2011: CAC All-Academic Team ... stepped on the field in 13 games with five starts ... picked up an assist in 3-0 win over Mary Washington ... added four shots.

2010: CAC All-Academic Team ... played in 19 contests with 13 starting assignments ... scored first career goal in 2-1 win over Shenandoah.

2009: Saw action in 14 games with six starts ... took 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 ... mathematics minor ... plans to attain his masters in engineering ... Dean's List (Spring '10, '11) ... SMCM 3.0 Club (three years) ... born December 16, 1990 in Cary, N.C. ... son of Mark and Kate VanGessel ... has three younger siblings, Carl, Claudia, and Gladis.

Best SMCM Sports Moment(s): "Beating Stevenson in overtime (2010)." ... "Winning 2-1 vs. No. 25 Franklin & Marshall."