- "I made Virginia Wesleyan my top choice because of the the strong, small community. The faculty and staff are fully committed to helping each and every student be the best version of themselves academically, socially, and athletically."
- Selected Virginia Wesleyan over Penn State University and the University of Virginia
Career Highs
Goals: 3 – (Sweet Briar - 4/19/17)
Assists: 1 – (3x, most recent, Randolph - 4/30/16)
Points: 3 – (Sweet Briar - 4/19/17)
Ground Balls: 3 – (Hilbert – 3/9/15)
Caused Turnovers: 2 – (at Randolph - 4/14/17)
Draw Controls: 1 - (2x, most recent, at Methodist - 3/4/17)
2016-17 ODAC All-Academic Team
2014-15 ODAC All-Academic Team
Senior (2017): Gabaldon appeared in all 16 games for the Marlins, making 13 starts… Posted her first hat trick with a career-best effort on her Senior Day against Sweet Briar on April 19… Totaled eight goals on the season, scooping six ground balls, and causing four turnovers… Recorded a draw control at Methodist on March 4.
Junior (2016): Appeared in 15 games with 10 starts as a junior… Scored three goals on the season with an assist… Scored two goals in a game at Guilford College on April 9… Had a goal, two ground balls, and a draw control at Sweet Briar College on April 27.
Sophomore (2015): Appeared in five games early in the season… Scored a goal and assisted on one more against Hilbert on March 9 while also scooping three ground balls and causing a turnover.
Freshman (2014): Played in four games for the Marlins as a first-year.
Academic Accomplishments: Presidential Scholarship recipient
Before VWC: Competed in track and field, crew, and cheerleading at Woodbridge… Qualified for the regional championships in the pole vault and in cheerleading… Record an 8-foot vault in the 2011 Northwest Region meet to tie for ninth place overall… Advanced to the state championships in crew… Cheerleading captain as a junior and senior… Scholar-Athlete Award recipient… Ranked 60th in a class of 616… Principal's List student… National Honor Society member… Spanish Honor Society member… Virginia Girls State representative.
Personal: Daughter of Maria and Raymond Gabaldon; dad attended New York University, University of New Mexico, and Boston University… Has three sisters: Tara, Nancy, and Brianna... Older sister, Nancy, played tennis at Virginia Commonwealth University.
Get to Know Jaquelyn
- Enjoys going to the beach, spending time with family and friends, and exploring the outdoors
- Favorites the book "Poseur," the movie "Transformers," and the TV series "Parks and Recreation"
- A fan of lacrosse standout Meagan DiCave and the University of Kentucky men's basketball team
- Self-description in 10 words or less: "I am funny, friendly, and hard-working."
- My favorite aspect of being an athlete is: "being able to build strong friendships with my team and work hard and compete with them for the purpose of getting one another better on and off the field"
- The part of your game you've improved most: "being confident in what I am doing"
- My personal athletic goal at VWC is: "to learn how to play lacrosse"
- If you could spend a day with one famous person from any time period, who would it be and why?: "Logan Lerman, because he is a beautiful soul and he'll realize he loves me!"
- People might be surprised to know: "I have never played lacrosse before"
- It's the year 2030 and: "I see myself traveling the world in a career involving both international business and art, and having a family to come home to after work and business trips"
- The most important advice you have received is: "make the world a better place" -- Dad
