Laura Valentino
American softball coach
Current position | |
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Title | Head coach |
Team | UConn |
Conference | Big East |
Record | 141–82 (.632) |
Biographical details | |
Born | (1989-09-29) September 29, 1989 (age 34) Smithtown, New York |
Alma mater | Hofstra |
Playing career | |
2008–2011 | Hofstra |
Position(s) | 3B |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
2012–2014 | Fairfield (asst.) |
2015–2017 | Charlotte (asst.) |
2018–2019 | Duke (asst.) |
2020–present | UConn |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 141–82 (.632) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
2 Big East regular season championships (2022, 2023) | |
Awards | |
Big East Coaching Staff of the Year (2022) | |
Laura Valentino (born September 29, 1989) is an American softball coach, currently serving as head coach of the UConn Huskies softball team.[1]
Coaching career
Duke (asst.)
On June 27, 2017, Valentino was announced as assistant coach of the Duke softball program.[2]
UConn
On July 3, 2019, Laura Valentino was announced as the new head coach of the UConn softball program.[3][4]
Head coaching record
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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UConn Huskies (American Athletic Conference) (2020) | |||||||||
2020 | UConn | 16–5 | 0–0 | ||||||
UConn Huskies (Big East Conference) (2021–Present) | |||||||||
2021 | UConn | 22–20 | 12–9 | 3rd | |||||
2022 | UConn | 38–18 | 20–4 | 1st | |||||
2023 | UConn | 34–15 | 19–5 | 1st | |||||
2024 | UConn | 31–24 | 16–8 | 2nd | |||||
UConn: | 141–82 (.632) | 67–26 (.720) | |||||||
Total: | 141–82 (.632) | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion |
References
- ^ "Laura Valentino". UConnHuskies.com. University of Connecticut. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
- ^ "Valentino Joins Duke Softball Staff". GoDuke.com. Duke Athletics. 27 June 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
- ^ "Laura Valentino named Head Softball Coach". UConnHuskies.com. University of Connecticut. 3 July 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
- ^ "Former Fairfield assistant Laura Valentino named UConn softball coach". Connecticut Post. July 3, 2019. Retrieved July 4, 2019.
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Current head softball coaches of the Big East Conference
- Scott Hall (Butler)
- Krista Wood (Creighton)
- Liz Bouck-Jagielski (DePaul)
- Pat Conlan (Georgetown)
- Jill Karwoski (Providence)
- Angie Churchill (Seton Hall)
- Bob Guerriero (St. John's)
- Laura Valentino (UConn)
- Bridget Orchard (Villanova)