ACCOLADES WON:
Patriot League Academic Honor Roll (Feb. 1, 2013)
2011 - FRESHMAN: Valenstein appeared in 16 games, missing three games (Longwood, Army and Bucknell) with an injury ... tallied two points on one goal on the season ... netted his first career goal in the 3-0 blanking of Howard ... recorded five shots on the season coming against St. Francis, N.Y., Delaware, Lehigh, Howard and Holy Cross ... played a season-high 56 minutes against Fairleigh Dickinson in the second game of the season.
PERSONAL: An outstanding athlete, Valenstein was a four-year letterwinner in soccer at Laguna Hills High School, graduating in 2011 ... also lettered twice in football and baseball ... was a three-time first-team all-league selection and was all-CIF as a junior ... was third-team all-county and team captain as a senior ... talled 16 goals and eight assists for 40 points as a senior ... led team to a 13-5-3 record ... tallied seven points (3 g, 1 a) in a win over Beckman High School ... played on the Tustin United club team ... was a junior class commissioner ASB ... born May 1, 1993, in Grosse Pointe, Mich. ... son of Rich and Kathleen Valenstein ... father, Rich, was a 1978 Naval Academy graduate ... majoring in systems engineering.