2017 Men's Volleyball Roster

Karen Ambrose Hickey

5 Gabriel Vega

  • Position Outside Hitter
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Height 6-7
  • Hometown Kailua, Hawaii
  • High School Iolani School
  • Major Electrical Engineering

Biography

As a Redshirt Senior (2017)

  • Starting opposite, played in 87 sets
  • Averaged 3.13 kills, 1.09 digs and 3.47 blocks per set
  • Recorded double-digit kills 16 times
  • Tied his career-high with three aces against McKendree (Jan. 7)
  • Career-best three assists at No. 7 Pepperdine (Jan. 20)
  • Matched his career-high with 21 kills versus UC San Diego (April 1)
  • Posted his third career double-double in his final collegiate match, totaling 12 kills and 11 digs in the MPSF quarterfinals at No. 3 BYU (April 15)
  • MPSF All-Academic Team

As a Redshirt Junior (2016)

  • AVCA National Player of the Week (Feb. 23)
  • MPSF Player of the Week (Feb. 22)
  • Stanford's starting opposite, appeared in 89 sets
  • Second on the team with 2.87 kills and 3.34 points per set
  • Hit .615 (10-2-13) in the season opener at Ball State (Jan. 8)
  • Totaled 13 kills, nine digs and two aces in the win at No. 1 BYU (Jan. 15)
  • Registered a career-best 12 digs in a win over No. 4 UC Irvine (Jan. 23)
  • Tallied a season-high 17 kills and eight digs in a four-set loss at No. 2 Long Beach State (Feb. 5)
  • Tied his season-best with 17 kills on .405 hitting in a win over No. 4 Hawaii (Feb. 13)
  • Hit a career-high .625 (12-2-16) in a sweep over No. 10 UC Santa Barbara (Feb. 19)
  • Paced the team with 16 kills and tied his career-best with five blocks against No. 9 Pepperdine (March 12)
  • Put down a career-high three aces versus USC (March 24)
  • Notched 16 kills on .517 hitting and matched his career-best with five blocks against No. 10 CSUN (March 30)
  • Posted his second career double-double with 12 kills and 10 digs in the MPSF quarterfinals against No. 6 UC Santa Barbara (April 16)
  • MPSF All-Academic Team

As a Redshirt Sophomore (2015)

  • AVCA National Player of the Week (March 10)
  • MPSF Player of the Week (March 9)
  • Played in 24 matches, making 16 starts
  • Averaged 2.44 kills, 1.30 digs and 2.79 points per set
  • Produced double-digit kills on seven occasions
  • Registered his first career double-double with a career-best 21 kills and 10 digs in a win over BYU (March 7)
  • Also tallied a then-career-high four blocks against the Cougars
  • MPSF All-Academic Team

As a Sophomore (2014)

  • Redshirted his second season on The Farm

As a Freshman (2013)

  • Played in four matches, starting one
  • Had a season-high three kills in his first career start in loss against Long Beach State (March 30)
  • Posted one ace, two block assists in collegiate debut against UC Santa Cruz (Jan. 11)

High School/Club

  • A 2012 graduate of Iolani School in Honolulu, the same school that produced Stanford's 2010 AVCA National Player of the Year Kawika Shoji, Cardinal All-American Brad Lawson, and Scott Sakaida
  • Played club ball for Kuikahi Volleyball Club and Outrigger VBC
  • Earned recognition as an Interscholastic League of Hawaii all-star and was selected to the 2011 Hawaii All-State Fab 15 team
  • Selected to the 2011 USA junior national championship all-tournament team in the 17-U division
  • Good vertical jump and brings an intimidating presence to the net
  • A lifelong basketball player
  • Named to the 2012 Mizuno/Volleyball Boys' Fab 50, which honors the top 50 seniors in the country 

Personal

  • Born on the Island of Oahu in Hawai'i
  • Has an older sister, Teale
  • Major is electrical engineering; interested in applications in neuroscience or renewable energy
 
Career Highs
Statistic Career High Opponent Date
Kills 21 (2X) last vs. UC San Diego April 1, 2017
Attempts 50 at UC Irvine April 7, 2017
Hitting Percentage .625 (12-2-16) vs. UC Santa Barbara Feb. 19, 2016
Assists 3 at Pepperdine Jan. 20, 2017
Service Aces 3 (2X) last vs. McKendree Jan. 7, 2017
Digs 12 vs. UC Irvine Jan. 23, 2016
Blocks 5 (3X) last vs. CSUN March 30, 2016

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 10

    2013Freshman

    Outside Hitter
    6'7"
    10
  • 5

    2014Sophomore

    Outside Hitter
    6'7"
    5
  • 5

    2015Redshirt Sophomore

    Outside Hitter
    6'7"
    5
  • 5

    2016Redshirt Junior

    Outside Hitter
    6'7"
    5
  • 5

    2017Redshirt Senior

    Outside Hitter
    6'7"
    5