Year: Freshman
Position: Right Side Hitter
Height: 5-9
Hometown: Novo Hamburgo, Brazil
Previous School: Fundacao Evangelica
At Fundacao Evangelica
Four-year letterwinner in volleyball … in 2005, her team took first
at the Copa Paqueta/Nike tournament and placed first in Jirgs in
2005 … team also placed third in the national championship …
captained squad in 2004 … named most valuable player in 2004 … a
member of the state championship team in 2003-2005.
Personal
Scheffel chose St. John’s because of its academic integrity and the
opportunity to play volleyball on the collegiate level ... when she
is not on the court, Scheffel enjoys playing card games ... she
said that her first coach, Heloisa Roese, and her high school coach
Joao Luis Klein were the most influential people in her athletic
career ... scheffel’s favorite food is lasagna, favorite
actor is Brad Pitt and favorite T.V. show is “House.”