digs on the road at Illinois (Nov. 1) ... Added 10 digs at home versus Minnesota (Nov. 5).
High School: Ranked the No. 34 prospect in the country and No. 3 libero by PrepVolleyball.com ... No. 2 overall player in Illinois by PrepDig, who tabbed her No. 18 overall nationally … Earned All-America honors from PrepVolleyball.com, Volleyball Magazine, USA Today, Under Armour, and MaxPrep … Also tabbed a Fab 50 pick by Volleyball Magazine ... Named to the Junior Volleyball Association (JVA) All-National Team for 2023 ... Played for the No. 16 ranked high school in the country, according to MaxPreps … Named all-state in 2021 and 2022 … Recognized as the GCAC Conference Player of the Year in 2022 … Named JVA All-National in 2021 and 2022 … Member of USA Volleyball 17 Open Championship All-Tournament Team in 2022 … Won Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Class 4A State Championships with Mother McAuley … Averaging 6.4 d/s with over 570 digs this season … Last year averaged 6/2 d/s on 598 total digs … Earlier this season, had a career-high 35 digs against Assumption (Ky.) … Played varsity all four years and served as a team captain in two seasons … Played club for seven seasons for 1st Alliance and claimed a national championship in the USA Volleyball open division ... Illinois State Scholar.
Personal: Born Genevieve Navarrete … Parents are Todd and Ellen Navarrete … Mom, Ellen, played volleyball at Providence … Twin brother Jimmy will play basketball at Loras College (Iowa) … Member of the National Honor Society and holds an IHSA Special Olympics Youth Leadership Certificate … Chose Northwestern over Oregon, Boston College and Syracuse … Intended major is undecided.
- Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2025)
- Academic All-Big Ten (2024)
2024: Appeared in all but one set across 28 matches during her sophomore year... collected ten digs between two matches at the UNLV Rebel Challenge to open the season (8/30-31)... collected a season-high eight digs alongside four assists and her first career kill in the home match opener against Notre Dame (9/12)... reached double digit digs for the first time in 2024 in the Big Ten opener at Maryland, contributing 12 in the five-set victory (9/26).
2023: Appeared in all 113 sets in her first season as a Wildcat ... Piled up 179 digs to average 1.58 digs per set in addition to 0.36 assists per set (41 assists) ... Reached double figures in digs seven times ... Made collegiate debut in season-opening matchup with Hawai'i (Aug. 25), notching an assist against the Rainbow Wahine ... Put up four digs apiece in clashes with No. 9 Oregon (Aug. 26) and No. 13 San Diego (Aug. 27) ... Tallied five digs at Milwaukee (Sept. 4) ... Piled up eight digs in sweep of Fairfield (Sept. 10) ... Added nine digs and first career service ace against local foe UIC (Sept. 13) ... Finished with season-best 16 digs in five-set tilt with Michigan State (Sept. 29), opening a stretch of four straight matches in double figures in the category ... Credited with 13 digs in reverse sweep of No. 17 Purdue (Oct. 1) ... Put up 10 digs in clashes with Michigan (Oct. 6) and Michigan State (Oct. 7) ... Also had four assists against the Wolverines ... Hit the nine-dig mark again in four set win over Maryland (Oct. 13) ... Handed out four assists to go along with eight digs in road matchup with No. 24 Minnesota (Oct. 15) ... Fired a season-high three service aces in thrilling five-set win against Michigan (Oct. 21) ... Finished with a season-high six assists and 10 digs in another five-set win over Indiana (Oct. 29) ... Tallied 11 digs on the road at Illinois (Nov. 1) ... Added 10 digs at home versus Minnesota (Nov. 5).
High School: Ranked the No. 34 prospect in the country and No. 3 libero by PrepVolleyball.com ... No. 2 overall player in Illinois by PrepDig, who tabbed her No. 18 overall nationally … Earned All-America honors from PrepVolleyball.com, Volleyball Magazine, USA Today, Under Armour, and MaxPrep … Also tabbed a Fab 50 pick by Volleyball Magazine ... Named to the Junior Volleyball Association (JVA) All-National Team for 2023 ... Played for the No. 16 ranked high school in the country, according to MaxPreps … Named all-state in 2021 and 2022 … Recognized as the GCAC Conference Player of the Year in 2022 … Named JVA All-National in 2021 and 2022 … Member of USA Volleyball 17 Open Championship All-Tournament Team in 2022 … Won Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Class 4A State Championships with Mother McAuley … Averaging 6.4 d/s with over 570 digs this season … Last year averaged 6/2 d/s on 598 total digs … Earlier this season, had a career-high 35 digs against Assumption (Ky.) … Played varsity all four years and served as a team captain in two seasons … Played club for seven seasons for 1st Alliance and claimed a national championship in the USA Volleyball open division ... Illinois State Scholar.
Personal: Born Genevieve Navarrete … Parents are Todd and Ellen Navarrete … Mom, Ellen, played volleyball at Providence … Twin brother Jimmy will play basketball at Loras College (Iowa) … Member of the National Honor Society and holds an IHSA Special Olympics Youth Leadership Certificate … Chose Northwestern over Oregon, Boston College and Syracuse … Intended major is undecided.
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