17 Kate Valora
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- Hometown:
- Mt. Laurel, N.J.
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- High School:
- Lenape Regional
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- Position:
- M
Expected to be a four-year starter on the midfield line, focusing on the defensive end … Possesses speed, hustle, and desire, according to the coaching staff … 2009: Named to the All-NCAC Second Team … Key component to the Scots’ success, starting all 23 games and contributing 12 points (5 goals, 2 assists) … Scored the first two goals of her career at Earlham (Sept. 12), and a second two-goal game came later in the season against Oberlin (Oct. 8) … Helped limit opponents to 1.91 goals per game – the second-lowest average in the league … 2008: Started all 22 games as a significant contributor to a defense that allowed just 1.68 goals per game and recorded a league-high seven shutouts … Also moved up field at times and took 12 shots … Recorded a defensive save at Rochester (Sept. 7) … 2007: Started the 17 games she played as a first-year, missing one … Credited with two assists, one defensive save, and five shots … Helped the defense average 1.56 goals allowed … Prior to Wooster: Member of the field hockey team at Lenape High School … Personal: Born May 17, 1989 … Daughter of Walter and Margaret Valora … Majoring in communication sciences and disorders with a minor in education.