Briefly
• First year at XULA
• Will redshirt in 2018 but will practice and train with the team
High School
• Played two varsity seasons for Mansfield Summit's Lady Jaguars
• Starter and team captain as a senior
• Match highs included 10 kills vs. Mansfield Timberview and seven blocks vs. Waxahachie
• Made the A-B honor roll every quarter
• Played basketball as a freshman and sophomore
• Was soprano section leader in the choir for three years
• Head dance choreographer as a senior
Club
• Played two years — first with Ellis County Juniors as a sophomore,
then NRG as a senior
• Helped her team win silver medal at a Boston tournament
Personal
• Enters XULA with 100 hours of community service
• Hits volleyballs and writes with her right hand — does everything else left-handed
• Can play the flute
• Has six siblings, including five sisters, and she's the youngest
• Her brother, Joshua, was a two-year basketball starter at Howard Payne
University (Brownwood, Texas) from 2010-12
In Her Own Words
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Favorite athlete: LeBron James
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Favorite food: African
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Favorite store to shop in: Forever 21
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Favorite activity with a group of friends: Watching movies
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Who is your role model, and why? My oldest sister Nike, because she's an excellent person with a truly kind and pure soul
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What do you plan to do with your major? I plan to pursue a career in pharmacy
and help my parents out with all of their bills and buy them dream cars
Damilola Dada
