Talita Silva               #15

6-2, Senior

Right Side Hitter

Raritan, New Jersey

Bridgewater-Raritan High School

Atlantic Volleyball Club

AT HOFSTRA 

2007: Played in 83 sets in 28 matches...Recorded 147 kills, 63 blocks, 31 digs and 45 assists on the season...Had six matches with double-digit kills...Posted a season-high 14 kills versus James Madison and Delaware...Notched a career-high 12 blocks versus James Madison...Scooped up five digs versus Northeastern in CAA Semifinals...Had seven assists in regular season meeting with Northeastern...Received CAA Commissioner's Academic Award...2006: Played in one game in one match before red-shirting due to injury...Had one kill at San Diego State...2005: All-Colonial Athletic Association second team selection...Played 102 sets in all 27 matches...Posted a team-high 340 kills to go along with 194 digs, 68 blocks and 103 assists...Compiled a .233 hitting percentage...Ranked sixth in the CAA in kills...Was in double-digit kills in 20 matches...Tallied a career-high 24 kills at Virginia Commonwealth...Recorded a career-best 14 digs versus UC Riverside, Temple and Towson...Had a season-high six blocks at George Mason...All-tournament selection at the Hofstra/Asics Invitational...2004: Colonial Athletic Association All-Rookie selection...Played 58 sets in 26 matches...Recorded 126 kills, 51 digs, 34 blocks and 27 assists on the season...Had a .264 hitting percentage...Had a season-high 14 kills versus James Madison...Posted 11 kills and a season-best nine digs at UNC Wilmington...Had nine blocks versus UC Riverside...Served two aces against James Madison.

BACKGROUND: Played four years of volleyball at Bridgewater-Raritan High School in Bridgewater, New Jersey...Also earned letters in indoor track and track and field...Three-time Central Jersey Player of the Year...First team All-New Jersey selection as a senior and sophomore...Second team all-state as a freshman and junior...First team All-Central Jersey in all four years...Led team to Group IV state championship in 2003...Recorded a school-record 604 kills as a senior...Owns the New Jersey record of 1,401 career kills...Averaged 19.5 kills per match as a senior...Team captain...First team all-state and all-county selection in track and field...Ranked ninth in the nation in the shot put...Holds shot put and discuss records at Bridgewater-Raritan.

PERSONAL: Has two sisters...Born in Brazil...Hobbies include fishing...Began playing volleyball at age 7...Aspires to teach and coach...Physical education major.

CAREER HIGHS

Kills:               24 at Virginia Commonwealth (10-29-05)          

Assists:          9 vs. Towson (11-4-05)      

Blocks:           12 vs. James Madison (10-7-07)  

Aces:              3 vs. Columbia (9-27-05)   

Digs:               14, last vs. Towson (11-4-05)

CAREER STATISTICS

 Year        MP         SP           K          E           TA           PCT.       A           SA       BS      BA        DG

2004       26           58            126       43         314          .264         27         3          6          28         34

2005       27           102          340       140       859          .233         103       15        7          61         194

2006       1             1               1           1            3              .000         0           0          0          0            0

2007       28           83            147       71         389          .195         45         0          4          59         31

Career    82           244          614       255       1565       .229         175       18        17        148       259