Biography
Priscilla Eckstein Lese Lima
was born in December 19th, 1979 in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil to parents
Fatima de Medeiros Eckstein and Luz Angelo Lese Lima. She has a younger
brother from her mother’s side named Victor and two older brothers from
her father’s side named Luiz Sergio and Leonardo. She has three nieces
from her oldest brother “Lula”.
Pri as most people call her, attended Colegio Imaculada da Conceicao on her freshman year where she was a starter in the Handball team, and then she transferred to MV1-Anderson where she played Volleyball as a starter for the next 3 years of school. At the same time, she was playing club volleyball at Tijuca Tenis Clube where she met one of her dearest friend Olympic Beach Volleyball Player Renata Ribeiro, and she was also playing beach volleyball regionally in Rio at the age of 17, winning all of her age events until an opportunity to go play in USA and have a scholarship to go to school came to her. She then decided to go to University of Louisiana at Lafayette where a former teammate was already attending.
While at UL, Pri surprised and helped the Cajuns with her Brazilian soccer skills plays and also her dominant presence and skills on the court. Right off her third week of her freshman career, Pri was ranked nationally in aces, with that came along other Conference awards throughout her college career. Pri still carries 3 school records up to today.
While in college, Pri completely abandoned beach volleyball, playing only in local tournaments and leagues around Louisiana. After playing from 99-02, Pri graduated in the Spring of 04 and took a year off. She then went to play a fun four man tournament in Destin, FL where she met her first AVP partner and friend Mary Hegarty who asked her to go play an AVP qualifier in San Diego in 04. Since that qualifier, she has not stopped playing beach volleyball.
Pri entered her 5th year on the AVP Tour in 09, which in previous years was played with friend and partner Angela Lewis and now she plays with fellow brazilian Tati Minello. After starting the year playing two tournaments with Jenny Pavley in 09' while waiting for Tati's come back after shoulder surgery, Pri played the remaining season with Tati. In their first appearance as a team, they finished 7th in San Diego, by the third tournament they finished 5th, and the partnership only grew from there on. In the last five tournaments of the year, they had 5 final four appearances and one Final appearance in Muskegon, MI.
Pri got her first award in her beach volleyball career at the end of 09 season. AVP Most Improved. After the season Pri went back to Brazil to play the remaining tournaments from the national brazilian tour. In her very first appearance played with Taiana Lima (Taiana's partner was injured), they finished 3rd in Joao Pessoa Open becoming Pri's first podium ceremony in Brazil.
In 2010 after starting the season with Tati in Brazil and the AVP, Pri got re-united with long time partner Angela Lewis to play the remaining of the season on the AVP. They started ranked 7th and in 3 tourneys climbed up to 6th! One of the highlights of their season was a victory over Misty May-Treanor and Nicole Branagh in the Hermosa Open.
After AVP went down and cancelled the last 5 tourneys, Pri went back to Brazil to play the Banco do Brasil Tour with a new partner: Taiana Lima. The coincidence about their last names is just it, they are from two completely different places and met last year when Taiana's partner got hurt and Minello couldn't register on time for a tourney. So Tata and Pri got together to play the Sao Joao Open as you read before!
In 3 tournaments the duo placed one 4th and two 5ths as of right now. They also won the South American Games in Colombia and the Continental Cup in Bolivia.
2011 a whole new chapter started, but with very familiar faces. After an excellent season in 2010, Pri got invited to play with Renata Ribeiro. Renata finished 4th in the Olympics in Beijing in 2008. After stopping for almost a year due to her pregnancy she played the last round of tournaments in 2010 and came with full force in 2011 united with Pri.
The duo started off with two solids 5th places right off the bat! Getting in the podium in their 3rd event together with a 3rd place finish. In 6 tournaments they had 5 top 5 finishes, which puts them in 4th ranked team in Brazil. With such great results, the team decided to go play in the FIVB season this year. Even though they know it'll be really tough to qualified for the 2012 Olymoics, the duo hopes to do well overseas, to gather experience as a team and come back even stronger for teh remaining of the 2011 season in Brazil.
Pri as most people call her, attended Colegio Imaculada da Conceicao on her freshman year where she was a starter in the Handball team, and then she transferred to MV1-Anderson where she played Volleyball as a starter for the next 3 years of school. At the same time, she was playing club volleyball at Tijuca Tenis Clube where she met one of her dearest friend Olympic Beach Volleyball Player Renata Ribeiro, and she was also playing beach volleyball regionally in Rio at the age of 17, winning all of her age events until an opportunity to go play in USA and have a scholarship to go to school came to her. She then decided to go to University of Louisiana at Lafayette where a former teammate was already attending.
While at UL, Pri surprised and helped the Cajuns with her Brazilian soccer skills plays and also her dominant presence and skills on the court. Right off her third week of her freshman career, Pri was ranked nationally in aces, with that came along other Conference awards throughout her college career. Pri still carries 3 school records up to today.
While in college, Pri completely abandoned beach volleyball, playing only in local tournaments and leagues around Louisiana. After playing from 99-02, Pri graduated in the Spring of 04 and took a year off. She then went to play a fun four man tournament in Destin, FL where she met her first AVP partner and friend Mary Hegarty who asked her to go play an AVP qualifier in San Diego in 04. Since that qualifier, she has not stopped playing beach volleyball.
Pri entered her 5th year on the AVP Tour in 09, which in previous years was played with friend and partner Angela Lewis and now she plays with fellow brazilian Tati Minello. After starting the year playing two tournaments with Jenny Pavley in 09' while waiting for Tati's come back after shoulder surgery, Pri played the remaining season with Tati. In their first appearance as a team, they finished 7th in San Diego, by the third tournament they finished 5th, and the partnership only grew from there on. In the last five tournaments of the year, they had 5 final four appearances and one Final appearance in Muskegon, MI.
Pri got her first award in her beach volleyball career at the end of 09 season. AVP Most Improved. After the season Pri went back to Brazil to play the remaining tournaments from the national brazilian tour. In her very first appearance played with Taiana Lima (Taiana's partner was injured), they finished 3rd in Joao Pessoa Open becoming Pri's first podium ceremony in Brazil.
In 2010 after starting the season with Tati in Brazil and the AVP, Pri got re-united with long time partner Angela Lewis to play the remaining of the season on the AVP. They started ranked 7th and in 3 tourneys climbed up to 6th! One of the highlights of their season was a victory over Misty May-Treanor and Nicole Branagh in the Hermosa Open.
After AVP went down and cancelled the last 5 tourneys, Pri went back to Brazil to play the Banco do Brasil Tour with a new partner: Taiana Lima. The coincidence about their last names is just it, they are from two completely different places and met last year when Taiana's partner got hurt and Minello couldn't register on time for a tourney. So Tata and Pri got together to play the Sao Joao Open as you read before!
In 3 tournaments the duo placed one 4th and two 5ths as of right now. They also won the South American Games in Colombia and the Continental Cup in Bolivia.
2011 a whole new chapter started, but with very familiar faces. After an excellent season in 2010, Pri got invited to play with Renata Ribeiro. Renata finished 4th in the Olympics in Beijing in 2008. After stopping for almost a year due to her pregnancy she played the last round of tournaments in 2010 and came with full force in 2011 united with Pri.
The duo started off with two solids 5th places right off the bat! Getting in the podium in their 3rd event together with a 3rd place finish. In 6 tournaments they had 5 top 5 finishes, which puts them in 4th ranked team in Brazil. With such great results, the team decided to go play in the FIVB season this year. Even though they know it'll be really tough to qualified for the 2012 Olymoics, the duo hopes to do well overseas, to gather experience as a team and come back even stronger for teh remaining of the 2011 season in Brazil.
Biografia
Priscilla Eckstein Lese Lima nasceu em 19 dezembro de 1979 no Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. Filha de Fátima de Medeiros Eckstein e Luiz Angelo Lese Lima. Ela tem o irmão caçula, Victor por parte de Mãe e dois irmãos mais velhos por parte de Pai, Luiz Sérgio e Leonardo. Ela tem três sobrinhas de seu irmão mais velho "Lula".
Seus familiares e amigos à chamam carinhosamente de Pri.
Iniciou seus estudos no Colégio Imaculada Conceição , quando começou a praticar e participar da Equipe de Handebol daquela instituição. Transferida para o Colégio MV1 Anderson conheceu o Vôlei onde participou de seus primeiros campeonatos Estudantis. Seu primeiro clube no Vôlei foi o Tijuca Tênis Clube-RJ. No Clube conheceu uma de suas melhores amigas, Renata Trevisan Atleta do Vôlei de Praia do Brasil nos Jogos Olímpicos de Pequim 2008 (Beijing-China).
Priscilla Lima começou a participar do Vôlei de Praia aos 17 anos nas categorias de base do Rio de Janeiro, conquistando todos os Títulos possíveis.
Recebeu um convite para bolsa então decidiu ir para a Universidade da Louisiana em Lafayette nos E.U.A
Pri mostrou que tinha um pouco de habilidade tambem no futebol, aquela “ginga” brasileira, após sua terceira semana como caloura, classificou entre as primeiras na Conferência Nacional e ganhou muitos prêmios, ainda tem tres registros Universitários em aberto alcançados pela sua performance nos estudos e pelo Vôlei.
Pri abandonou o Vôlei de Praia, e se dedicou exclusivamente à Universidade de Louisiana no Vôlei de Quadra (Indoor) jogando apenas alguns torneios de Praia locais, concluiu a Universidade em 2004. Se afastou uma temporada do Vôlei . Participou de um divertido Torneio de 4x4 em Destin, Florida aonde conheceu sua primeira parceria para a A.V.P (Association of Volleyball Professionals, nos E.U.A.) Mary Hegarty e participaram da classificação da A.V.P em San Diego 2004 e não parou mais de jogar nas Praias.
Pri já conquistava seu espaço em quatro temporadas e com a parceria jogou ao lado de Ângela Lewis , Tati Minello que sofreu uma lesão no ombro e sofreu uma cirurgia, e forçou Pri a jogar dois torneios com Jenny Pavley. Com o retorno de Tati Minello Pri volta as melhores posições na A.V.P terceiro, quinto e sétimos lugares em confrontos com Campeãs Olímpicas e Mundias, como Misty May e Kerri Walsh, Kessy e Ross entre outras. Pri terminou a temporada de entre as Top’s alcançando a posição Nº 3 no Cicuito Amerciano de Vôlei de Praia.
Em 2009 Pri é a jogadora que mais evoluiu no Circuito Americano, retornando às praias brasileiras e joga ao lado de Taiana, que estava com sua parceira lesionada, e conquistam o Terceiro lugar na etapa de João Pessoa foi seu primeiro pódium no Brasil.
Em 2010 iniciou a temporada no Brasil com Tati Minello e na A.V.P, mas mudou de parceria e uniu-se a Angela Lewis até o final da temporada do Circuito americano, porem com o cancelamento do Calendário daquele circuito Pri retorna ao Brasil e retoma sua parceria com Taiana Lima que tem o mesmo sobre nome mas não há ligação familiar, por lembrar da boa colocação no ano anterior um terceiro lugar na etapa de João Pessoa do Circuito brasileiro.
A dupla jogou três torneios, dois resultados de quinto lugar e um quarto lugar.
São Campeães dos Jogos Sul-Americanos na Colômbia 2010 e da Copa Continental na Bolívia 2010 .
