Played one season with the Aggies after playing two years at Blinn College, where she was a two-time All-American and won a national championship, and one season at Florida...In addition to the high-level experience and success, she brings the incredibly strong South American competitive spirit and competitive attitude which others players can learn from and feed off of...Has a terminator's mentality...Provides an effective block on the left side and also is strong in the back row with her passing and defense...Has great range and excellent ball control skills and is cool under pressure.
At Texas A&M
2011 - SeniorWas hampered by an injury throughout much of the season...Appeared in 12 matches and 20 sets as a libero/defensive specialist...Averaged 1.10 digs per set.
At Florida
2010 -
Junior
Played
in 46 sets in 27 matches, primarily as a defensive specialist ...The first sub
off the bench for the back row and was counted on to provide a defensive spark...Passed
for a perfect 1.000 reception percentage on 17 occasions...Dished out an assist
vs. South Carolina State (12/3) in the NCAA First Round...Tallied two digs for
the second consecutive match at LSU (11/21)...Charted two digs against Arkansas
(11/19)...Registered three digs at Mississippi State (10/10)...Earned the team's
starting nod at libero against Arkansas (10/3) after senior libero Erin Fleming
suffered a mild concussion two nights before...Had eight digs and a service ace
in that match at the libero position.
At Blinn College
2008-09
A two-time National Junior College Athletic
Association Division I First-Team All-American and a two-time AVCA First-Team
All-American, playing her first two seasons at Blinn (Texas) College...The first
two-time All-American in Blinn volleyball history...Played in 68 matches and 207
sets during the course of her junior college career, helping the Buccaneers to
a 62-6 (.912) record...Was a member of Blinn's NJCAA Division I national
championship team in 2008...For her career, averaged 3.80 kills per set on .332
hitting with 2.13 digs per set and 0.58 blocks per set for a total of 4.75
points per set...Ranked in the top-15 nationally in both kills and service aces
as a sophomore in 2009, averaging 3.39 kills per set and 0.52 aces per set...Hit
.301 on the season and added 2.17 digs per set...As a freshman in 2008, averaged
4.21 kills per set on .362 hitting with 0.62 service aces per set, 2.09 digs
per set and 0.64 blocks per set.
Personal
Cinthya Tayna Soares Roberto is the daughter of Carlos Roberto da Silva and Wanya da Silva...Has a younger brother, Carlos Daher Soares...Began playing volleyball when she was 13...Most memorable moment in athletics is trying out for Brazil's junior team in 2006...Hobbies are reading philosophical books, sleeping, traveling, listening to music and dancing...Volunteers at elementary schools and reads to the children...Speaks Portuguese, Spanish and English...Is majoring in psychology, ambition is to pursue doctorate degrees in human resources and industrial/organizational psychology...Born May 25, 1990, in Brasilia, Brazil.
Roberto Up Close
Favorite class subject: Psychology
Favorite quote: Live your life to the fullest: Carpe Diem
Favorite volleyball player: Fernanda Venturini (the best setter of all time from the Brazilian national team)
Favorite athlete (any sport):Â Stacy Sykora
Favorite professional sports team (any sport): Rexona Ades (professional volleyball team in Brazil)
Favorite website: www.oovoo.com (So I can video chat my family)
Favorite type of music: rock
Favorite food: Lasagna
Favorite TV show: The Big Bang Theory
Favorite book: Candide by Voltaire
Favorite movie: The Prestige
Favorite part about the sport of volleyball: It is a true team sport and nobody wins a game by themselves.
Favorite sport to play other than volleyball: Tennis
Favorite summer job: Go to Brazil and help my family
Favorite thing about A&M: The people
Favorite Aggie tradition: 12th Man
Favorite Karaoke song to sing: I am not a very good singer
Favorite piece of advice: Never ever give up.
Miscellaneous Questions:
The person who has had the greatest impact on my athletic career: Gerson Amorim, my high school coachÂ
The accomplishment (athletic or non-athletic) that I am most proud of: Being able to have all my studies paid for since middle school because of volleyball.Â
The person I would most like to meet: Freddie Mercury
When I was little, I dreamed of being a: Criminal Investigator
Something I've always wanted to do but haven't: Take a trip around the world
Few people know that I: don't like coffee, don't live by the beach, and I am not a big fan of soccer even though I am Brazilian!
My best non-athletic talent: Sleeping
My most prized possession: My family's love
My dream job is: Working by the beach doing consulting for companies.