Outlook

Tori Valentine improved so much defensively in the spring workouts ... A steady ball control player who can get up and produce kills consistently ... Is the backbone of the team ... Holds herself and teammates to push themselves in every match and practice to be the best they can be ... Coaches look forward to her having a very successful sophomore year and lead the team both on the off the court.

Career

Etched her name in the all-time career annuals with 557 kills, which tie her for 20^th all-time. 

Sophomore Year 2024

Helped JCCC to a 30-7 record, a runner-up finish in the conference, a district championship and a runner-up finish at the NJCAA Division II National Championship … Selected All-Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference Division II second-team … Played in 36 matches and 122 sets … Led the team in both kills with 349 and kills per set average at 2.86 which ranked eighth and ninth respectively in the conference … Her 349 kills ranked 29^th on JCCC season chart … Also ranked sixth in the conference with 409 total points and seventh in points per set at 3.4 … Reached double figures in kills in 18 matches and topped double digits in digs in 17 matches … Had 10 double-doubles matches of kills and digs … Posted her first double-double of the year with 13 kills and 10 digs in a sweep over No. 14-ranked Grand Rapids (8-23-24) … A day later posted a double-double of 14 kills and 15 digs in a 3-2 win over No. 6-ranked Illinois Central (8-24-24) … Recorded a season-high 23 digs along with 10 kills in a 3-1 over No.3 Parkland (9-7-24) … Tallied 18 kills and 12 digs in a 3-2 loss to No. 6 Heartland (10-17-24) … Posted a career-high 21 kills along with 11 digs to power JCCC to a 3-1 win over No. 13 Kansas City Kansas to win the Region 6/Plains District B Championship (11-9-24) … Named to the NJCAA Division II National All-Tournament Team … Opened the tournament with a double-double of 15 kills and 14 digs in a come-from-behind 3-2 win over Iowa Central (11-20-24) … Followed with an even more impressive performance in a 3-1 upset win over a heavily favored Parkland squad, registering 19 kills and 21 digs (11-21-24) … Also recorded three aces in the match, tying the sixth-most in team history … Her 19 kills tie the eighth-best single match effort in national tournament play by a Johnson County hitter and her 21 digs tie for 18^th all-time in tournament play … Finished the tournament with 49 kills and 53 digs, which rank tied for 11^th and 17^th in team tournament history.

Freshman Year 2023
Played in in 33 matches and 91 sets … Ranked third on the team in kills with 208 and kills per set at 2.29 … Also had 175 digs … Reached double figures in kills four times, highlighted by a season best 19 kills in a 3-1 win over No. 15 Gulf Coast State (8-19-23) … Also recorded 15 digs for her first double-double of her collegiate career … Registered 11 digs and six kills in a 3-1 2in over No. 17 Lincoln Land (9-8-23) and followed with a second double-double of 11 kills and 12 digs in a 3-1 win over No. 16 Illinois Central (9-8-23) … A day later finished with 11 digs and six kills in a sweep over No. 7 Heartland and 10 kills and seven digs in a 3-1 win over No. 4 Parkland (9-9-23) … Credited with 11 kills in a 3-0 win over Metropolitan (9-22-23) … Contributed 10 kills in a 3-1 win over Coffeyville (9-27-23) … Tallied nine kills in a sweep over Coffeyville in the semifinal of the District Playoffs (11-1-23) … Finished with six kills in a 3-0 win over Neosho County in the District Championship, helping the Cavaliers punch their ticket to the 2023 NJCAA D-II National Tournament (11-4-23) … Opened the national tournament with four kills and eight digs in a 3-1 win over No. 12 Gulf Coast State (11-15-23) … Tallied eight kills and seven digs in a 3-1 win over No. 17 Wallace State (11-17-23) … Followed with another eight kill effort in a sweep over No. 7 Illinois Central (11-17-23) … Finished the tournament with 27 kills and 22 digs.

High School
Was a three-year starter winner for coach Mallory Perry at Blue Springs South High School, Blue Springs, Mo. … Graduated 2023 … Was a three-time All-Suburban Big Conference performer and two-time All-District selection … Earned first-team all-conference her junior and seniors years and honorable mention as a sophomore … Tallied 83 kills, 21 blocks, 96 digs and 11 aces as a sophomore … Followed with 349 kills, 39 blocks, 202 digs and 13 aces as a junior and 247 kills, 22 blocks, 183 digs and nine aces her senior year … Finished her career with 679 kills, 82 blocks, 481 digs and 33 aces …  Played club volleyball for Invasion Volleyball, Inc. in 2019-23, Elite in 2017-19 and Boost in 2015-17 … Honor roll all four years … Three-time Academic All-State.

Personal
Born Victoria Grace Valentine on August 12, 2004, in Blue Springs, Mo. … Nicknames are Tori and Tor … Daughter of Mike Valentine and Jennifer Walsh … Has five brothers … Majoring in nursing … Also recruited by Columbia College, Kansas Wesleyan University and University of Saint Mary … Favorite foods are tacos pizza, deli sandwiches, carrots, brownies and strawberries … Favorite fast food restaurant is Raising Canes … Favorite restaurant is Texas Roadhouse … Favorite TV show is Grey’s Anatomy … Favorite movie is Step Brothers … Favorite sports movie is Miracle … Favorite actor is Tom Holland … Favorite book It Ends With Us … Favorite music entertainers are Morgan Wallen and Zach Bryan … Favorite cartoon character is Cinderella … Has a superstition of wearing braids and sleeves on her arms … Favorite athlete is Travis Kelce … Favorite sports team is the Kansas City Chiefs … Greatest sports moment was getting the last kill to beat Blue Springs.