2009: Saw action in 14 games with six starts, taking three shots ... dished first collegiate assist in 9-0 win vs. Gallaudet.

Delmar HS: 2009 graduate ... played for Greg Cathell ... third team All-Delaware ... first team all-conference ... five goals and four assists as a senior ... finished second at Delaware Technology Student Association State Conference.

Personal: Francis Gilbert VanGessel ... born December 16, 1990 in Cary, N.C. ... son of Mark VanGessel and Kate Everts ... has three younger siblings, Carl, Claudia, and Gladis.