| Foster Gilbert |
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WORTH NOTING: Was out of action in the fall due to an injury ... his experience is an asset ... is a very versatile player who has played midfield and attack in his career ... has played on two national championship teams ... one of three members of this year's team with older brothers who won national titles at UVa ... brother Tyler was on the Cavaliers' 1999 title squad.
AT VIRGINIA: 2006--Returned to the team after a year away and was a valuable contributor in a variety of roles ... started the season on the second midfield but was moved to the third unit to give the young group some experience ... played in 15 games, missing two for injuries ... scored twice and had six assists ... scored his first goal in nearly two years in the season opener against Drexel ... tallied once and had two assists against VMI.
2004--Saw his role change significantly throughout the season ... began the season on the first midfield but was moved to attack in mid-March ... finished with seven goals and seven assists while playing in all 13 games ... led the team in shooting percentage (.389) ... scored all seven goals (on just 13 shots) and had six assists after his move to attack ... had just one assist in the first six games ... saw his first action on attack against Towson ... made his first contribution there in the upset of top-ranked Johns Hopkins ... scored his first goal in more than a year midway through the fourth quarter to pull UVa to within 8-7 ... the Cavaliers forced overtime and he scored the game-winner 1:17 into overtime ... also added an assist vs. the Blue Jays ... led the team with a career-high three goals against Duke in his first start on attack ... had a career-high four assists against Penn State.
2003--Played on the second midfield unit ... finished with eight assists and a goal ... eight assists were tied for fifth among ACC rookies, while his nine points were eighth ... scored a goal and had an assist in his debut vs. Drexel ... scored on the first shot of his career ... had an assist in the first round of the NCAA Tournament against Mount St. Mary's ... had two assists vs. Maryland in the national semifinals.
HIGH SCHOOL: Five letters in lacrosse ... two-time All-American ... two-time All-State ... team captain ... four letters in soccer and was named all-conference twice ... captain of both the lacrosse and soccer teams as a senior ... active in the Big Brother mentoring program.
PERSONAL: Son of Dede Gilbert and R.C. Gilbert ... born 8-31-83 in Norwalk, Conn. ... has two older brothers, Tyler and Campbell ... Tyler played lacrosse at UVa and was a member of UVa's 1999 national championship team ... enjoys drawing and painting ... majoring in anthropology.
GILBERT STATISTICALLY
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| 2003 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2-1:30 |
| 2004 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 3-2:00 |
| 2006 |
15 |
9 |
11 |
2 |
6 |
8 |
3-1:30 |
| Career |
44 |
36 |
39 |
10 |
21 |
31 |
8-5:00 |
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