2018 Women's Volleyball Roster
Valerian, Valerie

Jersey Number 17
Valerie Valerian
- Position:
- OH
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- George Ranch HS
- Hometown:
- Sugar Land, TX
- Prev School:
- George Ranch HS
Bio
2020-2021
- After helping the Mean Green to a win in the season-opener against SFA (10/03/20), missed the next 12 matches due to accepting an accounting internship at PwC. She returned to the team after the internship concluded in March
- Didn't miss a beat on the defensive end during her first match back with the Mean Green, racking up 14 digs at Rice (03/07)
- Finished her career ranked fifth in program history in career kills (1,375), attacks (1,484) and sixth in digs (1,123)
- Tallied a season-high 21 digs at Southern Miss (03/22)
- Recorded three aces in the sweep over Texas Tech (03/17)
- Season-high 19 kills against SFA (10/03/20)
- Named to the Conference USA All-Academic Team for the second consecutive season
- Named to the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll for a 3.0 GPA or better
- Invited to the U.S. National Team Open tryouts from Feb. 21-23 at Colorado Springs, Colorado
- Named to the AVCAÂ All-Region Honorable Mention team
- First team All-Conference USAÂ
- Conference USA All-Academic selection, only member in the entire league with 4.0 GPA
- Appeared in a team-high 109Â sets.
- Finished second in C-USA and No. 25 in the nation with 465 kills on the season
- Ranked No. 8 in the nation in attacks per set (12.73)
- Led team in digs with 350, 3.21 D/S
- Became ninth player in program history to reach 1,000 career kills with her 14th kill against Ohio (09/21)
- Six matches with 20+ killsÂ
- Averaged 4.27 kills per set, highest mark on team
- 19 double-doubles, including a 20-20 double-double against UTSA in C-USA Quarterfinals (11/22)
- 17 digs against ACU (09/14). Named Wildcat Classic Tournament MVP
- Season high 28 digs vs Charlotte (10/18)
- Season high 29 kills at Louisiana Tech (09/21)
- Named to North Texas Challenge All-Tournament Team
- Preseason All C-USA selection
- Conference USA All-Academic selection, only member in the entire league with 4.0 GPA
- Recipient of the C-USA Commissioner's Academic Medal for maintaining a GPA of 3.75 or better
- Named to the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll for a 3.0 GPA or better
- Finished undergraduate career with a perfect 4.0 GPA while earning a BS/MS in Accounting
- First-Team All-Conference USAÂ
- Named to the United States Collegiate National Team. First player in program history to play for the U.S. National team
- Played in 131 setsÂ
- 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
- Named to the C-USA Honor Roll for a 3.0 GPA or better
- Recipient of the C-USA Commissioner's Academic Medal for maintaining a GPA of 3.75 or better
- 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
- 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
Olympic Village Facility Reveal | Mean Green VB + S&D
Tuesday, May 06
Broadcast Highlights vs Rice | Mean Green Volleyball
Monday, November 18
Broadcast Highlights vs Tulsa | Mean Green Volleyball
Saturday, October 19
Broadcast Highlights vs UTSA | Mean Green Volleyball
Sunday, October 13