Position: Outside Hitter/Middle Hitter/Right Side
Height: 6-0
Class: Sophomore
Hometown: Hauppauge, N.Y.
Previous School: Hauppauge

2015: All-ECC Second Team ... AVCA All-Region Honorable Mention ... ECC Player of the Week (Sept. 8) ... started in 29 of 31 matches she appeared in ... led the team and ranked eighth in the ECC in kills (329) ... second on the team in hitting percentage (.224) ... third in service aces (29), digs (287) and blocks (55) ... tallied double-digit kills in 17 matches for the Pioneers ... had 10 double-doubles on the season ... registered 18 kills and 10 digs in a season-opening 3-1 win against New Haven (Sept. 4) ... collected 13 kills and 16 digs in a three-set sweep of Bentley (Sept. 4) ... racked up 17 kills and 15 digs in a 3-1 triumph over Chestnut Hill (Sept. 5) ... amassed 13 digs, 12 kills and two block solos in a 3-1 victory against Shepherd (Sept. 11) ... earned 17 digs and 11 kills in a 3-1 win versus Franklin Pierce (Sept. 19) ... recorded back-to-back 13-dig, 10-kill showings in victories at Molloy (Sept. 24) and Stonehill (Sept. 26) ... pulled off the same feat in consecutive matches versus Daemen (Oct. 10) and Roberts Wesleyan (Oct. 11) ... compiled 16 kills, eight digs and five blocks in a 3-1 win over NYIT (Oct. 13) ... slammed down a career-best 24 kills in a 3-2 victory at Daemen (Nov. 8) ... wrapped up the year with a 19-kill performance in an NCAA East Region quarterfinal match against NYIT (Dec. 3).

2014: ECAC Division II Rookie of the Year ... ECC Rookie of the Year and All-ECC Honorable Mention ... two-time ECC Rookie of the Week (Oct. 14 & Nov. 3) ... played all 34 matches and 121 sets ... led the team and was third in the conference with 363 kills, with a kills per set average of 3.00, good for eighth in the ECC ... also registered 205 digs and 65 total blocks (12s, 53a) ... opened her collegiate career with a 20-kill, 16-dig performance in the team's five-set victory over Saint Leo (Sept. 5) ... notched double-digit kills in 20 matches and double-digit digs in eight contests ... had a season-best 17 digs in the win over Shepherd (Sept. 12).

Prior to LIU Post: Three-year varsity player for Eric Ericksen ... also played basketball and track at Hauppauge ... named Suffolk County Volleyball Coaches Association Outstanding Senior and Leauge IV Player of the Year, also All-County Super 7 nominee ... Set school record for most kills in a season (452) in 2013.

Personal: Parents of Daniel and Lorraine Valenza ... has two brothers ... lists Misty May-Treanor has her favorite athlete ... likes playing basketball, beach volleyball and drawing ... aspires to be a physical education teacher and volleyball coach after graduation ... majoring in physical and health education.