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2012-13 Women's Basketball Roster

5 Kristin Valencia

  • Position Guard
  • Height 5-10
  • Class Senior
  • High School Moriarty H.S.
  • Hometown Moriarty, N.M.

Biography

  • 2012-13 RMAC defensive player of the year
  • 2012-13 second team all-RMAC
  • 2012-13 RMAC defensive player of the week (March 4)
  • 2012-13 academic all-RMAC honor roll
  • 2012-13 preseason all-RMAC
  • 2012 Spring Semester Athletic Director's Honor Roll
  • 2012 Division II Academic Achievement Award
  • 2011-12 second team Academic All-RMAC
  • 2011-12 RMAC defensive player of the week (Nov. 14, Jan. 16)
  • 2011-12 preseason all-RMAC
  • 2011 Fall Semester Athletic Director's Honor Roll
  • 2011 Spring Semester Athletic Director's Honor Roll
  • 2011 Division II Academic Achievement Award
  • 2010-11 first team academic all-RMAC
  • 2010-11 RMAC preseason defensive player of the year
  • 2010-11 preseason all-RMAC
  • 2010 Fall Semester Athletic Director's Honor Roll
  • 2009-10 RMAC East Division defensive player of the year
  • 2009-10 first team all-RMAC East Division
  • 2009-10 Al Kaly Classic all-tournament
  • 2009 Fall Semester Athletic Director's Honor Roll

2012-13: Named second team all-RMAC and RMAC defensive player of the year to lead Metro State to the NCAA tournament ... named to the RMAC all-academic honor roll ... averaged 9.6 points, 8.6 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 1.8 steals and 0.8 blocked shots ... started all 31 games ... ranked 62nd in NCAA Division II in double-doubles (nine) and 80th in rebounds per game ... in conference games, ranked third in the RMAC in rebounding (9.0), offensive rebounding (2.5), assist/turnover ratio (1.9), fourth in minutes per game (34.4), seventh in blocked shots (0.8), ninth in free throw percentage (.825), 10th in steals (1.9) and 11th in assists per game (3.1) ... pulled down 12 rebounds and had six points to open the season at Missouri Western on Nov. 10 ... scored 12 points and had seven rebounds and four assists against Lubbock Christian (Texas) on Nov. 16 ... shot 6-of-12 from the floor for 16 points and had seven rebounds at Northwest Nazarene (Idaho) on Nov. 24 ... pulled down a season-high 16 rebounds and scored 14 points on 5-of-10 shooting at Colorado State-Pueblo on Dec. 8 ... had back-to-back double-doubles with 13 points and 11 rebounds at Colorado Christian on Jan. 11 and against at Colorado Mines on Jan. 12 ... shot 8-of-11 from the floor for 17 points against Adams State on Jan. 18 ... had 15 rebounds and 10 points against Fort Lewis on Jan. 19 ... recorded a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds at No. 4 Colorado Mesa on Jan. 25 ... shot 7-of-9 and had 16 points and 11 rebounds against Colorado Mines on Feb. 8 ... scored 12 points with 11 rebounds at Regis on Feb. 16 ... totaled 10 points and 11 rebounds at Adams State on Feb. 23 ... shot 4-of-8 from the floor and had 11 points and 13 rebounds against CSU-Pueblo on March 1 ... shot 5-of-10 from the floor and 4-of-4 at the line in the first round of the NCAA tournament on March 15 against St. Mary's (Texas) ... scored 12 points and had 11 rebounds against No. 25 Midwestern State (Texas) on March 16 in the second round ... averaged 13.0 points and 9.5 rebounds in two NCAA tournament games.

2011-12: Named second team academic all-RMAC to help Metro State to its second straight RMAC regular season championship and NCAA tournament ... two-time RMAC defensive
player of the week ... scored 196 points (6.3 per game) and was third on the team in rebounding with 203 (6.5 per game) ... also had 49 assists (1.6 per game), 31 steals (1.0 per game) and 10 blocked shots ... shot 39.1 percent (77-for-197) from the floor, 22.2 percent (6-for-27) from the outside and 70.6 percent (36-for-51) from the free throw line ... in conference games, ranked 10th in the RMAC in rebounding (6.5) ... scored in double figures six times, had 10+ rebounds three times and had two double-doubles ... shot 82.8 percent (24-for-29) at the free throw line over the final 16 games ... scored a career-high 20 points on Nov. 12 against NCAA Division I Nebraska-Omaha, hitting 9-of-17 from the floor and pulling down nine rebounds ... had 10 rebounds at Colorado Mines on Jan. 6 ... made 5-of-6 at the free throw line and scored 11 points with 13 rebounds on Jan. 27 at Western State ... had another double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds against Colorado Christian on Feb. 4 ... hit 5-of-9 from the floor and scored 12 points at Western New Mexico on Feb. 17 ... opened up the RMAC Shootout with 12 points, including a pair of 3-pointers, against Colorado Mesa on Feb. 28 ... scored 10 points and had nine rebounds against No. 12 Fort Lewis in the second round of the NCAA Tournament ... averaged 5.7 points and 8.3 rebounds in three NCAA Tournament games.

2010-11: Named first team Academic All-RMAC ... started all 33 games at guard to lead Metro State to the RMAC regular season championship and the Elite Eight at the NCAA Tournament ... was the team's top defensive player, leading Metro State to the nation's second-best scoring defense and second-best rebounding margin ... earned RMAC Preseason Defensive Player of the Year ... scored 208 points (6.3 per game), had 208 rebounds (6.3 RPG) and 69 assists (2.1 SPG) ... also had 45 steals and 15 blocked shots ... scored in double figures five times ... pulled down 10 rebounds in a win over Nova Southeastern (Fla.) on Nov. 26, the first time since 1993 that Metro State had three players with 10+ rebounds in the same game ... scored 12 points and had seven rebounds on Nov. 27 against
Simon Fraser (B.C.) ... scored a season-high 16 points and had seven rebounds in a win over Chadron State on Dec. 11 ... forced seven steals in a win over Regis on Dec. 18 ... scored 13 points on 5-of-8 shooting on Jan. 2 in a win at Mesa State ... hit 6-of-6 at the line and scored 15 points in a win at Western State on Jan. 3 ... hit 3-of-3 from the outside and scored 13 points on Jan. 15 in a win over UC-Colorado Springs ... averaged 5.0 points and 8.8 rebounds in four games at the NCAA Tournament.

2009-10: Named first team All-RMAC East Division and RMAC East Division Defensive Player of the Year ... started 28 of 29 games at forward ... set a freshman rebounding record at Metro State with 267 boards, an average of 9.2 per game ... also averaged 8.2 points, 2.5 assists and 1.9 steals ... led the team in rebounding and assists and ranked 38th nationally in rebounding ... totaled seven double-doubles on the season ... reached double figures in scoring nine times and 14 times in rebounding ... finished third in the RMAC in rebounding, averaging 9.2 rebounds in conference games ... scored seven points in her first career game and had six rebounds on Nov. 20 against No. 10 West Texas A&M ... recorded first career double-double on Nov. 21 against University of the Southwest with 10 points and 12 rebounds ... named to the Al Kaly Classic All-Tournament team ... had 13 points and 11 rebounds against Northwest Missouri State on Nov. 28 ... scored 17 points and had 14 rebounds against Dominican (Calif.) on Dec. 18 ... dropped a season-high 18 points and pulled down 13 rebounds at UC-Colorado Springs on Jan. 23 ... reached double digits in rebounding in seven straight games from Jan. 19 through Feb. 12 ... pulled down 15 rebounds and scored 10 points at Chadron State on Feb. 6 ... grabbed a season-high 17 rebounds against No. 4 Fort Lewis on March 5 in the RMAC Shootout semifinals.

High School: 2009 graduate of Moriarty High School ... coached by Joe Bailey ... named first team all-state as a sophomore, junior and senior ... two-time first team all-metro ... four-time first team All-District 5-4A ... district player of the year three times ... played in the New Mexico North/South all-star game ... also played in the Senior Charity All-Star Classic ... averaged 13.8 points, 9.8 rebounds and 3.5 assists as a senior ... scored over 1,000 points in her career ... led Moriarty to the state tournament as a junior and senior ... also four-year letterwinner in volleyball ... named New Mexico Gatorade Player of the Year in volleyball as a senior ... led Moriarty to two state championships in volleyball ... member of the National Honor Society ... graduated with a 4.0 GPA.

AAU: Played for New Mexico Heat Elite ... coached by Robert Sanchez.

Personal: Born Aug. 12, 1990 ... daughter of Robert and Melissa Adams ... twin sister Brandi also plays basketball at Metro State ... also has sisters Taylor and Alyssa Adams ... volunteers with the I Have a Dream Foundation ... enjoys hanging out with teammate Jenessa Burke ... majoring in therapeutic recreation services.

Career Statistics

2009-10 Game-By-Game Statistics

2010-11 Game-By-Game Statistics

2011-12 Game-By-Game Statistics


Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2009-10Freshman

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    5'10"
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  • 5

    2010-11Sophomore

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    5'10"
    5
  • 5

    2011-12Junior

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    5'10"
    5
  • 5

    2012-13Senior

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    5'10"
    5