Bekah Valdez

Photo courtesy of Grand Canyon University Athletics

Our Athlete of the Week is Bekah Valdez, who recently signed with the Portland Thorns (a National Women’s Soccer League team) as a replacement player. While she lived in Dublin and went to high school there, Valdez started her soccer career with the Castro Valley Soccer Club. She recently graduated from Grand Canyon University, where she recorded 12 goals and 13 assists in 40 matches over two years. Before becoming an Antelope, Valdez spent three years at the University of San Diego, where she scored three goals in 33 appearances.