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Awards & Honors
2023 All-ACC Freshman Team
2023 Academic All-ACC
2023 ACC Freshman of the Week (x2) (Sept. 4 & Sept. 11)
2025 Preseason All-ACC
2025: Started 11 matches this season until an injury just before the SMU match (Oct. 3) sidelined her for the remainder of the season … Saw both a season high 17 kills and .593 attack percentage along with one dig and two blocks in Tech’s 3-1 win over No. 17 Purdue … Recorded five double-digit kills this season prior to her injury … Tied her career high for solo blocks during Tech’s win over Bowling Green
2024: Appeared in 84 sets across 23 matches … Finished her sophomore season with 203 kills, seven assists, eight service aces, 75 digs, two solo blocks, and 36 block assists … Assumed a starting spot until an injury forced her to miss six matches … Made her return to play against Cal (11/8) where she had two kills, one assist, and one dig … Recorded a career-high 23 kills against New Mexico St. to begin the season (9/1) … Had an exceptional performance in Tech’s 3-2 win over Notre Dame (10/4) which included 16 kills, a career-high three service aces, 11 digs, and two block assists
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.
