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Jersey Number 5
Valerie Gonzalez
- Position:
- Right Side Hitter
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Naples, Fla.
- High School:
- Seacrest Country Day
2018 HIGHLIGHTS
Honorable Mention All-Big South Conference selection…Played in 104 sets and appeared in all 29 matches...Averaged 2.42 kills, 2.63 digs and 0.32 blocks per set…Also added 25 service ace and 33 blocks…Had a season-high 15 kills in wins against Loyola (MD) (8/25) and Campbell (10/6)…Came up with a season-high 22 digs at Charleston Southern (10/12)…Was nominated for the Big South Women’s Volleyball Student-Athlete of the Year Award.
2017 HIGHLIGHTS
Played in 105 sets, appeared in all 30 matches … Named Honorable Mention All-Conference Team, collecting her first conference postseason award … Recorded 286 kills (2.72 kills per set), which was second-best on the team and 10th best in the Big South … Set a career-high with 24 kills in a win against ETSU in the Hokie Invitational … Tallied a .526 season-high hitting percentage with 11 kills in 21 total attacks against Gardner-Webb … Had three straight double-doubles against Charleston Southern, UNC Asheville and Presbyterian (totaled 44 kills and 34 digs) … Had no attack errors in 22 total attacks in the Big South Championship match against High Point … Named to the Big South All-Tournament Team
2016 HIGHLIGHTS
Appeared in 23 matches, played in 63 sets … Tallied 115 kills and averaged 1.83 kills per set … Had 25 digs and 23 total blocks … Posted season-high 13 kills at Charleston Southern … Recorded 11 kills at UNC Asheville and had a .421 attack percentage, her highest percentage with more than 10 kills.
2015 HIGHLIGHTS
Competed in 28 matches, starting 22 ... Led Highlander freshmen with 201 kills … Finished with a .232 attacking percentage … Hit over .300 12 times … Posted six double-digit kill performances … Unleashed a season-high 14 kills on two separate occasions … In a 3-1 win at Campbell, finished 11 for 16 for a .625 percentage … Contributed 23 aces, which were second on the team … Was second on the team with 57 assisted blocks and 62 total blocks ... Tallied 68 digs and seven assists.
HIGH SCHOOL / CLUB
A MaxPreps All-American ... Led the Stingrays to the Florida 2A state championship in 2013 and a runner-up showing in 2014 ... Selected for the FACA all-star match and earned MVP honors for the match ... Two-time district and state player of the year ... Member of the National Honor Society since 2013.
PERSONAL / ACADEMICS
Coming soon.
Honorable Mention All-Big South Conference selection…Played in 104 sets and appeared in all 29 matches...Averaged 2.42 kills, 2.63 digs and 0.32 blocks per set…Also added 25 service ace and 33 blocks…Had a season-high 15 kills in wins against Loyola (MD) (8/25) and Campbell (10/6)…Came up with a season-high 22 digs at Charleston Southern (10/12)…Was nominated for the Big South Women’s Volleyball Student-Athlete of the Year Award.
2017 HIGHLIGHTS
Played in 105 sets, appeared in all 30 matches … Named Honorable Mention All-Conference Team, collecting her first conference postseason award … Recorded 286 kills (2.72 kills per set), which was second-best on the team and 10th best in the Big South … Set a career-high with 24 kills in a win against ETSU in the Hokie Invitational … Tallied a .526 season-high hitting percentage with 11 kills in 21 total attacks against Gardner-Webb … Had three straight double-doubles against Charleston Southern, UNC Asheville and Presbyterian (totaled 44 kills and 34 digs) … Had no attack errors in 22 total attacks in the Big South Championship match against High Point … Named to the Big South All-Tournament Team
2016 HIGHLIGHTS
Appeared in 23 matches, played in 63 sets … Tallied 115 kills and averaged 1.83 kills per set … Had 25 digs and 23 total blocks … Posted season-high 13 kills at Charleston Southern … Recorded 11 kills at UNC Asheville and had a .421 attack percentage, her highest percentage with more than 10 kills.
2015 HIGHLIGHTS
Competed in 28 matches, starting 22 ... Led Highlander freshmen with 201 kills … Finished with a .232 attacking percentage … Hit over .300 12 times … Posted six double-digit kill performances … Unleashed a season-high 14 kills on two separate occasions … In a 3-1 win at Campbell, finished 11 for 16 for a .625 percentage … Contributed 23 aces, which were second on the team … Was second on the team with 57 assisted blocks and 62 total blocks ... Tallied 68 digs and seven assists.
HIGH SCHOOL / CLUB
A MaxPreps All-American ... Led the Stingrays to the Florida 2A state championship in 2013 and a runner-up showing in 2014 ... Selected for the FACA all-star match and earned MVP honors for the match ... Two-time district and state player of the year ... Member of the National Honor Society since 2013.
PERSONAL / ACADEMICS
Coming soon.
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