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 and drawing ... aspires to be a physical education teacher and volleyball coach after graduation ... majoring in physical education.