Temple University Athletics

2021 Women's Volleyball Roster

Roster

MB
/ Women's Volleyball
RS
/ Women's Volleyball
DS
/ Women's Volleyball
OH/RS
/ Women's Volleyball
L
/ Women's Volleyball
OH/RS
/ Women's Volleyball
MB/RS
/ Women's Volleyball
S
/ Women's Volleyball
DS/S
/ Women's Volleyball
S
/ Women's Volleyball
OH
/ Women's Volleyball
MB
/ Women's Volleyball
MB
/ Women's Volleyball
OH
/ Women's Volleyball
OH
/ Women's Volleyball
OH
/ Women's Volleyball
Gem Grimshaw vs. Memphis 11.5.21
Photo by: Elita Odartei
Gem Grimshaw
Photo by: Zamani Feelings
Gem Grimshaw
Photo by: Elita Odartei
Gem Grimshaw
Gem Grimshaw
Photo by: Zamani Feelings
Temple Volleyball
Photo by: Nguyen Ho
Gem Grimshaw
Jersey Number 5

Gem Grimshaw

  • Class:
    Junior
  • Height:
    6-2
  • Hometown:
    Marco Island, Fla.
  • High School:
    Seacrest Country Day
2021: 2021-22 AAC All-Academic Team. . . AAC Weekly Honor Roll (Sept. 6). . . Arthur Ashe, Jr. Sports Scholarship Award Second Team. . . Cherry and White All-Tournament Team . .  .Finished career with 871 kills . . . Played in 27 of the 31 matches, started 25. . . Had the eighth-best kills/set (3.09) in the AAC. . .Ranked second on the team with a 315 kills. . . 16 double-digit kill matches . . . Had a career-high 24 kills versus Princeton on Sept. 18. . . Had the ninth-best points/set (3.52) in the AAC. . . Recorded nine double-doubles, including six straight matches. . .Tallied 11 double-digit dig matches. . . Recorded a career-high 20 digs versus Villanova on Sept. 17. . . Spring of 2022 Dean's List.

2020-21: 2020 First Team All-AAC. .  AAC Weekly Honor Roll (Sept. 15). . .2020 AAC All-Academic Team . . . Fourth in the AAC with a team best 266.5 points and 4.10 points/set. . . Tied for the fifth-most aces in the AAC (20). . . Appeared  in all 17 matches, started 15. . . Had a team-best hitting percentage (.233) . . Recorded 10 double-doubles. . . Had double-digit kill performances in 13 of 17 matches this season, including a season-best 20 in the AAC Championship match. . .Eight in the AAC with 3.42 kills/set.

2019: Under Armour/Owlsports.com Athlete of the Week (9/3/19)... 2019 UMBC All-Tournament Team... 2019 American Classic All-Tournament Team... 2019 Cherry & White Challenge All-Tournament Team.. . . Appeared in 24 matches and 82 total sets in 2019… Led Temple with 220 total kills in 2019, ranking third with 2.68 kills per set… Recorded 22 service aces to lead the team… Averaged 2.39 digs per set, and tallied 23 total blocks… Set a career high of 20 kills against Ohio and also notched a career-best 16 digs against Radford… Had eight double-digit kill performances, including four double-doubles.

2018: Appeared in 25 matches during her rookie campaign, seeing action in 78 total sets... Racked up 114 total kills on the season, averaging 1.46 per set... Tallied 26 total blocks... Had seven matches with seven or more kills during the season... Recorded a season-best 14 kills, hitting a massive .520 against #21 Utah... Notched a season-best five blocks in a win over Princeton. 

Before Temple: Led her high school team to a pair of State Championship runner-up finishes... Earned All-Area team honors, won the Stingray Pride Award, and appeared as a 2016 Prep of the Week player... Also played tennis and competed in swimming, earning varsity letters in both... Played club volleyball with Florida Gulfside Volleyball Academy... Earned Excellence in World Literature honors.
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