University of Richmond Athletics
2025 Field Hockey Roster

Jersey Number 30
Valen Luna Paratore
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Colegio San Agustin
- Hometown:
- Buenos Aires, Argentina
2025 Season (Junior):
2024 Season (Sophomore):
Prior to Richmond:
Luna Paratore has played with the Argentina U21national team since 2022 while playing with the first division of Gimnasia y Esgrima de Buenos Aires (GEBA) club team. Luna Paratore also played with the U19 Buenos Aires squad and helped the team to a first-place finish in 2023. Earlier this year, she was selected to play on the senior Buenos Aires team.
Personal:
Daughter of Natalia Paratore and Roman Luna ... sibling of Bautista Luna Paratore
- Preseason All Atlantic 10
- NFHCA Division I Watchlist honoree
- Made five starts in five games appeared in
- Collected first point of the season on an assist against Longwood
- Scored first goal of the season at Liberty
2024 Season (Sophomore):
- NFHCA All-South Region Second Team
- Atlantic 10 Conference First Team
- Atlantic 10 Conference Rookie Team
- NFHCA Division I Watchlist honoree
- Four-time Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week Sept. 3, Sept. 23, Sept. 30, Oct. 14)
- Second on the team offensively with 25 points on 12 goals and one assist in 19 starts
- Collected a career-high seven-point game with first hat trick and assist against Lock Haven
- Picked up four game-winning goals, including overtime victories against App State, Longwood and Towson
- Scored in three straight games (Sept. 15 – 27)
- In Atlantic 10 contests: led the team with 13 points with six goals and one assist, including a penalty stroke against Lock Haven
- Finished the season ranked third in the Atlantic 10 in total goals (12) and goals per game (0.63) and seventh in points per game (1.32)
Prior to Richmond:
Luna Paratore has played with the Argentina U21national team since 2022 while playing with the first division of Gimnasia y Esgrima de Buenos Aires (GEBA) club team. Luna Paratore also played with the U19 Buenos Aires squad and helped the team to a first-place finish in 2023. Earlier this year, she was selected to play on the senior Buenos Aires team.
Personal:
Daughter of Natalia Paratore and Roman Luna ... sibling of Bautista Luna Paratore
Spider Field Hockey Post Game vs Ball State - Clara Larripa and Jess McMeeking
Sunday, October 05
Field Hockey Highlights vs. Ball State
Sunday, October 05
Spider Field Hockey Post Game with Clara Larripa and Olivia Eusanio
Friday, September 19
Field Hockey Highlights vs. Lock Haven
Friday, September 19