At Delaware: Will start as an outside hitter • one of the most accomplished players in the CAA.
2008: Senior captain • preseason All-Conference selection for the second straight season • first player in league history to garner preseason honors twice • appeared in the season-opener against Cal State Fullerton, firing 23 kills and adding 14 digs • tore her ACL in the fifth set • opted to use a medical redshirt and sat out the remainder of the season • despite her brief appearance, her kill total against Fullerton was the highest by a Blue Hen in a single match during the season.
2007: Preseason All-Conference selection and third-team All-CAA pick • member of the CAA All-Tournament team and the conference player of the week on Nov. 5 • fifth in the CAA with a 3.94 kills-per-game average in conference play • posted her 1,000th career kill against Hofstra (10/12) and her 1,000th dig against UNCW (10/20) • one of only five Blue Hens to reach the mark in both categories in program history • posted back-to-back 20 kill/20 dig performances against Hofstra (10/12) and Northeastern (10/14).
2006: First team All-Colonial Athletic Association • Delaware Invitational All-Tournament Team • Wisconsin-Green Bay Tournament Most Valuable Player • Colonial Athletic Association Player of the Week on Oct. 30 • appeared in all 30 matches and 117 games • was second on the team in kills, digs, and aces • third in the CAA with 505 kills and fourth in the conference with 4.32 kills-per-game • sixth in the CAA with 472 digs • posted five 20 kill/20 dig performances • recorded a career-high 32 digs to go along with 24 kills against Kent State (9/1).
2005: Named to CAA All-Rookie Team • appeared in all 31 matches • selected Weekly Best of the Blue Hens on Oct. 8 and CAA Rookie of the Week on Oct. 15 • ranked second on the team with 332 kills and 285 digs • added 29 aces and 36 blocks • posted a season-high 26 kills and added 15 digs at James Madison (10/7) • recorded a season-high 26 digs and added 16 kills against Northeastern (10/1) • notched 15 double-doubles on the season.
High School: Named second team all-state as a senior • first team District 2-4A selection last two years • four-year starter and five-year member of varsity team • led Taos to second place finish in the district in last two seasons • member of Junior Senate and Senior Senate • member of Student Council as a senior • member of the yearbook staff • volunteered with Taos Feeds Taos and Toys for Taos Christmas during senior year • named Homecoming Queen as a senior.
Personal: Kelly Lynnae Gibson • born in Santa Fe, New Mexico • daughter of Charles and Rowena Gibson • has a sister Julie who plays volleyball at Bethune-Cookman • fashion merchandising major at Delaware.
