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Awards & Honors
2023 All-ACC Freshman Team
2023 Academic All-ACC
ACC Freshman of the Week (x2) (Sept. 4 & Sept. 11)
2023: Made an immediate impact in her first season on The Flats, starting in 30 of 31 matches and playing 114 sets…tallied 306 kills, 187 digs and 54 blocks on the year…served as the main third option for the GT offense with 824 swings, more than 500 more than fourth most…was named to the All-Tournament team in the Road 2 Tampa Bay Invitational in the first week of the season, following that by earning ACC Freshman of the Week in each of the next two weeks…secured her first collegiate double-double at Ohio State (9/2) ending with 16 kills and 14 digs…set a season-best 21 kills against Florida State, becoming the first GT freshman to record 20+ kills in an ACC match since Julia Bergmann in 2019…set a program record in the NCAA Tournament when she posted 12 kills on .458 hitting in the Jackets’ opening round victory over South Alabama, the most kills by a Georgia Tech freshman in her NCAA Tournament debut.
High School: Hails from Fortaleza, Brazil … Was a three-year captain for Colegio Antares … Through her six seasons, led her squad to five state championships (2017-19, 2021-22) and six municipal championships (2017-22) … Was a member of the U21 South American Championship team … Racked up multiple personal accolades including three MVP honors in the state championship (2018, 2019, 2021) and the best opposite hitter award in the 2022 U19 South American Championship … Was an honor roll member of the advanced class for three consecutive years … Still determining her future major at Georgia Tech.
