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Casey Valenti-Paea

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Position
5'9''
Height
Graduate Student
Class
Melbourne, Australia
Hometown
Maribryon College
High School
Long Beach State/Buffalo
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Casey Valenti-Paea - Women's Basketball - Virginia Cavaliers

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2023-24 (At Long Beach State)
• Started in 32 out 33 possible games
• Averaged 9.4 points, 3.8 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 2.1 steals per game
• Shot 42.8 percent from the field and 37.9 percent from 3-point range
• Sunk 84.9 percent of her attempts at the free throw line, which led the Beach
• Scored in double figures in 17 games, including when she scored a career-high 20 points against Pacific (12/16)
• Dished out a career-high 11 assists against UC Irvine (3/2)
• Recorded a double-double with 11 points and a career-best 10 rebounds at UC Riverside (1/6)
• Made four of her six attempts from 3-point range at CSUN (12/30)

2022-23 (At Long Beach State)
• Redshirted

2021-22 (At Buffalo)
• Appeared in six games in an injury-shortened sophomore season at Buffalo

2020-21 (At Buffalo)
• Appeared in five games for Buffalo after joining the team in December
• Scored her first career basket on a 3-pointer in the fourth quarter in a comeback win at Akron (2/3)
• Earned her first start and played a career-high 25 minutes against Ball State (2/17)

BACKGROUND
• Played at Maribrynong College and for the Craigieburn Eagles
• Ranked in the top 20 in her class
• Led Australia to a Gold medal in the 3×3 Asia Cup and represented Victoria at the Australian Junior National championships several times
• Received Most Valuable Player honors at the Victorian Championship Classics Tournament