8 Celeste Raya
8 - Celeste Raya
Height: 5-8
Year: Jr.
Hometown: Apopka, Fla.
High School: Apopka HS
Position: D
Major: Sport Science
gp 13
p 0
g 0
a 0

2024: Played in all 16 matches, with 15 starts... Tied for fifth on team with 16 ground balls... Picked up three ground balls and had two caused turnovers at Lincoln Memorial (Mar. 27)... Posted two ground balls at Lander (Feb. 17), at Montevallo (Mar. 13) and vs. Lenoir-Rhyne (Apr. 6)...Division II Athletic Directors Association (D2ADA) Academic Achievement Award.

2023: Started all 16 matches on defense... Tied for second on team with 20 caused turnovers and had 21 ground balls... Picked up six ground balls vs. Anderson (Mar. 15)... Had three ground balls and a caused turnover vs. Newberry (Apr. 15)... Caused three turnovers and had two ground balls vs. Catawba (Apr. 1) and at Lees-McRae (Apr. 6)... Recorded two caused turnovers and two ground balls vs. Missouri Western State (Mar. 19).

High School: Graduated from Apopka (Fla.) High School... Coached by Katherine Pickels, Deon Williams and Mike Hider... Team MVP as a senior... Finished with six goals and 50 ground balls in final two seasons... Played club lacrosse for Storm Regional... Coached by Maurice Gibson.

Personal: Full name is Gina Celeste Raya... Born February 15, 2004 in Orlando, Florida... Daughter of Marcial and Amy Raya... Siblings: Autumn, Julie, Emilia... Majoring in sport science (pre-physical therapy/occupational therapy)... SAC Commissioners Honor Roll... Athletic Director's Honor Roll... Future plans: Become an athletic trainer... Hobbies and activities: Lifting, painting, pickleball... Favorite movie: "Coraline"; Favorite musical artists: Harry Styles, Wallows, Tame Impala, Hozier, Foster the People; Favorite food: Torta.

Recent Games
Mar 12 at #25 Limestone L, 18-3
Mar 15 at #20 Wingate L, 20-4
Mar 19 at Thomas More W, 22-10
Mar 22 Anderson L, 15-11
Mar 29 at Mars Hill W, 18-6
Apr 2 Lincoln Memorial L, 15-8
Statistics category Overall Conf
Games 13 7
Points 0 0
Goals 0 0
Assists 0 0
Shots 0 0
Shooting percentage - -
Shots on goal 0 0
Shots on goal percentage - -
Free position goals-shots 0-0 0-0
Ground balls 11 3
Draw controls 0 0
Turnovers 10 3
Caused turnovers 11 6
Fouls 16 9
Yellow cards 2 0
Red cards 0 0
Green cards 0 0
Date Opponent Score g a pts fpg-fps gb dc to ct sh sh% sog sog% fo peyc rc gc
Feb 8 at Shorter W, 15-11 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 0
Feb 14 vs. Montevallo L, 14-13 0 0 0 0-0 5 0 0 2 0 - 0 - 2 - 0 0
Feb 17 at Converse W, 14-13 0 0 0 0-0 1 0 4 1 0 - 0 - 3 - 0 0
Feb 23 at Lee L, 16-4 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 2 0 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 0
Feb 26 North Greenville W, 17-13 0 0 0 0-0 2 0 1 1 0 - 0 - 2 - 0 0
Mar 1 Catawba W, 11-6 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 1 1 0 - 0 - 4 - 0 0
Mar 8 Newberry L, 19-8 0 0 0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0 - 2 - 0 0
Mar 12 at #25 Limestone L, 18-3 0 0 0 0-0 1 0 0 1 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 0
Mar 15 at #20 Wingate L, 20-4 0 0 0 0-0 1 0 0 3 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 0
Mar 19 at Thomas More W, 22-10 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 0
Mar 22 Anderson L, 15-11 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 0
Mar 29 at Mars Hill W, 18-6 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 0
Apr 2 Lincoln Memorial L, 15-8 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 1 1 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 0
Apr 6 at Coker   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 12 at Lenoir-Rhyne   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 Emory & Henry   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 23 UVA Wise   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
  gp gs g a pts fpg-fps gb dc to ct sh sh% sog sog% fo peyc rc gc
2022-23 16 16 0 0 0 0-0 21 0 7 20 0 - 0 - 36 - 0 0
2023-24 16 15 0 0 0 0-0 16 3 21 8 1 0.0 1 100.0 17 - 0 1
2024-25 13 12 0 0 0 0-0 11 0 10 11 0 - 0 - 16 - 0 0
Total 45 43 0 0 0 0-0 48 3 38 39 1 0.0 1 100.0 69 - 0 1
  gp gs g a pts fpg-fps gb dc to ct sh sh% sog sog% fo peyc rc gc
Total 13 12 0 0 0 0-0 11 0 10 11 0 - 0 - 16 - 0 0
Conference 7 7 0 0 0 0-0 3 0 3 6 0 - 0 - 9 - 0 0
Exhibition - - - - 0 0-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 5 5 0 0 0 0-0 3 0 4 3 0 - 0 - 10 - 0 0
Away 7 6 0 0 0 0-0 3 0 6 6 0 - 0 - 4 - 0 0
Neutral 1 1 0 0 0 0-0 5 0 0 2 0 - 0 - 2 - 0 0
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Wins 6 6 0 0 0 0-0 3 0 6 4 0 - 0 - 9 - 0 0
Losses 7 6 0 0 0 0-0 8 0 4 7 0 - 0 - 7 - 0 0
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February 5 4 0 0 0 0-0 8 0 7 4 0 - 0 - 7 - 0 0
March 7 7 0 0 0 0-0 3 0 2 6 0 - 0 - 8 - 0 0
April 1 1 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 1 1 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 0