2016-17 (Junior): Started all 33 contests, averaging 22.8 minutes per game...ranks third in program history in career blocks (144), 14th in made 3-pointers (79) and 17th in points (932)...named to the D3hoops.com All-America Third Team (March 18), the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association NCAA Division III All-America Team (March 16), the D3hoops.com All-Northeast Region First Team (March 13) and the All-NESCAC Conference First Team (March 1)...recognized as the NESCAC Women’s Basketball Player of the Week on Jan. 23...jumped into the record book in single-season blocks (55, tied for No. 8), points (412, No. 9), 3-pointers (47, No. 10), steals (63, No. 11)...connected on the most 3-pointers (47) and shot the best percentage from beyond the arc (34.6 percent) on the team during the 2016-17 season...led team in points (12.5), blocks (1.7) and made field goals (159), while ranking second in steals per game (1.9) and third in field-goal percentage (43.2 percent)...ranked No. 2 in NESCAC in blocks per game, while checking in at No. 7 in points per game and 3-point percentage...cashed in with a season-high 23 points, going 9-for-14 from the field, 3-for-7 on the three-ball and 2-for-2 from the line, along with five steals and four blocks, during a 60-46 win at Babson on Jan. 17...reached double figures in scoring 22 times, including scoring 21 or more points four times...scored 17 points, to go along with career highs of 13 rebounds and seven blocks, during a 53-37 win over visiting Brandeis on Nov. 27...contributed with 13 points, 10 boards and four steals, powering the team to a 75-32 win over visiting Clarkson on Dec. 3...recorded three or more blocks on seven occasions.
2015-16 (Sophomore): Played in all 32 games, starting 30 and averaging 22.8 minutes per game...was second on the team with 10 points per game...averaged 5.9 rebounds, 1.8 steals, and 1.3 assists per game...shot 37.3% from the field and 30.1% from beyond the arc...scored a season-high 25 points in a 68-53 win over Bates, was 9-for-21 from the field and a perfect 5-for-5 at the free throw line...scored a team-high 23 points in their Elite Eight win over Scranton, 57-48, was 8-for-12 from the field and an impressive 5-for-5 from three which was a season high for her for three pointers made...scored 20 points in a 68-36 win over Middlebury where she shot a season-high 69.2% (9-for-13) from the field...recorded a season-high 12 rebounds in four seperate games, the last one being in their Final Four win over Wartburg...had five blocks in an early season win over Eastern Connecticut College.
2014-15 (Freshman): Played in 30 games during her rookie campaign, making one start and helping the Jumbos to a 30-3 record and their second straight NCAA Final Four appearance…averaged 6.7 points and 3.1 rebounds in 13.3 minutes per game…scored ten points and added six boards and five steals in her collegiate debut in a 79-48 win over Keene State…added seven points and one rebound to a 74-51 win over Brandeis… helped the Jumbos with seven points and two rebounds in a 63-51 win against Eastern Connecticut State…added 14 points with three rebounds and three steals to a 65-42 win over Amherst…scored 12 points and pulled down seven boards in a 76-52 win over Emmanuel…scored 15 points and tallied five rebounds when the Jumbos beat Bates 83-37…in a 69-48 win over Connecticut College she scored 14 points and added four rebounds… scored a career-high and season-high 27 points and added six rebounds in a 77-53 win over Wesleyan…tallied 14 points and three rebounds when the Jumbos topped Bowdoin, 66-55.
Before Tufts: Was on the basketball team, the soccer team and the track and field team at Somerville High School...was a 1,000 point scorer for her high school basketball team...was a three-time Greater Boston League Champion for basketball...was a four-time Greater Boston League Champion for track and field...was a Greater Boston League All-Star...was selected as the MVP for all three sports: basketball, soccer and track and field...was a member of the National Honor Society.
Personal: Daughter of Girlene and Joao...has one sibling, Joao Jr.
