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AT SOUTH ALABAMA
FRESHMAN (2025)
- Named Sun Belt Conference Freshman of the Year, just the third player in program history to be named the Sun Belt’s Freshman of the Year, joining Mechell Daniel (2013) and Rebecca Walk (2020)
- Earned Second-Team All-Sun Belt Conference honors
- Awarded the Auerilla Crowell Award for the athletic department’s top freshman student-athlete at South Alabama’s Annual Pete Tolbert Night of Champions ceremony
- Averaged 3.50 kills per set and 4.11 points per set, ranking seventh and fifth, respectively, in the league – and her 0.38 aces per set were fifth most in the Sun Belt 
- Against SBC foes, averaged 3.67 kills per set (fourth in the SBC) and 4.45 points per set (fourth in the SBC)
- Recorded four or more kills in a set 52 times (49.1 percent of her sets played), including 13 sets with six or more
- Had 22 double-figure kill matches, including three of 20 or more, and four other matches of nine kills
- Posted 12 matches with multiple service aces, and scored 15 or more points in 20 matches, including eight of 20 or more points 
- Twice recorded nine kills in a set, doing so against both Arkansas State (11/7) and Coastal Carolina (11/15), and had four or more in 38 of her 58 Sun Belt Conference sets played
- Recorded 11 or more kills in all but two of her conference matches during the regular season, just missing double figures in each as she had nine
- Finished with 16 kills, a season-high five aces and six digs in a 3-1 win over Tulane (9/13)
- Had matches with four aces on two occasions, at LSU (8/30) and at Louisiana (10/24)
- Also contributed 17 kills and a .462 hitting percentage in the match with the Ragin’ Cajuns 
- Posted a then career-best 21 kills, two aces and eight digs in the series opener with the Red Wolves 
- Registered 20 kills in the series opener at Texas State (10/9)
- Recorded 35 total kills in the series versus James Madison (10/30-31)
- Closed out the regular season with a career-high 26 kills and 14 digs for her second double-double of the season at CCU
- For the series against the Chanticleers, she averaged 5.38 kills per set, 3.25 digs per set and 5.81 points per set
- Recorded her third double-double with 20 kills and 10 digs against JMU (11/22) in the semifinal round of the Sun Belt tournament

HIGH SCHOOL AND CLUB
- Lettered four seasons for Caledonia High School in Caledonia, Mich.
- Finished prep career with 1,377 kills, 1,156 digs, 160 aces and 125 blocks
- Ranked as one of the Top 5 Outside Hitters in Michigan by Prep Dig Michigan
- Over her final three seasons, she has recorded 1,110 kills (3.40 kps), 911 digs (2.80 dps), 144 service aces (0.40 aps) and 107 total blocks in 327 sets played for the Fighting Scotts
- As a senior, helped Caledonia (31-12-1), advanced to district finals
- Earned OK Green all-conference honors as she racked up 97 kills with a .260 hitting percentage and added 80 digs during league play despite missing first three conference matches
- Recorded 359 kills (4.00 kps), 62 service aces and 309 digs (3.40 dps) as a senior
- Her 359 kills ranked as 25th-most in Michigan
- Best match of her senior campaign came versus Jenson where she had 23 kills and 20 digs 
- Led CHS to 27 wins as a junior where she earned MHSAA Division 2 Honorable Mention all-state honors
- Posted 463 kills (3.50 kps), 64 aces and 368 digs as a junior
- Her 463 kills ranked as 26th-most in the state
- Had a pair of 20-kill efforts (West Ottawa and vs. Jenson), while recording a season-high 21 digs against Grand Haven
- Played club ball for FaR Out Volleyball where she played both the outside hitter and right side hitter positions, earning All-American honors in 2023
- Led club team to 18U AAU Nationals runner-up finish in 2024 and a tournament title at the Under Armour National Championships 18U Open
- Also lettered one season in lacrosse

PERSONAL
- Full name is Cambria Ann Gaier 
- Born in Grand Rapids, Mich.
- Daughter of Chad and Lori Gaier
- Has two older brothers, Weston and Maddox
- Majoring in business administration