Mandi Gavin

Position:
Setter
Height:
6-2
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Arlington, Texas
High School:
Nolan Catholic HS

Major: Nursing

All-Louisiana - Honorable Mention (2010)
Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll (2010-11)
Sun Belt Conference Commissioner's List (2009-10)

2011 - Junior Season
For the second straight season, served as the Cajuns’ primary setter…Dished out 976 assists to increase her career total to 2,184…Leaves her 816 assists shy of becoming only the fourth player in program history with 3,000 career assists…Was the Cajuns second-leading blocker for the second straight season, registering 63 to give her 60-plus blocks in back-to-back seasons (86 blocks in 2010)…Accrued 30-plus assists in 19 of 32 matches played…In addition to her setter duties, posted 100-plus kills, nearly 300 digs (297 actual) and accounted for 1.71 points per set…One of the Cajuns top servers, she notched 23 service aces helping lead Louisiana to the third-best mark in the Sun Belt Conference at 1.26 aces per set by season’s end (145 actual)…Ranked Top 10 in the SBC in league games in assists per set (8.21/509 actual over 62 sets)…Proving she’s a “do-everything” person for the Cajuns, posted 13 matches with double digits in digs…Notched 11 double-doubles which included two stretches of three straight outings with a double-double (Sept. 30-Oct. 9 & Oct. 30-Nov. 6)…Now has 23 career double-doubles…Reached 40-plus assists eight times, with season-and career-high tally of 57 coming on Oct. 9 at La.-Monroe…Ended the season with two of the squad’s Top 5 digs performances (23 digs at La.-Monroe & 22 digs at North Texas)…Directed the Cajuns offense to a .200-plus team hitting percentage 14 times in the 32-match schedule…As a team, UL hit above .200 in a four-match stretch (Aug. 27-Sept. 3)…Dished out 56 assists and scooped up 15 digs as UL claimed a marathon five-set win at UALR on Oct. 20 – only the school’s second victory ever in Little Rock…Dished out 47 assists, hit .438 (7 kills, 0 errors, 16 attempts) and piled up 14 digs in helping UL earn its first win over FIU since 2004 on Nov. 6…Ended the weekend sweep of the Florida schools averaging 11.12 assists per set and 3.62 digs per set…Her 183 digs in Sun Belt action were a team best.

2010 - Sophomore Season
Notched 1,164 assists in 122 sets played during her first season as setter for the Cajuns...Averaged 9.54 assists per game, which ranked fourth in the Sun Belt Conference, earning honorable mention All-Louisiana honors...Was the first UL setter to reach 1,000-plus assists in a season since Kendra Hall (1,094) accomplished the feat in 2007...Recorded 43 service aces, ranking second in the Sun Belt...Inked 11 double-doubles last season, totaling 121 kills scooping 269 digs and stuffing 86 total blocks...Set career-best attacking percentage of .571, knocking down eight kills against WKU in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament...Had a career-best 56 assists in the win over South Alabama on Sept. 26...Played a solid game against SEC-foe Ole Miss, recording a career-best 18 digs and tossing five service aces at the Magnolia Invitational on Sept. 11...Helped UL secure a Senior Day victory over Arkansas State, notching four block solos for a total of seven blocks.

2009 - Freshman Season
Played 32 matches, started 27. Appeared in 102 sets...Fifth on the team with 152 total kills (1.49/set)...Ranked second on the team in total blocks (59), block solos (15) and block assists (44)...Finished the season strong, posting at least five kills in 13 of the final 14 matches. During the stretch posted a team-best 110 kills (2.20/set), 38 blocks and accounted for 137 points...Registered a double-double, which included a career-high 14 kills, Oct. 30 vs. Florida Atlantic...Hit above .200 for six of eight matches Oct. 10-30. Each time had at least 15 attack attempts.

High School
Led team to the school's first postseason appearance in five years in 2007 with a run to the state finals. Earned Texas' All-Tournament team honors...Received five all-tournament honors 2007-2008, All-Texas honors in 2007 and 2008, 2007 district Setter of the Year, all-district honors 2006-2008...Fort Worth Star-Telegram Private School Player of the Year in 2007...Holds Nolan Catholic High School record for career assists.

Personal
Full name is Amanda Jean Gavin...Born on Aug. 26, 1991...Daughter of Mike and Judy Gavin...Has one older brother, Drew.