2025-26 Beach Volleyball Roster
Biography
Prep: 2025 graduate of Erie High School… Played indoor volleyball and a variety of positions for the Tigers and Coach Jessi Ashton… Was a 4-year varsity starter and academic all-state selection… Earned three honorable mention all-conference honors… Served as the team captain for one year… Recorded 423 assists and 41 digs as a senior… Had 258 assists, 61 blocks, 47 digs and 46 aces as well as 842 service receptions as a junior.
Club: Played for The Lab… Coached by Mike Patton… Earned a lot of bids to nationals for winning tournaments.
Personal: Is majoring in mass communications and marketing… Is not sure of an exact career plan, but possibly something to do with marketing… Daughter of Lee Malek and Deanna Valenti… Has one older brother named Gavin… Enjoys line and swing dancing and crafts.
Why I Chose CMU: “The culture, the team, the coach, that it was in state, good financially for me and it felt like home.”
