Virginia Commonwealth University

2017: SENIOR

• Appeared in 21 matches and saw action in 46 sets
• Served up seven aces and collected 12 digs on the year
• Provided two digs and one ace versus Bowling Green on Sept. 15

2016: JUNIOR

• Did not appear in a match
• Named to Atlantic 10 Conference Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll for third consecutive season

2015: SOPHOMORE 

• Named to the Atlantic 10 Conference Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll for second-straight year 
• Appeared in 27 matches 
• Led all players in digs (16) in Rams 3-1 loss to George Mason on Oct. 4 

2014: FRESHMAN

• Named to Atlantic 10 Conference Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll
• Appeared in seven matches
• Provided a season-high six digs in a win over Virginia on Sept. 20

PRIOR TO VCU:

• Led Riverside High School to three conference titles during a four-year varsity career. 
• Also spurred the Pirates to a pair of deep runs in the North Carolina State Tournament, including her senior season, when Riverside finished 26-2
• Led the school to an 85-18 record during her career
• Three-time team Defensive Player of the Year
• Named All-Conference and Team MVP as a senior
• Recorded more than 900 digs and totaled 129 aces in her career

GET TO KNOW TORI:

• Born in Durham, NC on May 22, 1996
• Daughter of Scott and Melissa Pearce
• Majoring in Exercise Science
• Coached by Michael Hodge and Courtney Davidson in high school
• Earned two letters in lacrosse during her prep career
• Her eldest of two sisters plays lacrosse at Meredith College in Raleigh, N.C.
• Her father played basketball at UNC Wilmington, as did her mother who also played tennis there