Biography
- Program's All-Time Leader in Blocks
- Program's All-Time leader in Attack Percentage
- 2021 Off the Block All-Independent Team
- 2021 IVA Championship All-Tournament Team
- 2020 Off the Block All-Independent Team
- 2019 Off the Block Blocker of the Year Finalist
- 2019 Off the Block All-Independent Team
- 2019 IVA Championship All-Tournament Team
- 2018 VolleyMob All-America Third Team
- 2018 Off the Block Blocker of the Year Finalist
- 2018 Off the Block All-Independent Team
- 2017 Off the Block All-Independent Team
2021 (Senior): One of two Railsplitters to play in all 69 sets, and one of three to play in all 20 matches, recording 19 starts ... Earned his fourth straight Off the Block All-Independent team honors ... Led the team in blocks (74) and blocks per set (1.07) ... Ranked in the top three nationally among independent team players in blocks and blocks per set ... His .398 attack percentage ranked second on the team and helped secure the school record ... One of four 100-kill performers, ranking third on the team with 133 ... Was also third on the team in points (130) and service aces (12) ... Accumulated 15 matches with five or more kills, and three matches with more than 10 kills ... Recorded 18 matches with multiple blocks, and six with five or more ... Tallied seven kills and served two aces while sweeping Lees-McRae (Jan. 16) ... Blocked two shots and added six kills versus Loyola Chicago (Jan. 22) ... Posted six kills on a .875 attack percentage along with two digs and two blocks against McKendree (Jan. 24) ... Blocked a season-best seven kill attempts and added 10 kills versus Ball St. (Jan. 29) ... Stuffed the stat sheet with six blocks, four digs, and four kills versus Lindenwood (Jan. 30) ... Notched a season-best 13 kills on a .579 attack percentage, and added five digs and three blocks while facing Tusculum (Feb. 5) ... Accounted for six kills and five blocks versus Emmanuel (Feb. 13) ... Registered seven kills and three blocks in back-to-back matches against Erskine (March 4) and Emmanuel (March 9) ... Recorded 11 kills and four blocks while playing Queens (March 13) ... Posted nine kills, six blocks, and four digs in a sweep of Limestone (March 14) ... Had eight kills on a .429 attack percentage versus King (March 16) ... Accumulated eight kills, five blocks, and four digs against Limestone (March 26) ... In the IVA Tournament semi-final win over Tusculum (April 16), Carvalho posted seven kills and four blocks ... Was just as vital in the championship game win over Queens (April 17), as he blocked six shots and added six kills.
2020 (Senior): Season cut short due to COVID-19 global pandemic ... One of three 100-kill performers, totaling the third-most of any Railsplitter (103) ... Scored the second-most points on the team (166.0) and picked up his fourth-straight Off the Block All-Independent Team accolade ... Led LMU and all independent team players in attack percentage (.444), service aces per set (0.52) and blocks per set (1.04) among those who met NCAA minimums ... Ranked seventh nationally in attack percentage, 10th in aces per set and 14th in blocks per set ... Among the top 80 players in the nation and eighth among independent team players in points per set (3.07) ... Tallied the second-most aces (28) and blocks (56) on the team ... Led the Railsplitters with 14 solo blocks ... Also made 38 digs and assisted on six kills ... Picked up Off the Block Independent Teams Player of the Week honor on Feb. 17 ... Started 14 of 15 matches played in, competing in 54 total sets ... Reached double figures in kills three times and notched at least seven kills on eight occasions ... Posted five blocks or more in six different matches ... Served multiple aces five times and made four or more digs in six separate outings ... Tied a career-high with six digs and rose up for a season-best 10 blocks, not to mention making seven kills, in the thrilling five-set home victory over Division I Saint Francis University (Jan. 25) ... Claimed a season-high 14 kills, six blocks and four aces in the five-set neutral-site affair with Daemen College (Feb. 9) ... Set the single-match program record for aces with a career-best 11 in the five-set home win over King (Feb. 14), serving five-straight aces in the decisive fifth set ... Also laid down seven kills, made four digs and earned a trio of blocks against King ... Tied his season-high with 14 kills, in addition to five blocks and five digs, in the five-set win at Belmont Abbey (Feb. 21) ... Recorded 11 kills and four digs in the four-set win at Emmanuel (Feb. 22).
2019 (Junior): Led the nation in blocks per set for the second-straight year, averaging 1.45 across 80 sets and racking up a team-best 116 ... Tallied 15 solo blocks and scored the second-most points of any Railsplitter (206.5) en route to Off the Block All-Independent Team honors for the third consecutive season ... A finalist for Off the Block Blocker of the Year for the second-straight season ... Ranked among the nation's top 100 players and 10th among independent team players in points per set (2.58) ... Notched the fourth-most kills on the team (116) and averaged 1.45 per set ... Tied for the second-most service aces on the team (25), ranking 45th nationally and fourth among independent team players in aces per set (0.313) ... Also assisted on six kills and made 40 digs ... Named Off the Block National Middle Attacker of the Week on Jan. 21 and March 11 ... Attacked at an impressive .408 clip, the second-highest of any LMU player and the best among those with 100 or more total attacks ... Started all 22 matches played in ... Recorded at least five blocks 13 times and earned at least five kills on 15 different occasions ... Served two or more aces in seven matches ... Registered nine kills, seven blocks, four digs and three aces in the five-set neutral-site battle with 15th-ranked Grand Canyon (Jan. 20) ... Posted a season-high 10 blocks, five kills and two digs in the straight-set sweep at Queens (Jan. 26) ... Marked down a season-high four aces, not to mention seven kills and six blocks, in the four-set home win over Erskine (Feb. 9) ... Earned a career-high six digs, to go along with seven kills, five blocks and a pair of aces, in the four-set affair at Mount Olive (March 8) ... Collected a season-best 13 kills in the four-set win at Lees-McRae (March 9) ... Got nine blocks, five kills and a pair of digs in the five-set win at Belmont Abbey (March 23) ... Aided the Railsplitters to their second consecutive IVA Championship with 10 blocks, 10 kills and four digs in the two postseason home victories over Daemen College (April 12) and Queens (April 13) ... Attacked at a .667 mark across the 2019 IVA Championship to land a spot on the IVA All-Tournament Team.
2018 (Sophomore): One of three Railsplitters to start all 27 matches and compete in all 98 sets ... Led the nation in blocks per set (1.54) ... Set the single-season program record for total blocks (151), solo blocks (33), block assists (118) and blocks per set ... Picked up VolleyMob All-America Third Team honors and was a finalist for Off the Block Blocker of the Year ... Landed a spot on the Off the Block All-Independent Team after tallying the second-most points on the team (300.0) ... Ranked among the top 75 players in the nation and sixth among independent team players in points per set (3.06) ... Registered 182 kills (1.86/set) for the third-most on the team ... Swung at a .410 clip, the second-highest attack percentage of any Railsplitter ... Served the second-most aces on the team (26) and averaged 0.265 per set to rank among the nation's top 75 players and sixth among independent team players in that category ... Also claimed 26 digs and four assists ... Selected as Off the Block Independent Teams Player of the Week on Feb. 26 and April 10 ... Posted double figures in blocks five times and reached double-figure kills on four occasions ... Notched five or more blocks in 17 different matches ... Earned seven or more kills in 16 outings ... Served multiple aces six times and had five multi-dig matches ... Marked 10 blocks with seven kills in the straight-set home sweep of Belmont Abbey (Jan. 20) ... Achieved 10 kills and nine blocks in the four-set home win over Coker (Feb. 9) ... Recorded a career-best 13 blocks, in addition to eight kills, three digs and a pair of aces, in the five-set home win over North Greenville (March 6) ... Went for 10 blocks and seven kills in the five-set victory at Emmanuel (March 9) ... Had 11 kills and eight blocks, including four solo, in the five-set match at Erskine (March 10) ... Totaled 10 blocks, six kills and two aces in the five-set road affair at Belmont Abbey (March 24) ... Reached double figures in kills with 10 in the straight-set home win over Bluefield College (March 27) and 11 in the 3-0 triumph at Coker (April 6) ... Help propel the Railsplitters to their first IVA Championship title with 10 blocks and six kills in the tournament's five-set final versus Coker (April 14).
2017 (Freshman): One of two Railsplitters to start all 27 matches and compete in all 106 sets ... Led the team with 107 total blocks, including 32 of the solo variety ... Ranked 19th nationally and second among independent team players in blocks per set (1.01) ... Led LMU and all independent team players with a .320 attack percentage, ranking 25th nationally in that category ... Claimed Off the Block All-Independent Team honors ... Ranked third on the team in points (283.5), points per set (2.67), kills (195) and kills per set (1.84) ... Among the nation's top 100 players and fifth among independent team players in points per set ... Tallied the fourth-most aces (19) and assists (14) on the team ... Also made 35 digs ... Reached double figures in kills seven times and recorded three or more blocks in all but six matches ... Served multiple aces in six outings ... Racked up four blocks or more on 14 occasions ... Tallied 11 kills and handed out a career-high four assists in the straight-set rout at Bluefield College (Jan. 24) ... Secured 11 kills, five blocks and a season-high four digs in the five-set home win over Campbellsville (Feb. 21) ... Had 10 kills and eight blocks in the five-set home win over Emmanuel (Feb. 25) ... Erupted for a career-best 16 kills, not to mention a season-high three aces and seven blocks, in the five-set battle with Mount Olive (Feb. 26) ... Rose up for a remarkable six solo blocks and finished with eight total blocks, in addition to seven kills, in the four-set match at Coker (April 7).
Prior to LMU: Attended Alonzo and Tracy Mourning Senior High in North Miami Beach, Florida ... Helped lead the Sharks to a Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) state semifinal appearance as a senior in 2014 and a FHSAA state quarterfinal appearance as a junior in 2013 ... Garnered all-district honors as a senior ... A two-time district and regional champion ... Competed for Coastal Volleyball Club in travel ball ... Named team captain at both Alonzo and Tracy Mourning and Coastal Volleyball ... High school teammates of fellow Railsplitter Nico Triana ... One of six freshmen in the Railsplitters' inaugural 2017 signing class.
Personal: Son of Rossana and Brasilio Carvalho ... Born in São Paulo, Brazil ... The youngest of three with two older sisters ... Enjoys eating good food, going to the beach, spending time with family and friends, and traveling ... Majoring in business marketing.
