Christopher Newport University

2024 - Sophomore Season - Grabbed a starting spot on the defensive unit and pieced together an award-winning campaign ... Picked up first-team All-Conference accolades and was named to the second-team All-State squad ... Registered five defensive saves, which ranked third in the league and sixth in the state ... Helped force overtime with a game-saving stop in the second half at No. 1 Salisbury during the NCAA Elite Eight on November 17 ... Also turned away an on-target rope during a top-25 victory against No. 18 SUNY New Paltz on October 19 ... Came back with another save in her very next appearance against Rhodes on October 21 ... Had her first stop of the year in a 2-1 triumph over Messiah on September 14 ... Added another defensive save against Vassar on September 28 before helping keep the Brewers from attempting a single shot over the final 30 minutes of regulation during a 2-1 win ... Honored as the league's Defensive Player of the Week on September 30 for that performance ... Played at least 60 minutes in four of her appearances, including a win against No. 9 York (Pa.) on September 21 ... Also saw 61 minutes of action, including an appearance in the second overtime period, against No. 1 Salisbury in the national playoffs ... Blocked five shots during the year, including three on corner attempts and two against the nationally-ranked Sea Gulls ... Finished the season with 979 total minutes of work ... Helped anchor a defense that finished the year ranked first in the nation in goals-against-average (0.61), save percentage (.880), and shutouts-per-game (0.63) ... Chipped in on the offensive end as well with an assist at St. Mary's (Md.) on October 24 ... Was equally impressive in the classroom and earned a spot on the NFHCA National All-Academic Squad for her scholarly achievements.
 

2023 - Freshman Season - Stepped right in as a starter on the defensive unit in her first collegiate campaign ... Took part in all 18 games and earned a starting assignment during each of the squad's first six contests ... Played all 60 minutes during nationally-ranked battles against No. 19 Franklin & Marshall on September 3 and No. 20 Catholic on September 20 ... Ranked fifth on the team with five blocked shots during the season, including one in each of her first three appearances ... Also had a pair of blocks on corner attempts against St. Mary's (Md.) on September 16 ... Saw at least 50 minutes of action in five straight games from September 3-20 ... Played a role on the offensive end as well with three points during the year ... Assisted on a strike against Virginia Wesleyan on September 25 before scoring her first collegiate goal against Rhodes on October 8 ... Finished the year with five shots, including four on-target attempts ... Saw 26 minutes of action while helping the Captains claim the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference Championship against No. 6 Salisbury on November 4 ... Came back with 12 more minutes of work and had a shot-on-goal in the second round of the NCAA Tournament against No. 14 Kean on November 11 ... Played at least 10 minutes in all seven of the team's top-20 duels during the year ... Excelled in the classroom as well while earning a spot on the NFHCA National All-Academic Team.

At Monticello - Was an award-winning multi-sport standout during her time with the Mustangs ... Secured second-team All-State accolades and first-team All-Central Virginia nods as a midfielder on the field hockey squad ... Also was a first-team All-District and All-Region selection for her performance ... Helped guide the team to the state semifinals in 2021 ... Starred in lacrosse as well ... Garnered first-team All-Central Virginia honors and was a second-team All-Region pick for her work as a midfielder ... Served as a team captain in both sports ... Also took part in indoor track for three years ... Competed on the club circuit with Focus Field Hockey.

Personal - Kendall Grace Gibson is the daughter of Scott and Amy Gibson ... Has two older sisters, Carly and Natalie ... Joe Burrow is her favorite athlete, and Taylor Swift is her favorite musician ... Her dream vacation would be a trip to Hawaii ... "The Hunger Games" is her favorite movie ... Princess Diana is the person in history she would most like to meet, and her mother is the most impressive person she has met ... Majoring in communications.