2019 Women's Volleyball Roster

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Valerie Valerian

17 Valerie Valerian

  • Height
    6-1
  • Class
    Junior
  • Highschool
    George Ranch HS
  • Hometown
    Sugar Land, TX

Biography

2019
  • First team All-Conference USA 
  • Conference USA All-Academic selection, only member with 4.0
  • Preseason All C-USA selection.
  • 6th All-Time in kills in program history
  • Team kill leader with 450 kills.
  • Team dig leader with 334, 3.11 D/S
  • Six matches with 20+ kills in 2019.
  • A 20-20 double-double against UTSA in C-USA Quarterfinals (11/22)
  • Appeared in 105 sets.
  • Averaging 4.23 kills per set, highest mark on team. 
  • 21 kills against San Jose State (09/06) and ACU (09/14).
  • 18 double-doubles.
  • 17 digs against ACU (09/14). Named Wildcat Classic Tournament MVP
  • Season high 28 digs vs Charlotte (10/18)
  • Season high 28 kills vs Middle Tenn. (10/25)
  • Named to North Texas Challenge All-Tournament Team
  • Became 9th player in program history to reach 1,000 career kills with her 14th kill against Ohio, finished with 17 (09/21)
  • Season high 23 kills against Ohio, only player with multiple 20 kill games (6x). 

2018-19
   
  • First-Team All-Conference USA 
  • Named to the United States Collegiate National Team. First player in program history to play for the U.S. National team. 
  • Played in 131 sets 
  • Team leader in kills with 495. Averaged 3.78 kills per set. 
  • Second most digs on team with 356.
  • Had 25 kills against Wichita State in the final match of the regular season. 15 kills in NIVC semi-finals against Iowa State.
  • Recipient of the C-USA Commissioner's Academic Medal for maintaining a GPA of 3.75 or better


2017-18
  • Finished second on the team in digs (299) and solo blocks (17) and third with 307 kills
  • Played in 112 sets across 33 matches, starting 29 for the Mean Green
  • Named the C-USA Freshman of the Week on Nov. 6 after averaging 3.83 points per set with 18 kills, two aces, 12 digs and four blocks across all six sets
  • Earned a spot on the all-tournament team with a double-double in each of the team's three C-USA Tournament matches, averaging 3.58 kills per set and 4.75 digs per set
  • Tallied a season-high 18 kills against Marshall in the first round of the C-USA Tournament
  • Notched a season-high 27 digs against UT San Antonio in the C-USA semifinals
  • Named to the all-tournament team at the Maroon Classic
  • Finished with eight double-doubles and four in the last five games of the season
  • Recipient of the C-USA Commissioner's Academic Medal for maintaining a GPA of 3.75 or better
George Ranch HS
  • Four-year letter winner at George Ranch High School under head coach Cheyanne Forshee
  • Named to the AVCA Under Armour All-America watch list and the Greater Houston Volleyball Coaches Association Fab 50 list as a senior
  • Named the 2016 District 23-6A Offensive MVP
  • As a junior, she earned the 2015 Lonestar Volleyball Comeback Player of the Year, garnered District 24-5A Most Valuable Player honors and was first team All-District
  • Played for Club Catalyst in Richmond, Texas, under Rheanna Stahl

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 17

    2017Freshman

    OH
    6'1"
    17
  • 17

    2018Sophomore

    OH
    6'1"
    17
  • 17

    2019Junior

    OH
    6'1"
    17