Lopes da Silva, is a member for the Portugal National
team. She transferred to Hofstra after two years of
playing at the Universidad Catolica de San Antonio in
Murcia, Spain. Lopes da Silva comes from a family of
athletes, her father, Arnaldo de Silva was a professional
soccer player. Her brother, also Arnaldo, currently plays
professional soccer in Portugal.
Kelsie Wills, another international student-athlete
comes from Matamata, New Zealand. The junior lead
the team by far in kills this season with 501, averaging
4.3 kills per set. Wills, an outside hitter, was an AllColonial Athletic First-Team player in 2012 and also
received recognition as the CAA Championship Most
Outstanding Player. She transferred from Matamata
College in New Zealand where she played indoor
volleyball, beach volleyball and basketball for many
years. Her brother plays Tennis at Hofstra.
A hometown player, Emily Burke had the second
most kills for the Pride. Burke is a junior from Staten
Island, NY. She recorded 285 kills this year, averaging
2.46 kills per set. The 6’3, outside hitter has played at
volleyball at Hofstra since she was a freshman in 2011.
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After falling short of a 2012 Conference
Championship, the Pride has a lot to look forward to next
season. The team is bringing back a lot of star players
including Lopes da Silva, Wills and Emily Burke.
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