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HIGH SCHOOL:
Named first team All-Sunset League and first team All-Sea View League as a senior under coach Brian Boone ... Along with with Colonials teammate, MacKenzie Knox, Valentine helped lead their club team, TCA-18 Third Degree Black, to the National Championship for the 18 Open division in the USA Volleyball 2008 Girls Junior Olympics Volleyball Championships on June 29, 2008 in Dallas, TX. Valentine led the Edison High School Chargers into the quarterfinals of the CIF Southern Section Championships and the Total Complete Athlete club team to a fifth-place finish in the 2007 Junior Olympic 17 Open Championships. ... Led the Edison High School Chargers into the quarterfinals of the CIF Southern Section Championships and the Total Complete Athlete club team to a fifth-place finish in the 2007 Junior Olympic 17 Open Championships. A 5-foot-10 setter from Tustin, CA, Valentine also was selected to play on the Southern California Volleyball Association High Performance youth team this past summer, and directed them to a third-place finish in the HP Youth Championship division.
"Alyssa began her volleyball career as a hitter but has been setting for about four years with some of the best setter coaches in the country," said Coronel. "Not only can she dish the ball with accuracy, but she is an exceptional blocker, defender and competitor. I feel she can make a quick transition into our system, and be a solid quarterback for our team. Recruiting for a 2008 setter position was our first priority and we were lucky enough to get our first choice."
PERSONAL:
Born June 11, 1990, in Tustin, California ... full name is Alyssa Christine Valentine ... daughter of Michael and Kathryn Valentine ... has one older brother, Mitchell (25) and one older sister, Carly (22) ... aspires to work with athletes in either training or physical therapy ... plans to major in exercise science.
