2026 - Junior Season - Established herself as one of the nation's top defensive standouts while securing third-team All-American honors from both the IWLCA and USA Lacrosse Magazine ... Named the VaSID All-State Defensive Player of the Year, becoming the first Captain to earn the award and just the second non-senior to receive the recognition in Virginia history ... Also was a first-team All-Conference, All-State, and All-Region selection ... Served as a team captain as well ... Finished the year with 52 caused turnovers, which placed her 20th on the national leaderboard and marked the third-highest total in program history ... Came through with a season-high seven takeaways at Lynchburg on March 7, which marked the fourth-highest total by a Captain ... Forced at least one miscue in 21 of her 23 appearances and had multiple strips on 13 occasions ... Orchestrated an incredible playoff run, including five caused turnovers against Mary Washington the the semifinals of the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference Tournament on April 29 ... That equaled the third-most in a postseason game in school history ... Named to the C2C All-Tournament Team for that performance ... Had two takeaways and four ground balls in the overtime victory at No. 11 Washington and Lee during the second round of the NCAA Tournament on May 10 ... Also registered two strips in a third-round triumph over No. 6 Denison on May 16 and the NCAA Quarterfinal clash with No. 3 Salisbury on May 17 ... Starred against nationally-ranked competition throughout the year and had multiple strips in five match-ups against top-25 opponents ... Collected four takeaways against No. 23 Haverford on March 11 and added three at No. 4 Salisbury on April 25 ... Opened the season with at least one caused turnover in each of the team's first 11 games ... Came back with a run of 10 straight outings with a takeaway to wrap up the year as well ... Also ranked seventh in the conference with 42 ground balls ... Grabbed two or more on 14 occasions, including five straight games from April 4-25 ... Snagged three rollers in early-season battles against No. 23 Haverford on March 11 and No. 10 Denison on March 28 ... Picked up at least two in each of the first three games during the NCAA Tournament ... Opened the year as an honorable mention Preseason All-American after earning the recognition from USA Lacrosse Magazine ... Was equally impressive in the classroom throughout the year and received CSC Academic All-District nods for her scholarly endeavors ... Picked up Academic All-Conference honors for the third straight season as well ... Also was named to the IWLCA National Academic Honor Roll.
2025 - Sophomore Season - Put together a breakout campaign while solidifying her spot as one of the top young defenders in the region ... Hauled in first-team All-Conference honors and was a second-team All-State and All-Region selection for her work ... Started all 19 games on the back line ... Finished the year with 22 caused turnovers, which ranked 11th in the league and 29th on the program's all-time single-season charts ... Had at least one takeaway in 14 of her appearances, including five battles against nationally-ranked competition ... Came through with two strips apiece in top-25 tilts against No. 4 Gettysburg on March 12, No. 21 Denison on March 29, and No. 7 Salisbury in the league championship on May 3 ... Added two more caused turnovers in the semifinals of the conference playoffs against Mary Washington on April 30 ... Named to the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference All-Tournament Team for her postseason heroics ... Chipped in with a season-high three takeaways at Haverford on March 15 ... Also had two in back-to-back outings against Shenandoah on March 1 and RPI on March 4 ... Collected 22 ground balls during the year ... Snatched at least one roller in 15 of her appearances, including 10 straight games during a month-long masterpiece from March 4 - April 5 ... Capped off that run with a pair of ground balls in a win at No. 17 Roanoke ... Secured multiple rollers in seven contests, including three games against nationally-ranked foes ... Helped out on the offensive end as well with her first career point against No. 2 Tufts on March 23 ... Grabbed a ground ball, kicked off a fast-break, and completed the rally with an assist at the end of the second quarter against the Jumbos ... Was equally impressive in the classroom and became the first sophomore in program history to earn Academic All-District accolades ... Also garnered Academic All-Conference plaudits for her scholarly endeavors.
2024 - Freshman Season - Filled a key role on the defensive unit during her first collegiate campaign ... Saw action in 11 contests and started the final six games of the year, including all four postseason battles ... Starred throughout the playoffs, including three takeaways and a ground ball against Catholic in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on May 12 ... Also had a caused turnover in the regional semifinals against No. 7 Washington & Lee on May 18 ... Added another strip in a top-10 showdown with No. 5 Salisbury on April 27 ... Forced a miscue in her debut against Rhodes on March 10 ... Opened the playoffs with two ground balls and a caused turnover in the league semifinals against Mary Washington on May 1 ... Continued to shine in the championship tilt at No. 5 Salisbury on May 4 and earned a spot on the C2C All-Tournament Team for her work in the postseason ... Finished the year with seven caused turnovers and four ground balls ... Saw time in three tilts against nationally-ranked competition during the season ... Also excelled in the classroom and was rewarded with a spot on the Academic All-Conference Team.
At Woodstown - Was an award-winning standout during her time on the lacrosse team with the Wolverines ... Secured second-team All-South Jersey accolades for her work as a senior ... Also was a three-time first-team All-Conference pick ... Led the team in ground balls and caused turnovers while guiding the squad to the division championship during each of her final two campaigns ... Garnered first-team All-Conference nods for her performance as a center back on the soccer team as well ... Served as a team captain in both sports ... Also played for Shamrocks Lacrosse on the club circuit.
Personal - Gabrielle Nicole Saia is the daughter of Matt and Leslie Saia ... Has two older brothers, Nick and Zack ... Her father played soccer at Elizabethtown ... Charles Barkley is her favorite sports personality, and Zach Bryan is her favorite musician ... Princess Diana is the person in history she would most like to meet, and her parents are the most impressive people she has met ... "Kicking & Screaming" is her favorite movie, and "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" is her favorite TV show ... Her dream vacation would be a trip to Bora Bora ... Majoring in social work.
