University of Maryland Athletics

CAREER HONORS

• 2018, 2019, 2020 Academic All-Big Ten
• 2019 Big Ten Foreign Tour-Japan Roster
• 2018 Wake Forest/UNCG Tournament MVP

As a Redshirt Junior (2020-21): Helped Maryland become the best blocking team in the Big Ten, averaging 3.15 blocks/set as a team, the most by a Big Ten team since 2009 … ranked fourth on the team in individual blocks per set (0.82) … totaled 56 blocks, fourth on the team … tallied 120 kills, second on the team … ranked fourth on the team in kills/set (1.76) … played in 17 matches, starting in 10 of them … posted at least one block in all but one match (16 matches) …  recorded 17 kills in the second match of the season vs. Ohio State, one short of her career-high at the time (1/23) … had four matches with double-digit kills … 17 vs. Ohio State (1/23) … 10 vs. Nebraska (2/5) … career-best 20 vs. Michigan State (2/12) … 12 vs. Iowa (3/12) … closed the season with back-to-back four block matches vs. Northwestern (4/2-4/3)

As a Redshirt Sophomore (2019): Played in all 32 matches and 127 sets at rightside hitter, starting in 27 matches... fifth on the team with 166 kills... third on the team with 87 blocks... opened the season with 5 kills vs. Austin Peay (8/31)... posted 6 kills and 4 blocks vs. Arkansas (9/13)... recorded 8 kills and 6 blocks vs. George Mason (9/14)... contributed 8 kills and 4 blocks in five-setter at South Carolina (9/20)... posted a then-season high 7 blocks in Big Ten opener vs. Ohio State (9/25)... set a season-high with 13 kills in five-set win over Indiana (10/16), also contributing 7 blocks... hit .368 with 9 kills at Northwestern (10/23)... notched 8 kills in five-set win at Indiana (11/15)... tied her season-high with 13 kills vs. Northwestern, also delivered a season-high 9 blocks... closed out season with 4 kills and 3 blocks at Iowa (11/30)

As a Sophomore (2018): Appeared in the first 12 matches of the season (all 43 sets) before suffering a season ending injury before Big Ten play ... Notched 91 kills, 64 digs, 25 blocks and five aces ... Matched a season-high four blocks against Princeton (9/15) ... Hit .312 with seven kills and a season-best nine digs at Temple (9/14) ... Named the MVP at the Wake Forest/UNCG Invitational (8/24-25) after posting 38 kills at 3.45 per set and a .326 percentage with 18 digs and seven blocks ...  Had career-best 18 kills at a .417 clip to go with nine digs and two blocks vs. Air Force (9/25) ... Opened the season Wake Forest (8/24) with 12 kills, five digs and four blocks.

As a Freshman (2017): Saw playing time in 25 matches (84 sets), including 22 starts ... posted four blocks vs. Ohio State (11/22) ... notched seven blocks at Wisconsin (11/4) ... had eight kills on a .538 clip with five blocks vs. Indiana (10/27) ... posted seven kills and six blocks at Northwestern (10/13) ... tallied eight kills on a .600 clip and four blocks vs. Rutgers (10/6) ... had nine kills on a .471 clip at Michigan (9/30) ... notched five kills and four blocks vs. Oklahoma (9/15) ... tallied three kills at Marshall (9/9) ... made four kills in collegiate debut vs. Elon (9/2).

Before Maryland: PrepVolleyball's No. 68 player in class of 2017 ... three-time First Team All-District selection ... set school record for kills in a match with 42 ... selected to PrepVolleyball's Top 50 Juniors in 2014 ... also played club for Alamo Volleyball Association ... led team to third place finishes at 2015 AAU 16 Premier and 2016 GJNC 17 National tournaments ... selected to both all-tournament teams ... academic all-district selection from 2013-16 ... Academic All-State selection ... member of National Honor Society.

Personal: Daughter of Edgar and Stephanie Gardner ... mother competed in track & field at Minnesota ... niece of Shane Battier ... favorite pregame meal is pasta ... intends to major in public health.

GARDNER CAREER HIGHS
Kills: 20 vs. Michigan State (2/12/21)
Digs: 9 (4x), last vs. Michigan State (2/13/21)
Blocks: 7 at Wisconsin (11/4/17)