Career: A two-time first-team all-conference honoree, as well as a two-time all-region pick, he has 73 points (23 g, 27 a) while starting in 51 of 54 career matches … Began the 2010 season tied for fourth on the Pioneer career assists chart, three shy of matching the all-time record.
2009: Was named to the NSCAA All-South Atlantic Region Second Team and the ECAC All-Metro and All-NJAC First Teams … Led the Pioneers with eight goals, six assists and 22 points … In the NJAC statistics, was fifth in points/match (1.22), tied for fifth in points, sixth in goals/match (0.44), and tied for sixth in goals, assists and assists/match (0.33) … Scored twice during a 4-0 victory against Staten Island to earn the distinction of being the Drew Fall Fest’s Offensive MVP (9/5-6/09) … Contributed three points to wins against Western Connecticut (7-0, 9/8/09) and St. Joseph’s-Long Island (5-1, 10/19/09) … Scored the lone goal during a 1-0 victory against Richard Stockton (10/29/09).
2008: Established a new school record with 18 assists, adding 10 goals for a team-best 38 points, to earn spots on the NSCAA All-Metro Region and the All-NJAC First Teams ... Started in 20 of 21 matches as a sophomore, registering a point in all but four of his appearances ... In the NJAC statistics, was first in assists and assists/match (0.86, third in Division III), tied for first in points/match (1.81, 42nd in Division III), tied for second in points, seventh in goals and eighth in goals/match (0.48) ... Twice had five-point matches, posting a goal and three assists against FDU-Florham (6-0, 9/6/08) and Staten Island (5-0, 10/13/08) ... Was 3-for-4 on penalty kicks during regulation, including the lone goal in a 1-1 double-overtime draw against Rutgers-Newark in the championship match of the ECAC Metro Tournament (11/17/08) ... His successful PK helped the Pioneers advance to the final after a 3-3 double-overtime tie against Farmingdale State in the ECAC semifinals (11/16/08) ... Was selected as the NJAC and ECAC Offensive Player of the Week Oct. 20 after compiling eight points (2 g, 4 a) in three matches the previous week ... Also was the Sept. 8 NJAC Offensive Player of the Week.
2007: Was second for the Pioneers with 13 points (5 g, 3 a) as a freshman, starting 13 of 15 matches ... Had his first career points with a goal in the season opener against Misericordia (8/31/07) ... Scored both of the Pioneers’ goals at Ramapo (9/26/07) and at No. 14 The College of New Jersey (10/10/07).
Prior to William Paterson: Helped lead Manalapan H.S. to a Shore Conference championship all four years of his high school career, and a Group 4 sectional championship as a senior in 2006 ... Was a captain of the U-14 state championship team, the B.O.M. Metrostars.
Academics: A member of the 2008-09 and 2009-10 All-NJAC Academic Honorable Mention Teams ... A Spring 2009 Dean’s List student ... Majoring in accounting.
Valerio's Career Statistics
|
Year
|
MP-MS
|
G
|
A
|
Pts.
|
Shots
|
GWG
|
|
2007
|
15-13
|
5
|
3
|
13
|
22
|
0
|
|
2008
|
21-20
|
10
|
18
|
38
|
74
|
2
|
|
2009
|
18-18
|
8
|
6
|
22
|
67
|
1
|
|
Totals
|
54-51
|
23
|
27
|
73
|
163
|
3
|
