Valentina Rozas Profile - BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE

11 Valentina Rozas

	Class: Senior
	Hometown: Pico Rivera, Calif.
	High School: El Rancho

Position:
Center Forward

Team co-captain along with classmate Shana Palencia ... sixth on career points list (255) ... fourth on career goals list (190) ... seventh on career steals list (151) ... second on career ejections drawn list (231) ... third on career shots list (456) ... seventh on career games started list (99).

2009: Honorable Mention All-America selection for second consecutive year ... First Team All-CWPA Southern Division for third straight year ... two-time CWPA Southern Division Player of the Week (Jan. 26, March 16) ... shared team's Vicki Gorman Award with Kandis Canonica ... Vicki Gorman Award recognizes contribution to Bucknell water polo at a level in excess of expectations ... finished third on team with 97 points, the sixth-best single-season total in program history ... second on team with 73 goals, the second-best figure in program annals ... led team with 89 ejections drawn, tying her for second on all-time list ... 180 shots were a new single-season standard ... second on team with 59 steals, the 10th-best figure for a Bison ... career-high seven goals vs. Occidental, the most by a Bison in 2009 ... also registered nine points vs. Occidental, equaling the most by a Bison in 2009 ... scored at least one point in 31 of 34 games played ... 25 multiple-point outings ... 22 multiple-goal games ... 18 goals in first six games played ... drew at least one ejection in 33 of 34 games played ... 11 games with at least four ejections drawn ... at least one steal in 32 of 34 games played ... season-high five steals came in win over Claremont-Mudd-Scripps ... member of CWPA and ACWPC Scholar-Athlete Teams.

2008: Honorable Mention All-America selection ... CWPA Southern Division Player of the Year ... First Team All-CWPA Southern Division ... First Team All-Eastern Championship ... ECAC Championship MVP ... three-time CWPA Southern Division Player of the Week (Feb. 11, Feb. 18, March 3) ... two-time Damon's Bison Athlete of the Week (Feb. 11, March 3) ... led team with 68 goals, which ranked second on Bison single-season list ... tied for fourth on single-season shots list (141) ... third on single-season ejections drawn list (78) ... ninth in single-season points (88) ... 10th on single-season steals list (56) ... scored six goals vs. Indiana (Feb. 17) and Wagner (March 1) to equal Haley Prickett for most by a Bison in 2008 ... drew six ejections vs. Maryland (April 13) to tie Whitney Allen for most by a Bison in 2008 ... registered at least one point in 32 of 36 games ... posted 10 multiple-goal outings in first 11 games of season ... finished with 21 multiple-goal contests ... eight games with at least three goals ... five games with at least four points ... scored season-high seven points on two occasions ... drew at least one ejection in all 36 games ... fourth on team in scoring with 88 points ... second on team with 78 ejections drawn ... one of eight Bison to appear in all 36 games ... named to CWPA and ACWPC All-Academic Teams.

2007: Posted one of best freshman campaigns in program history ... racked up 49 goals and 70 points to rank second on team in both ... dished out 21 assists to stand second on squad ... earned team's Rookie of the Year award ... First Team All-CWPA and All-ECAC selection ... second on team with 64 ejections drawn ... at least one ejection drawn in 29 of 32 games ... season-high six ejections drawn vs. Maryland at Southern Championships ... scored at least one goal in 29 of 32 games ... posted season-high four goals in back-to-back overtime games against Maryland and Cal Baptist ... registered season-high five points in that game with Maryland ... season-high three assists came opposite Claremont-Mudd-Scripps ... tallied at least one point in 30 of 32 outings.

Before Bucknell: Graduated from El Rancho High School in 2006 ... three-year letterwinner in water polo and swimming ... three-time water polo team MVP ... team captain as a senior ... earned all-league, All-California Interscholastic Federation and All-America honors during high school ... played on same club team as classmate Shana Palencia.

Personal: Maria Valentina Rozas ... born July 21, 1988 in Valdivia, Chile ... daughter of Maria Scheide and Victor Rozas ... majoring in environmental studies and international relations.