Full Name: Ivana Rich
Birthdate: August 9, 1988
Hometown: Cumberland, Va.
Parents: Alfonso & Michelle Belle
Siblings: Two brothers, Diamond and Jule.
Major: Criminal Justice ('09).

Honors and Awards
● 2009 Preseason All-CAA Team
● 2008 First Team All-CAA
● Named CAA Player of the Week (Oct. 20, 2008)

While with the Rams
● Played in all 65 possible matches in 2007 and 2008.
● Averaged 1.07 blocks per set, the seventh-best single-season mark in VCU history.
● Enters 2009 season fifth on Rams’ all-time blocks list. Has led the team in blocks the last two seasons.
● Led VCU and ranked fourth in the CAA in 2008 with a .292 hitting percentage.
● Averaged 1.77 kills per game in 2008 and 2.04 in 2007.
● Her 315.0 points ranked second on the team in 2008.
● Credited with 11 total blocks in a win over Gonzaga Sept. 19, 2008.
● Recorded five or more blocks in 16 of 32 matches in 2008.
● Ripped 12 kills and hit .345 at Northeastern Nov. 16, 2008.
● Provided nine kills and seven blocks against Eastern Michigan Sept. 19, 2008.
● Supplied five kills and eight blocks in first career start, a CAA Quarterfinal win over Towson Nov. 17, 2007.

Prior to VCU
● Superior athlete of starred in volleyball and basketball at Cumberland High School.
● Also ran two years of track and played two years of softball.
● Holds Cumberland records for career kills.
● Two-time James River District Player of the Year (2004 & 2005).
● Named First Team All-Region three times and was a Second Team All-State pick in 2005.
● Led Cumberland to District title as a senior.

Getting to Know Ivana Rich
● Spent two years on the cheerleading squad at Cumberland High School.
● Scored more than 1,800 points during her high school basketball career and was named James River District Player of the Year in 2005.
● Was a member of the Diamond Juniors Volleyball Club.
● Her brother, Diamond, played football at Shenandoah University.