2021 Women's Volleyball Roster

Steve McLaughlin
Steve McLaughlin
Steve McLaughlin

11 Valerie Diede

11 Valerie Diede

  • Position:
    Middle Blocker
  • Height:
    6-2
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Major:
    Psychology
  • Hometown:
    Keizer, Ore.
  • Highschool:
    McNary

Summary

Biography

SENIOR YEAR (2021)
  • Appeared in all 25 matches and 84 sets
  • Made starts in 23 matches
  • Tallied 132 points, 72 kills and 17 service aces
  • Led the team and recorded the eighth most blocks per set in the conference (0.85)
  • Paced the Hawks with 71 blocks
  • Racked up a season-high seven blocks against Sacred Heart (Aug. 28)
  • Matched her total of seven blocks against Quinnipiac (Sept. 3)
  • Also registered a career high 10 kills against Quinnipiac (Sept. 3)
  • Recorded a career-high four digs against NJIT (Nov. 12)
  • America East All-Academic Team
  • America East Presidential Scholar-Athlete
  • America East Commissioner’s Honor Roll (3.5+ GPA)
JUNIOR YEAR (SPRING 2021)
  • Made starts in three matches, logging time in seven sets
  • Averaged 2.29 points and 2.00 kills per set
  • Totaled 14 kills and four blocks
  • Registered season highs in kills (8), digs (2) and blocks (2) in three sets vs. NJIT (March 14)
  • America East Commissioner’s Honor Roll (3.5+ GPA)
 
SOPHOMORE YEAR (2019)
  • Started in 15 of 26 matches, playing in 84 sets
  • Career highs in kills (46), digs (20), blocks (37) and service aces (8)
  • Averaged 0.55 kills and 0.44 blocks per set
  • Had a career day against Sacred Heart, recording nine kills and five blocks in five sets (Oct. 20)
  • Delivered a career-best three services aces against St. Francis Brooklyn (Sept. 21)
  • America East Commissioner’s Honor Roll (3.5+ GPA)
 
FRESHMAN YEAR (2018)
  • Saw action in 12 matches, making four starts
  • Logged time in 28 sets
  • Finished with 10 kills and a .185 hitting percentage
  • Added 11 digs and 16 total blocks
  • Made collegiate debut in the five-set match against Sacred Heart (Aug. 31)
  • Had a season-best four kills against UMass Lowell (Oct. 26)
  • Racked up a career-high five blocks at Binghamton (Nov. 9)
  • America East Commissioner’s Honor Roll (3.5+ GPA)
 
BEFORE HARTFORD
  • Had a strong career at McNary High School
  • Two-time All-League, including First Team honors as a senior
  • Recorded 80 blocks, 25 service aces and calculated a .397 hitting percentage as a senior
  • Played club volleyball for the North Pacific Juniors
  • Helped lead team to a first-place finish at the 2017 CEVA Regional Championship and a 15th-place finish at the 2017 USAV Junior National Championship’s Open Division
 
CAREER HIGHS
Digs: 4, at NJIT (Nov. 12, 2021)
Kills: 10, vs. Quinnipiac (Sept. 3, 2021)
Hitting Percentage (5+ attempts): .417 (5-12), 2x, last – vs. NJIT (March 14, 2021)
Assists: 1, 2x, last – vs. Merrimack (Oct. 31, 2019)
Blocks: 7, 2x, last - vs. Quinnipiac (Sept. 3, 2021)
Aces: 3, vs. St. Francis Brooklyn (Sept. 21, 2019)
 
SUPERLATIVES
Double-Doubles: --
Triple-Doubles: --
10+ Kills: 1
10+ Digs: --
5+ Blocks: 8
50+ Assists: --
 
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Historical Player Information

  • 11

    2018Freshman

    Middle Blocker
    6'2"
    11
  • 11

    2019Sophomore

    Middle Blocker
    6'2"
    11
  • 11

    2020Junior

    Middle Blocker
    6'2"
    11
  • 11

    2021Senior

    Middle Blocker
    6'2"
    11