University of South Carolina Aiken Athletics

2003-04 (FRESHMAN SEASON): Averaged 16.5 minutes playing in 27 of 28 games as the back-up point guard to CoSIDA Academic All-American Sarah Kendrick...Chipped in 2.9 ppg and 1.7 rpg...Notched 22 steals and 36 assists... Scored career-high 11 points on 4-of-7 from the field and 2-of-4 from deep in a 57-45 win over USC Spartanburg on Feb. 18...Made first collegiate start on Feb. 4 versus Francis Marion at the 8,000-seat Florence Civic Center...Other double-digit scoring night came on Jan. 24 in an 80-77 upset of #15 Georgia College & State University when Virella scored 10 points on 4-of-7 shooting.

ELIZABETH HIGH SCHOOL: Averaged 14.5 points, 6.0 assists, 3.7 rebounds, and 3.5 steals per game as a senior for the Elizabeth High School, the largest high school in the state of New Jersey (5,000 students)...Three-time All-Conference...Named First-Team All-County and All-Area in 2002-03...Rated as one of the top point guards in the state by the Star Ledger...Named one of the top 15 players in New Jersey and played in the North/South All-Star game.

PERSONAL: Gezel Virella was born January 17, 1985...Daughter of Frederick and Evelyn Virella...Majoring in Exercise and Sport Science.