At Providence: Talented athlete who will lead the Friars in the middle blocker position ... As a Junior: Played in all of the Friars' 87 games... led the team in kills (303), total attacks (828), hitting percentage (.169), block solos (16) and block assists (37)... Named to the Chesapeake Classic and Mountain Hawk Classic All-Tournament Teams... As a Sophomore: Powered the Friar offense with a team-high 374 kills and a .146 hitting percentage... Registered 89 digs and team-highs with 22 block solos and 26 block assists on defense ... As a Freshman: Played in 91 games as a freshman ... Was third on the Friars with 291 kills and averaged 3.20 kills per game ... Had the second-best hitting percentage, with a .207 mark ... Tied for team-lead with 34 service aces and led squad with 54 blocks ... Also added 122 digs ... Beverly Hills HS: Three-year letterwinner for coach Marla Weiss ... Captained volleyball team as a senior ... Was named team's rookie of the year as a sophomore ... Named second team all-league as a sophomore and was school's female athlete of the year ... As a junior was named first team all-league ... Senior year was team and league's most outstanding player ... Personal: Daughter of Adele and Martin Cadres ... Has one sister, Aida, 16, and one brother, Martin, 12, ... Born June 23, 1983 ... Psychology major at PC with a minor in women's studies ... Volunteers time as a coach at Beverly Hills High School in the summer ... Volunteers at Sojuorner House -a domestic violence agency in Providence.
Coach's comments: "Ayana dedicated herself to our program this summer as she worked out with Coach White regularly. Her strength gains couldn't be better and will show in her explosiveness this season."
AYANA CADRES' CAREER STATISTICS
YEAR G K E TA PCT AST SA DIG BK
2001 91 291 140 728 .207 11 34 122 54
2002 103 374 224 1025 .146 8 18 89 48
2003 87 303 163 828 .169 21 18 153 53
TOT 281 968 527 2581 .174 40 70 364 155
