2017: ECC All-Conference First Team … Started all 34 matches … Finished fifth in the conference in kills (364), points (454.0) and points per set (3.7) … Finished fourth in the conference in block assists (64) and total blocks (75.0) … Second on the team in kills (364) and total blocks (75.0) … Third on the team in digs (321) and returns (56) … Fourth on the team in service aces (47) … Fifth on the team in assists (18) … Recorded a double-double with a season-high 18 kills to go along with 12 digs against Jefferson (Sept. 2) … Had a double-double (17 kills, 10 digs) against Stonehill (Oct. 28) … Tallied a season-high 34 digs to go along with nine kills against NYIT (Nov. 17) … Recorded a double-double (12 kills, 20 digs) against American International (Nov. 30)
2016: All-ECC Second Team ... ECC Player of the Week (Nov. 7) ... started in 27 of 28 contests ... led team and ranked fifth in the ECC in kills (352) ... second on the team in service aces (32) ... third in digs (256) ... fifth in hitting percentage (.190) ... achieved 1,000th career kill on Nov. 5 .... had double-digit kills in 22 of her 28 matches ... put down 17 kills against Rollins (Sept. 10) ... amassed 13 kills, 11 digs and two aces at Florida Southern (Sept. 10) ... posted a double-double (10 kills, 14 digs) and added two blocks at Franklin Pierce (Sept. 17) ... amassed 13 kills and three blocks at Bridgeport (Sept. 20) ... recorded a double-double (19 kills, 21 digs) at New Haven (Sept. 22) ... finished with 15 kills, four digs and four blocks in a 3-2 win at Southern Connecticut (Sept. 25) ... earned a double-double (13 kills, 18 digs) and rejected three blocks at NYIT (Oct. 4) ... slammed down 12 kills and served six aces in a 3-0 sweep of Mercy (Oct. 6) ... notched a double-double (16 kills, 13 digs) and served four aces in a 3-2 win versus Saint Anselm (Oct. 14) ... accumulated eight kills, 13 digs, three aces and three blocks in a 3-0 victory over Southern New Hampshire (Oct. 22) ... had 20 kills and 10 digs in a 3-2 win at Molloy (Oct. 25) ... tallied a season-best 22 kills and contributed six blocks against Daemen (Oct. 29) ... compiled 13 kills, eight digs and five blocks in a 3-0 sweep of NYIT (Nov. 1) ... registered 17 kills on a .424 hitting percentage in a 3-0 rout of Queens (Nov. 5) ... racked up 18 kills, 12 digs and four aces at Daemen in the ECC Tournament (Nov. 18).
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 ... is a current member of the SAAC ... majoring in physical and health education with a minor in coaching.