Valen Luna Paratore

Spider field hockey's Valen Luna Paratore celebrates scoring against nationally ranked Liberty

Valen Luna Paratore moves the ball up field

Valen Luna Paratore takes a swing at the ball in the circle for Spider Field Hockey

Position:
Forward
Height:
5-6
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Colegio San Agustin
Hometown:
Buenos Aires, Argentina

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