University of South Alabama Athletics

AT SOUTH ALABAMA
JUNIOR SEASON (2011):  Saw action in 16 matches for the Jaguars, while starting three…Recorded 44 kills and averaged 1.57 kills per set…Also registered 21 digs, three block assists and two assists…Posted 10 kills and recorded a .318 attack percentage against Lamar (9/16)…Earned her first collegiate start in USA’s next match against Belmont (9/17) where she finished with a career-high 13 kills…Had seven kills at UALR (10/2)…Named to the Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll.

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2010): Only competed in two matches, while rehabbing a knee injury…Saw her first action of the season at North Texas (10/24), recording one kill.

AT HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY: Was a member of the 2008 volleyball team at Hofstra University located in Hempstead, N.Y…Competed in one set for the Pride against Binghamton (9/20), but received a redshirt for that season…Did not play during the 2009 season.

AT EMMAUS HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered four years in volleyball at Emmaus High School in Emmaus, Pa…Was a three-year starter for the Hornets…Named Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association Class AAA all-state team as a senior…Selected to the all-District 11 first team that same season…Also named to the 2007 Lehigh Division all-league, Lehigh Conference all-valley and Morning Call all-area first teams as a senior… Was the team’s most valuable player in 2007 and attended the 2007 and 2008 A1 USA High Performance Development Camp…Ended her prep career holding the school records for kills, aces and blocks in a single season at Emmaus…Played six seasons of club ball as an outside hitter for the Revolution Volleyball Club in Chambersburg, Pa.

PERSONAL:  Valerie Maya Podczasy…Born in Columbia, Md…Daughter of  John Podczasy and Michelle Carlton…Has a younger brother…Father played basketball at King’s College…Hobbies include horseback riding and rock climbing…Favorite movie is “The Blind Side”…Favorite professional sports team is the Baltimore Ravens…Favorite athletes are professional volleyball players Misty May-Treanor, Kerri Walsh-Jennings, Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhauser…Lists favorite classes as physics and chemistry…Majoring in chemical engineering.