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Freshman
Defensive Specialist / Libero, 5-0
Branford, Connecticut / Branford HS
Major:

2006: Played in 71 of 132 games ... Had multiple digs in 14 different matches during her freshman campaign ... Averaged 0.99 digs per game ... Had career high 14 digs in match at Bridgeport on September 26 ... Improved her total to 1.54 digs per game in ECC matches.

High School: Attended Branford High School, where she was chosen MVP as a senior in 2005 ... Best Defensive Player award for the Hornets in both 2004 and 2005 ... Honor Student.

Personal: Daughter of Frances and Giovanni Valentino ... Two brothers (Antonio and Vincent) ... Career goal is to become a crime scene technician.