Fabiana Souza

Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Centro Univ. de Belo Horizonte
Hometown:
Belo Horizonte, Brazil

2005 Season
Souza continued her record setting ways, taking the top spot in total kills with 2,305. The previous record of 1,895 kills was broken just seven matches into the 2005 season. Souza led the team in kills with 524, averaging 4.94 per game. Souza remained ranked by the NCAA and finished her collegiate career at #16 in kills per game. Souza recorded 15 "double-doubles" her final season and was named Independent Offensive Player of the Week four times (Sept.6, Oct. 11, Oct. 18, and Oct. 25). She was named to two All-Tournament teams this season first at the Hofstra/Asics Invitational she took MVP and at the Western Illinois/Pizza Hut Invitational. Souza wrapped up her collegiate career being named to the All-Independent First Team and was the Independent Offensive Player of the Year.

2004 Season
Souza set an individual record her junior season in kills with 621—the previous record stood for 20 years. She led the Mastodons in kills with 621 (5.18 per game), service
aces with 44, block solos with 29, and points with 730.5. Souza also recorded 73 block assists and 408 digs to help the Dons to another Independent Championship. At the Independent Championship, Souza was named to the All-Tournament team and was the tournament MVP.

2003 Season
Souza was named Independent Offensive Player of the Year and appointed to the First Team. She led the Mastodons with 569 kills (4.63 per game), 425 digs (3.46 per game), and totaled 691.5 points. She was named to the Raider Classic, CSU Invitational, and IPFW All-Tournament Teams.

2002 Season
As a freshman, she led IPFW in kills with 591 (4.80 per game) and service aces with 56, was second on team in digs with 296 (2.41 per game), and was one shy of the team lead in total blocks with 64. She was also named Most Valuable Player of the 2002 Purdue Invitational Tournament.

Prep
A middle hitter with a powerful arm swing, Souza attended Centro University of Belo Horizonte and majored in journalism. She graduated from Instituto Metodista Izabela High School in Belo Horizonte, Brazil in 2000 and played for Sparta Volleyball Club. She was named the MVP both her junior and senior years.

Personal
Born December 31, 1982, Souza is the daughter of Jose Carlos Lopes Souza and Terezinha Maria Silva Souza. She has three siblings, Carla, Daniele, and Alexandre. She is majoring in communications.