The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
Adriana Pereira Named Conference USA Preseason Player of the Year
2/23/2023 10:58:00β―AM | Women's Beach Volleyball
BIRMINGHAM β Following a record-setting season in 2022, fourth-year junior Adriana Pereira has been named the Conference USA Beach Volleyball Preseason Player of the Year.
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Pereira is now the first player in program history to be named the Conference USA Preseason Player of the Year. Last season, she and her Court 1 partner Rachel Tam were the first UAB duo in school history selected as First Team All-Conference USA members.
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"It's has been an amazing journey witnessing Adriana blossom into who she is today as a player and a person," head coach Terri Del Conte said. "I have enjoyed coaching her and am excited to be a part of her last year. You want to keep a player like Adriana forever."
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Pereira played to an overall record of 20-14 last season with all her action coming on Court 1. The 20 Court 1 victories were the most in a single season at UAB, and she is one of just three players in school history to achieve 20 single season wins (Ella Alexander β 22, Rachel Tam β 20).
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Pereira's 2022 highlights included notching a win over the top duo from Elite 8 participant Georgia State, along with victories over South Carolina, Tulane, North Florida, Stetson, Southern Miss (x2) and Coastal Carolina.
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She enters the 2023 campaign with a career record of 27-23 overall, and with 22 career Court 1 wins she is 13 shy of setting the program record in that category.
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Pereira and the Blazers open the 2023 campaign this Saturday at the Third Coast College Classic hosted by Houston Christian. While in Houston, UAB will play Texas A&M Corpus Christi, No. 3 TCU, Central Arkansas and HCU.
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For more information on the UAB beach volleyball team, be sure to follow @UAB_BVB on Twitter and Instagram. Β
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2023 Preseason All-Conference USA Team:
Ellie Austin, Sr., Florida Atlantic
Giada Bianchi, Jr., FIU
Mollie Ebertin, Gr., Tulane
Julie Honzovicova, So., Florida Atlantic
Samantha Mehlman, Sr., Tulane
Courtney Moon, Sr., Florida Atlantic
*Adriana Pereira, Jr., UABΒ
Kendall Peters, Sr., Tulane
Kylee Quigley, Sr., Jacksonville State
Roberta Ribeiro, Gr., FIU
Maddie Speicher, Jr., Tulane
Marketa Svozilova, So., Florida Atlantic
*Preseason Player of the Year
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Pereira is now the first player in program history to be named the Conference USA Preseason Player of the Year. Last season, she and her Court 1 partner Rachel Tam were the first UAB duo in school history selected as First Team All-Conference USA members.
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"It's has been an amazing journey witnessing Adriana blossom into who she is today as a player and a person," head coach Terri Del Conte said. "I have enjoyed coaching her and am excited to be a part of her last year. You want to keep a player like Adriana forever."
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Pereira played to an overall record of 20-14 last season with all her action coming on Court 1. The 20 Court 1 victories were the most in a single season at UAB, and she is one of just three players in school history to achieve 20 single season wins (Ella Alexander β 22, Rachel Tam β 20).
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Pereira's 2022 highlights included notching a win over the top duo from Elite 8 participant Georgia State, along with victories over South Carolina, Tulane, North Florida, Stetson, Southern Miss (x2) and Coastal Carolina.
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She enters the 2023 campaign with a career record of 27-23 overall, and with 22 career Court 1 wins she is 13 shy of setting the program record in that category.
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Pereira and the Blazers open the 2023 campaign this Saturday at the Third Coast College Classic hosted by Houston Christian. While in Houston, UAB will play Texas A&M Corpus Christi, No. 3 TCU, Central Arkansas and HCU.
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For more information on the UAB beach volleyball team, be sure to follow @UAB_BVB on Twitter and Instagram. Β
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2023 Preseason All-Conference USA Team:
Ellie Austin, Sr., Florida Atlantic
Giada Bianchi, Jr., FIU
Mollie Ebertin, Gr., Tulane
Julie Honzovicova, So., Florida Atlantic
Samantha Mehlman, Sr., Tulane
Courtney Moon, Sr., Florida Atlantic
*Adriana Pereira, Jr., UABΒ
Kendall Peters, Sr., Tulane
Kylee Quigley, Sr., Jacksonville State
Roberta Ribeiro, Gr., FIU
Maddie Speicher, Jr., Tulane
Marketa Svozilova, So., Florida Atlantic
*Preseason Player of the Year
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