FEATURE STORY (Dec. 24, 2010): Valentine's Christmas list includes Big Sky title for PSU

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
• 2010-11 All-Big Sky Conference honorable mention
• 2010-11 Big Sky Conference All-Tournament team
• 2009-10 Big Sky Conference All-Tournament team
• 2008-09 All-Big Sky Conference honorable mention
• 2008-09 Big Sky Conference All-Tournament team
• 2007-08 Big Sky Conference Outstanding Freshman

2010-11 (AS A SENIOR)
Earned honorable mention all-conference honors for the second time in her career ... named to the Big Sky All-Tournament team after posting double-doubles in both games ... averaged 14.0 points, 10.0 rebounds and 3.5 assists over two games at the tourney ... led the Vikings in rebounding (6.0 rpg) and was second in assists ( 2.3) ... started all 31 games she saw action in ... averaged 10.7 points to rank 20th in the Big Sky ... also ranked ninth in the conference in rebounding, 12th in assists (2.3), 14th in field goal percentage (40.7) and 15th in steals per game (1.5) ... in Big Sky only games, ranked seventh in rebounding (7.1), 10th in assists (2.8) and 19th in scoring (11.5) ... scored in all 31 games and had a rebound in 30 games ... led PSU in rebounds 13 times, in steals 10 times, in scoring and assists four times and in blocked shots three times ... registered 19 double-digit scoring performances and twice went over the 20-point mark ... tallied a team-high seven double-doubles, which ranked third in the Big Sky ... tallied 12 points and five boards at UC Santa Barbara (11/18) ... scored a career-high 24 points, hit a career-best three 3s and also had seven rebounds vs. Tulane (11/27) ... followed that up by scoring 12 points against Cal the next day ... earned all-tournament honors at the Colliers International Classic in Berkeley, Calif., after her play against Tulane and California ... had 15 points and seven rebounds vs. Hawai`i (12/2) ... scored 18 points on 8 of 12 shooting, while also pulling down nine boards vs. Loyola Marymount (12/11) ... finished with nine points, five rebounds and a career-best six steals vs. Portland (12/28) ... tallied 22 points and eight rebounds, while shooting 9 of 11 from the field at Northern Colorado (1/13) ... had back-to-back double-doubles against Sacramento State on Jan. 29 and Feb. 3 ... tallied 14 points and 11 rebounds in the first game, and 13 points and 14 rebounds in the second contest ... registered her third double-double with 15 points and 11 boards at Idaho State (2/10) ... tallied 11 points and three steals vs. Weber State (2/17) ... had 11 points and five steals to help PSU win at Montana for the second straight year on Feb. 24 ... had 15 points and 10 rebounds at Montana State two days later ... tallied 12 points and eight rebounds vs. Montana at home on March 3 ... helped the Viks secure the Big Sky regular season title by registering 12 points and 10 rebounds in a 65-63 win over Montana State (3/5) ... had 14 points and 10 rebounds in back-to-back games against Eastern Washington (3/11) and Montana (3/12) in the Big Sky tourney ... played 20 minutes against Wyoming in the WNIT (3/16), finishing with two points, two rebounds and two assists in her final game as a Viking.

2009-10 (AS A JUNIOR)
Named to the Big Sky Conference All-Tournament team after averaging 10.7 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.3 steals, and shooting 53.8 percent (14-of-26) from the field ... ranked 27th in the conference in points per game (9.0) ... in Big Sky only games, ranked 11th in steals per game (1.5) and 28th in points per game (9.0) ... led the squad in scoring nine times, in steals seven times, in rebounds six times and in blocked shots four times ... reached double-figures in points 14 times, including eclipsing the 20-point barrier once ... recorded one double-double ... second on the team in steals per game (1.3), third in assists per game (1.4), and fourth in points per game, rebounds per game (4.4) and field goal percentage (.409) ... started the first 23 games of the year she saw action in before coming off the bench the final nine games ... missed just one game all season, vs. Gonzaga on Dec. 13, due to a foot injury suffered early on against Pacific (12/6) ... that was the first game of her career that she had missed ... hit the game-winning shot from 15-feet out with 0.3 seconds left to give PSU a 67-66 victory over Washington in the season-opener on Nov. 14 ... finished the game with team-highs of 24 points and nine boards, while going 10-of-15 from the floor ... had six points, nine rebounds and two steals vs. Western Oregon (11/16) ... tallied seven points and seven rebounds at Portland (11/24) ... amassed nine points, four boards and three steals vs. Wisconsin (11/27) ... scored 17 points and pulled down seven rebounds against Cal State Fullerton (11/28) ... tallied 11 points and seven rebounds at Utah Valley ... went 7-of-12 from the field and finished with 15 points vs. Lewis & Clark (12/21) ... averaged 2.2 steals per game over the first nine conference contests ... registered a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds in the Big Sky opening win at Sac State (1/2) ... played a season-high 32 minutes in the game, adding four assists, one steal and one blocked shot ... set a new career-high with five steals and also added 11 points vs. Montana on Jan. 9 ... accumulated 10 points and three steals at Northern Arizona (1/16) ... finished with nine points and seven boards vs. Weber State (1/22) ... had 10 points and seven rebounds the next night against Idaho State ... led the Viks with 16 points and also chipped in five rebounds and three steals vs. Eastern Washington (1/30) ... helped PSU to its first win at Montana in over a decade with 12 points and seven rebounds on Feb. 12 ... pulled down eight rebounds at Weber State (2/27) ... scored 16 points and knocked down two 3-pointers at Eastern Washington (3/6) ... had 14 points, three rebounds and two steals vs. Idaho State in the Big Sky tourney quarterfinals on March 11 ... finished with 12 points and shot 6-of-8 from the field vs. Montana in the semis (3/12) ... had six points, six rebounds and a pair of steals in the championship game against Montana State (3/13) ... played 21 minutes vs. Texas A&M in the NCAA tournament (3/20), scoring four points and grabbing one steal.

2008-09 (AS A SOPHOMORE)
Earned honorable mention all-conference honors after averaging 11.4 points and 5.7 rebounds per game ... selected as Big Sky Player of the Week on Jan. 26 ... named to the Big Sky All-Tournament team after averaging 19.5 ppg and shooting 50.0 percent from the floor in two games ... second on the team in scoring, rebounding and field goal percentage ... ranked fourth in the Big Sky in field goal percentage (.478), and 16th in scoring and rebounding ... shot 51.4 percent from the floor in conference games, which ranked fifth ... averaged 13.0 ppg and 5.9 rpg in conference action ... led the Vikings in rebounding 10 times, in scoring seven times, in steals three times, and in blocks and assists twice ... recorded double-digits in scoring 19 times and in rebounding twice ... went over the 20-point mark in four contests ... registered two double-doubles ... tallied a double-double in the season-opener against BYU (11/14) with 14 points and 11 rebounds ... scored 16 points and pulled down seven boards against Portland (11/26) ... had 11 points and eight rebounds at Long Beach State (12/1) ... tallied season-highs of seven assists and three steals, while also scoring 14 points, against Seattle (12/5) ... scored 10 points at Utah State (12/16) ... scored double-figures in points in 12 straight contests from Jan. 4-Feb. 14 ... averaged 15.2 ppg over that span ... recorded 23 points and nine rebounds at Idaho State (1/10) ... had 20 points in her next conference game against Northern Colorado (1/17) ... tallied 14 points and nine rebounds at Eastern Washington (1/24) ... also had nine rebounds and scored 13 points five days later vs. Montana ... against Montana State two days later registered 18 points and 11 rebounds ... scored 16 points at Northern Arizona (2/5) ... shot 8-of-9 from the floor (.889) and 5-of-5 from the free-throw line on her way to scoring 21 points at Sacramento State (2/7) ... had 10 points, seven rebounds and two steals vs. Idaho State (2/12) ... led the Viks with 23 points and three steals against Montana State (3/13) in the semifinals of the Big Sky Tournament ... shot 10-of-18 (.556) from the floor in the game ... scored 16 points the next day against Montana in the tournament championship.

2007-08 (AS A FRESHMAN)
Named the Big Sky Conference Outstanding Freshman after averaging 9.8 points and 3.8 rebounds ... led all freshmen in the Big Sky, and ranked third overall, in field goal percentage at .483 ... ranked 21st in the conference in scoring ... reached double-digits in scoring in 15 contests, including two 20-point performances ... played in all 31 games, making 23 starts ... tallied three steals in four games ... scored nine points in her PSU debut against Binghamton (11/10) ... scored 12 points at Portland on Nov. 20, and then had 13 points and eight boards three days later vs. Cal State Northridge ... tallied 12 points and three steals vs. Gonzaga (11/25) ... had back-to-back double-digit scoring games at USC (12/21) and at Utah Valley (12/29) ... opened Big Sky play by scoring 16 points at Sac State (1/3) ... had 12 points and seven rebounds two days later at Northern Arizona ... registered 13 points and a pair of steals vs. Idaho State (1/12) ... scored 10 or more points in five straight contests from Feb. 14-Mar. 6, including 20 at Weber State (2/16) and 23 vs. Montana State (3/6) ... went 9-of-12 for a .750 field goal percentage in the game at Weber State ... pulled down a season-high nine rebounds vs. Montana State ... shot .875 from the field (7-of-8) and scored 16 points vs. Northern Colorado (3/13).

AT MEAD HIGH SCHOOL
Second team Washington 4A All-State selection as a senior ... also garnered all-state honors from Washington State Coaches Association ... helped Mead to a fourth-place finish at the 2007 Washington 4A State Tournament ... four-time All-Greater Spokane League performer, including earning second team honors as a senior ... team captain as a senior ... McDonald’s High School All-America nominee ... earned four varsity letters in basketball ... scored four points for Washington in the Les Schwab Northwest Shootout, featuring all-star teams from Washington and Oregon ... posted 9.4 ppg and 5.4 rpg as a junior to garner second team All-GSL accolades ... averaged 15.4 ppg and 6.4 rebounds per game as a sophomore and named team MVP ... averaged 10.2 points per game as a freshman to earn honorable mention All-GSL honors and team’s Most Improved Player Award ... second team All-GSL as a freshman ... on the AAU level, earned all-star honors at the 2005 Best of the West Classic, the 2006 Columbia Cup and the 2006 BCI Spring Tip-Off ... also lettered in volleyball.

PERSONAL
Born February 8, 1989 ... parents are Fred and Jody Valentine ... majoring in health studies.