University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2016 Volleyball Roster
Gardner, Chanelle
Jersey Number 5
Chanelle Gardner
- Position:
- Middle Blocker
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Parks, La.
- High School:
- St. Martinville HS
Bio
Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll (2016)
All-Louisiana Second Team (2016)
Sawyer Camillo Memorial Volleyball Classic All-Tournament Team (2015)
Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll (2014)
Flo Hyman Collegiate Cup All-Tournament Team (2014)
Sawyer Camillo Memorial Volleyball Classic All-Tournament Team (2014)
Adidas Rice Invitational All-Tournament Team (2014)
Benson Group Hospitality Invitational All-Tournament Team (2013)
Sawyer Camillo Memorial Volleyball Classic All-Tournament Team (2013)
2016 (Senior)
Appeared in 26 matches and played 103 sets during her final season wearing the Ragin’ Cajuns uniform…became the career kills leader in the rally scoring era and the first under the playing format to reach 1,000 kills…hitting percentage was above .300 from the opening serve through the end of the season, finishing at a career-best .330 clip…notched 200-plus kills a third straight season (264)…averaged 2.56 kills per set and 3.15 points per set…produced a career-high 21 kills at Little Rock (Sept. 30)…had 15 matches with double digit kills…led the team in blocks a fourth straight season…threw up at least four blocks 10 times…finished with 78 blocks (18 BS, 60 BA) which increased her career total to 365…career blocks total was the second-most in the rally scoring era trailing only Kim Rodgers' 396…tied her single-season best with 12 service aces…scooped 69 digs, giving her 60-plus for a second straight season and the highest tally of her career…started the season reaching double digits in kills the first five matches, accumulating at least 12 each outing…threw up a career-high tying eight blocks to go with 14 kills vs. Northwestern State on Aug. 30…tallied eight kills on only 12 swings to help pace sweep of Alabama A&M (Sept. 3)…turned in all-around effort of 12 kills, four digs and seven blocks in win over UAB in Fight Like Hal Memorial opener on Sept. 15…missed remainder of UAB tournament and opening weekend of Sun Belt play due to injury…returned to action on Sept. 30 at Little Rock and landed career-high kills effort (21)…used a kill to forge a 25-all tie in the second set, leading to a Cajuns win which avoided an 0-2 hole in the match…generated 14 kills in five-set win over ULM on Oct. 8 including two over the final seven rallies as the Cajuns erased their final deficit…fueled fourth-set win at App State with four kills on six swings in the frame as the Cajuns claimed their first-ever win in Boone…became the rally scoring era career kills leader at Texas State on Oct. 28 after her seven kills increased her career total to 955 which surpassed Lesley Mirarchi's 953 kills which stood as the standard since 2011…snapped a 25-all tie in the second set at ULM on Nov. 8 leading to a 2-0 lead in the match…tied for team lead with 12 kills vs. UTA (Nov. 11)…landed 1,000th career kill on final swing of Senior Day match vs. Texas State (Nov. 12).
2015 (Junior)
Played in all 29 matches, starting all but one, and competed in 103 sets as the Cajuns featured middle blocker … averaged team-best 2.94 points and 0.80 blocks per set and was second with 2.32 kills per set … produced a team-best 239 kills on a .255 season hitting percentage… topped the team in hitting percentage for the second straight season … landed double-digit kills nine times … established a new career-high of 20 kills while hitting a career-high .548 against ULM on Sept. 25 … reached 700 career kills on second kill at App State (Oct. 30) … led the team in blocks for the third straight season, finishing with 82 (21 BS, 61 BA) … reached 20-plus block solos (21) for the second straight season … landed four matches of five-plus blocks highlighted by a career-high tying eight blocks vs. Houston (Sept. 5), increasing career total to 23 matches, and had 11 matches with at least four blocks … increased career blocks total to 287, moving into third place in the rally scoring era only three shy of Mandi Gavin (290) for second place and 13 shy of joining Kim Rodgers as only players in rally era with 300 blocks … registered 12 service aces, first season in double figures … reached double figures in points in 12 matches, with a season-high 25 points against ULM (Sept. 25) … totaled a team-leading 17 kills on opening weekend at the Texas Tech Invitational … starting with 11 kills and a .292 hitting percentage at Northwestern State on Sept. 1, reached double-digit kills and hit above .240 in five straight matches … scored 16 kills with four blocks vs. Nicholls State and 11 kills with eight blocks vs. Houston on final day of Sawyer Camillo Classic (Sept. 5) … averaged 3.23 kills, 1.15 blocks and hit .366 in earning all-tournament honors in the Sawyer Camillo Classic … picked up eight of team-leading 10 kills in sweep of Southern (Sept. 8) over the first two sets … posted 11 blocks (1 BS, 10 BA) at Adidas Rice Invitational including nine on the final day (4 vs. No. 23 Colorado, 5 vs. SHSU) … netted at least four kills in each of the first four sets, with six in the opening frame the highest total, in piling up 20 kills vs. ULM at Earl K. Long Gym (Sept. 25) … starting with ULM match, had a stretch of nine straight matches of at least five kills during Sun Belt play from Sept. 25 to Oct. 23 … contributed 12 kills on 23 swings in helping the Cajuns erase a 2-0 deficit for a five-set win at Southeastern Louisiana (Sept. 29) … had nine kills, three digs and four blocks in five-set win at ULM (Oct. 7) … closed strong during a season-ending three-match homestand, posting 14 kills on 34 swings and adding five blocks during the UTA-TXST weekend followed up with 11 kills on 24 swings, a .375 hitting percentage, five digs and four blocks in the season finale vs. Georgia State (Nov. 13).
2014 (Sophomore)
Named to the all-tournament teams at Adidas Rice Invitational, Sawyer Camillo Classic and Flo Hyman Collegiate Cup (Houston) … tied career high with 17 kills, while setting a career high with a .483 attack percentage at Georgia State (10/24) … averaged 2.47 kills and 0.84 blocks per set for the season … led team and ranked 10th in the SBC with a .292 attack percentage … posted first career double-double with 11 kills and 12 digs against Arkansas State, getting eight digs in the fifth set alone (11/2) … had 12 matches with at least five blocks … had 17 matches with at least 10 kills, including a stretch of eight straight matches during league play from Oct. 10 to Nov. 7 … opened up season with 11 kills and two blocks in win over Fresno State and followed it up with 12 kills and two blocks in win at Rice on the same day (8/30) … went for 13 kills with just one error on 28 swings, hitting .429 with five blocks in win over Southern Miss (9/5) … hit .400 with 14 kills in win over Northwestern State (9/6) … hit .419 with 14 kills in win over Appalachian State (9/26), helping hand the Mountaineers their first loss of the season … hit .440, the sixth of nine times to hit better than .400 on the season, with 14 kills at Georgia Southern (10/19).
2013 (Freshman)
Played in 107 sets over 31 matches … averaged 1.74 kills per set while hitting at a .222 clip … led team with 0.93 blocks per set average … had career highs with 17 kills and eight blocks in 3-1 win vs Chattanooga (9/20) … had 11 kills on 26 swings vs UT Arlington (11/15) … had seven matches with at least five blocks, and 20 matches with at least three rejections.
High School
A three-time All-Acadiana and two-time Division II All-State selection for head coach Lucinda Mason at St. Martinville High School … named the All-Acadiana and Division II, District 3 MVP as a senior … a three-time All-District and Best of the Teche selection … played club volleyball for Cajun Elite, coached by Cris Matochi.
Personal
Born Nov. 11, 1994 in Lafayette … the daughter of Al Gardner and the late Barbara Gardner … has three brothers, Marlon, Lance and Derrick … older brother, Derrick Gardner, played basketball at Louisiana College … a right-handed hitter … a member of the SMHS Student Council, the Key Club and SAVE Club … a public relations major.
All-Louisiana Second Team (2016)
Sawyer Camillo Memorial Volleyball Classic All-Tournament Team (2015)
Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll (2014)
Flo Hyman Collegiate Cup All-Tournament Team (2014)
Sawyer Camillo Memorial Volleyball Classic All-Tournament Team (2014)
Adidas Rice Invitational All-Tournament Team (2014)
Benson Group Hospitality Invitational All-Tournament Team (2013)
Sawyer Camillo Memorial Volleyball Classic All-Tournament Team (2013)
2016 (Senior)
Appeared in 26 matches and played 103 sets during her final season wearing the Ragin’ Cajuns uniform…became the career kills leader in the rally scoring era and the first under the playing format to reach 1,000 kills…hitting percentage was above .300 from the opening serve through the end of the season, finishing at a career-best .330 clip…notched 200-plus kills a third straight season (264)…averaged 2.56 kills per set and 3.15 points per set…produced a career-high 21 kills at Little Rock (Sept. 30)…had 15 matches with double digit kills…led the team in blocks a fourth straight season…threw up at least four blocks 10 times…finished with 78 blocks (18 BS, 60 BA) which increased her career total to 365…career blocks total was the second-most in the rally scoring era trailing only Kim Rodgers' 396…tied her single-season best with 12 service aces…scooped 69 digs, giving her 60-plus for a second straight season and the highest tally of her career…started the season reaching double digits in kills the first five matches, accumulating at least 12 each outing…threw up a career-high tying eight blocks to go with 14 kills vs. Northwestern State on Aug. 30…tallied eight kills on only 12 swings to help pace sweep of Alabama A&M (Sept. 3)…turned in all-around effort of 12 kills, four digs and seven blocks in win over UAB in Fight Like Hal Memorial opener on Sept. 15…missed remainder of UAB tournament and opening weekend of Sun Belt play due to injury…returned to action on Sept. 30 at Little Rock and landed career-high kills effort (21)…used a kill to forge a 25-all tie in the second set, leading to a Cajuns win which avoided an 0-2 hole in the match…generated 14 kills in five-set win over ULM on Oct. 8 including two over the final seven rallies as the Cajuns erased their final deficit…fueled fourth-set win at App State with four kills on six swings in the frame as the Cajuns claimed their first-ever win in Boone…became the rally scoring era career kills leader at Texas State on Oct. 28 after her seven kills increased her career total to 955 which surpassed Lesley Mirarchi's 953 kills which stood as the standard since 2011…snapped a 25-all tie in the second set at ULM on Nov. 8 leading to a 2-0 lead in the match…tied for team lead with 12 kills vs. UTA (Nov. 11)…landed 1,000th career kill on final swing of Senior Day match vs. Texas State (Nov. 12).
2015 (Junior)
Played in all 29 matches, starting all but one, and competed in 103 sets as the Cajuns featured middle blocker … averaged team-best 2.94 points and 0.80 blocks per set and was second with 2.32 kills per set … produced a team-best 239 kills on a .255 season hitting percentage… topped the team in hitting percentage for the second straight season … landed double-digit kills nine times … established a new career-high of 20 kills while hitting a career-high .548 against ULM on Sept. 25 … reached 700 career kills on second kill at App State (Oct. 30) … led the team in blocks for the third straight season, finishing with 82 (21 BS, 61 BA) … reached 20-plus block solos (21) for the second straight season … landed four matches of five-plus blocks highlighted by a career-high tying eight blocks vs. Houston (Sept. 5), increasing career total to 23 matches, and had 11 matches with at least four blocks … increased career blocks total to 287, moving into third place in the rally scoring era only three shy of Mandi Gavin (290) for second place and 13 shy of joining Kim Rodgers as only players in rally era with 300 blocks … registered 12 service aces, first season in double figures … reached double figures in points in 12 matches, with a season-high 25 points against ULM (Sept. 25) … totaled a team-leading 17 kills on opening weekend at the Texas Tech Invitational … starting with 11 kills and a .292 hitting percentage at Northwestern State on Sept. 1, reached double-digit kills and hit above .240 in five straight matches … scored 16 kills with four blocks vs. Nicholls State and 11 kills with eight blocks vs. Houston on final day of Sawyer Camillo Classic (Sept. 5) … averaged 3.23 kills, 1.15 blocks and hit .366 in earning all-tournament honors in the Sawyer Camillo Classic … picked up eight of team-leading 10 kills in sweep of Southern (Sept. 8) over the first two sets … posted 11 blocks (1 BS, 10 BA) at Adidas Rice Invitational including nine on the final day (4 vs. No. 23 Colorado, 5 vs. SHSU) … netted at least four kills in each of the first four sets, with six in the opening frame the highest total, in piling up 20 kills vs. ULM at Earl K. Long Gym (Sept. 25) … starting with ULM match, had a stretch of nine straight matches of at least five kills during Sun Belt play from Sept. 25 to Oct. 23 … contributed 12 kills on 23 swings in helping the Cajuns erase a 2-0 deficit for a five-set win at Southeastern Louisiana (Sept. 29) … had nine kills, three digs and four blocks in five-set win at ULM (Oct. 7) … closed strong during a season-ending three-match homestand, posting 14 kills on 34 swings and adding five blocks during the UTA-TXST weekend followed up with 11 kills on 24 swings, a .375 hitting percentage, five digs and four blocks in the season finale vs. Georgia State (Nov. 13).
2014 (Sophomore)
Named to the all-tournament teams at Adidas Rice Invitational, Sawyer Camillo Classic and Flo Hyman Collegiate Cup (Houston) … tied career high with 17 kills, while setting a career high with a .483 attack percentage at Georgia State (10/24) … averaged 2.47 kills and 0.84 blocks per set for the season … led team and ranked 10th in the SBC with a .292 attack percentage … posted first career double-double with 11 kills and 12 digs against Arkansas State, getting eight digs in the fifth set alone (11/2) … had 12 matches with at least five blocks … had 17 matches with at least 10 kills, including a stretch of eight straight matches during league play from Oct. 10 to Nov. 7 … opened up season with 11 kills and two blocks in win over Fresno State and followed it up with 12 kills and two blocks in win at Rice on the same day (8/30) … went for 13 kills with just one error on 28 swings, hitting .429 with five blocks in win over Southern Miss (9/5) … hit .400 with 14 kills in win over Northwestern State (9/6) … hit .419 with 14 kills in win over Appalachian State (9/26), helping hand the Mountaineers their first loss of the season … hit .440, the sixth of nine times to hit better than .400 on the season, with 14 kills at Georgia Southern (10/19).
2013 (Freshman)
Played in 107 sets over 31 matches … averaged 1.74 kills per set while hitting at a .222 clip … led team with 0.93 blocks per set average … had career highs with 17 kills and eight blocks in 3-1 win vs Chattanooga (9/20) … had 11 kills on 26 swings vs UT Arlington (11/15) … had seven matches with at least five blocks, and 20 matches with at least three rejections.
High School
A three-time All-Acadiana and two-time Division II All-State selection for head coach Lucinda Mason at St. Martinville High School … named the All-Acadiana and Division II, District 3 MVP as a senior … a three-time All-District and Best of the Teche selection … played club volleyball for Cajun Elite, coached by Cris Matochi.
Personal
Born Nov. 11, 1994 in Lafayette … the daughter of Al Gardner and the late Barbara Gardner … has three brothers, Marlon, Lance and Derrick … older brother, Derrick Gardner, played basketball at Louisiana College … a right-handed hitter … a member of the SMHS Student Council, the Key Club and SAVE Club … a public relations major.
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