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STARKVILLE, MS - August 27, 2023 - Mississippi State Middle Blocker Zoe Gonzales (#4) during the match between the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns and the Mississippi State Bulldogs at the Newell-Grissom Building in Starkville, MS. Photo By Jaden Powell

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STARKVILLE, MS - September 14, 2023 - Mississippi State Middle Blocker Zoe Gonzales (#4) ad Mississippi State Right Side Hitter Amina Shackelford (#17) during the match between the Lipscomb University Bison and the Mississippi State Bulldogs at the Newell-Grissom Building in Starkville, MS. Photo By Jaden Powell

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STARKVILLE, MS - August 05, 2023 - Mississippi State Middle Blocker Zoe Gonnzales (#4) during 2023-2024 Volleyball Production Day at the Newell-Grissom Building in Starkville, MS. Photo By Mike Mattina

Zoe Gonzales

Height:
6-3
Class:
Graduate Student
High School/Previous School:
Niwot HS (Wake Forest / Jacksonville State)
Hometown:
Longmont, Colo.

Awards and Honors
2023 SEC Defensive Player of the Week • Sept. 18, 2023
2023 Maroon & White Invite All-Tournament Team
2021 Second Team All-ASUN

2023 (Graduate – Mississippi State)
Played in 51 sets, making 13 starts in 17 matches … Ranked ninth in the SEC with 57 blocks (1.12 per set) … Finished fourth on the squad in blocks … Registered a season-high 10 blocks against Lipscomb (Sept. 14) … Had a season-best nine kills to help MSU earn a win over Auburn (RV – Nov. 15) … Garnered a total of 61 kills on a .303 hitting clip for the season.

2022 (Senior – Jacksonville State)
Appeared in 89 sets, making 23 starts while playing 24 matches … Finished second on the team in blocks with 71 and fifth in kills with 128 … Finished the season with a .300 hitting clip … Had a season-high 11 kills with a .625 hitting percentage in a 3-0 sweep of Bellarmine (Oct. 15) … Garnered 173.5 (1.95 per set) points for the team.

2021 (Junior – Jacksonville State)
Played in 28 matches and 88 sets during her first year with the Gamecocks … Made her JSU debut against Gardner-Webb on Aug. 27 and totaled three kills … Recorded a career-high 12 kills against Chattanooga (Aug. 31) … Led JSU with a .375 hitting percentage on the year and led the ASUN regular season hitting .404 … Finished with 161 kills on the year and a team-leading 91 total blocks … Set a three-set match record with 13 total blocks in a 3-0 sweep of Stetson (Sept. 24) … Was named Second Team All-ASUN.

2020-21 (Sophomore – Wake Forest)
Appeared in 42 of 59 sets, making 12 starts while playing 13 matches … Finished second on the team in blocks (36) and tied for third in service aces (6) … Tallied 30 kills and 15 digs … Produced 10 kills against North Carolina (Mar. 19) … Had seven digs and seven blocks in win over Duke (Mar. 27).

2019 (Freshman – Wake Forest)
Played in 50 of 105 sets, making eight starts in 23 matches … Tallied 47 kills and 41 blocks … Had a season-high nine kills against William and Mary (Sept. 21).

Prior to College
High School: Was a five-year letter winner at Niwot High … Was named all-conference as a sophomore, junior and senior … Earned all-state honorable mention as a junior and senior … State finalist for four consecutive years … Led the Cougars to four straight conference championships … Hit .319 and tallied 238 kills during senior season … Also played basketball for two seasons.

Club
Played for NORCO, the top club team in Colorado … Was named Rocky Mountain Regional Champions in 2019.

Personal
Born on November 24, 2000 … The daughter of Susan Foley … Has one sister Zia and two brothers Zane and Zach … Majoring in marketing.