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                            Name- Priscilla (Pri) Eckstein Lese Lima

                            Date of Birth – December 19th, 1979

                            Place of Birth – Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil

                            Nationality - Brazilian

                            Profession - Professional Beach Volleyball Player

                            Height – 5’ 11 ½’’

                            Education: University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, LA USA.

                            Bachelor of Science- General Studies, focus on Health and PE ‘04.


                            Bachelor of Science- Kinesiology, Exercise Science

                            Quick intro...

                            Food: Brazilian food, Italian, Mexican, ALL OF THEM! 
                            Movies: movies that make me laugh, and many other ones.
                            TV Shows: Friends (own all 10 seasons), House, Scrubs, The new adventure of old Christine, Family Guy, Inside the Actor’s Studio, Dog Whisperer, Kathy Griffin: My life on the D-list, The Office, Modern Family, Better With You, So You Think You Can Dance…
                            Actors: Steve Carrel, Merryl Streep, Anthony Hopkins, Jack Nickolson, Samuel L. Jackson, Denzel Washington, Susan Sarrandon…                                                                                                                                  Musicians or Bands: Ludacris, Ana Carolina, Rita Lee, Marina, Duffy, Kristy Lee, Saint Cecilia, Kina, Marisa Monte
                            Restaurants: Porcao, Fogo de Chao, Cheesecake Factory, Chillis, RocknFish, North End, La Sirena…
                            Favourite dessert: chocolate molten cake from Chilis and anything from Cheesecake Factory.

                            Color: Blue, white and green
                            Athlete: Ayrton Senna, Misty May-Treanor, Shelda Bede, Holly McPeak, Tatiana Minello,                                                                                                                                 Books: Anything from Dr. Wayne Dyer and Anthony Robbins. Real Love, Many Lives Many masters, LOVE MY KINDLE btw!…
                            Vacation Spot: Rio de Janeiro, Arraial do Cabo, Grandpa’s Farm and the Lake house in Dallas
                            Season: Summer
                            Sports /Teams: volleyball, soccer, beach volleyball, beach soccer, SAINTS!, Celtics
                            Hobbies: dancing, singing, reading, playing with my little brother Victor and my nieces Taina, Joana and Gabriela.


                            Career Highlights

                            2011: 3rd Place finished with Renata Ribeiro in Guaruja.Qualified for first FIVB tournament in Brazil with Angela Vieira; qualified for second FIVB tournament in Poland with Renata Ribeiro.

                            2010: Placed 5th and 3rd with Tati Minello, Placed 5th, 4th with Taiana Lima. Won in 3 sets vs. Misty May-Treanor/Nicole Branagh in Hermosa

                            2009: Placed 5th, 3rd and 2nd with Tati Minello. AVP Most Improved Award 09'. Place 3rd with Taiana Lima in the Joao Pessoa Open. Won in 3 sets vs. Holly McPeak/Kerri Walsh in Chicago and in 2sets Elaine Youngs/Nicole Branagh in Muskegon.

                            2008: Placed 5th at Long Beach (w/ Angela Lewis).

                            2007: Notched career-best 5th place finishes twice with partner Angela Lewis.   "Priscilla Lima and partner Angela Lewis had a Cinderella season in '07, rising in the ranks of women's professional beach volleyball. They placed among the top 10 at 11 AVP tournaments in 2007, with a pair of fifth-place finishes"

                            Louisiana-Lafayette: Ranked 4th in career digs, 4th in total attempts and 5th in kills on the school’s charts. Twice she was named all-conference, garnering first-team honors her senior season.


                            Banco do Brasil Tour Best Finishes

                            2011: Placed 5th in Vitoria, Rio de Janeiro and Balneario Camboriu; 4th in Curitiba and 3rd in Gauruja with Renata Ribeiro.

                            2010: Placed 5th Place in Sao jose dos Campos wit tati Minello, placed 5th in Joao Pessoa and Maceio; 4th in Vila Velha and Buzios with Taiana Lima

                            2009: Placed 3rd in Joao Pessoa with Taiana Lima, Placed 5th in Maceio and Salvador with Tati Minello




                            AVP Tour Best finishes


                            2009: 2nd at Muskegon; 3rd at Cincinnati; 3rd at Manhattan Beach; 3rd at Coney Island; 5th at Hermosa Beach; 5th at Atlanta; 5th at Huntington Beach (w/ Tati Minello)

                            2008:
                            5th at Long Beach; 7th at Louisville, Atlanta, Belmar; 9th at Charleston, Brooklyn, San Diego, Mason (w/ Angela Lewis).

                            2007: 5th at Dallas, Long Beach (w/ Angela Lewis).

                            2006: 9th at Ft. Lauderdale, Seaside Heights (w/Angela Lewis), Chicago, Cincinnati (w/Paula Roca).

                            2005: 9th at Huntington Beach (w/Angela Lewis).

                            2004: 17th at Belmar (w/Mary Hegarty), Hermosa Beach, Chicago (w/Kerri Eich).


                            Going deeper into some facts

                            Fun, fun!

                            v  Pri performed 3 push-ups on her very first max reps in one minute test in college.

                            v  Pri appeared in a comic TV show in Brazil with Jackie Silva.

                            v  Pri was a contortionist at the age of 4 til 8.

                            v  Pri used to dance ballet, folk, jazz, until the age of 12, then started dancing Flamenco Dance (from Spain) until the age of 16.

                            v  Pri was a beginners’ teacher for Flamenco Dance.

                            v  Pri started to play volleyball when she was 15 years old.



                             




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