2014-15 Women's Basketball
Roster
Val Driscoll
- Height:
- 6-4
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Stoughton, Mass.
- High School:
- Archbishop Williams / Michigan
- Position:
- Forward/Center
Before Quinnipiac:
-Graduated from the University of Michigan in 2014
-A 6-foot-4 center from Stoughton, Mass., Driscoll played three seasons at Michigan, spending the 2013-14 season as the lone senior on the team’s roster
-After sitting out her junior season, Driscoll has one more year of eligibility remaining and chose to conclude her career at Quinnipiac.
-Last season, she appeared in all 34 games which included 29 in a starting role for the Wolverines
-She averaged 5.8 point, 5.8 rebounds and 2.1 blocks in just over 24 minutes per game
-Driscoll’s impact can really be seen on the defensive end where she finished the season with 70 blocks shots, placing her sixth on the Michigan single-season list and 46th nationally in terms of blocks per game (2.06)
-Driscoll’s 2013-14 season was highlighted by a career-high 18 points on 8-for-8 shooting against Iowa (2/22), becoming just the third Michigan player to shoot 100 percent with at least eight field goal attempts in a single-game
-Also notched a career-high 15 rebounds to go along with nine points against Wisconsin (1/9)
-Went for a career-best seven blocks against Alcorn State (12/28)
-Played a career-high 37 minutes against No. 15 LSU, setting then-career highs in rebounds (11) and blocks (6) on Nov. 30.
Before College:
-Prior to Michigan, Driscoll was a four-year standout at Archbishop Williams High School
-Driscoll led the Bishops to back-to-back Division III State Championships in 2006-07 and 2007-08
-The following season, she led the team in scoring with 19.4 points per game and notched a third straight Catholic League All-Star selection
-Driscoll eclipsed the 1,000-point plateau that season as well to become the first player in school history to accomplish the feat
-She completed her career with a fourth straight Catholic League All-Star selection among several other individual accolades.
Personal:
-Born and raised in Stoughton, Mass.
-Daughter of Thomas and Randi Driscoll
-Has two brothers
-Will be pursuing her master’s degree in Public Relations from Quinnipiac.
