Valarie Luna

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1 Valarie Luna
Valarie Luna
  • Height:
    5'8
  • Hometown:
    Great Bend, Kansas
  • Position:
    MH/OH
  • Year:
    So
  • High School:
    Great Bend High School
  • m
    40
  • k/s
    1.50
  • h %
    .303
  • a/s
    0.03
  • b/s
    0.55
  • sa/s
    0.00
  • d/s
    0.13
Bio
Coach’s Comments: "Valarie had a solid freshman season that was a big part of our 2023 success. She is an exciting player who has great athleticism and timing to allow her to play strong at the net with her attacking and blocking abilities. She has great court awareness, court vision, the ability to play both middle and outside positions, and her ability to play strong at the net on both offense and defense."
 
2023 (Freshman): Played in 125 sets... recorded 206 kills at 1.65 kills per set, a .344 hitting percentage and 84 blocks...Named Second Team All-District and KJCCC Second Team All-Conference.
 
Before Cowley: Prepped at Great Bend High School, where she played three seasons of varsity volleyball. In her senior season, she led her team to a 19-15 record, finished in the first round of Kansas Sub-state, and finished second in the conference. During the season, she totaled 196 kills, a .380 hitting percentage, 14 aces, 63 digs, and 100 blocks. She was named Western Athletic Conference Player of the Year (unanimously), First Team WAC All-Conference, and was named one of the top 25 players in Western Kansas to watch in 2022 by the Kansas State High School Activities Association (KSHSAA). In her junior season, she led her team to an 18-16 record and won a conference championship. For her efforts, she was named First Team WAC All-Conference. Luna recorded 129 kills, a .375 hitting percentage, and 104 blocks. In her sophomore season, she led her team to a 20-11 record and finished second in her conference. She recorded 88 kills, a .332 hitting percentage, and 55 blocks. Her career totals included 413 kills, 259 blocks (85 solo blocks), 107 digs, and 14 aces.
Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Matches 40 10
Sets 113 29
Kills 169 39
Kills per set 1.50 1.34
Errors 51 12
Total Attacks 390 93
Total Attacks per set 3.45 3.21
Hitting Percentage .303 .290
Assists 3 0
Assists per set 0.03 0.00
Service Total Attempts 0 0
Service Aces 0 0
Service Errors 0 0
Service Aces per set 0.00 0.00
Receptions 3 0
Reception Errors 0 0
Digs 15 2
Digs per set 0.13 0.07
Block Solo 11 3
Block Assist 51 13
Block Total 62 16
Blocks per set 0.55 0.55
Block Errors 11 1
Ball Handling Errors 1 1
Points 205.5 48.5
Points per set 1.8 1.7
Matches started 40 10
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Nov 6 Coffeyville Community College W, 3-0
Nov 9 vs. Allen County Community College W, 3-0
Nov 20 vs. Harford Community College W, 3-0
Nov 21 vs. Illinois Central College W, 3-0
Nov 22 vs. Heartland Community College W, 3-0
Nov 23 vs. Johnson County Community College W, 3-1
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Aug 9 Cowley County Community College - - - - - - - -
Aug 12 at Barton Community College T, 0-0 - - - - - - - -
Aug 16 Oklahoma Wesleyan University - - - - - - - -
Aug 23 Rose State College W, 3-0 1 2 2 0 5 .400 0 3.0
Aug 23 Pratt Community College W, 3-0 1 3 5 2 13 .231 0 5.0
Aug 28 at Coffeyville Community College W, 3-0 1 2 2 1 5 .200 0 2.5
Sep 4 Independence Community College W, 3-0 1 3 4 1 7 .429 0 6.0
Sep 11 at Allen County Community College W, 3-1 1 4 6 1 13 .385 0 7.5
Sep 13 Northeast Community College W, 3-0 1 3 3 1 7 .286 0 3.5
Sep 13 Ranger College W, 3-0 1 3 4 1 13 .231 0 4.5
Sep 14 Southwestern College W, 3-0 1 1 2 0 2 1.000 0 2.0
Sep 14 North Platte Community College W, 3-0 1 3 5 0 8 .625 0 6.5
Sep 18 Highland Community College - Kansas W, 3-0 1 3 5 2 16 .188 0 6.0
Sep 20 vs. Kirkwood Community College W, 3-2 1 5 7 1 17 .353 0 9.0
Sep 20 vs. Northeast Community College W, 3-0 1 2 4 1 11 .273 0 5.0
Sep 25 Seminole State College W, 3-0 1 2 2 1 7 .143 2 3.0
Sep 27 Central Community College-Columbus W, 3-0 1 3 5 2 13 .231 0 8.5
Sep 27 Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College W, 3-0 1 3 4 1 13 .231 0 5.5
Sep 28 Dallas College Eastfield W, 3-0 1 3 6 3 17 .176 0 6.5
Sep 28 Metropolitan Community College W, 3-0 1 3 6 3 13 .231 0 6.0
Oct 2 at Neosho County Community College W, 3-0 1 2 4 0 10 .400 0 4.5
Oct 4 McPherson University JV W, 3-0 1 3 6 1 9 .556 0 7.5
Oct 9 Labette Community College W, 3-0 1 3 5 0 6 .833 0 5.0
Oct 12 Johnson County Community College W, 3-0 1 3 4 3 14 .071 0 6.5
Oct 15 Friends University JV W, 3-0 1 2 1 1 2 .000 0 1.0
Oct 18 vs. Gulf Coast State College W, 3-0 1 3 8 2 19 .316 0 9.0
Oct 18 at Heartland Community College W, 3-0 1 3 4 2 8 .250 1 5.0
Oct 19 vs. Enterprise State Community College W, 3-0 1 3 6 0 8 .750 0 6.5
Oct 19 at Pensacola State College W, 3-0 1 3 9 2 16 .438 0 11.0
Oct 23 at Kansas City Kansas Community College W, 3-0 1 3 3 2 10 .100 0 4.5
Oct 25 at Iowa Central Community College W, 3-0 1 3 4 3 12 .083 0 4.0
Oct 25 vs. Des Moines Area Community College W, 3-1 1 2 2 2 8 .000 0 2.0
Oct 26 vs. Madison College W, 3-0 1 3 3 0 8 .375 0 3.0
Oct 26 vs. Richard Bland College W, 3-0 1 3 2 1 5 .200 0 3.0
Oct 30 at Fort Scott Community College W, 3-0 1 3 5 1 8 .500 0 5.0
Nov 1 at Friends University JV W, 3-0 1 1 2 0 2 1.000 0 2.0
Nov 2 Hesston College W, 3-0 1 3 1 1 4 .000 0 1.0
Nov 6 Coffeyville Community College W, 3-0 1 3 7 2 13 .385 0 8.5
Nov 9 vs. Allen County Community College W, 3-0 1 3 8 0 18 .444 0 10.0
Nov 20 vs. Harford Community College W, 3-0 1 3 3 2 7 .143 0 3.0
Nov 21 vs. Illinois Central College W, 3-0 1 3 4 1 8 .375 0 6.0
Nov 22 vs. Heartland Community College W, 3-0 1 3 3 2 7 .143 0 4.0
Nov 23 vs. Johnson County Community College W, 3-1 1 4 3 2 8 .125 0 3.5
Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Aug 9 Cowley County Community College - - - - - - - -
Aug 12 at Barton Community College T, 0-0 - - - - - - - -
Aug 16 Oklahoma Wesleyan University - - - - - - - -
Aug 23 Rose State College W, 3-0 1 2 0 0 2 1 2 0
Aug 23 Pratt Community College W, 3-0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
Aug 28 at Coffeyville Community College W, 3-0 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 4 Independence Community College W, 3-0 1 3 0 1 2 0 3 0
Sep 11 at Allen County Community College W, 3-1 1 4 1 0 3 1 3 0
Sep 13 Northeast Community College W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 1 2 1 0
Sep 13 Ranger College W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 1 1 1 0
Sep 14 Southwestern College W, 3-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 14 North Platte Community College W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 3 0 3 0
Sep 18 Highland Community College - Kansas W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 2 0 2 0
Sep 20 vs. Kirkwood Community College W, 3-2 1 5 1 0 4 1 4 0
Sep 20 vs. Northeast Community College W, 3-0 1 2 1 0 2 0 2 0
Sep 25 Seminole State College W, 3-0 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0
Sep 27 Central Community College-Columbus W, 3-0 1 3 2 0 7 1 7 0
Sep 27 Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 3 0 3 0
Sep 28 Dallas College Eastfield W, 3-0 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 28 Metropolitan Community College W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 2 at Neosho County Community College W, 3-0 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 4 McPherson University JV W, 3-0 1 3 1 0 3 0 3 0
Oct 9 Labette Community College W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 12 Johnson County Community College W, 3-0 1 3 0 2 1 0 3 0
Oct 15 Friends University JV W, 3-0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 18 vs. Gulf Coast State College W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 2 1 2 0
Oct 18 at Heartland Community College W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 2 1 2 0
Oct 19 vs. Enterprise State Community College W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 19 at Pensacola State College W, 3-0 1 3 0 2 0 0 2 0
Oct 23 at Kansas City Kansas Community College W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 3 0 3 0
Oct 25 at Iowa Central Community College W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 25 vs. Des Moines Area Community College W, 3-1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 26 vs. Madison College W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 26 vs. Richard Bland College W, 3-0 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 0
Oct 30 at Fort Scott Community College W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 1 at Friends University JV W, 3-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 2 Hesston College W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1
Nov 6 Coffeyville Community College W, 3-0 1 3 0 1 1 0 2 0
Nov 9 vs. Allen County Community College W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 4 0 4 0
Nov 20 vs. Harford Community College W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 21 vs. Illinois Central College W, 3-0 1 3 2 2 0 2 2 0
Nov 22 vs. Heartland Community College W, 3-0 1 3 0 1 0 0 1 0
Nov 23 vs. Johnson County Community College W, 3-1 1 4 2 0 1 0 1 0
Date Opponent Score ms s ta sa se r re
Aug 9 Cowley County Community College - - - - - - -
Aug 12 at Barton Community College T, 0-0 - - - - - - -
Aug 16 Oklahoma Wesleyan University - - - - - - -
Aug 23 Rose State College W, 3-0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0
Aug 23 Pratt Community College W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Aug 28 at Coffeyville Community College W, 3-0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 4 Independence Community College W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 11 at Allen County Community College W, 3-1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 13 Northeast Community College W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 13 Ranger College W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 14 Southwestern College W, 3-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 14 North Platte Community College W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 18 Highland Community College - Kansas W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 20 vs. Kirkwood Community College W, 3-2 1 5 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 20 vs. Northeast Community College W, 3-0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 25 Seminole State College W, 3-0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 27 Central Community College-Columbus W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 27 Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 28 Dallas College Eastfield W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 28 Metropolitan Community College W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 2 at Neosho County Community College W, 3-0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 4 McPherson University JV W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 1 0
Oct 9 Labette Community College W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 12 Johnson County Community College W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 15 Friends University JV W, 3-0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 18 vs. Gulf Coast State College W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 18 at Heartland Community College W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 19 vs. Enterprise State Community College W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 1 0
Oct 19 at Pensacola State College W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 23 at Kansas City Kansas Community College W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 25 at Iowa Central Community College W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 25 vs. Des Moines Area Community College W, 3-1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 26 vs. Madison College W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 26 vs. Richard Bland College W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 30 at Fort Scott Community College W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 1 at Friends University JV W, 3-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 2 Hesston College W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 6 Coffeyville Community College W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 9 vs. Allen County Community College W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 20 vs. Harford Community College W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 21 vs. Illinois Central College W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 22 vs. Heartland Community College W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 23 vs. Johnson County Community College W, 3-1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0
m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
2023-24 41 125 206 1.65 60 424 3.39 .344 10 0.08 257.0 2.1
2024-25 40 113 169 1.50 51 390 3.45 .303 3 0.03 205.5 1.8
Total 81 238 375 1.58 111 814 3.42 .324 13 0.05 462.5 1.9
m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
2023-24 41 125 20 0.16 18 66 84 0.67
2024-25 40 113 15 0.13 11 51 62 0.55
Total 81 238 35 0.15 29 117 146 0.61
m s ta sa sa/s se r re
2023-24 41 125 0 0 0.00 0 6 1
2024-25 40 113 0 0 0.00 0 3 0
Total 81 238 0 0 0.00 0 9 1
m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event
Total 40 113 169 1.50 51 390 3.45 .303 3 0.03 205.5 1.8
Conference 10 29 39 1.34 12 93 3.21 .290 0 0.00 48.5 1.7
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 19 52 77 1.48 25 182 3.50 .286 2 0.04 95.5 1.8
Away 9 24 39 1.63 12 84 3.50 .321 1 0.04 46.0 1.9
Neutral 12 37 53 1.43 14 124 3.35 .315 0 0.00 64.0 1.7
Result
Wins 40 113 169 1.50 51 390 3.45 .303 3 0.03 205.5 1.8
Losses - - - - - - - - - - - -
Month
August 3 7 9 1.29 3 23 3.29 .261 0 0.00 10.5 1.5
September 14 41 63 1.54 18 157 3.83 .287 2 0.05 79.5 1.9
October 15 42 66 1.57 20 143 3.40 .322 1 0.02 77.5 1.8
November 8 23 31 1.35 10 67 2.91 .313 0 0.00 38.0 1.7
m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event
Total 40 113 15 0.13 11 51 62 0.55
Conference 10 29 2 0.07 3 13 16 0.55
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 19 52 6 0.12 5 27 32 0.62
Away 9 24 2 0.08 2 10 12 0.50
Neutral 12 37 7 0.19 4 14 18 0.49
Result
Wins 40 113 15 0.13 11 51 62 0.55
Losses - - - - - - - -
Month
August 3 7 1 0.14 0 3 3 0.43
September 14 41 7 0.17 2 29 31 0.76
October 15 42 3 0.07 5 13 18 0.43
November 8 23 4 0.17 4 6 10 0.43
m s ta sa sa/s se r re
Event
Total 40 113 0 0 0.00 0 3 0
Conference 10 29 0 0 0.00 0 0 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 19 52 0 0 0.00 0 2 0
Away 9 24 0 0 0.00 0 0 0
Neutral 12 37 0 0 0.00 0 1 0
Result
Wins 40 113 0 0 0.00 0 3 0
Losses - - - - - - - -
Month
August 3 7 0 0 0.00 0 1 0
September 14 41 0 0 0.00 0 0 0
October 15 42 0 0 0.00 0 2 0
November 8 23 0 0 0.00 0 0 0
News mentions
Conference awards
  • Article
  • November 14, 2024
Lady Tiger volleyball team sweeps major conference awards

Finishing off a second consecutive unbeaten regular season, the Cowley Community College has swept the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference Division 2 Volleyball postseason awards with Steven Gream earning Coach of the Year, Laura Bonomi earning Most Valuable Player, and Hanna Darvas earning Freshman of the Year.

  • November 14, 2024
Cowley College volleyball team celebrates win
  • Article
  • October 31, 2024
Cowley volleyball clinches back-to-back conference championships with win over Fort Scott

The No. 1-ranked Cowley College volleyball team defeated Fort Scott 25-19, 25-11, 25-9 Wednesday night on the road in Fort Scott, Kansas.

  • October 31, 2024
Triton Invitational Tournament
  • Article
  • October 28, 2024
Lady Tiger volleyball team goes 4-0 at challenging Triton Invitational Tourney

With the playoffs looming and coming off of the Pensacola Premiere Tournament in Florida the previous week, the top ranked Cowley College volleyball team traveled to Iowa Central for the Triton Invitational Tournament.

  • October 28, 2024
lady tigers volleyball at home
  • Article
  • September 23, 2024
Lady Tigers knock off fourth-ranked Kirkwood, go 2-0 at Johnson County Tri-Match

Facing its stiffest competition of the season to date, the top-ranked Cowley College volleyball team rallied from a two sets to one deficit to defeat fourth-ranked Kirkwood Community College (IA) 23-25, 25-19, 20-25, 26-24, 15-6 Friday in Overland Park.

  • September 23, 2024
preseason poll graphic
  • Article
  • August 13, 2024
Lady Tiger volleyball team picked to repeat as conference champs

Defending national champion Cowley College has been picked to win the 2024 Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference Division II Volleyball preseason order of finish, as voted on by the 11 league coaches on Tuesday, August 13.

  • August 13, 2024