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Carol Cheade 9                 Class: Senior Hometown: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil High School: Instituto Abel Height: 6-2 Position: MB Birthdate: 03/06/1986

ROB PATRICK ON CHEADE: "Carol was afforded a tremendous opportunity this spring, as she was able to take every practice rep with our starters. She has worked extremely hard on becoming a more consistent blocker, and I am very encouraged by her development. She has always had a nice, natural arm swing, which provides us with some options offensively for her, as she can play either in the middle or on the right side. As a senior, nothing is going to bother her, and she can be a calming force on the court."

2008 (JUNIOR): Played in 10 matches during her junior campaign, finishing the year with seven kills on 18 attacks, seven blocks and six digs...Collected kills against Houston, Iowa, Virginia, Auburn and ETSU... Tied a career high with a pair of digs against the Hawkeyes...Also had two blocks in that contest...Earned her first start of the season and third of her career against Auburn on Oct. 3...Made the most of the opportunity with a pair of kills and career-high tying totals of two digs and four blocks...Started her second contest of the year at ETSU, recording two kills on five swings, a dig and the first solo block of her career...Following the season, she earned a spot on the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll for the third consecutive year.

2007 (SOPHOMORE): Saw action in 16 matches during her sophomore campaign... Participated in two matches and four games at the Comcast Lady Vol Classic...Tallied a pair of kills on three attacks against Appalachian State...Also recorded the third ace of her career in that contest...Saw limited action against Marquette at the State Farm Illini Classic, finishing off the third game with a kill on her lone swing of the match...Registered her first block of the 2007 campaign against Mississippi State...Saw time against both Auburn and Georgia on the road, Sept. 21 and 23, respectively, and at home against Arkansas, Sept. 30...Collected a seasonhigh with a pair of blocks against Ole Miss... Repeated the performance five days later at Mississippi State on Oct. 19...Earned her first starting nod of the season and second of her career at Arkansas on Nov. 16...Set season highs with six kills, 14 attempts, one assist, three total blocks and one dig in that match...Was named to the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll for the second time in her career.

2006 (FRESHMAN): Played in 19 matches during her rookie season at Tennessee, earning her first career start against Lehigh on Sept. 9...Tallied eight kills in 13 attacks and had no attack errors in that match for a team-high .615 hitting percentage... Recorded a career-high four blocks against Centenary on Aug. 26 and repeated the feat on Oct. 11 at Kentucky...Hit .375 with four kills and one error in eight attempts at Georgia on Nov. 10...Was tabbed to the SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll. HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Instituto Abel in Niteroi, Brazil...Competed with the Flamengo and Botafogo volleyball teams...Won both state and national championships during her tenure on those teams.

PERSONAL: Majoring in logistics...Lists her highest ambition in sports as winning a National Championship...Winning the Brazilian national championship with her club team ranks as her biggest thrill in sports...Enjoys going to the beach, watching movies, traveling and being with friends and family during her time away from the court...Chose Tennessee because of its excellence in academics and athletics... Other schools she was considering included Florida State, Texas and Arkansas...Has two sisters, Camilla, 26, and Danielle, 25... Carolina Figlino Cheade, the daughter of Paulo and Rosangela Cheade, was born on March 6, 1986, in Niteroi, Brazil.