Nuria Lopes da Silva #23
5-8, Senior
Right Side Hitter
Lisbon, Portugal
Escola Secundaria de Sampaio
Universidad Catolica de San Antonio
Club UCAM Voley Murcia
AT HOFSTRA
2013: CAA All-Tournament Team selection…All-tournament pick at Hofstra Invitational and Temple Invitational…Played in 28 matches and 101 sets…Posted 252 kills, 46 digs and a team-leading 102 blocks…Ranked sixth in the CAA in blocks per set (1.01) and seventh in hitting percentage (.260)…Recorded a season-high 15 kills in CAA Semifinal match against Charleston…Had 14 kills and no errors in CAA Quarterfinal match against James Madison…Posted 15 kills versus William & Mary…Tallied nine blocks in regular season meeting against Charleston…Posted five digs at Temple and versus Delaware…Had six assists against UNCW.
BACKGROUND: Member of the Portugal National team…Joins the Pride after two years at the Universidad Catolica de San Antonio in Murcia, Spain…Played club volleyball with UCAM Voley Murcia…Helped her team to three consecutive first place finishes in the Spanish University Championship…Part of third place teams in the Spanish Superleague and Spanish Cup in 2012-13...2010 graduate of Escola Secundaria de Sampaio where she competed in the long jump, high jump and volleyball.
PERSONAL: Has two brothers and two sisters…Father, Arnaldo da Silva, was a professional soccer player and her brother, Arnaldo, also plays professionally in Turkey…Hobbies include photography and music…Names Jacqueline Carvalho of the Brazilian National team as her favorite athlete…Started playing volleyball at age 14…Lists “Scandal”, “Orange Is The New Black” and “Game Of Thrones” as her favorite television shows…Nicknamed “Nuri”…Public relations major with a minor in philosophy.
CAREER HIGHS
Kills: 15, last at Charleston (11-23-13)
Assists: 6 vs. UNCW (9-27-13)
Blocks: 9 vs. Charleston (9-29-13)
Aces: 1, last vs. James Madison (11-22-13)
Digs: 5, last vs. Delaware (10-18-13)
CAREER STATISTICS
Year MP SP K E TA PCT. A SA BS BA DG
2013 28 101 252 112 538 .260 29 4 7 95 46
