Barry University Athletics

VALERIYA AT A GLANCE: International hitter with great height ... Able to play anywhere along the front row.

FRESHMAN (2025): Played in 29 matches, made starts in 22 ... Totaled 102 sets ... Helped lead team to a 25-5 record ... First-Team All-SSC, SSC Freshman of the Year, and SSC Player of the Year ... Five time SSC Offensive Player of the Week, earning honors for Sept. 22, Oct. 13, Nov. 3, Nov. 10, Nov. 24 ... First-Team AVCA All-American, AVCA South Region Freshman of the Year, and AVCA South Region Player of the Year ... Second-Team D2CCA All-American, and D2CCA South Region Player of the Year ... Lead both team and SSC in points with 558.5 (5.48 per set ranked second in Division II) ... Also lead team in kills with 475 (4.66 per set ranked second in SSC) ... Finished second on team in service aces with 40 (0.39 per set ranked seventh in SSC) ... Finished third on team in blocks with 73 (0.72 per set) ... Also tallied 99 digs (0.97 per set) ... Named to the Sunshine State Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll with a 4.0 GPA.

HIGH SCHOOL & CLUB: Graduated from Gymnasium #7 ... Played with Zarechie Odintsovo from 2021-2024, while also seeing time with the U20 squad ... Named MVP of the Russian League U20 in 2024-25 ... Named Best Opposite at the U20 Russian Cup in 2024-25 and in the Russian U20 League in 2023-24 ... Has played in over 290 matches in her club career ...

PERSONAL: Daughter of Arkady Kozlov and Victoria ... Father Arkady is a long-time club coach in Russia, currently with Dinamo Moscow ... Majoring in sport management.