Aline Pereira
5 Aline Pereira
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Sao Paolo, Brazil

High School:
Tecnologico de Osasco

Height:
5-10

Position:
OH

JUNIOR (2002): CAA and Virginia Player of the Year for the second straight season… AVCA All-East Region for the third consecutive season… Led the country in kills per game with an average of 6.58… Co-winner of George Mason’s Dr. Frank Pettrone Female Student-Athlete of the Year Award… CAA Tournament MVP… Became Mason’s first AVCA National Player of the Week (Sept. 23) after recording 60 kills (7.5 kpg), 21 digs (6.23 dpg) and hitting .451 during wins over James Madison and UNC Wilmington… Three-time CAA Player of the Week… All-Tournament Teams at Patriot Invitational and Clemson Big Orange Bash… Fourth among league players with a team-best .327 hitting percentage… Paced the squad in total digs (274) and digs per game (2.49)… Tied for fourth on the squad with 38 blocks… Recorded 10 or more kills in all 30 matches… Notched 11 double-doubles on the season… Reached the ‘30-kill Club’ plateau six times… Set a Mason season record with 724 kills, which increased her career total to 1,725, second-best all-time and just 384 kills away from the top spot on the career list… Established a new school record for kills in a match with 38 against William & Mary (10/18)… Made 24 digs against Virginia Commonwealth (10/19), tied for fifth-best single match performance in Patriot history… Served seven aces against Hofstra (10/5), tied for third-best all-time in a single match… Hit .513 (24 kills, 4 errors in 39 attempts) at UNC Wilmington, fourth-best individual effort for a Patriot on the season…One of four Patriots to play in all 110 games… Named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll after the fall semester… CAA Commissioner’s Award for Academic Excellence.

SOPHOMORE (2001): Earned both CAA and Virginia Player of the Year accolades… All-CAA and All-Virginia first teams… CAA All-Tournament Team… AVCA Division I East All-Region Team… Led the conference in kill average with 5.20 per game… Led the team in total kills with 478… Placed in the top five in conference for hitting percentage with .301… Recorded 20 or more kills 11 times, including 31 against Pittsburgh (10/21/01)… Led team in digs per game with 2.74… Had 13 double-doubles (kill-dig), including 24 kills-23 digs against William & Mary (9/22/01)… Recorded double-figure kills in 24 of 25 matches… Second on the team in service aces with 31… Played in all 92 games.

FRESHMAN (2000): Made an immediate impact for the Patriots, earning Virginia co-Player of the Year accolades… CAA Rookie of the Year… All-CAA and All-Virginia first teams… AVCA Division I East All-Region team selection… CAA All-Tournament Team and Texas Tech/Red Raider Classic All-Tournament Team… Garnered MVP honors at the Brion's Grille/Patriot Invitational… A two-time CAA Player of the Week selection… Led the conference in kill average the entire season… Ranked among the nation's top 20 in kills for six weeks, including the last five… Ranked in the CAA's top five in hitting percentage and top 10 in ace average… Was also ranked in the CAA's top 10 in dig average for nine weeks… Led George Mason in kills, kills per game and hitting percentage… Posted two 30-plus kill performances—37 versus James Madison (10/28/00) and 33 versus East Carolina (10/14/00)… Recorded double-figure kills in her last 26 consecutive matches, with 20-plus kills 12 times… Had 13 double-doubles (kills-digs), including 20 kill-22 dig outing at Radford (9/16/00)… Hit .500 or higher seven times… A true freshman, she started all 27 matches for the Patriots and played in 96 of 98 games… Named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll after the fall semester

HIGH SCHOOL: A tri-sport athlete at Fundacao Instituto Tecnologico de Osasco... Played soccer and handball for three years and basketball for two.

NOTES: Born 5/5/81... Her mother is Celia Margarida Pereira and her stepfather is Milton Yochitaka Mizuki... Has two siblings, Ivi and Bruno... Enjoys going to the movies, reading, listening to music and surfing the Internet... Nickname is Line, pronounced ‘Lean-e’... A marketing major.

CAREER HIGHS: Kills: 38 at William & Mary, 10/18/02; TA: 79 at William & Mary, 10/18/02; Hitting % (mm 5 kills): .594 vs. UNC Wilmington, 10/13/00; Assists: 10 vs. Xavier, 10/13/01; Aces: 7 vs. Hofstra, 10/5/02; Digs: 24 at Virginia Commonwealth, 10/19/02; Block Solos: 3 vs. Rutgers, 9/8/01; Block Assists: 4, five times, most recent at James Madison, 11/24/02; Total Blocks: 4, five times, most recent at James Madison, 11/24/02

CAREER STATISTICS

YR GP K E TA Pct A SA D BS/BA 2000 96 523 158 1143 .319 30 35 267 6/31 2001 92 478 150 1092 .300 27 31 252 9/29 2002 110 724 230 1512 .327 27 38 274 9/29 TOT 298 1,725 538 3,747 .317 84 104 793 24/89

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