Posted: May 29, 2012
The final round of tryouts is being held at University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) in Catonsville, Md., July 29-31. Seventy-eight former and current college players from 30 schools made the cut for this weekend's final evaluation.
The players were evaluated over the three-day tryout in drill and scrimmage sessions. The final roster will be announced after the conclusion of the tryout, July 31. Valles was named assistant coach for the women's lacrosse program during the 2012 season, helping Mary Schwartz guide the Maroons to the ODAC Championship game. She was responsible for running the attack, making the transition from player-to-coach.
A four time First-Team All-ODAC selection, Valles put up the seventh-highest single-season scoring total in NCAA Div. III history with 134 points in 2011. She finished her storied career ranked among the best in NCAA Div. III history in points (2nd), goals (5th), caused turnovers (7th), draw controls (8th) and groundballs (14th). In her final collegiate season, Valles ranked among the national-leaders in scoring (2nd), assists (8th), caused turnovers (10th), groundballs (7th) and goals (9th).
The two-time ODAC Player of the Year was named 2010-11 Roanoke College Female Athlete of the Year, breaking single-season records at Roanoke this year in assists (52), goals (82) and points (134). Her 100 groundballs were 10 shy of the single-season record.
Valles, a three-time IWLCA All-American for the Maroons women's lacrosse program, racked up her fourth-straight First-Team All-ODAC plaque last spring as she put up the seventh-highest single-season scoring total in NCAA Div. III history with 134 points. She finished her storied career ranked among the best in NCAA Div. III history in points (2nd), goals (5th), caused turnovers (7th), draw controls (8th) and groundballs (14th). In her final collegiate season, Valles ranked among the national-leaders in scoring (2nd), assists (8th), caused turnovers (10th), groundballs (7th) and goals (9th).
As a sophomore, Valles led the Maroons to a 16-5 record and an undefeated 8-0 mark in ODAC play. They won the ODAC Championship in 2009 for the first time in 10 years and advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the second time in three years.
A 2011 graduate of Roanoke with a bachelor's degree in exercise science, Valles was a two-sport athlete as a two-time All-ODAC selection for the women's soccer program. She earned ODAC All-Tournament honors as a senior for Phil Benne and as a sophomore led the Maroons to the NCAA Tournament in 2007.
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