General: Seasoned player who can move to any position … blue-collar work ethic … delivers one of the strongest spikes on the team. 2005 (Junior): Rung up 290 kills in 112 games, third best on the team… Also ranked fourth on the squad in blocks with 74… Named MVP of the VCU Third Degree Sportswear Invitational (Sept. 3)… Ripped 15 kills and hit .333 in season-opening win over Pacific (Aug. 26)… Followed the next day with 17 kills and a .343 percentage versus Marquette (Aug. 27)… Unleashed 10 kill and five total blocks on East Tennessee State (Sept. 3)… Smacked 11 kills and stroked a .450 percentage in a win over Temple (Sept. 9)… Logged 11 kills and four blocks against William & Mary (Sept. 13)… Dropped a career-high 18 kills on Delaware, while adding three blocks (Sept. 17)… Fired 14 kills and hit .333 versus James Madison (Sept. 30). Kicked in six digs and two blocks in that match… Collected 13 kills with a personal-best 11 digs and six blocks against Delaware (Oct. 21)… Drilled 16 kills while hitting .483 in a win over Northeastern (Oct. 28)… Hammered 10 kills and hit .562 with four blocks (one solo) in defeat of Georgia State (Nov. 12)… Had 14 kills and four blocks in VCU’s first round win over Georgia State in the CAA Tournament (Nov. 18)… Registered 13 kills and two blocks in CAA Championship match versus Towson (Nov. 20). Personal: Played for two years at Arizona Western College in Yuma, Ariz. … 2004 AVCA Two-Year College Second Team All-American … NJCAA Division I Honorable Mention All-American … 2004 Academic All-American … twice named Region I Division I First Team … 2004 All-Arizona Community College Athletic Conference (ACCAC) second team … majoring in clinical exercise science/pre-physical therapy … daughter of Luiz Carlos and Rosana Salvatori … born February 8, 1982.