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Senior
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| Hometown:
Lima, Peru
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| High School:
Cristo Rey Catholic
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| Height:
6-1
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| Position:
Rightside Hitter
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| Major:
Sociology
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Outlook for 2004: Perhaps the most dominant player on the UM roster, Tipiana has all of the attributes to be an All-American...already the Hurricanes' all-time leader in kills, Tipiana enters her senior season just 11 kills shy of becoming the first UM player to hit the 1,000 career kill plateau...a very gifted player, Tipiana's explosion and power enable her to be an outstanding attacker and blocker up front, but also has the ability to drop back and be a great defensive player..."Val is such an all around exceptional player," Lantagne Welch said. "Obviously she is a great attacker and a great blocker, but she is also a great defensive player and passer and has an excellent jump serve. She is a very special player. She missed sometime last season and had to sit out the spring and I think that is going to give her a new energy and urge to get out there and show everyone how good she can be."
2003 (Junior): Named the BIG EAST Preseason Player of the Year and voted to the Preseason All-BIG EAST First Team entering her junior season...selected to the All-BIG EAST Second Team after finishing ninth in the BIG EAST with 3.81 kills per game...named to the All-Tournament Team at the Wildcat Classic, the Orange and Green Challenge and the Florida State Classic and was voted as the Hurricane Invitational's Most Valuable Player...one of the Hurricanes best all-around players, recording at least one kill, one dig and one block in all but three matches in 2003...finished second on the UM roster with 335 kills and 3.81 kills per game despite missing five matches due to injury...one of the Hurricanes' most efficient outside hitters, posting a .304 hitting percentage on 764 attempts with 103 errors...proved to be an asset on defense, finishing second on the team in digs per game (2.47)...wrapped up junior campaign second on the team in total points (393.5) and points per game (4.47), good for tenth in the BIG EAST...had a career high with five service aces against Indiana at the Hurricane Invitational...led UM to a 3-2 win over Eastern Kentucky at the Florida State Classic with a career-high six assists...powered the Hurricanes past San Diego State, 3-1 at the Wildcat Classic with a career-best seven block assists while setting a personal-best with seven total blocks...posted a season-high .607 hitting percentage against Kent State, connecting on 18 of 28 attempts with just one error...turned in three 20 plus kill performances including matches against San Diego State (25), Eastern Kentucky (23) and Rhode Island (21)...had a season-best 16 digs (five games) against then-No. 20 Santa Clara at the Wildcat Classic...recorded double figures in both kills and digs eight times, including matches against Kent State (18/10), Indiana (17/13), Santa Clara (16/16), George Mason (13/10), Eastern Kentucky (23/15), Florida State (16/13), Rutgers (14/10), Georgetown (13/10) and Notre Dame (14/10).
2002 (Sophomore):Tipiana had a spectacular sophomore season in which she was selected as the Hurricanes' first BIG EAST Player of the Year...was the only player in the conference to earn unanimous selection for First-Team All-BIG EAST honors...earned a place on the American Volleyball Coaches Association's All-Northeast Region First Team...a Peruvian national who also garnered numerous minor honors including BIG EAST Player of the Week for the week of Aug. 26 through Sept. 2 and BIG EAST Co-Player of the Week for Nov. 11 through 17...Wichita State Tournament MVP and the Florida International Fall Volleyball Classic MVP...named to the 2002 Hurricane Invitational All-Tournament Team...finished the season eighth among BIG EAST players in hitting percentage (.303) and also eighth in kills per game (3.95)...also valuable to the Hurricanes on defense with 2.73 digs per game...against conference opponents, she was fifth with a .332 hitting percentage and second in kills with 4.83 per game...recorded double-doubles against Boston College (15 kills, 13 digs, five blocks), Georgetown (18 kills, 13 digs, six blocks), Virginia Tech in the BIG EAST Championship Semifinal (21 kills, 11 digs, six blocks), and against Wisconsin in the NCAA Tournament (18 kills, 12 digs, six blocks)...struck for a better than .400 hitting percentage on 11 occasions including matches against Georgia (.474), Fordham (.643), Florida International (.464), Florida Atlantic (.409), Stetson (.522), Providence (.556), Villanova (.471), Seton Hall (.765), South Florida (.419), Virginia Tech (.424) and Wisconsin (.441)...season highs included a .765 hitting percentage against Seton Hall (also a career high), 22 kills against Boston College (also a career high), 22 digs against Boston College, and five service aces against Providence...tied a career high six blocks on four occasions (Wisconsin, Duke, Virginia Tech, and Georgetown).
2001 (Freshman): Played in 84 games and 24 matches, including 22 starts...averaged 2.37 kills, 2.57 digs and 0.84 blocks per game...was second on the team in digs (208) and third in blocks (68), assists (68), kills (192) and total attacks (419)...posted 25 service aces and tallied a season-high 17 kills in a 3-2 win over North Texas...had a season-high 17 digs against Coastal Carolina...recorded a season-best 6 blocks against Florida Atlantic.
High School (Cristo Rey Catholic): A member of the Peruvian national team in 2000 that placed third in the XII South America Championships and also qualified for World Cup Competition...was named a starter for the 2000 Older Age Group Peruvian National Team that finished fourth in the South American Championships...her state All-Star Team placed second at the Peruvian National competition in 2000...a member of the 1999 Peruvian National Team and was selected as a starter during the 1999 South American Competition...her team also competed in the Pre-World Championships.
Personal: Born May 23, 1984 in Lima, Peru...a sociology major...the daughter of Penelope and Jorge Tipiana and has one brother, Jorge (15).
