Thaise Vieira

Class:
Freshman
Height:
5-9
Hometown:
Matozinhos, Brazil
High School:
Instituto Presbiteriano Gammon

CAREER AT TULSA: Played in all but two matches, with six starts in her only season (31 matches, 121 sets)... ranked fourth on the team with 200 digs (1.65 dig/s) and second in service aces with 16... recorded double-digit digs four times, including a career-high 14 digs twice... Double-digit dig matches include Aug. 31 vs. Evansville with 12 digs, Oct. 5 at Rice with 14 digs, Oct. 10 vs. Tulane with 13 digs, Oct. 12 vs. UTEP with 11 digs, and Oct. 24 at East Carolina with 14 digs.

Prior to Tulsa: Played at Instituto Presbiteriano Gammon . . . helped lead her school to first-place in the region and third in the state . . . played for the Olympico Club team in 2004 and finished third in the regional . . . led her team to a second-place regional performance as a member of the Orlandia Club team in 2005 and 2007 . . . placed first in the regional with the Gammon Club team in 2006.

Personal: Majoring in arts and sciences . . . born October 30, 1988 . . . has four siblings . . . daughter of Nicanor and Norma Vieira.