FRESHMAN (2018)
Appeared in five matches with two starts in 2018 ... posted a 0.39 goals-against average and a 1-1-0 record ... made 10 saves en route to a .909 save percentage ... made five saves against Grand Canyon (Sept. 9) in her first collegiate shutout and victory ... made five saves in her first collegiate start, a Sept. 7 contest against Eastern Washington ... made appearances against New Mexico, Boise State and UNLV.
HIGH SCHOOL
Arrives with accolades in each of soccer, track & field and basketball ... four-year letterwinner at goalkeeper ... has been honored as the Coloradoan's Northern Colorado Female Athlete of the Year (2017), runner-up for Northern Colorado Female Soccer Player of the Year (2017) and Northern Colorado Female Soccer Player of the Year (2016) ... a CHSSCA all-state and a CHSAA all-state honorable mention in soccer ... in club soccer, helped the Colorado Storm for a fourth-place national finish and a State Cup title in 2017 ... finished 2017 with a 0.48 goals-against average and 10 shutouts ... will also compete in track & field at Colorado State as a thrower for head coach Brian Bedard ... is a seven-time all-state performer, and holds the Rocky Mountain High School record in the shot put (44-`10.5) as well as the CHSAA 5A State Championships meet record in the discus (154-3) ... her brother, Max, is a rising junior linebacker on the football team.
IN THEIR WORDS
Colorado State head coachÂ
Bill Hempen on Gabi McDonald:
"We lostÂ
Paige Brandt to graduation, so that left us at two goalies on the roster. So we wanted to add another keeper to this particular class. Gabi is from just down the street at Rocky Mountain High School, and is another multi-sport athlete that we're going to share with Coach (Brian) Bedard and the track & field program. Dealing with balls in the air for goalkeepers is always a challenge, and Gabi handles balls played into the box as well as any female goalkeeper I've seen. We're excited about taking one more attack away from our opponents, hopefully, with that ability. She has an opportunity to join in the mix of goalkeepers here with Hunter (Peifer) and Syd (Hall)."