2026 Volleyball Roster
Jersey Number 6
Gabriella Pitcel
- Position:
- Middle Blocker
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Mukwonago, Wis.
- High School:
- Mukwonago HS
Freshman - 2025
- Recorded three appearances in her freshman season at Illinois
- Made her first collegiate appearance in the fourth set at #3 Louisville (9/7/25)
- Notched her first career block while playing in two sets against Miami (9/13/25)
HIGH SCHOOL
- A four-year varsity letterwinner at Mukwonago High School
- Mukwonago's career, single-season and single match leader in kills
- Mukwonago's single-season and single match leader for hitting percentage
- Set the Mukwonago single season and career record for kills as a junior
- Broke the Mukwonago career record for blocks during her junior year
- Two-time nominee for the Milwaukee Journal Volleyball Player of the Year
- Named first team all-state twice
- A two-time PrepVolleyball All-American
- Ranked 60 in the Class of 2025 as the 11 Middle Blocker by PrepVolleyball
- Ranked second overall and the top ranked middle blocker for Wisconsin according to Prepdig
- Nationally, ranked 42 overall and sixth middle blocker by Prepdig
- Won the NIT Championship in the 17 Open Division
- Club team ranked sixth nationally by PrepVolleyball in the 17U category
- Named to the AVCA Phenom Watchlist from 2022-24
- Earned AVCA All-Region honors in 2024
- A nine-time USA National Team Development Program invitee
- AVCA All-American Honorable Mention
- Nominated for Wisconsin Gatorade Player of the Year
- First team all-conference three times
- Named Team MVP all four years
- AVCA High School All-American Honorable Mention
- JVA All-National Team in 2025
PERSONAL
- Brother played football at Northern Illinois
- Played club at Milwaulkee String
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