| Height: | 5-7 |
| Hometown: | Apopka, Fla. |
| Position: | D |
| Year: | Sr. |
| High School: | Apopka HS |
| Major: | Sport Science |
2025: Played in all 17 matches, with 16 starts... Picked up 13 ground balls and had 11 caused turnovers... Finished with five ground balls and two caused turnovers vs. Montevallo (Feb. 14)... Had three caused turnovers and a ground ball at Wingate (Mar. 15)... Had two ground balls and a caused turnover vs. North Greenville (Feb. 26).
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).
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-athletic training)... SAC Commissioners Honor Roll... Athletic Director's Honor Roll... Division II Athletic Directors Association (D2ADA) Academic Achievement Award... Future plans: Attend masters of athletic training program at UCF... Hobbies and activities: Lifting, running, hiking, arts and crafts... Favorite class at Tusculum: Anatomy and Physiology I and II; Favorite movie: "Coraline"; Favorite musical artists: Wallows, Tame Impala, Daily J, Foster The People, Cage The Elephant; Favorite food: Fries; Most famous person Celeste has met: Haley Cain.
| Recent Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| Apr 4 | at Catawba | W, 9-8 |
| Apr 8 | at Lincoln Memorial | W, 17-16 |
| Apr 15 | at UVA Wise | L, 14-9 |
| Apr 18 | at Newberry | L, 14-6 |
| Apr 22 | at Emory & Henry | W, 22-8 |
| Apr 25 | at Anderson | L, 17-1 |
| Statistics category | Overall | Conf | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | 15 | 9 | ||
| 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 | 17 | 9 | ||
| Draw controls | 1 | 0 | ||
| Turnovers | 7 | 5 | ||
| Caused turnovers | 12 | 6 | ||
| Fouls | 2 | 1 | ||
| Yellow cards | 0 | 0 | ||
| Red cards | 0 | 0 | ||
| Green cards | 2 | 1 | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | g | a | pts | fpg-fps | gb | dc | to | ct | sh | sh% | sog | sog% | fo | peyc | rc | gc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 7 | at North Greenville | W, 18-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 1 |
| Feb 14 | at Emmanuel (Ga.) | L, 15-14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 17 | Converse | W, 16-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 28 | at Anderson | L, 18-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 3 | Gannon | L, 14-13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 7 | #13 Wingate | L, 23-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 14 | Thomas More | W, 22-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 18 | at Mars Hill | W, 13-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 20 | Lewis | L, 13-11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 23 | Shorter | W, 19-4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 28 | Coker | W, 22-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 1 | Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 19-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 1 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 4 | at Catawba | W, 9-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8 | at Lincoln Memorial | W, 17-16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 15 | at UVA Wise | L, 14-9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 18 | at Newberry | L, 14-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 22 | at Emory & Henry | W, 22-8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Apr 25 | at Anderson | L, 17-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 1 | - | 0 | 0 |
| gp | gs | g | a | pts | fpg-fps | gb | dc | to | ct | sh | sh% | sog | sog% | fo | yc | rc | gc | pen | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 16 | 3 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | 17 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 19 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025-26 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 64 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 67 | 4 | 49 | 51 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 74 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| gp | gs | g | a | pts | fpg-fps | gb | dc | to | ct | sh | sh% | sog | sog% | fo | yc | rc | gc | pen | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 15 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Conference | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0-0 | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - |
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| Home | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Away | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0-0 | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - |
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| Wins | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Losses | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| February | 3 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| March | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| April | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
