2024-2025 Women's Basketball Roster

Sydney Smith
Sydney Smith
Sydney Smith
Sydney Smith
Sydney Smith
Sydney Smith
Sydney Smith
Sydney Smith
Sydney Smith

3 Gabbi San Diego

  • Position Guard
  • Height 5-1
  • Class Fifth Year
  • Highschool South County
  • Hometown Lorton, Va.

Biography

2023-24 -- Senior -- Selected to the Coast-To-Coast All-Tournament Team after helping guide CNU to its fifth straight conference crown ... Appeared in 22 games while making 19 starts during her third full season and fourth year at Christopher Newport ... Ranked ninth nationally in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.79) and was in the top-50 in Division III in assists per game (4.2) ... Added 5.0 points and 1.0 rebounds per game while leading the team in total assists with 92 ... Logged the first points-assists double-double since 2009 when she recorded 11 points and 10 assists against Marymount on January 10 ... Dished a career-high 10 assists to mark the 15th double-digit assist performance in program history while joining an exclusive group of just five players to accomplish the feat ... Missed just two free-throws in 34 attempts for a 94.1 percent efficiency from the free-throw line (32-34) ... Averaged 19.9 minutes per game, ranking fourth on the team ... Added 16 steals and two blocked shots

2022-23 -- Junior -- Named the Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference Tournament MVP ... Also selected to the NCAA Division III Championships All-Tournament Team ...  Ranked second nationally in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.50) after leading the team with 95 helpers and just 38 turnovers ... Started 22 of 24 games played in her second season wearing the Royal Blue and Silver and overcame a midseason injury to start the final 10 games of the season ... Averaged 8.2 points per game, ranking third on the team, and added 4.0 assists per game ... One of the most efficient scorers on the team, knocking down 44.2 percent of her shots from the field including 16 three-pointers ... Buried 82.3 percent of her free-throw attempts including a CNU postseason record 12-of-13 against Tufts in the NCAA National Quarterfinals on March 11 ... Scored a career-high 32 points against the Jumbos on 9-of-16 shooting while adding six assists and three rebounds in the game ... Scored 19 points in the C2C Championship Game against Mary Washington on February 25 ... Led the team in minutes averaged per game with 22.8 ... Added 39 rebounds, 26 steals, and three blocked shots ... Scored in double-figures ight times ... Dished a season-high nine assists against UC Santa Cruz on February 5 ... Named a College Sports Communicators Academic All-District selection and earned Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference All-Academic plaudits for the third straight year

2021-22 - Sophomore -- Burst onto the scene in her first official season with the Captains as the starting point guard in 26 of 27 games played ... Ranked second on the team in minutes played, averaging 21.5 minutes per game ... Led team and ranked second in the conference with 108 assists, dishing the most helpers since 2013-14 and a top-25 season all-time at CNU ... Led the conference and ranked 12th in the nation in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.45) ... Poured in 6.7 points per game while adding 1.5 rebounds and 4.0 assists per contest ... Also grabbed 41 steals ... Scored in double figures eight times including a season-high 15 points against Bridgewater on November 9 ... Dished 19 assists (6.3 per game) in three NCAA Tournament games while averaging 9.7 points in postseason play ... Had a season-high eight dimes twice, against Meredith on December 4 and versus Mitchell in the NCAA Tournament First Round on March 4 ... Shot 42.6 percent from the field including 36.2 percent from beyond the arc ... One of the top free-throw shooters on the team, knocking down 86.4 percent (38-44) ... Repeat selection to the Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference All-Academic Team

2020-21 - Freshman -- Appeared in the exhibition season during her first year at Christopher Newport ... Did not compete officially following a decision by the NCAA and Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference to suspend athletic competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic ... Earned spot on the C2C Academic All-Conference Team

At South County -- District Player of the Year as a sophomore ... Three-time first team All-Conference ... Earned team captain designation for three years ... Two-time first team All-Region ... FCA Female Athlete of the Year ... Scored 1,251 career points ... Four-time Scholar-Athlete ... Member of the National Honor Society

Personal -- Gabriella San Diego was born in Arlington, Va. and goes by the nickname Gabbi ... Daughter of Robert and Sharon San Diego ... Has one sister, Martina, and two brothers, Diego and Mateo ... Favorite sports personality is Steve Nash ... Person in history she'd most like to meet is Kobe Bryant ... Favorite food is chicken pesto ... Favorite movie is "High School Musical 3" and favorite TV show is "How I Met Your Mother" ... Favorite book is The Code of the Extraordinary Mind by Vishen Lahkiani ... Favorite musician is Justin Bieber ... Majoring in Business Management.

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Historical Player Information

  • 3

    2020-2021Freshman

    Guard
    5'1"
    3
  • 3

    2021-2022Sophomore

    Guard
    5'1"
    3
  • 3

    2022-2023Junior

    Guard
    5'1"
    3
  • 3

    2023-2024Senior

    Guard
    5'1"
    3
  • 3

    2024-2025Fifth Year

    Guard
    5'1"
    3