2025 Women's Volleyball Roster
Biography
2024
- America East Commissioner’s Honor Roll
- Top 10 in the conference in blocks per set (.89)
- Started 17 matches, appeared in 21
- Hit with at least .300 accuracy in seven different matches, including three kills and a 100% accuracy at LIU (Nov. 5)
- Compiled four matches with at least five blocks
- Saw a season-high nine blocks at UMBC (Oct. 6)
- Totaled 64 blocks, 81 kills, 21 aces, 34 digs, and 17 assists in 71 sets played
2023
- America East All-Rookie Team
- America East Commissioner's Honor Roll
- First in the conference with .316 hitting percentage
- Seventh in the league, first on the team, in blocks per set (.94)
- All-Tournament - Colgate’s Ellis Rowland Memorial Invitational (Sept. 8-9)
- Saw time in all but one match on the season (24)
- Saw a season-high 13 kills against LIU (Oct. 31)
- Added 10 kills against New Hampshire (Nov. 5)
- Notched a season-high five digs against Cornell (Sept. 9)
- Blocked at least four attacks in nine different matches, including four matches with five or more blocks
- Tallied a season-high eight blocks, including three solo, against Siena (Sept. 20)
- Overall totaled 100 kills, 37 digs, 12 service aces, and 66.0 blocks for 151.0 points and a .316 hitting percentage
Before UAlbany
- North Carolina State University
- Had to redshirt her first collegiate season
- Lake Nona High School
- Four-year varsity player under Heather Green (1) and Jake Penaloza (3)
- 2021 awards - All-State, all-metro, all-area, all-district
- Team awards - 2019 Most Improved Player; 2022 Most Valuable Player
- Also played beach volleyball
- A member of several academic and community organizations - student government, Best Buddies, ASL Club, National Green School Society, and three honor societies (Art, Math, and Science)
- Club - OTVA
- Played two years for Felix Viera
- Club - Top Select
- Played one year for Blake Rawlins
Personal
- Gabriella “Gabi” Tosto Karman is the daughter of Raymond and Claudia Karman
- Has one sibling - a twin sister, Marina
- Born and raised in Orlando, Florida
- Intends to major in biology
- First person in her family to attend college
- Has volunteered with the Special Olympics and the special education program at her high school
Why did you choose UAlbany?
The amazing coaching staff and competitive academics
Pickard on Karman
Gabi joins us after a year at NC State. She will even further expand our talent in the middle. Gabi is a great person with a solid volleyball base and we can’t wait for her to be in the gym every day pushing and working to make everyone around her better. Gabi has great knowledge of the game through her time in the sport and she will be a fantastic addition to the team.
Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2023Redshirt Freshman
Middle Blocker
6'0"
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2024Redshirt Sophomore
Middle Blocker
6'1"
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2025Redshirt Junior
Middle Blocker
6'1"
