General: Physically strong player and student of the game… improving technique … expected to see time at libero. 2005 (Freshman): Appeared in 30 matches and 89 games in first season… Logged 165 digs, an average of 1.85 per game… Recorded three matches with 10-plus digs… Dug a personal-best 20 balls and added two aces during a victory over UNC Greensboro (Sept. 3)… Collected 14 digs and a kill in a five-game win over Georgia State in the first round of the CAA Tournament (Nov. 18)… Produced 12 digs and an assist in the Rams’ victory over Towson in the CAA Championship match (Nov. 20)… Accounted for eight digs in NCAA Tournament First Round match versus Purdue (Dec. 2). Personal: Played for the Parana All-State team from 2000-03 … team won the National Tournament in 2002, as well as runner-up in 2000 and third place in 2003 … team captured Brazilian Youth Games Championship in 2000 … Also played for Parana Clube from 1996-2003, the top program in the state of Parana … team won six state championships … majoring in business ... daughter of Gerson Antonio Goncalves and Solange Cristina Preussler ... born January 7, 1985.