2020: All-EIVA Second Team selection... The Norfolk, Va. native earned a career high 93 kills on 160 attempts for a hitting percentage of .544... Gatling finished second on the squad with a career high 10 solo blocks to go along with 47 total blocks... Gatling was one of three Patriots to earn a perfect 1.000 in reception percentage on the year… Recorded seven kills (.778 H%) and six total blocks in a win versus Pepperdine on Jan. 17… Earned seven total blocks and four kills in five sets played in a victory over Ball State on Jan. 23… Notched five total blocks and four kills versus Purdue Fort Wayne on Jan. 25… Tallied a season high nine total blocks and seven kills in a victory versus Harvard on Feb. 14… Recorded a season best 16 kills and a solo block versus Harvard on Feb. 15… Earned eight kills, four total blocks (two solo) and a service ace in a win at Saint Francis on Feb. 29…Notched a season high .846 attacking percentage with 11 kills on 13 attempts with a season best five digs in a victory versus Charleston (W.Va.).
2019: Appeared in 38 sets across 15 matches…Totaled 40 kills and 30 blocks his junior campaign…Posted a career-best seven blocks vs. Erskine (Jan. 11)…Added a season-high nine kills on a .412 clip and career-best six digs vs. Sacred Heart (March 2)…Recorded five blocks and four kills on eight errorless swings against Coker (Feb. 1)…Notched four blocks and five kills at Harvard (April 12).
2018: Led the team in blocks per set (0.97) - 5th in EIVA... Notched at least one block in 14 of 18 matches appeared in... Only needed 48 sets to register 10 solo blocks, tied with Erik Lanham (2007) for the fewest needed in a rally-scoring era season to reach double-digit solo blocks... First start of the season vs NJIT (Feb. 16) which he tallied four kills on seven total attempts (.571) to go along with one solo block and four block assists… Recorded a total six blocks – two solo blocks and four block assists vs Sacred Heart (March 3).. Notched two solo blocks at Charleston (March 23) and vs. Penn State (April 7)... Five blocks (2 BS - 3 BA) vs. Penn State (April 7)... Season high 10 kills on 16 attempts (.500 hitting) vs. Harvard in the match that clinched home court advantage in the EIVA Tournament (April 13)... Tied his career high of six total blocks three times, including the EIVA semi-semi finals vs. Princeton (April 19) to lead the Patriots...
2017: Worked his way into head coach Jay Hosack’s lineup and started 12 matches as a freshman, including the final nine contests of the season…played a total of 49 sets across 18 matches. Gatling tallied 55 kills (1.12 per set), three assists, and six service aces offensively while hitting 0.233 in his first season at Mason. The Norfolk, Va. native contributed at least one block in all but two matches in which he appeared for a combined 45 blocks and was the second-most productive Patriot on the defensive side of the net with 0.92 blocks per set…15 digs…He hit at least 0.600 in five matches as a rookie, including his first three…exploded with a career-high 13 kills at Harvard (Feb. 11)…hit 1.000 at NJIT six days later. Gatling had three assists, including one in each match against Princeton (Feb. 18 and April 8)…back-to-back career-high six blocks against Cal State Northridge (March 11) and Barton (March 24)…the middle blocker picked up career-high four digs in his debut, at No. 1 and eventual national champion Ohio State (Jan. 10)…finished the season with 84.5 points.
Prep: Bryce Gatling comes to Mason after four years as a standout at Norview High School in his native Norfolk, Va. The middle blocker was named the Pilots' MVP for three consecutive seasons and earned All-Conference 9 honors in each of his four years of varsity volleyball. Outside of school, Gatling accumulated four years of club volleyball experience, representing Coastal Virginia Volleyball Club and Ocean Volleyball Club for two years each.
Personal: Son of former Norfolk State basketball player Alexander Gatling and Renee Barnes and the younger brother of Monique Gatling, who plays volleyball at Norfolk State. Bryce majors in environmental science and minors in geography. In his limited free time, he enjoys graphic design and music making.
CAREER HIGHS
Kills: 13, at Harvard (2/11/17)
Total Attempts: 19, at Harvard (2/11/17)
Hitting Percentage (Min. 9 TA): .500, vs. Harvard (4/13/18)
Assists: 2, at Saint Francis [Pa.] (2/24/18)
Aces: 3, vs. Princeton (2/17/18)
Digs: 6, vs. Scared Heart (3/2/19)
Solo Blocks: 2, three times, last vs. Penn State (4/7/18)
Block Assists: 6, twice, last vs. Princeton (4/19/18)
Total Blocks: 7, vs. Erskine (1/11/19)
