2025-26 Beach Volleyball Roster
Jersey Number 6
Isabella Almeida
- Position:
- Defender
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- High School:
- Colégio Poliedro
- Hometown:
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Prev School:
- CSU Bakersfield
- Major:
- Business Management
Accolades
2026 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
2026 Conference USA Commissioner's Academic Medal
2026: Appeared in 33 matches … competing primarily across the No.1 through No.4 positions ... recorded 19 wins
2025: Transferred to South Florida from CSU Bakersfield, adding proven winning experience, defensive reliability, and leadership as the Bulls prepare for their inaugural beach volleyball season in 2026.
2026 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
2026 Conference USA Commissioner's Academic Medal
2026: Appeared in 33 matches … competing primarily across the No.1 through No.4 positions ... recorded 19 wins
2025: Transferred to South Florida from CSU Bakersfield, adding proven winning experience, defensive reliability, and leadership as the Bulls prepare for their inaugural beach volleyball season in 2026.
2024: Earned All-Big West Academic Team honors and College Sports Communicators Academic All-District recognition while continuing development at the collegiate level.
2023 (Freshman at CSU Bakersfield): Earned First Team All-Big West honors…posted a 17–9 overall record during her freshman season…paired exclusively at the No. 3 position…recorded the third-most wins and third-best win percentage (.654) in a single season in program history…notched a ranked upset victory over Hawaii and competed closely against nationally ranked opponents...received Academic All District Honors.
High School: Graduated from Colégio Poliedro in São Paulo, Brazil…won State and Brazilian School Championships in 2019…finished second at the ISF World School Championships in Italy…placed second at the 2018 U17 Interclubs Brazilian Championship…developed in one of Brazil’s top academic and athletic environments...
Get to Know Isabella
Born November 22, 2002…daughter of Monica Fernandes and Paulo Villas Bôas…father competed with the Brazilian National Basketball Team, participated in two Olympic Games, and won gold at the 1987 Pan American Games in Indianapolis…majors in Business Management…hopes to pursue a master’s degree and work professionally in the United States or Europe…enjoys baking sourdough bread and traveling…also played basketball growing up.
Why South Florida?
"I chose South Florida because of the amazing coaches, excellent academics and the opportunity to be the first beach volleyball class ever."
Get to Know Isabella
Born November 22, 2002…daughter of Monica Fernandes and Paulo Villas Bôas…father competed with the Brazilian National Basketball Team, participated in two Olympic Games, and won gold at the 1987 Pan American Games in Indianapolis…majors in Business Management…hopes to pursue a master’s degree and work professionally in the United States or Europe…enjoys baking sourdough bread and traveling…also played basketball growing up.
Why South Florida?
"I chose South Florida because of the amazing coaches, excellent academics and the opportunity to be the first beach volleyball class ever."
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