2019 Volleyball Roster
Roster
Naya Gros
- Height:
- 6-3
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Louise S. McGehee
- Hometown:
- New Orleans, La.
Collegiate Honors
2019 Big Ten Foreign Tour
2019 Western Michigan Tournament MVPÂ
2018 Tennessee Classic All-Tournament TeamÂ
2018 Carolina Classic MVP
2018 Fairfield Invitational All-Tournament TeamÂ
2018 Spartan Invitational All-Tournament TeamÂ
JUNIOR (2020-21): Â One of just three players to appear in all 15 matches and all 55 sets in a COVID-19 shortened season... Averaged 1.5 kills and 1.0 blocks per set, hitting .175 ... Â Had seven kills and a block in the first match of the Minnesota series (1/23) ... Had 10 kills, five blocks, and hit .227 in the Ohio State series (1/31-2/1) ...Averaged 1.38 blocks, 1.88 kills, and hit .385 in the Maryland series (2/12-13) ...Had five blocks (two solo) and three kills against Michigan (2/17) ... Averaged 1.71 kills, 0.86 blocks, and hit .290 in the Wisconsin series (2/20-21) ... In the Iowa Series (3/26-27), averaged 1.71 kills and 1.57 blocks per frame, tying her season high with nine kills in the first match ... Â Averaged 1.56 kills and 1.0 blocks, hitting .345 in the Rutgers series (4/2-3)Â Â Â
SOPHOMORE (2019):  The only player to appear in all 110 sets and one of just three to appear in all 30 matches ... Averaged 1.23 blocks per set (which ranked seventh in the B1G and 53rd nationally), and added 1.72 kills and hit .282 ... Averaged a team-best 1.71 blocks per set (with three solo stuffs) as the Spartans went 2-0 at the College of Charleston Classic (8/30-31) ... Led the team with a .531 hitting percentage, adding 1.42 kills and 1.00 blocks per set in the Spartan Invitational (9/6-7) ... Led the Spartans with a .715 hitting percentage (10-0-14) and added four blocks in a sweep of Oakland (9/12) ... Posted three kills and four blocks (one solo) against UNC (9/15) ... Named MVP of the Western Michigan Tournament (9/20-21), averaging 1.45 blocks, 2.27 kills, and hitting .408 on the weekend ... Team-best 10 kills, hit .412, and added two blocks in a sweep of Maryland (9/28) ... Averaged 2.5 kills, 1.25 blocks, and 0.88 digs per set in the OSU/Maryland road weekend (10/4-5), which included season bests of 13 kills and six digs against the Terps ... Led MSU with six blocks and added nine kills at Nebraska (10/11) ... Delivered eight kills, eight blocks, and four digs in a win at Iowa (10/13) ... MSU’s leader with six blocks and added four kills in a sweep of Rutgers (10/18) ... Shared the team lead of four blocks and added three kills against Penn State (10/20) ... Had eight kills, four blocks (one solo) and two digs against Minnesota (10/27) ... Six kills and a pair of blocks at Northwestern (11/1) ... Delivered five kills and three blocks at Illinois (11/2) ... Posted five kills and three blocks at Michigan (11/6) ...  Led MSU with a .416 hitting percentage, putting down nine kills and sharing the team lead with seven blocks in a home win over Northwestern (11/9) ... Had six kills against Nebraska (11/13) ... Led MSU with seven blocks (one solo) and added three kills and an assist at Wisconsin (11/16) ... Posted eight kills, four blocks, and a dig in a five-setter against Michigan (11/20) ... Led all players with six blocks (two solo) and added five kills at Indiana (11/24).
WITH B1G VOLLEYBALL (Summer 2019): Selected for the B1G Foreign Tour and completed a 10-day training session and exhibition games in Osaka, Kyoto, Aichi Province, and Tokyo, Japan.
FRESHMAN (2018): Appeared in all 33 matches, playing in 120 of 121 sets on the season ... Hit a team-best .331, averaged 2.08 kills, and added a team-best 1.19 blocks per frame in her collegiate debut season ... Established a new freshman record for hitting percentage at MSU, while she was second in total blocks (143), fifth in solo blocks (19), third in block assists (124),  and fifth in blocks per frame in the all-time freshman ranking in program history ... Ranked 11th in the B1G in hitting percentage and sixth in blocks per set ... Among first-year players in the Conference, ranked second in hitting percentage, 10th in kills per set, and fourth in blocks per frame ... Named to the All-Tournament Team at the Tennessee Classic (8/24-25), making her collegiate debut with nine kills and nine blocks against the Volunteers before a 10-block performance against Chattanooga ... Earned MVP honors at the Carolina Classic, posting 2.8 kills and 1.3 blocks per frame, hitting .489 - which included a 15-kill performance (15-3-24, .500) in the finale vs. North Carolina (8/31-9/1) ... Named to the All-Tournament Team at the Fairfield Invitational (9/7-8), averaging 3.42 kills per set, hitting .632 on the weekend, and averaging 1.33 blocks per frame.  Had a career-best 16 kills and hit .700 in the finale vs. Central Connecticut and was a perfect 7-0-7 vs. host Fairfield ... All-Tournament Team selection at the Spartan Invitational, where she hit .444 and averaged 1.33 blocks per set ... Posted four kills and a team-best four blocks in her B1G debut at Iowa (9/21) ... Led the Spartans with six blocks and added four kills and two aces at No. 3 Nebraska (9/23) ... Posted eight blocks and a kill against No. 9 Penn State (9/28) ... Delivered nine kills, hit .533, and had four blocks in the win over Rutgers (9/29) ... Hit .375 with 13 kills and four blocks against Indiana (10/6) ... Five kills, three blocks and a career-best four digs vs. Purdue (10/6) ...  Posted 13 kills, three digs, and five blocks in a win at Maryland (10/12) ... Had nine kills and hit .389 at Ohio State (10/14), adding four blocks ... Led the Spartans with a .357 hitting percentage (8-3-14), while adding a block in a home game vs. Minnesota (10/26) ... Shared the team high with six blocks and added five kills at Minnesota (11/3) ... Led the Spartans with nine blocks, adding four kills in a win over Ohio State (11/7) ... Had five kills and two blocks against Iowa (11/10) ... Hit .625 (12-2-16) and added six blocks  in a win at Rutgers (11/14) ... Led the Spartans with 15 kills, hit .481, and added five blocks against Michigan (11/17) ... Had seven kills and a pair of blocks in the home finale vs. Illinois (11/21) ... Shared a match-best seven blocks, hit .360, and added 13 kills in the season finale at Michigan (11/24).Â
CLUB: Ranked No. 35 on the Prep Volleyball list of Senior Aces ... Played for Jessica Burke at Louisiana Elite ... Placed first in the USA 2017 Youth A1 Red, Baton Rouge Blast Off, Rajun Cajun Tournament and JVA Kentucky and finished second place in Beast of Atlanta and at Junior Nationals in Dallas ... Also selected for the All-Tournament team in the 18 American division.
HIGH SCHOOL: 2017 Second Team Under Armour High School All-America and National Player of the Year finalist ... 2017 First Team Max Preps High School Small School All-America and PrepVolleyball.com High School All-American ... 2015 Louisiana Player of the Year ... Led Louise S. McGehee High School to four straight undefeated district championships ... Also helped McGehee to a Division 5A State Championship runner-up performance in 2018 after a Championship and MVP honors for the tournament in 2015 ... Three-time All-State Selection ... Named to the 2017 All-Star team ... Led her team to nine in-season tournament titles ... Selected to the USA Girls Select A1 National Training Team Program, and a two-time USA Girls Select A1 National Training Block selection ... Twice earned Nola.com Player of the Week honors.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Andrew Gros and Nicole Scott ... Student Body Vice President ... Four-time Community Service Award winner ... Peer Support Leader and Executive Committee Representative ... Journalism major.
