High School: Played four years of varsity volleyball and one year of varsity basketball at Shenendehowa High School ... New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) Class AA All-State second team selection as senior for volleyball, posting 288 kills on .418 hitting with 197 aces and 192 blocks ... helped team win NYSPHSAA Class AA state championship as senior, and landed on state tournament all-tournament team ... senior captain ... three-time Suburban Council All-Conference selection - first team as senior, second team as junior and honorable mention as sophomore ... Albany Times Union All-Star first team selection as senior ... Max Preps New York State blocks leader as senior ... member of National Honor Society ... Honor Roll student.

Personal: Grace Elizabeth Almeida ... daughter of Mauricio and Tricia Almeida ... art & design major ... father played basketball at The College of Saint Rose, for the Brazilian Junior National Team, and professionally in Brazil with Minas Tênis Clube and Esporte Clube Sirio ... sister Catherine played basketball at Quinnipiac University ... cousin Ryan McGrath played baseball at Fairleigh Dickinson University.