| Height: | 6'0 |
| Year: | Sophomore |
| Hometown: | Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| High School: | Escola Estadual Monsenhor Joao Alves |
| Position: | RS |
| Major: | Physical Therapy |
*NJCAA All-Academic 3rd Team (2019)
*Suncoast Conference All-Academic Team (2019)
*FCSAA Academic All-State Team (2019)
*2nd Team All-Suncoast Conference (2019)
Freshman (2019): Mendes played in 23 matches for the Bucs as a freshman in 2019. She was a 2nd Team All-Conference pick after averaging 2.43 kills and 0.72 blocks per set on the right side. The lefty had 10 different matches in which she recorded 10 or more kills including three straight in mid-September. She posted career highs of 16 kills against top 10 ranked opponents in Miami Dade and Hillsborough. She had four of more blocks eight different times including a career high six on the opening day of the 2019 season against Pasco-Hernando. She had a pair of double-doubles in back to back contests, registering 12 kills and a career high 17 digs against Palm Beach before going for 10 kills and 10 digs in a road win over #9 St. Petersburg.
High School: Mendes was one of seven Brazilian natives on the Bucs roster in 2019. She made her way to Fort Myers from Lavras, Minas Gerais where she attended Escola Estadual Monsenhor Joao Alves and was named the MVP of the Regional Championships in 2015. She led her team to a number of championships including the Regional and State of the School Games in Minas in 2016.
Personal: Born May 16, 2000, she is the daughter of Sidney and Silvana Mendes. She has one brother, Diego (17).
| Career Highs | |
| Kills | 16 vs. Miami Dade & St. Petersburg |
| Attacks | 32 vs. Broward (9/21/19) |
| Assists | 2 (three times) |
| Aces | 3 vs. Broward & Florida Gateway |
| Digs | 17 vs. Palm Beach (10/5/19) |
| Blocks | 6 vs. DII #16 Pasco-Hernando (8/23/19) |
| Recent Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| Mar 28 | vs. #1 Miami Dade | L, 3-0 |
| Apr 2 | vs. Spartanburg Methodist | W, 3-0 |
| Apr 15 | vs. #9 Navarro | |
| Apr 15 | vs. #3 Snow | L, 3-0 |
| Apr 16 | #2 Odessa | L, 3-0 |
| Apr 17 | #4 Utah State Eastern | L, 3-1 |
| Statistics category | Overall | Conf | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 14 | 4 | ||
| Sets | 22 | 5 | ||
| Kills | 34 | 11 | ||
| Kills per set | 1.55 | 2.20 | ||
| Errors | 20 | 3 | ||
| Total Attacks | 89 | 23 | ||
| Hitting Percentage | .157 | .348 | ||
| Assists | 0 | 0 | ||
| Assists per set | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
| Service Aces | 2 | 2 | ||
| Service Errors | 5 | 3 | ||
| Service Aces per set | 0.09 | 0.40 | ||
| Receptions | 1 | 1 | ||
| Reception Errors | 0 | 0 | ||
| Digs | 15 | 9 | ||
| Digs per set | 0.68 | 1.80 | ||
| Block Solo | 3 | 1 | ||
| Block Assist | 12 | 2 | ||
| Block Total | 15 | 3 | ||
| Blocks per set | 0.68 | 0.60 | ||
| Block Errors | 1 | 0 | ||
| Ball Handling Errors | 0 | 0 | ||
| Points | 45.0 | 15.0 | ||
| Points per set | 2.0 | 3.0 | ||
| Matches started | 3 | 2 | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | k | e | ta | pct | a | sa | se | r | re | digs | bs | ba | be | tot | bhe | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22 | Daytona State College | L, 3-2 | - | 4 | 6 | 0 | 12 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7.5 |
| Jan 22 | Palm Beach State College | W, 3-0 | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -.333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Jan 23 | Indian River State College | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Jan 23 | Palm Beach State College | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jan 29 | vs. #15 Hill | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jan 29 | vs. New Mexico Military Institute | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jan 30 | vs. #10 Trinity Valley | W, 3-0 | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Jan 30 | at #5 Odessa | L, 3-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 5 | at Palm Beach State College | W, 3-0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Feb 9 | at St. Petersburg College | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 11 | #9 Polk State | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 14 | #6 Daytona State | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 14 | #1 Miami Dade | L, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 16 | at State College of Florida | W, 3-0 | - | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Feb 18 | Hillsborough Community College | W, 3-0 | - | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | .600 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.5 |
| Feb 25 | St. Petersburg College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | .500 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 |
| Mar 2 | at #7 Polk State | W, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 4 | State College of Florida | W, 3-0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.5 |
| Mar 6 | Palm Beach State College | W, 3-0 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -.167 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Mar 9 | at Hillsborough Community College | W, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 12 | at Indian River State College | L, 3-1 | - | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | -.100 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.5 |
| Mar 25 | vs. Hillsborough Community College | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 26 | vs. #8 Polk State | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 27 | vs. #1 Miami Dade | L, 3-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 28 | vs. #8 Polk State | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 28 | vs. #1 Miami Dade | L, 3-0 | - | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | .429 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 |
| Apr 2 | vs. Spartanburg Methodist | W, 3-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Apr 15 | vs. #9 Navarro | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Apr 15 | vs. #3 Snow | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Apr 16 | #2 Odessa | L, 3-0 | - | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.0 |
| Apr 17 | #4 Utah State Eastern | L, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | pct | a | a/s | sa | sa/s | r | re | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s | pts | pts/s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | 23 | 79 | 192 | 2.43 | 81 | 491 | .226 | 13 | 0.16 | 14 | 0.18 | 6 | 1 | 105 | 1.33 | 2 | 55 | 57 | 0.72 | 235.5 | 3.0 |
| 2020-21 | 14 | 22 | 34 | 1.55 | 20 | 89 | .157 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0.09 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0.68 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 0.68 | 45.0 | 2.0 |
| Total | 37 | 101 | 226 | 2.24 | 101 | 580 | .216 | 13 | 0.13 | 16 | 0.16 | 7 | 1 | 120 | 1.19 | 5 | 67 | 72 | 0.71 | 280.5 | 2.8 |
| m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | pct | a | a/s | sa | sa/s | r | re | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s | pts | pts/s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 14 | 22 | 34 | 1.55 | 20 | 89 | .157 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0.09 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0.68 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 0.68 | 45.0 | 2.0 |
| Conference | 4 | 5 | 11 | 2.20 | 3 | 23 | .348 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0.40 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1.80 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.60 | 15.0 | 3.0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Home | 7 | 12 | 18 | 1.50 | 9 | 48 | .188 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0.17 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1.00 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0.75 | 25.5 | 2.1 |
| Away | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 | 3 | 18 | .111 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.50 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.25 | 5.5 | 1.4 |
| Neutral | 4 | 6 | 11 | 1.83 | 8 | 23 | .130 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.17 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.83 | 14.0 | 2.3 |
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| Wins | 9 | 10 | 14 | 1.40 | 8 | 39 | .154 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0.20 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1.20 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.70 | 20.0 | 2.0 |
| Losses | 5 | 12 | 20 | 1.67 | 12 | 50 | .160 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.25 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.67 | 25.0 | 2.1 |
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| January | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1.00 | 2 | 16 | .250 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.50 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.50 | 7.5 | 1.3 |
| February | 4 | 4 | 9 | 2.25 | 1 | 17 | .471 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.25 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1.25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.25 | 10.5 | 2.6 |
| March | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1.67 | 9 | 31 | .032 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.17 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.00 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.83 | 14.0 | 2.3 |
| April | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1.50 | 8 | 25 | .040 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.17 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.00 | 13.0 | 2.2 |
