2016-17 W. Basketball Roster
Rush, Gabrielle

Jersey Number 25
Gabrielle Rush
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Hinsdale Central
- Hometown:
- Hinsdale, Ill.
Bio
At Princeton:
Senior Year (2018-19): Set the Princeton single-season records for three-pointers (93) and three-point field goal attempts (260) ... Her 365 field goal attempts are tied for 10th in program history for a single-season … Graduates third all-time in three-point attempts (550) and fifth in three-pointers (196) ... Ivy All-Tournament Team ... A remarkable outing at Rider (Nov. 6), dropping in five three-pointers and 25 points ... Contributed 18 points, nine rebounds and three steals vs. Seton Hall (Nov. 14) ... Hit five treys against No. 15 Syracuse (Nov. 23) ... Snagged first career double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds vs. Kansas State (Nov. 24) ... Third straight game with at least 10 points at Villanova (Nov. 28) ... Second career double-double with 12 points and 10 boards vs. Davidson (Dec. 2) ... Had 11 points, four rebounds and four steals vs. Quinnipiac (Dec. 8) ... Sixth straight game with double-digits (11 pts) at Monmouth (Dec. 11) ... Hit the game-winning three-pointer and posted six assists vs. Marist (Dec. 15) ... Sank four three-pointers at New Hampshire (Dec. 29) ... Stole four passes vs. Penn (Jan. 5) ... Put up 18 points along with five three-pointers vs. Yale (Feb. 8) ... Contributed 22 points and six treys vs. Brown (Feb. 9) ... Put up double-digits at Harvard (Feb. 15) and at Dartmouth (Feb. 16) ... Put up 16 points with four three-pointers vs. Cornell (Feb. 22) ... Stole four passes vs. Dartmouth (Mar. 1) ... Dished out 10 assists at Yale (Mar. 9) ... Hit four long-range buckets vs. Cornell (Mar. 16) ... Hit four treys and scored 18 points vs. Penn in the Ivy League Tournament Championship Game (Mar. 17) ... Led the team with 22 points, hitting six treys vs. No. 17 Kentucky in the first round of the NCAA Tournament (Mar. 23).
Junior Year (2017-18): Posted four rebounds and three steals vs. George Washington (Nov. 10) ... Scored 14 points, sinking four treys at Seton Hall (Nov. 17) ... Sank three three-pointers at Wagner (Dec. 17) ... Recorded seven rebounds, adding five points vs. UMBC (Dec. 30) ... Remarkable contest at Penn (Jan. 6), going 6-of-9 from the floor with five three-pointers, finishing with 17 points along with six rebounds ... Knocked down three three-pointers vs. Columbia (Jan. 12) and Cornell (Jan. 13) ... Went 4-of-8 from deep at Yale (Feb. 2) ... Grabbed four rebounds and added 10 points at Brown (Feb. 3) ... Missed just three shots in nine attempts, making four three-pointers and completing the game with 19 points vs. Harvard (Feb. 9) .. Made three three-pointers vs. Brown (Mar. 2) ... Stole four passes vs. Dartmouth (Mar. 1).
Sophomore Year (2016-17): Saw action in 29 contests … Saw a jump in every offensive category … Averaged 6.9 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.4 assists … Shot 34.5 percent from beyond the arc … Made 30-of-33 free throws (90.9 percent) … Scored eight points in nine minutes at Delaware (Nov. 22) … Posted eight points, five rebounds and four assists vs. Rutgers (Nov. 25) … Sank four treys and snagged seven boards at Kansas State (Dec. 18) … Contributed seven caroms vs. Wagner (Dec. 21) … Opened Ivy play with 15 points, four rebounds vs. Penn (Jan. 7) … Season-best five three-pointers vs. Brown (Jan. 13), adding 16 points … Season-best 18 points vs. Harvard along with four long-distance buckets and four free-throws … Scored 13 points at Cornell (Feb. 10) … Went 4-of-8 from the three-point line for 15 points at Brown (Feb. 18).
Freshmen Year (2015-16): Saw time in 16 contests this year ... Scored three points in collegiate debut vs. American (Nov. 13) ... Register points in back-to-back games at Dayton (Dec. 20) and Hampton (Jan. 3) ... Season-high 10 points on 4-of-5 (80 percent) shooting in 10 minutes vs Brown (Jan. 29) ... Followed that performance with nine points in 10 minutes vs. Dartmouth (Feb. 5) ... Had four points and three rebounds vs. Columbia (Feb. 26).
Before Princeton:
Four-year letterwinner and senior captain at Hinsdale Central… program’s career leader in scoring (2,322), rebounding (751), and three-pointers made (504)… owns school’s single-season scoring (772), rebounding (362), and three-point (98) records… averaged 21.1 points during her career and a double-double as a senior… netted a single-game program-record 40 points in the 2015 regional championship… led Hinsdale Central ISHA regional title… Esmark All-America honoree… Associated Press first-team all-state selection… IABAC and Chicago Sun Times first-team all-state pick… Pioneer Press, Suburban Life Player of the Year… four-time all-conference honoree… regional three-point champion (2011-15)… finished third in Illinois Ms. Basketball voting… also lettered in tennis and soccer.
Academic: Illinois State Scholar… National Merit Scholar Letter of Commendation… AP Scholar with Distinction… IHSA All-State Academic Team… member of National Honor Society.
Personal: Full name is Gabrielle McHugh Rush, born Oct. 3, 1996… daughter of Pete and Kathleen Rush… has two brothers, Nick and Matthew… has two sisters, Danielle and Christine… brother Nick played sprint football for Penn… sister Christine played basketball at Brown… grandfather James G. Rush lettered in football and baseball at Purdue.
Senior Year (2018-19): Set the Princeton single-season records for three-pointers (93) and three-point field goal attempts (260) ... Her 365 field goal attempts are tied for 10th in program history for a single-season … Graduates third all-time in three-point attempts (550) and fifth in three-pointers (196) ... Ivy All-Tournament Team ... A remarkable outing at Rider (Nov. 6), dropping in five three-pointers and 25 points ... Contributed 18 points, nine rebounds and three steals vs. Seton Hall (Nov. 14) ... Hit five treys against No. 15 Syracuse (Nov. 23) ... Snagged first career double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds vs. Kansas State (Nov. 24) ... Third straight game with at least 10 points at Villanova (Nov. 28) ... Second career double-double with 12 points and 10 boards vs. Davidson (Dec. 2) ... Had 11 points, four rebounds and four steals vs. Quinnipiac (Dec. 8) ... Sixth straight game with double-digits (11 pts) at Monmouth (Dec. 11) ... Hit the game-winning three-pointer and posted six assists vs. Marist (Dec. 15) ... Sank four three-pointers at New Hampshire (Dec. 29) ... Stole four passes vs. Penn (Jan. 5) ... Put up 18 points along with five three-pointers vs. Yale (Feb. 8) ... Contributed 22 points and six treys vs. Brown (Feb. 9) ... Put up double-digits at Harvard (Feb. 15) and at Dartmouth (Feb. 16) ... Put up 16 points with four three-pointers vs. Cornell (Feb. 22) ... Stole four passes vs. Dartmouth (Mar. 1) ... Dished out 10 assists at Yale (Mar. 9) ... Hit four long-range buckets vs. Cornell (Mar. 16) ... Hit four treys and scored 18 points vs. Penn in the Ivy League Tournament Championship Game (Mar. 17) ... Led the team with 22 points, hitting six treys vs. No. 17 Kentucky in the first round of the NCAA Tournament (Mar. 23).
Junior Year (2017-18): Posted four rebounds and three steals vs. George Washington (Nov. 10) ... Scored 14 points, sinking four treys at Seton Hall (Nov. 17) ... Sank three three-pointers at Wagner (Dec. 17) ... Recorded seven rebounds, adding five points vs. UMBC (Dec. 30) ... Remarkable contest at Penn (Jan. 6), going 6-of-9 from the floor with five three-pointers, finishing with 17 points along with six rebounds ... Knocked down three three-pointers vs. Columbia (Jan. 12) and Cornell (Jan. 13) ... Went 4-of-8 from deep at Yale (Feb. 2) ... Grabbed four rebounds and added 10 points at Brown (Feb. 3) ... Missed just three shots in nine attempts, making four three-pointers and completing the game with 19 points vs. Harvard (Feb. 9) .. Made three three-pointers vs. Brown (Mar. 2) ... Stole four passes vs. Dartmouth (Mar. 1).
Sophomore Year (2016-17): Saw action in 29 contests … Saw a jump in every offensive category … Averaged 6.9 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.4 assists … Shot 34.5 percent from beyond the arc … Made 30-of-33 free throws (90.9 percent) … Scored eight points in nine minutes at Delaware (Nov. 22) … Posted eight points, five rebounds and four assists vs. Rutgers (Nov. 25) … Sank four treys and snagged seven boards at Kansas State (Dec. 18) … Contributed seven caroms vs. Wagner (Dec. 21) … Opened Ivy play with 15 points, four rebounds vs. Penn (Jan. 7) … Season-best five three-pointers vs. Brown (Jan. 13), adding 16 points … Season-best 18 points vs. Harvard along with four long-distance buckets and four free-throws … Scored 13 points at Cornell (Feb. 10) … Went 4-of-8 from the three-point line for 15 points at Brown (Feb. 18).
Freshmen Year (2015-16): Saw time in 16 contests this year ... Scored three points in collegiate debut vs. American (Nov. 13) ... Register points in back-to-back games at Dayton (Dec. 20) and Hampton (Jan. 3) ... Season-high 10 points on 4-of-5 (80 percent) shooting in 10 minutes vs Brown (Jan. 29) ... Followed that performance with nine points in 10 minutes vs. Dartmouth (Feb. 5) ... Had four points and three rebounds vs. Columbia (Feb. 26).
Before Princeton:
Four-year letterwinner and senior captain at Hinsdale Central… program’s career leader in scoring (2,322), rebounding (751), and three-pointers made (504)… owns school’s single-season scoring (772), rebounding (362), and three-point (98) records… averaged 21.1 points during her career and a double-double as a senior… netted a single-game program-record 40 points in the 2015 regional championship… led Hinsdale Central ISHA regional title… Esmark All-America honoree… Associated Press first-team all-state selection… IABAC and Chicago Sun Times first-team all-state pick… Pioneer Press, Suburban Life Player of the Year… four-time all-conference honoree… regional three-point champion (2011-15)… finished third in Illinois Ms. Basketball voting… also lettered in tennis and soccer.
Academic: Illinois State Scholar… National Merit Scholar Letter of Commendation… AP Scholar with Distinction… IHSA All-State Academic Team… member of National Honor Society.
Personal: Full name is Gabrielle McHugh Rush, born Oct. 3, 1996… daughter of Pete and Kathleen Rush… has two brothers, Nick and Matthew… has two sisters, Danielle and Christine… brother Nick played sprint football for Penn… sister Christine played basketball at Brown… grandfather James G. Rush lettered in football and baseball at Purdue.
Career Highs | |
Points | 25, at Rider (11/6/18) |
FG | 9, at Rider (11/6/18) |
FG Attempted | 22, at Penn State (11/18/18) |
3FG | 6, 2x - MR - vs. No. 17 Kentucky (3/23/19) |
3FG Attempted | 13, 2x - MR - vs. Brown (2/9/19) |
FT | 6, at Dartmouth (2/16/19) |
FT Attempted | 9, at Dartmouth (2/16/19) |
Rebounds | 10, 2x - MR - vs. Davidson (12/2/18) |
Assists | 10, at Yale (3/9/19) |
Blocks | 3, vs. Davidson (12/2/18) |
Steals | 4, 6x - MR - vs. Dartmouth (3/1/19) |
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