Alayna Gribble

Height:
6-0
Class:
Junior
High School:
Norwin HS
Hometown:
Pittsburgh, PA

AS A SOPHOMORE (2017-18):
Started 14 of 22 games played … Led team with 1.9 threes made per game … Moved into Pitt’s top 10 for career 3-pointers, reaching 88 to tie Shavonte Zellous (2005-09) ... Missed seven games due to a broken nose and concussion suffered in practice following the Panthers’ game at Fordham (Dec. 3) … Returned to action at North Carolina (Jan.7) … In her third game upon her return (vs. Georgia Tech, Jan. 14), tied the school record for single-game 3-pointers made for the second time in her career, hitting seven … Tallied a career high with 29 points against the Yellow Jackets … Her 29 points stands as the individual high performance by a Panther this season … Six double-figure scoring outings.

AS A FRESHMAN (2016-17):
Appeared in 26 games, earning the first start of her career at Wake Forest, (Feb. 5) … Missed three games early in the season due to plantar fasciitis … Tied a program record with seven 3-pointers made at No. 24/21 Syracuse (Feb. 2) while pouring in a season-high 23 points against the Orange … Led the Panthers with 1.8 3-pointers made per game … Grabbed a season-high six rebounds in her first collegiate game against Mount St. Mary’s (Nov. 12) … Let Pitt in scoring in four contests … Six double-figure scoring games.

HIGH SCHOOL:
One of the most decorated local products out of Norwin HS … back-to-back WPIAL AAAA Girls Basketball Champion and Player of the Game for the WPIAL Championship … all-time leading scorer at Norwin (1,782 points) … McDonald’s All-America nominee … 2016 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Player of the Year … two-time Post-Gazette Fab Five and AAAA Player of the Year … three-time Post-Gazette All-Section first team … two-time Tribune-Review Player of the Year … three-time-Tribune Review Terrific 10 … winner of the 2016 Judge Driscoll Westmoreland County Scholar Athlete award … two-time member of the AAAA PA Sports Writers All-State Team … ranked No. 33 for her position and No. 188 overall by Prospects Nation … ranked No. 55 for her position by EPSN … ranked No. 196 by Blue Star Basketball … graduated with honors and a 3.8 GPA … member of National Honor Society, Interact Club and Senior Youth Ministry … played volleyball her freshman year of high school … volunteered with You’ve Got a Friend Day, working with special needs children … also volunteered at church fairs and as a youth basketball coach … won essay contests from the Society for Biomedical Research and VFW.

PERSONAL:
Born Dec. 5, 1997 … Daughter of Dan and Dena Gribble … Has two younger sisters, Olivia and Erica … Major is accounting.