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21 Gala Galabova
Gala Galabova
  • Height:
    6-3
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Dragor, Bulgaria
  • High School:
    Vasil Levski
  • Position:
    OH/OPP
  • m
    24
  • k/s
    1.18
  • h %
    .214
  • a/s
    0.12
  • b/s
    1.27
  • sa/s
    0.06
  • d/s
    0.39

Bio

2018: All-Northeast Conference Second Team…Started 24 matches…Led the Northeast Conference and ranked 37th nationally with 1.27 blocks/set…Had 1.18 kills/set and hit .214…Added 10 assists, 33 digs, and five aces…Had nine kills vs. Manhattan (8/25) and at LIU Brooklyn (9/29)…Had season-high eight blocks vs. Bryant (10/12) and at Saint Francis U (10/20)…Two-time Northeast Conference Defensive Player of the Week.

2017: Played in six matches… Averaged 0.77 kills/set and 0.77 blocks/set… Had seven blocks with two kills in the Northeast Conference championship at LIU Brooklyn (11/18)… Had three kills against Florida Atlantic (8/25).

2016: Appeared in 22 matches...Ranked third on the team with 0.79 blocks/set...Averaged 1.60 kills/set...Added 19 digs and four assists...Had a season-high 13 kills against Fairleigh Dickinson (10/8)...Had 10+ kills in five matches...Had season-high six blocks against Sacred Heart on Oct. 9 and on Nov. 13.

Before CCSU: Helped the Maritza junior team win the National Championship in 2012, 2013 and 2014…Helped the Maritza junior team to a third-place finish at the National Championship in 2015…Won the Ivan Nikolov Tournament with the Maritza junior team in 2012.

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Oct 27 at Bryant L, 3-1
Nov 2 at FDU W, 3-0
Nov 3 at Sacred Heart L, 3-0
Nov 9 St. Francis Brooklyn W, 3-0
Nov 10 LIU W, 3-1
Nov 16 vs. Bryant L, 3-2
  Total Conference
Matches 24 14
Sets 85 50
Kills 100 56
Kills per set 1.18 1.12
Errors 43 27
Total Attacks 266 157
Hitting Percentage .214 .185
Assists 10 7
Assists per set 0.12 0.14
Service Aces 5 4
Service Errors 21 10
Service Aces per set 0.06 0.08
Receptions 6 2
Reception Errors 1 0
Digs 33 22
Digs per set 0.39 0.44
Block Solo 10 6
Block Assist 98 59
Block Total 108 65
Blocks per set 1.27 1.30
Block Errors 15 10
Ball Handling Errors 2 2
Points 164.0 95.5
Points per set 1.9 1.9
Matches started 24 14

Game Log - Offense

Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Aug 24 vs. Eastern Mich. L, 3-0 1 3 4 1 8 .375 0 5.0
Aug 24 at St. John's (N.Y.) L, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Aug 25 at Manhattan W, 3-0 1 3 9 0 15 .600 1 12.0
Aug 25 vs. Fordham L, 3-1 1 4 8 1 18 .389 0 12.0
Aug 29 at Hartford L, 3-0 1 3 3 5 11 -.182 0 5.0
Aug 31 at Quinnipiac W, 3-0 1 3 6 2 11 .364 0 8.5
Sep 1 at Yale L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 7 vs. Harvard L, 3-2 1 5 5 2 11 .273 1 8.0
Sep 8 vs. Northeastern L, 3-1 1 4 1 1 7 .000 0 3.5
Sep 8 vs. Michigan St. L, 3-0 1 3 2 1 9 .111 0 4.0
Sep 12 at Iona W, 3-1 1 2 1 1 2 .000 0 1.5
Sep 21 Robert Morris W, 3-0 1 3 3 3 8 .000 0 5.5
Sep 22 Saint Francis U. W, 3-1 1 4 5 3 13 .154 0 9.0
Sep 28 at St. Francis Brooklyn W, 3-0 1 3 6 1 9 .556 1 7.5
Sep 29 at LIU L, 3-1 1 4 9 0 17 .529 0 10.5
Oct 5 FDU W, 3-0 1 3 2 1 4 .250 0 3.5
Oct 6 Sacred Heart W, 3-1 1 4 2 2 7 .000 0 5.0
Oct 12 Bryant L, 3-0 1 3 2 3 14 -.071 1 7.0
Oct 19 at Robert Morris W, 3-1 1 4 1 2 10 -.100 2 4.0
Oct 20 at Saint Francis U. W, 3-2 1 5 4 2 17 .118 1 9.5
Oct 27 at Bryant L, 3-1 1 4 3 0 13 .231 0 4.5
Nov 2 at FDU W, 3-0 1 3 5 0 8 .625 2 6.0
Nov 3 at Sacred Heart L, 3-0 1 3 6 3 12 .250 0 7.0
Nov 9 St. Francis Brooklyn W, 3-0 1 3 2 4 10 -.200 0 6.5
Nov 10 LIU W, 3-1 1 4 6 3 15 .200 0 10.0
Nov 16 vs. Bryant L, 3-2 1 5 5 2 17 .176 1 9.0

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Aug 24 vs. Eastern Mich. L, 3-0 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0
Aug 24 at St. John's (N.Y.) L, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Aug 25 at Manhattan W, 3-0 1 3 3 0 6 0 6 0
Aug 25 vs. Fordham L, 3-1 1 4 0 1 6 2 7 0
Aug 29 at Hartford L, 3-0 1 3 1 1 2 0 3 0
Aug 31 at Quinnipiac W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 5 0 5 0
Sep 1 at Yale L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 7 vs. Harvard L, 3-2 1 5 0 1 4 0 5 0
Sep 8 vs. Northeastern L, 3-1 1 4 3 0 5 0 5 0
Sep 8 vs. Michigan St. L, 3-0 1 3 2 0 4 0 4 0
Sep 12 at Iona W, 3-1 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 0
Sep 21 Robert Morris W, 3-0 1 3 1 0 3 1 3 1
Sep 22 Saint Francis U. W, 3-1 1 4 2 0 6 0 6 0
Sep 28 at St. Francis Brooklyn W, 3-0 1 3 2 0 3 2 3 0
Sep 29 at LIU L, 3-1 1 4 0 0 3 0 3 0
Oct 5 FDU W, 3-0 1 3 1 0 3 0 3 0
Oct 6 Sacred Heart W, 3-1 1 4 1 1 4 0 5 0
Oct 12 Bryant L, 3-0 1 3 1 2 6 2 8 0
Oct 19 at Robert Morris W, 3-1 1 4 3 0 6 0 6 0
Oct 20 at Saint Francis U. W, 3-2 1 5 3 1 7 2 8 0
Oct 27 at Bryant L, 3-1 1 4 0 0 3 1 3 0
Nov 2 at FDU W, 3-0 1 3 6 0 2 0 2 0
Nov 3 at Sacred Heart L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 2 0 2 0
Nov 9 St. Francis Brooklyn W, 3-0 1 3 0 1 5 0 6 0
Nov 10 LIU W, 3-1 1 4 2 1 6 2 7 1
Nov 16 vs. Bryant L, 3-2 1 5 1 1 6 1 7 0

Game Log - Serve/Receive

Date Opponent Score ms s sa se r re
Aug 24 vs. Eastern Mich. L, 3-0 1 3 1 1 2 1
Aug 24 at St. John's (N.Y.) L, 3-2 - - - - - -
Aug 25 at Manhattan W, 3-0 1 3 0 1 0 0
Aug 25 vs. Fordham L, 3-1 1 4 0 1 1 0
Aug 29 at Hartford L, 3-0 1 3 0 1 0 0
Aug 31 at Quinnipiac W, 3-0 1 3 0 1 0 0
Sep 1 at Yale L, 3-0 - - - - - -
Sep 7 vs. Harvard L, 3-2 1 5 0 3 0 0
Sep 8 vs. Northeastern L, 3-1 1 4 0 1 1 0
Sep 8 vs. Michigan St. L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0
Sep 12 at Iona W, 3-1 1 2 0 0 0 0
Sep 21 Robert Morris W, 3-0 1 3 1 1 - 0
Sep 22 Saint Francis U. W, 3-1 1 4 1 0 - 0
Sep 28 at St. Francis Brooklyn W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 - 0
Sep 29 at LIU L, 3-1 1 4 0 1 1 0
Oct 5 FDU W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 - 0
Oct 6 Sacred Heart W, 3-1 1 4 0 1 - 0
Oct 12 Bryant L, 3-0 1 3 0 1 - 0
Oct 19 at Robert Morris W, 3-1 1 4 0 0 0 0
Oct 20 at Saint Francis U. W, 3-2 1 5 1 0 1 0
Oct 27 at Bryant L, 3-1 1 4 0 2 0 0
Nov 2 at FDU W, 3-0 1 3 0 1 0 0
Nov 3 at Sacred Heart L, 3-0 1 3 0 2 0 0
Nov 9 St. Francis Brooklyn W, 3-0 1 3 1 0 - 0
Nov 10 LIU W, 3-1 1 4 0 1 - 0
Nov 16 vs. Bryant L, 3-2 1 5 0 2 - 0

Career Stats - Offense

  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s pts pts/s
2016-17 22 77 123 1.60 73 382 .131 4 0.05 158.0 2.1
2017-18 6 13 10 0.77 8 39 .051 0 0.00 15.5 1.2
2018-19 24 85 100 1.18 43 266 .214 10 0.12 164.0 1.9
2019-20 23 64 87 1.36 41 229 .201 5 0.08 119.5 1.9
Total 75 239 320 1.34 165 916 .169 19 0.08 457.0 1.9

Career Stats - Defense

  m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
2016-17 22 77 19 0.25 9 52 61 0.79
2017-18 6 13 1 0.08 1 9 10 0.77
2018-19 24 85 33 0.39 10 98 108 1.27
2019-20 23 64 11 0.17 5 55 60 0.94
Total 75 239 64 0.27 25 214 239 1.00

Career Stats - Serve/Receive

  m s sa sa/s r re
2016-17 22 77 0 0.00 4 0
2017-18 6 13 0 0.00 0 0
2018-19 24 85 5 0.06 6 1
2019-20 23 64 0 0.00 28 2
Total 75 239 5 0.02 38 3

Splits Stats - Offense

  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event                      
Total 24 85 100 1.18 43 266 .214 10 0.12 164.0 1.9
Conference 14 50 56 1.12 27 157 .185 7 0.14 95.5 1.9
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - -
Location                      
Home 7 24 22 0.92 19 71 .042 1 0.04 46.5 1.9
Away 11 37 53 1.43 16 125 .296 7 0.19 76.0 2.1
Neutral 6 24 25 1.04 8 70 .243 2 0.08 41.5 1.7
Result                      
Wins 13 44 52 1.18 24 129 .217 7 0.16 88.5 2.0
Losses 11 41 48 1.17 19 137 .212 3 0.07 75.5 1.8
Month                      
August 5 16 30 1.88 9 63 .333 1 0.06 42.5 2.7
September 8 28 32 1.14 12 76 .263 2 0.07 49.5 1.8
October 6 23 14 0.61 10 65 .062 4 0.17 33.5 1.5
November 5 18 24 1.33 12 62 .194 3 0.17 38.5 2.1

Splits Stats - Defense

  m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event                
Total 24 85 33 0.39 10 98 108 1.27
Conference 14 50 22 0.44 6 59 65 1.30
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 7 24 8 0.33 5 33 38 1.58
Away 11 37 18 0.49 2 40 42 1.14
Neutral 6 24 7 0.29 3 25 28 1.17
Result                
Wins 13 44 24 0.55 4 57 61 1.39
Losses 11 41 9 0.22 6 41 47 1.15
Month                
August 5 16 5 0.31 2 19 21 1.31
September 8 28 10 0.36 1 29 30 1.07
October 6 23 9 0.39 4 29 33 1.43
November 5 18 9 0.50 3 21 24 1.33

Splits Stats - Serve/Receive

  m s sa sa/s r re
Event            
Total 24 85 5 0.06 6 1
Conference 14 50 4 0.08 2 0
Exhibition - - - - - -
Location            
Home 7 24 3 0.13 - 0
Away 11 37 1 0.03 2 0
Neutral 6 24 1 0.04 4 1
Result            
Wins 13 44 4 0.09 1 0
Losses 11 41 1 0.02 5 1
Month            
August 5 16 1 0.06 3 1
September 8 28 2 0.07 2 0
October 6 23 1 0.04 1 0
November 5 18 1 0.06 0 0

News Mentions

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Volleyball Stopped by Bryant, 3-2, in NEC Semifinals

The Blue Devils end the season with a 13-13 record.

November 16, 2018

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Kaprelyan Named NEC Volleyball Player of the Year

Gala Galabova and Emma Henderson were named to the All-NEC 2nd Team.

November 15, 2018

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Volleyball to Face Bryant in Northeast Conference Semifinals

The Blue Devils and Bulldogs meet in the semifinals for the second straight season.

November 14, 2018

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Quirarte, Galabova Earn Molten/NEC Volleyball Weekly Honors

The Blue Devils face Bryant on Friday in the NEC Semifinals.

November 12, 2018

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Volleyball Drops LIU Brooklyn, 3-1, on Senior Day

The Blue Devils will play Bryant in the NEC Semifinals

November 10, 2018

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Balanced Attack Carries Volleyball by St. Francis Brooklyn, 3-0

The Blue Devils close the regular season on Saturday against LIU Brooklyn.

November 9, 2018

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Volleyball Stopped at Sacred Heart on Saturday

The Blue Devils host two matches to close out the regular season next weekend.

November 3, 2018

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Volleyball Sweeps FDU on Friday

Central travels to Sacred Heart on Saturday night.

November 2, 2018

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Galabova Named Molten/NEC Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week

Galabova and the Blue Devils will be back in action on Saturday night when they travel to Bryant at 6:00 p.m.

October 22, 2018

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Volleyball Holds Off Saint Francis U in Five Sets

The Blue Devils travel to Bryant on Saturday, Oct. 27.

October 20, 2018

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Volleyball Wins at Robert Morris, 3-1 on Friday

Madelyn Kaprelyan posted her fourth triple-double of the year.

October 19, 2018

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Volleyball Falls to Bryant on Friday Night

The Blue Devils travel to Robert Morris and Saint Francis U next weekend.

October 12, 2018

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Volleyball Downs Fairleigh Dickinson in Straight Sets on Friday

Central hosts Sacred Heart on Saturday afternoon.

October 5, 2018

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Kaprelyan Posts Triple-Double; Volleyball Falls at LIU Brooklyn

Madelyn Kaprelyan posted her second triple-double of the season on Saturday.

September 29, 2018

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Volleyball Wins in Straight Sets at St. Francis Brooklyn

Head coach Linda Sagnelli won her 300th career game at Central Connecticut in Friday's win at St. Francis Brooklyn.

September 28, 2018

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Volleyball Rallies Past Saint Francis U, 3-1

The Blue Devils travel to St. Francis Brooklyn on Friday.

September 22, 2018

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Volleyball Drops a Pair of Matches at Fairfield Invitational

Central travels to Iona on Wednesday night.

September 8, 2018

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Volleyball Falls to Harvard in Five on Friday

CCSU will face Northeastern and Michigan State on Saturday at the Fairfield Invite.

September 7, 2018

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Volleyball Sweeps Quinnipiac on Friday Night

The Blue Devils stay in Connecticut to face Yale on Saturday.

August 31, 2018

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Volleyball Stopped at Hartford on Wednesday

The Blue Devils travel to Quinnipiac on Friday night.

August 29, 2018

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Volleyball Splits Matches Saturday at Jack Kaiser Classic

The Blue Devils travel to Hartford Wednesday night.

August 25, 2018