De Pra and Vieira Sign
Brock Kappelmann - March 6, 2020 2:56 pm
LIBERAL, Kan.- Seward County community College volleyball players Laura De Pra and Thais Vieira sign to four-year colleges.
Vieira signed to Lindsey Wilson College in Kentucky and will continue her education and volleyball career for the Blue Raiders. The sophomore from Sao Paulo, Brazil played in every game this season and averaged 1.21 kills per set with a .442 hitting percentage.
De Pra signed to St. Johns University in New York and will continue her education and volleyball career with the Red Storm. The sophomore from Sao Paulo, Brazil played in all 34 matches this season and averaged 12.53 assists per match that ranked 2nd in the NJCAA.
De Pra received the All-Tournament team at the National Tournament, first-team All-Conference (2019), 11 times Jayhawk West setter of the week (5x 2018, 6X 2019), back to back Jayhawk West Conference champion, and back to back Region VI champion. De Pra ended her career at Seward County with 2,778 total assists that ranked second in program history.
Both sophomores were apart of this season’s 32-3 National Runner-Up team and they held the number one ranking in the nation for the first time in program history. During their time here at Seward County, they had an overall record of 63-10 and went undefeated against Conference and Region VI opponents.
