Ht
6'
7"
Class
Senior
Hometown
Florianopolis,
Brazil
Last School
Caxias do Sul
Roster Years
2009-2011
Personal
- Son of Nilton de Oliveira and Claudete Ehlers Souza
- Born in Passo Fundo, Brazil
- Also enjoys body boarding and soccer
- Majoring in Latin American studies
Before BYU
- Attended Colegio Catarinense where he played under Pedro "Moska" Castelli Filho
Other College
- Transferred to BYU from Universidade de Caxias do Sul
- Played for Luis Andre Port
- Member of the 2006 state championship team
Stats
Career Match Highs
Kills: 10 vs. Pepperdine on 4/9/2011
Attempts: 17 vs. Pepperdine on 4/9/2011
Hitting %: .750 vs. Stanford on 1/14/2011
Digs: 6 vs. USC on 3/5/2011
Block Assists: 13 vs. Long Beach St. on 1/7/2011
Block Solos: 2 (twice)
Total Blocks: 12 vs. UCSB on 1/8/2011
Service Aces: 2 vs. UC Irvine on 1/28/2011
Assists: 2 vs. UC Irvine on 1/28/2011
| Year | SP | K | K/G | E | TA | PCT | A | SA | SE | SA/G | RE | D | D/G | BS | BA | TOT | B/G |
| 2009 | 30 | 35 | 1.17 | 14 | 81 | .259 | 15 | 0 | 5 | .00 | 1 | 7 | .23 | 3 | 25 | 28 | .93 |
| 2010 | 40 | 68 | 1.70 | 15 | 118 | .449 | 5 | 1 | 6 | .03 | 0 | 12 | .30 | 3 | 41 | 44 | 1.10 |
| 2011 | 92 | 119 | 1.29 | 29 | 209 | .431 | 16 | 7 | 18 | .08 | 1 | 35 | .38 | 9 | 85 | 94 | 1.02 |
BYU Hall of Fame
Freshman Year
Sophmore Year
2009
- Played in 16 of the team's 30 matches on the season and saw action in 30 sets on the year
- Started six matches for the Cougars
- Recorded a season-high seven kills against Cal Baptist and Lewis
- Also totaled seven blocks against Cal Baptist
Junior Year
2010
- Played in 40 sets tallying 68 kills, five assists, one service ace, 12 digs and 44 blocks
- Started in seven matches
- Led the Cougars in one match with 8 blocks against Penn State
- Tallied a career-high 11 kills and three digs against UC Irvine on 2/4/10
- Earned a career-high 19 attempts and eight total blocks against Penn State
- Earned a .778 hitting percentage (min. 8 att.) and one service ace against UCLA on 1/30/10
Senior Year
2011
- Played in 92 sets and started 22 matches
- Tallied 119 kills, 209 attempts, 16 assists, 7 service aces, 35 digs and 94 total blocks for the second most on the team
Graduate Year
Redshirt Year
Medical Redshirt Year