Gilbert burst onto the scene in her collegiate debut over the weekend, recording two double-doubles, while adding 45 kills and 42 digs over four matches for the Cardinals at the Pam Briggs Memorial Volleyball Classic at Capital University. She also contributed nine blocks at the net. Gilbert's career began with seven kills and nine digs against Hiram before adding seven more kills and 13 digs against Otterbein. The Ohio native would go on to tally a career-high 16 kills and 10 digs against Defiance along with 15 kills and 10 more digs against Capital.