New Jersey Institute of Technology Athletics

2024: Team Captain... Named to America East All-Academic Team... Became NJIT's all-time leader in total blocks for a career with 317, surpassing the previous mark on Oct. 20 at Binghamton... Her 109 total blocks are the second-most in a single-season in program history... Led team with 241.5 points, 109 blocks... Second on team with 154 kills... Had 10 matches of at least five blocks... Posted a career-high 12 blocks along with nine kills against Lafayette (8/31)... Finished with a season-best 10 kills in the three-set win over Idaho (9/14)... Turned back eight attacks in three sets against UAlbany (11/8).

2023: Team Captain...saw action in 24 matches, making five starts...one of four players on the team with 100+ kills...finished third on the squad with 46 blocks (six solo)...tallied a season-high 10 kills vs. Siena (8/26) and Manhattan (9/20)...season-high seven blocks (two solo) at Saint Peter's (10/18).

2022: Played in 26 of 29 matches, making 24 starts...finished with 135 kills (1.71 k/s)...finished second on the squad in total blocks (86) and solo blocks (18)...1.09 b/s was a team-best...finished with season-high 10 kills vs. New Hampshire (10/7) and also had an impressive offensive performance vs. Manhattan, hitting .545 on eight kills with two errors on 11 attempts...season-high eight blocks vs. FDU (9/6).

2021: Named to America East All-Rookie Team...played in 26 of 27 matches...finished third on the team in kills (127) and second in blocks (76.0)...season-high 13 kills while hitting .478 in win at Iona (10/26)...season-high eight blocks vs. St. Francis Brooklyn (11/3).

Prior to NJIT: Helped lead her team to the 2019 AVL Regional Championship.

Personal: Inês Varela...daughter of Rita Varela and José Ricardo Varela...intends to major in biomechanical engineering.