Valentine anchored the Hawks’ front-row defense as UMES improved to 2-0 on the week with a pair of wins over Dominican (NY). The freshman middle blocker recorded 9 total blocks (1.29 blocks per set) while also contributing offensively with 18 kills (2.57 kills per set) and 25.5 points (3.64 points per set) and a conference-best .593 hitting percentage.