Val Klopfer Class: Senior Hometown: Albany, NY High School: Bishop Maginn Height: 5-4 Position: Guard Birthdate: 02/08/1980 Experience: 3VL

Klopfer's 2001-02 Final Bio in PDF Format
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Outlook
Wake Forest’s most experienced floor general entering this season, but, as she was last year, will continue to be challenged for playing time by classmate Adell Harris and sophomore Bianca Brown ... brings great intensity to the court ... a skilled ballhandler who provides an offensive spark ?will be expected to be more aggressive this season in taking the ball to the basket as well as shooting the open perimeter shot ... has tremendous court vision ... good quickness and agility ... a dangerous three-point shooter ... looked upon as a team leader ... possesses a tremendous work ethic ?one of the hardest workers on the team ... very precise and efficient at running the offense ... despite her size, a gutsy defender who doesn’t back down from taking charges ... already listed among Wake Forest’s all-time leaders in three-point shooting ... ranks eighth in career three-pointers made (62), eighth in three-point attempts (194) and ninth in three-point shooting percentage (.320) ... her career assist-to-turnover ratio (1.24) ranks third all-time at Wake.

2000-01
Saw action in all but one game, and started 24 contests ... recorded at least one assist in 22 of 27 games played, and had multiple assists in 19 of those outings ... made 21 field goals during the season ?17 of those came from beyond the arc ... ranked first on the team from three-point land, shooting 34 percent ... owned the team’s best assist-to-turnover ratio (1.55), the sixth best season mark at Wake Forest ... led the team in assists with 65 on the season ... dished out a career-high seven assists (to go with just one turnover) in season opener at Appalachian State ... scored three three-pointers versus Western Michigan ... scored six points (two treys) and recorded three steals against Coppin State ... had five points, four steals and four assists against Liberty ... hit a trey against New Orleans ... hit just two free throws, but dished a team-high five assists at Quinnipiac ... grabbed three rebounds and a steal at UConn ... hit a three-pointer and had a team-high three assists at Arizona State ... dished two assists and had two rebounds versus North Carolina ... tallied three assists with no turnovers and also hit a three pointer at NC State ... dished four assists in the win over Florida State ... had a team-high four assists against Coastal Carolina ... hit two field goals, including a trey, against Georgia Tech ... played a career-high 40 minutes at Virginia, scoring a career-best 7-of-8 from the free throw line and also pulling down 4 defensive rebounds ... knocked down a jumper and led the Deacs in assists with three against NCSU ... hit a three-pointer and dished a team-high five assists with just one turnover against Clemson; also had two steals.

1999-2000
One of just two Deacons who started every contest ... ran the Wake offense from the point guard position ... averaged nearly 26 minutes of action per game ... averaged 3.7 points and 2.3 rebounds a contest ... only went to the charity stripe 17 times during the year, but posted the team’s second best free throw percentage at .824 (14-of-17) ... did not miss a free throw against ACC opponents, going 8-of-8 ... was second on the squad in three-point shooting, connecting on 22-of-84 from beyond the arc (.262) ... tied a team season-high with nine three-point attempts from three-point range versus Furman ... posted double figure scoring once during the season with a 10-point performance in the 69-56 win over North Carolina on Jan. 16 ... set a new career high with four free throws in that game ... set two other career highs in the second meeting with the Tar Heels on Feb. 17 ?rebounds (7) and minutes (36) ... dished at least one assist in all but five games during the year ... led the team in assists twice, against Coastal Carolina (2) and NC State (3) ... set a new personal-best with four steals versus NC State on Jan. 31 ... earned the team’s Best Defensive Player award following the season ... earned “Gold Club?status in the Wake Forest weight room by meeting high standards in several strength and conditioning exercises.

1998-99
Played in 26 games, serving as the top backup at point guard ?averaged 3.5 points and 1.1 assists in 12.2 minutes of action per game ... shot an impressive 38.3 percent from three-point range (23-60), a mark which ranks eighth all-time on Wake’s single season chart ?notched three double-figure scoring outings on the year ... best performance came in the team’s upset of Georgia Tech on Jan. 4 ... hit 6-of-10 shots from the floor, including 3-of-7 three-pointers, to tally a career-high 18 points in that game ... scored 14 points in Wake’s second meeting with the Yellow Jackets, shooting 5-of-9 from the floor and sinking a career-high four threes ... netted 10 points versus Virginia ... posted a +1.27 assist-to-turnover ratio (28-to-22) ?did not miss a free throw in her rookie year, going 7-for-7 from the line.

High School
Ranked among the top 300 players in the nation by the Blue Star Index ... Street & Smith honorable mention All-American ?Women’s Basketball News Service preseason high honorable mention All-American ... named to the Chicago Sun-Times and the Sports Weekly High School Top 100s ... helped Bishop Maginn to a combined 84-9 record and four conference titles ... averaged 12 points and 5.5 assists per game as a senior ... team won sectional, regional, and state titles in 1996 ... a first-team all-conference selection in 1997 and ?8 ... conference rookie of the year in 1995 ... received the Coaches?Award in 1996 ... 1997 Team MVP ... Shaker Tournament all-star pick in 1998 ... Holiday Hoopfest all-tournament pick in 1996-97 ... lettered in track one season ... graduated fourth in her class with a 3.9 GPA ... named to the high honor roll every semester ... National Honor Society member ... listed in Who’s Who Among American High School Students in 1997-98 ... earned theology, physical education and student-athlete awards ... Albany Times-Union Scholar-Athlete Essay winner.

Personal
Full name is Valerie Anne Klopfer ... will celebrate her 22nd birthday the day after WFU hosts Duke this season, as she was born February 8, 1980 in Albany, N.Y. ... majoring in Elementary Education with a minor in Psychology ... is spending the fall semester as a student-teacher ... named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll in 1999 and 2001 ... the eldest of five daughters of Ed and Nancy Klopfer of Albany, N.Y.

Val ... Up Close
Nicknames... Vicky, Valimus

Favorite food... Mom's spaghetti

Favorite song... "I'll Never Let You Go" by Ideal

Favorite music group... 112

Favorite book... Night by Eli Wiesel and Oh, The Places You Will Go by Dr. Seuss

If I could own just one CD, it would be... "Share My World" by Mary J. Blige.

The most impressive person I know is... My little sister, Alexis - she loves life and does everything "like no one is watching".

The historical figure I would most like to meet is... Jesus Christ.

A piece of advice I would have passed along to myself 10 years ago is... Do not take anything for granted.

The most famous person I've ever met is... Mike Tyson.

My first thought when meeting Coach Curtis was... She is a great motivator and a tough competitor.

Most people don't know... I'm very silly!

The teammate who makes me laugh the hardest is... LaChina Robinson - she is just plain ol' silly!

Before every game I have to... Put my uniform, socks and shoes on the same way, take my necklace off at a specific time, and put my wristband on over my lucky rubberband.

The team I would like to see added to our schedule is... Tennessee.

My ultimate SportsCenter highlight would be... Winning the ACC Championship on a last second three-pointer.

I wish I were better at... Dancing.

My craziest ambition is to... Teach young children to the best of my ability and to make a worthwhile difference in the world.