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21 Gala Galabova
Gala Galabova
  • Height:
    6-3
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Dragor, Bulgaria
  • High School:
    Vasil Levski
  • Position:
    OH/OPP
  • m
    23
  • k/s
    1.36
  • h %
    .201
  • a/s
    0.08
  • b/s
    0.94
  • sa/s
    0.00
  • d/s
    0.17

Bio

2019: Played in 23 matches and averaged 1.36 kills/set and 0.94 blocks/set…Ranked fourth in the Northeast Conference in blocks…Had a season-high 11 kills and eight blocks against Lafayette (9/20)…Had eight kills with three blocks against Boston College (9/6)…Had seven kills and five blocks against UConn (9/7)…Posted nine blocks in five-set win at LIU (10/25).

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
Nov 8 at Robert Morris L, 3-2
Nov 9 at Saint Francis U. W, 3-1
Nov 13 Sacred Heart L, 3-1
Nov 15 Bryant W, 3-1
Nov 22 at Robert Morris W, 3-2
Nov 23 vs. Sacred Heart L, 3-0
  Total Conference
Matches 23 11
Sets 64 28
Kills 87 36
Kills per set 1.36 1.29
Errors 41 17
Total Attacks 229 99
Hitting Percentage .201 .192
Assists 5 3
Assists per set 0.08 0.11
Service Aces 0 0
Service Errors 0 0
Service Aces per set 0.00 0.00
Receptions 28 12
Reception Errors 2 0
Digs 11 6
Digs per set 0.17 0.21
Block Solo 5 1
Block Assist 55 26
Block Total 60 27
Blocks per set 0.94 0.96
Block Errors 5 3
Ball Handling Errors 1 0
Points 119.5 50.0
Points per set 1.9 1.8
Matches started 8 1

Game Log - Offense

Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Aug 30 vs. Central Ark. L, 3-2 1 5 5 4 18 .056 2 7.0
Aug 31 vs. Rider W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Aug 31 at Georgetown L, 3-0 1 2 1 1 4 .000 0 1.5
Sep 6 vs. Boston College L, 3-1 1 4 8 3 20 .250 0 9.5
Sep 6 vs. Iona W, 3-0 1 3 1 2 9 -.111 0 3.0
Sep 7 at Connecticut L, 3-1 1 4 7 4 13 .231 0 9.5
Sep 13 Saint Peter's W, 3-0 - 2 3 0 3 1.000 0 4.0
Sep 14 Bucknell L, 3-2 - 1 1 0 6 .167 0 2.0
Sep 14 Rhode Island L, 3-1 - 3 2 3 13 -.077 0 3.5
Sep 20 vs. Lafayette L, 3-1 1 4 11 3 17 .471 0 15.5
Sep 21 vs. Md.-East. Shore W, 3-1 - 4 7 2 16 .313 0 9.0
Sep 21 at Hartford L, 3-1 1 3 5 1 8 .500 0 5.0
Sep 27 LIU L, 3-2 - 2 3 1 9 .222 1 3.5
Sep 28 FDU W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 at Merrimack W, 3-0 - 1 1 1 3 .000 0 1.5
Oct 5 St. Francis Brooklyn W, 3-0 - 3 1 1 7 .000 0 1.5
Oct 11 at Sacred Heart L, 3-1 - 4 8 2 16 .375 1 10.5
Oct 15 at Bryant L, 3-2 1 3 5 2 11 .273 1 7.0
Oct 18 Robert Morris L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Saint Francis U. W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 at LIU W, 3-2 - 4 4 1 10 .300 0 8.5
Oct 26 at FDU W, 3-0 - 1 3 0 4 .750 0 3.0
Nov 1 Merrimack W, 3-0 - 1 2 1 3 .333 0 3.0
Nov 2 at St. Francis Brooklyn W, 3-1 - 2 2 3 9 -.111 0 3.0
Nov 8 at Robert Morris L, 3-2 - 4 5 1 18 .222 0 5.5
Nov 9 at Saint Francis U. W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Nov 13 Sacred Heart L, 3-1 - 3 2 4 9 -.222 0 3.0
Nov 15 Bryant W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Nov 22 at Robert Morris W, 3-2 - 1 0 1 3 -.333 0 0.0
Nov 23 vs. Sacred Heart L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Aug 30 vs. Central Ark. L, 3-2 1 5 2 0 4 0 4 0
Aug 31 vs. Rider W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Aug 31 at Georgetown L, 3-0 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 6 vs. Boston College L, 3-1 1 4 0 0 3 0 3 1
Sep 6 vs. Iona W, 3-0 1 3 1 0 4 0 4 0
Sep 7 at Connecticut L, 3-1 1 4 0 0 5 0 5 0
Sep 13 Saint Peter's W, 3-0 - 2 0 1 0 0 1 0
Sep 14 Bucknell L, 3-2 - 1 1 1 0 1 1 0
Sep 14 Rhode Island L, 3-1 - 3 0 1 1 0 2 0
Sep 20 vs. Lafayette L, 3-1 1 4 0 1 7 0 8 0
Sep 21 vs. Md.-East. Shore W, 3-1 - 4 1 0 4 0 4 0
Sep 21 at Hartford L, 3-1 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0
Sep 27 LIU L, 3-2 - 2 2 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 28 FDU W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 at Merrimack W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 5 St. Francis Brooklyn W, 3-0 - 3 1 0 1 1 1 0
Oct 11 at Sacred Heart L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 5 0 5 0
Oct 15 at Bryant L, 3-2 1 3 0 1 2 0 3 0
Oct 18 Robert Morris L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Saint Francis U. W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 at LIU W, 3-2 - 4 1 0 9 0 9 0
Oct 26 at FDU W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 1 Merrimack W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 2 0 2 0
Nov 2 at St. Francis Brooklyn W, 3-1 - 2 0 0 2 0 2 0
Nov 8 at Robert Morris L, 3-2 - 4 1 0 1 0 1 0
Nov 9 at Saint Francis U. W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Nov 13 Sacred Heart L, 3-1 - 3 1 0 2 2 2 0
Nov 15 Bryant W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Nov 22 at Robert Morris W, 3-2 - 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 23 vs. Sacred Heart L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Serve/Receive

Date Opponent Score ms s sa se r re
Aug 30 vs. Central Ark. L, 3-2 1 5 0 0 6 0
Aug 31 vs. Rider W, 3-0 - - - - - -
Aug 31 at Georgetown L, 3-0 1 2 0 0 0 0
Sep 6 vs. Boston College L, 3-1 1 4 0 0 1 0
Sep 6 vs. Iona W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0
Sep 7 at Connecticut L, 3-1 1 4 0 0 3 1
Sep 13 Saint Peter's W, 3-0 - 2 0 0 1 1
Sep 14 Bucknell L, 3-2 - 1 0 0 - 0
Sep 14 Rhode Island L, 3-1 - 3 0 0 0 0
Sep 20 vs. Lafayette L, 3-1 1 4 0 0 2 0
Sep 21 vs. Md.-East. Shore W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 1 0
Sep 21 at Hartford L, 3-1 1 3 0 0 2 0
Sep 27 LIU L, 3-2 - 2 0 0 3 0
Sep 28 FDU W, 3-0 - - - - - -
Oct 4 at Merrimack W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 0
Oct 5 St. Francis Brooklyn W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 5 0
Oct 11 at Sacred Heart L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 0
Oct 15 at Bryant L, 3-2 1 3 0 0 0 0
Oct 18 Robert Morris L, 3-1 - - - - - -
Oct 19 Saint Francis U. W, 3-1 - - - - - -
Oct 25 at LIU W, 3-2 - 4 0 0 4 0
Oct 26 at FDU W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 0
Nov 1 Merrimack W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 0
Nov 2 at St. Francis Brooklyn W, 3-1 - 2 0 0 0 0
Nov 8 at Robert Morris L, 3-2 - 4 0 0 0 0
Nov 9 at Saint Francis U. W, 3-1 - - - - - -
Nov 13 Sacred Heart L, 3-1 - 3 0 0 0 0
Nov 15 Bryant W, 3-1 - - - - - -
Nov 22 at Robert Morris W, 3-2 - 1 0 0 0 0
Nov 23 vs. Sacred Heart L, 3-0 - - - - - -

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 23 64 87 1.36 41 229 .201 5 0.08 119.5 1.9
Conference 11 28 36 1.29 17 99 .192 3 0.11 50.0 1.8
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - -
Location                      
Home 7 15 14 0.93 10 50 .080 1 0.07 20.5 1.4
Away 11 29 41 1.41 17 99 .242 2 0.07 55.0 1.9
Neutral 5 20 32 1.60 14 80 .225 2 0.10 44.0 2.2
Result                      
Wins 10 22 24 1.09 12 67 .179 0 0.00 36.5 1.7
Losses 13 42 63 1.50 29 162 .210 5 0.12 83.0 2.0
Month                      
August 2 7 6 0.86 5 22 .045 2 0.29 8.5 1.2
September 10 30 48 1.60 19 114 .254 1 0.03 64.5 2.1
October 6 16 22 1.38 7 51 .294 2 0.13 32.0 2.0
November 5 11 11 1.00 10 42 .024 0 0.00 14.5 1.3

Splits Stats - Defense

  m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event                
Total 23 64 11 0.17 5 55 60 0.94
Conference 11 28 6 0.21 1 26 27 0.96
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 7 15 5 0.33 3 7 10 0.67
Away 11 29 2 0.07 1 26 27 0.93
Neutral 5 20 4 0.20 1 22 23 1.15
Result                
Wins 10 22 4 0.18 1 23 24 1.09
Losses 13 42 7 0.17 4 32 36 0.86
Month                
August 2 7 2 0.29 0 5 5 0.71
September 10 30 5 0.17 4 25 29 0.97
October 6 16 2 0.13 1 18 19 1.19
November 5 11 2 0.18 0 7 7 0.64

Splits Stats - Serve/Receive

  m s sa sa/s r re
Event            
Total 23 64 0 0.00 28 2
Conference 11 28 0 0.00 12 0
Exhibition - - - - - -
Location            
Home 7 15 0 0.00 9 1
Away 11 29 0 0.00 9 1
Neutral 5 20 0 0.00 10 0
Result            
Wins 10 22 0 0.00 11 1
Losses 13 42 0 0.00 17 1
Month            
August 2 7 0 0.00 6 0
September 10 30 0 0.00 13 2
October 6 16 0 0.00 9 0
November 5 11 0 0.00 0 0

News Mentions

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Volleyball Prepares for Robert Morris in NEC Championship

The Blue Devils and Colonials will play on Friday, Nov. 22, at 3:30 p.m.

November 20, 2019

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Volleyball Topped at Bryant in Five Sets

Central is home against Robert Morris on Friday night.

October 15, 2019

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Volleyball Falls in Four at Sacred Heart

Central travels to Bryant on Tuesday.

October 11, 2019

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Volleyball Wins Third Straight, Downs St. Francis Brooklyn, 3-0

The Blue Devils travel to Sacred Heart on Friday.

October 5, 2019

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Volleyball Splits Saturday Matches at Hartford Invitational

CCSU opens Northeast Conference play on Friday against LIU at home.

September 21, 2019

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Volleyball Falls to Lafayette at Hartford Invitational Friday

The Blue Devils play Maryland-Eastern Shore and Hartford on Saturday.

September 20, 2019

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Volleyball Falls at UConn in Four Sets on Saturday

Central is home next weekend to host the CCSU Invitational on Friday and Saturday.

September 7, 2019

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Volleyball Splits Matches Friday at UConn Challenge

The Blue Devils play UConn on Saturday at 2:00 p.m.

September 6, 2019

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Northeast Conference Announces Volleyball Preseason Poll

Central opens the season against Central Arkansas on Friday, Aug. 30, at the Georgetown Invitational.

August 15, 2019