Gabby Derrick

Photo by: Chip DeLorenzo

Photo by: Charles Crawford

Photo by: David Silverman Photography

Class:
Junior
Position:
Middle Blocker
Height:
5-11
Hometown:
Springfield, Va.
High School:
Lake Braddock Secondary School

2024: Appeared in 11 matches, playing 28 sets and making seven starts ... Was named Academic All-Ivy ... Finished the year with 18 blocks and nine kills ... Had two kills and three blocks at Dartmouth (Oct. 18) ... Finished with three blocks and a kill at Yale (Oct. 26) ... Had four kills and three blocks at Columbia (Nov. 16) ... Collected four blocks and two kills in the Ivy League semifinals at Princeton (Nov. 22).

2023: Appeared in 20 matches, playing 63 sets and making 18 starts ... Was second on the team with 0.92 blocks per set and 58 total blocks ... Finished the season with 50 kills and 12 digs ... Posted a season-high six kills, hitting .417 against Le Moyne to start the season (Sept. 1) ... Had seven blocks at Rhode Island (Sept. 2) ... Finished with five blocks and two kills against Radford (Sept. 8) ... Added four blocks and three kills at Princeton (Oct. 28) ... Picked up seven blocks in a sweep at Dartmouth (Nov. 4).

2022: Appeared in 23 matches, playing 88 sets and making 22 starts ... Was second on the team with 1.13 blocks per set and 99 total blocks ... Finished the year with 57 kills, averaging 0.65 per set ... Was fifth in the Ivy League in blocks per set in both the full season and during league play ... Posted 10 blocks with three kills at Bryant (Sept. 6) ... Had four kills and seven blocks against Texas A&M-CC (Sept. 10) ... Finished with five kills and five blocks to start Ivy league play against Yale (Sept. 23) ... Had nine blocks with two kills against Princeton on Oct. 15 ... Finished with 10 blocks, including a season-high four solo blocks, and three kills against Columbia (Oct. 28) ... Had seven blocks with six kills at Penn (Nov. 5) ... Posted six blocks with three kills against Princeton in the Ivy League Tournament semifinals (Nov. 18).

2021: Named Ivy League Rookie of the Week on Nov. 15 ... Appeared in 16 matches, playing in 48 sets and making 12 starts ... Finished tied for first in the Ivy League with 1.19 blocks per set and increased that number to 1.27 per set during Ivy League play ... Totaled 57 blocks and 54 kills on the year ... Had five kills and four blocks against Columbia (Oct. 2) ... Finished with a season-high eight blocks and added four kills against Princeton (Nov. 5) ... Had eight digs, hitting .538 and added six blocks against Penn (Nov. 6) ... Finished with seven blocks and five kills against Harvard (Nov. 12) ... hit .800 with eight kills and no assists, adding six blocks against Dartmouth (Nov. 13).

Before Brown: Earned First Team All-Region 6C and First Team All-District, Patriot District in 2021 … Gained Honorable Mention All-Patriot District in 2019 … Garnered the team’s Coach’s Award in 2017 … Played for head coach Joe Wieland … Competed on the club level for Metro Volleyball Club … National Honor Society member … An AP Scholar with Distinction and A Honor Roll student.

Personal: Gabby is the daughter of Sarah and Scott Derrick; Sarah played volleyball at Mankato State (1990-91) and St. Olaf College (1992-93) … Plans to concentrate in Biology and Anthropology.

Why Brown? “I chose Brown because the open curriculum allows me to explore a wide variety of interests along with studying high-level academics. After visiting the campus, the culture and atmosphere made me truly fall in love with Brown. Being able to play competitive volleyball in addition to the academic opportunities made Brown the perfect fit.”