Bishop McLaughlin’s Valdespino signs with Nicholls State

Posted Jan 30, 2012 by Mike Camunas

Updated Feb 8, 2012 at 04:32 PM

Three-sport athlete Spencer Valdespino signed her letter-of-intent with Nicholls State for soccer Tuesday.

Also the school’s top girls golfer who has advanced to the region tournament the past three seasons and an impressive outfielder who batted .333 for region semifinalists softball team, Valdespino has been a legitimate scoring threat for the Hurricanes’ since scoring six goals and 14 assists as a freshman.

Valdespino’s finishes her soccer career at Bishop with 61 goals, 53 assists, 175 points and 268 shots, including leading the 13-5-2 Hurricanes to a region quarterfinal berth with a team-high 18 goals. Bishop McLaughlin advanced to the region tournament three of the four years Valdespino played soccer for the Hurricanes.

Nicholls State is a a Division I university in Thibodaux, La. that is 16-33-4 in the past three seasons while competing in the Southland Conference.

Correspondent Mike Camunas contributed to this report.

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