LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Little Rock Head Volleyball Coach Van Compton announced the signing of Valencia Dariana, the team captain and starting setter for Puerto Rico's U19 national team, to a National Letter of Intent Monday. Dariana is currently in Puerto Rico set to lead her country in the 2023 NORCECA U19 Pan American Cup.
A 5-foot-6 setter from Arecibo, Puerto Rico, Dariana is not making her debut on the international stage this weekend as the 2023 NORCECA U19 Pan American Cup gets underway in her native Puerto Rico. She was the team captain and starting setter for Puerto Rico at the 2022 NORCECA U19 Pan American Cup held in Tulsa, Oklahoma, guiding Puerto Rico to a fourth-place finish that included a 3-1 upset over Mexico in the quarterfinal round.