Kellen Valentim

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Kellen Valentim
  • Height:
    6'2
  • Hometown:
    Minas Gerais, Brazil
  • Position:
    RS
  • Year:
    Sophomore
  • High School:
    Colegio ESPU
  • Major:
    General Studies
  • m
    27
  • k/s
    2.09
  • h %
    .258
  • a/s
    0.00
  • b/s
    0.63
  • sa/s
    0.04
  • d/s
    0.56
Bio

*Suncoast Conference All-Academic Team (2019)

*FCSAA Academic All-State Team (2019)

Freshman (2019): Valentim played in 16 matches and 33 sets for the Bucs as a freshman.  She averaged just under a kill per set and chipped in on the block as well with 0.48 stuffs per set.  She had her best match of the season against #2 Miami Dade when she notched a career high six kills as well as a career high six blocks against the Sharks.  

High School: Valentim joined six other Brazilian nationals on the Bucs roster in 2019, coming to FSW from the capital of Brazil, Brasilia. Valentim prepped at Colegio ESPU and played club for Brasilia Volei and Minas Tenis Clube where she teamed with Bucs teammate Raquel Costa e Silva.

Personal: Born July 26, 2000, she is the daughter of Gildenou and Valdirene Martins.  She has one sister, Karen (22) and one brother, Gildenou Junior (17).

 

Career Highs  
Kills 13 vs. #9 Polk (2/11/21)
Attacks 31 vs. #9 Polk (2/11/21)
Digs 7 vs. #7 Polk (3/2/21)
Blocks 8 vs. #6 Daytona State (2/14/21)

 

  

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Matches 27 8
Sets 57 15
Kills 119 35
Kills per set 2.09 2.33
Errors 47 14
Total Attacks 279 87
Total Attacks per set 4.89 5.80
Hitting Percentage .258 .241
Assists 0 0
Assists per set 0.00 0.00
Service Total Attempts 1 0
Service Aces 2 1
Service Errors 7 1
Service Aces per set 0.04 0.07
Receptions 3 1
Reception Errors 0 0
Digs 32 15
Digs per set 0.56 1.00
Block Solo 1 0
Block Assist 35 10
Block Total 36 10
Blocks per set 0.63 0.67
Block Errors 4 0
Ball Handling Errors 1 0
Points 139.5 41.0
Points per set 2.4 2.7
Matches started 17 6
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Mar 28 vs. #1 Miami Dade L, 3-0
Apr 2 vs. Spartanburg Methodist W, 3-0
Apr 15 vs. #9 Navarro
Apr 15 vs. #3 Snow L, 3-0
Apr 16 #2 Odessa L, 3-0
Apr 17 #4 Utah State Eastern L, 3-1
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Jan 22 Daytona State College L, 3-2 1 3 4 2 8 .250 0 4.0
Jan 22 Palm Beach State College W, 3-0 1 3 7 2 10 .500 0 9.5
Jan 23 Indian River State College - - - - - - - -
Jan 23 Palm Beach State College W, 3-0 1 1 0 0 4 .000 0 0.0
Jan 29 vs. #15 Hill W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Jan 29 vs. New Mexico Military Institute W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Jan 30 vs. #10 Trinity Valley W, 3-0 - 1 2 1 5 .200 0 3.0
Jan 30 at #5 Odessa L, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Feb 5 at Palm Beach State College W, 3-0 - 1 6 0 9 .667 0 6.0
Feb 9 at St. Petersburg College W, 3-0 1 3 9 0 13 .692 0 10.5
Feb 11 #9 Polk State W, 3-0 1 3 13 2 31 .355 0 13.5
Feb 14 #6 Daytona State W, 3-0 1 3 10 2 21 .381 0 14.0
Feb 14 #1 Miami Dade L, 3-0 1 2 3 2 17 .059 0 4.0
Feb 16 at State College of Florida W, 3-0 1 1 1 1 2 .000 0 1.0
Feb 18 Hillsborough Community College W, 3-0 1 1 1 2 6 -.167 0 1.5
Feb 25 St. Petersburg College W, 3-0 - 1 1 1 4 .000 0 1.5
Mar 2 at #7 Polk State W, 3-1 1 4 9 7 25 .080 0 11.0
Mar 4 State College of Florida W, 3-0 - 1 1 0 2 .500 0 1.5
Mar 6 Palm Beach State College W, 3-0 1 1 1 1 2 .000 0 1.5
Mar 9 at Hillsborough Community College W, 3-1 1 1 0 1 4 -.250 0 0.5
Mar 12 at Indian River State College L, 3-1 - 2 0 3 3 -1.000 0 1.5
Mar 25 vs. Hillsborough Community College W, 3-0 - 3 6 1 9 .556 0 7.0
Mar 26 vs. #8 Polk State W, 3-0 1 3 8 3 16 .313 0 8.5
Mar 27 vs. #1 Miami Dade L, 3-2 1 5 12 3 26 .346 0 12.5
Mar 28 vs. #8 Polk State W, 3-0 1 3 9 5 22 .182 0 10.0
Mar 28 vs. #1 Miami Dade L, 3-0 - 2 1 0 3 .333 0 1.0
Apr 2 vs. Spartanburg Methodist W, 3-0 - 1 3 2 7 .143 0 3.0
Apr 15 vs. #9 Navarro - - - - - - - -
Apr 15 vs. #3 Snow L, 3-0 - 1 1 3 5 -.400 0 1.5
Apr 16 #2 Odessa L, 3-0 1 2 1 1 6 .000 0 1.0
Apr 17 #4 Utah State Eastern L, 3-1 1 4 10 2 19 .421 0 10.5
Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Jan 22 Daytona State College L, 3-2 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 22 Palm Beach State College W, 3-0 1 3 0 1 1 0 2 0
Jan 23 Indian River State College - - - - - - - -
Jan 23 Palm Beach State College W, 3-0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 29 vs. #15 Hill W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 29 vs. New Mexico Military Institute W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Jan 30 vs. #10 Trinity Valley W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 2 0 2 0
Jan 30 at #5 Odessa L, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Feb 5 at Palm Beach State College W, 3-0 - 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 9 at St. Petersburg College W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 3 0 3 0
Feb 11 #9 Polk State W, 3-0 1 3 3 0 1 0 1 0
Feb 14 #6 Daytona State W, 3-0 1 3 6 0 8 0 8 0
Feb 14 #1 Miami Dade L, 3-0 1 2 0 0 2 0 2 0
Feb 16 at State College of Florida W, 3-0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 18 Hillsborough Community College W, 3-0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0
Feb 25 St. Petersburg College W, 3-0 - 1 1 0 1 0 1 0
Mar 2 at #7 Polk State W, 3-1 1 4 7 0 2 0 2 0
Mar 4 State College of Florida W, 3-0 - 1 1 0 1 0 1 0
Mar 6 Palm Beach State College W, 3-0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0
Mar 9 at Hillsborough Community College W, 3-1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0
Mar 12 at Indian River State College L, 3-1 - 2 0 0 3 1 3 0
Mar 25 vs. Hillsborough Community College W, 3-0 - 3 1 0 2 0 2 0
Mar 26 vs. #8 Polk State W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 1 0 1 0
Mar 27 vs. #1 Miami Dade L, 3-2 1 5 1 0 1 0 1 0
Mar 28 vs. #8 Polk State W, 3-0 1 3 2 0 2 1 2 0
Mar 28 vs. #1 Miami Dade L, 3-0 - 2 0 0 0 1 0 0
Apr 2 vs. Spartanburg Methodist W, 3-0 - 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 15 vs. #9 Navarro - - - - - - - -
Apr 15 vs. #3 Snow L, 3-0 - 1 0 0 1 1 1 0
Apr 16 #2 Odessa L, 3-0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 17 #4 Utah State Eastern L, 3-1 1 4 0 0 1 0 1 1
Date Opponent Score ms s ta sa se r re
Jan 22 Daytona State College L, 3-2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 22 Palm Beach State College W, 3-0 1 3 0 1 2 0 0
Jan 23 Indian River State College - - - - - - -
Jan 23 Palm Beach State College W, 3-0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
Jan 29 vs. #15 Hill W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 29 vs. New Mexico Military Institute W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Jan 30 vs. #10 Trinity Valley W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 30 at #5 Odessa L, 3-2 - - - - - - -
Feb 5 at Palm Beach State College W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 9 at St. Petersburg College W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 11 #9 Polk State W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 14 #6 Daytona State W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 1 0
Feb 14 #1 Miami Dade L, 3-0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0
Feb 16 at State College of Florida W, 3-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 18 Hillsborough Community College W, 3-0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
Feb 25 St. Petersburg College W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 1 0 0
Mar 2 at #7 Polk State W, 3-1 1 4 0 1 0 0 0
Mar 4 State College of Florida W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 6 Palm Beach State College W, 3-0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
Mar 9 at Hillsborough Community College W, 3-1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 12 at Indian River State College L, 3-1 - 2 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 25 vs. Hillsborough Community College W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 26 vs. #8 Polk State W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 27 vs. #1 Miami Dade L, 3-2 1 5 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 28 vs. #8 Polk State W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 28 vs. #1 Miami Dade L, 3-0 - 2 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 2 vs. Spartanburg Methodist W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 1 0 0
Apr 15 vs. #9 Navarro - - - - - - -
Apr 15 vs. #3 Snow L, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 16 #2 Odessa L, 3-0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 17 #4 Utah State Eastern L, 3-1 1 4 1 0 1 0 0
m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
2019-20 16 33 32 0.97 22 112 3.39 .089 1 0.03 42.0 1.3
2020-21 27 57 119 2.09 47 279 4.89 .258 0 0.00 139.5 2.4
Total 43 90 151 1.68 69 391 4.34 .210 1 0.01 181.5 2.0
m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
2019-20 16 33 7 0.21 2 14 16 0.48
2020-21 27 57 32 0.56 1 35 36 0.63
Total 43 90 39 0.43 3 49 52 0.58
m s ta sa sa/s se r re
2019-20 16 33 0 1 0.03 2 2 1
2020-21 27 57 1 2 0.04 7 3 0
Total 43 90 1 3 0.03 9 5 1
m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event
Total 27 57 119 2.09 47 279 4.89 .258 0 0.00 139.5 2.4
Conference 8 15 35 2.33 14 87 5.80 .241 0 0.00 41.0 2.7
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 12 25 52 2.08 17 130 5.20 .269 0 0.00 62.5 2.5
Away 6 12 25 2.08 12 56 4.67 .232 0 0.00 30.5 2.5
Neutral 9 20 42 2.10 18 93 4.65 .258 0 0.00 46.5 2.3
Result
Wins 19 36 87 2.42 31 192 5.33 .292 0 0.00 103.5 2.9
Losses 8 21 32 1.52 16 87 4.14 .184 0 0.00 36.0 1.7
Month
January 5 9 13 1.44 5 27 3.00 .296 0 0.00 16.5 1.8
February 8 15 44 2.93 10 103 6.87 .330 0 0.00 52.0 3.5
March 10 25 47 1.88 24 112 4.48 .205 0 0.00 55.0 2.2
April 4 8 15 1.88 8 37 4.63 .189 0 0.00 16.0 2.0
m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event
Total 27 57 32 0.56 1 35 36 0.63
Conference 8 15 15 1.00 0 10 10 0.67
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 12 25 17 0.68 1 17 18 0.72
Away 6 12 10 0.83 0 9 9 0.75
Neutral 9 20 5 0.25 0 9 9 0.45
Result
Wins 19 36 28 0.78 1 27 28 0.78
Losses 8 21 4 0.19 0 8 8 0.38
Month
January 5 9 3 0.33 1 3 4 0.44
February 8 15 13 0.87 0 16 16 1.07
March 10 25 13 0.52 0 14 14 0.56
April 4 8 3 0.38 0 2 2 0.25
m s ta sa sa/s se r re
Event
Total 27 57 1 2 0.04 7 3 0
Conference 8 15 0 1 0.07 1 1 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 12 25 1 1 0.04 6 3 0
Away 6 12 0 1 0.08 0 0 0
Neutral 9 20 0 0 0.00 1 0 0
Result
Wins 19 36 0 2 0.06 6 2 0
Losses 8 21 1 0 0.00 1 1 0
Month
January 5 9 0 1 0.11 3 0 0
February 8 15 0 0 0.00 1 3 0
March 10 25 0 1 0.04 1 0 0
April 4 8 1 0 0.00 2 0 0
News mentions
East Coast to West Coast, Valentim Headed to University of San Francisco
  • Article
  • May 18, 2021
East Coast to West Coast, Valentim Headed to University of San Francisco

Which coast is the best coast? Florida SouthWestern State sophomore Kellen Valentim will soon be able to answer that question as the Bucs right side hitter will head across the country next season where she will play for the University of San Francisco after signing her National Letter of Intent on Monday. 

  • May 18, 2021
Julia De Sa (Photo by Roy Allen)
  • Article
  • April 17, 2021
FSW Finishes 8th at First NJCAA National Tournament

The Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers wrapped up their first trip to the NJCAA National Tournament on Saturday, falling 3-1 to #4 Utah State Eastern to finish the tournament in 8th place. 

  • April 17, 2021
Kianie Cummings (Photo by Roy Allen)
  • Article
  • April 15, 2021
Bucs Upended In National Tournament Quarters

The #6 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers made their NJCAA National Tournament debut Thursday night in the West Plains Civic Center as they took on perennial power and #3 Snow College from Utah in the tournament quarterfinals. The Bucs went toe to toe with the Badgers, but in the end, dropped a 3-0 decision and ending their quest for a National Championship in just their second season of competition.

  • April 15, 2021
Photo by Ronald Lott
  • Article
  • March 28, 2021
FSW Finishes As State Runners-Up, Advances to Southeast District Championships

It was a battle of two teams in very different spots in their program histories Sunday afternoon in Jacksonville as the #6 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers took on the #1 Miami Dade Sharks for the FCSAA State Championship. The Bucs, in just their second season as a program, matched up against the 39-time State Champion Sharks. The Bucs fought valiantly, but couldn't overcome the undefeated Sharks attack, falling in three sets to finish as the 2020-2021 FCSAA Runners-Up.  The second place finish earned the Bucs a trip to the next round of the postseason where they will take on Spartanburg Methodist next Friday in Jacksonville in the Southeast District Finals with a trip to the NJCAA National Tournament on the line. 

  • March 28, 2021
Yasso Amin & Maria Petkova (Photo by Brad Young/BradYoungPhoto.com)
  • Article
  • March 27, 2021
Bucs Drop Five Set Heartbreaker to #1 Miami Dade in State Semis

The #6 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers pushed the #1 Miami Dade Sharks to the wire Saturday afternoon in the FCSAA State Tournament Semifinals, doing something no other team has done all season, take two sets from the Sharks, but in the end, Miami Dade remained undefeated, nipping the Bucs 15-12 in the fifth set to win 3-2.  The Bucs will now play in a second semifinal on Sunday morning against #8 Polk State with the winner taking on the Sharks in the Championship game at 2 PM.  

  • March 27, 2021
Yasso Amin & Kellen Valentim (Photo by Ronald Lott)
  • Article
  • March 25, 2021
Bucs Sweep Opener at FCSAA State Tournament

A season ago the roles were reversed.  The Hillsborough Hawks were the Suncoast Conference Champions and clinched their spot in the FCSAA State Tournament early while the upstart Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers found out at the last minute, literally, that they would be headed to Jacksonville for a first round matchup with the Hawks.  Hillsborough handled the Bucs in that match and eventually ended FSW's season later in the tournament.  This season, it was the Suncoast Conference Champion and #6 Nationally ranked Bucs giving Hillsborough a taste of their own medicine, hammering the Hawks 3-0 in the opening round of the 2020-2021 FCSAA State Tournament Thursday to advance in the winner's bracket of the tournament where they will face #8 Polk State Friday.  

  • March 25, 2021
Sophs Shine in Final Home Game
  • Article
  • March 07, 2021
Sophs Shine in Final Home Game

Emotions were high pregame as the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers recognized the eight players from their first two-year sophomore class in program history.  Once the lights turned on though, the sophs turned their game faces on as Julia De Sa led the Bucs with 12 kills while Yasso Amin had 11 kills and 9 blocks and Viktoriya Ivanova led FSW with 12 digs to lead the Bucs to a 3-0 win over visiting Palm Beach State to move to 15-3 on the year.  

  • March 07, 2021
CHAMPS!!! FSW Volleyball Claims Program's First Conference Title
  • Article
  • March 04, 2021
CHAMPS!!! FSW Volleyball Claims Program's First Conference Title

Less than two years ago, the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers were playing their first game in program history.  Thursday night in Suncoast Credit Union Arena, the 6th ranked Bucs celebrated their first championship, defeating State College of Florida 3-0 to claim an outright Suncoast Conference Championship at home in Suncoast Credit Union Arena. 

  • March 04, 2021
Photo by Brad Young/BradYoungPhoto.com
  • Article
  • March 02, 2021
FSW Wins Key Top 10 Matchup With Polk

On the docket Tuesday night in Winter Haven was not just a huge Suncoast Conference matchup, but a huge NJCAA matchup as the #6 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers traveled on the road to take on the #7 Polk State Eagles in a battle of two of the Nation's Top 10 teams. The Bucs jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the match, pulling out a pair of close sets, but Polk came back to win the third to extend the match to the fourth where FSW dominated, winning it 25-14 to win the match 3-1 and remain unbeaten in Suncoast Conference play on the year. 

  • March 02, 2021
Julia De Sa (Photo by Brad Young/BradYoungPhoto.com)
  • Article
  • February 25, 2021
#8 FSW Completes Season Sweep of Titans

The #8 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers began the second round of Suncoast Conference play in style Thursday night in Suncoast Credit Union Arena, sweeping the visiting St. Petersburg Titans 3-0 to sweep the season series between the two and move to 12-3 overall on the year. 

  • February 25, 2021
Fiona Baker (Photo by Brad Young/BradYoungPhoto.com)
  • Article
  • February 14, 2021
Bucs Sweep #6 Daytona, Fall to #1 Miami Dade

The murderer's row portion of the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers schedule came to a close on Sunday at Suncoast Credit Union Arena.  The 12th ranked Bucs opened the day with their second straight win over a top 10 ranked opponent, sweeping #6 Daytona State 3-0 before dropping a highly contested 3-0 battle with #1 Miami Dade in the nightcap of their busy day.  

  • February 14, 2021
Viktoriya Ivanova (Photo by Brad Young/BradYoungPhoto.com)
  • Article
  • February 11, 2021
#12 FSW Sweeps #9 Polk in Key Suncoast Conference Battle

One year ago, the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers, in their inaugural season, made a trip to Winter Haven to take on Polk State in what was a forgettable afternoon for the Bucs as the Eagles manhandled them in a 3-0 sweep.  Thursday night in Suncoast Credit Union Arena, the now 12th ranked Bucs flipped the script, dominating in a 3-0 sweep of #9 Polk in a key Suncoast Conference match up for the two. 

  • February 11, 2021
Yasso Amin (Photo by Brad Young/BradYoungPhoto.com)
  • Article
  • February 09, 2021
High Powered Attack Leads #12 FSW to Conference Opening Win

The #12 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers were clicking on all cylinders Tuesday night in St. Petersburg, shattering a program record with a .560 hitting percentage as a team in a 3-0 sweep of their 2021 Suncoast Conference opener against St. Petersburg.

  • February 09, 2021
Katie Dickey (Photo by Brad Young/BradYoungPhoto.com)
  • Article
  • February 05, 2021
#15 Buccaneers Parade Past Panthers

Playing as a ranked team for the first time in program history, the #15 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers took care of business in sweeping fashion Friday afternoon in Lake Worth, downing Palm Beach 3-0 in their final non-conference tune-up of the 2021 season. 

  • February 05, 2021