Biography
CAREER ALL-TIME PROGRAM RANKINGS
1st in points (103)
1st in goals scored (45)
1st in game-winning goals (16)
1st in shots (338)
1st in shots on goal (166)
2nd in penalty kicks made (4)
4th in assists (13)
SINGLE SEASON RECORDS
Most goals (16 -- 2013)
Most points (37 -- 2013)
Most game-winning goals (6 -- 2013)
Most penalty kicks made (4Â -- 2013)
SINGLE GAME RECORDS
Points (8 -- 10/31/14 at Southeastern)
Goals (4 --Â 10/31/14 at Southeastern)
Shots Attempted (12 -- 2x)
ACCOLADE HIGHLIGHTS
Only Colonel to be named Southland Offensive Player of the Year
3x All-Southland First Team
One of only 22 Southland players to earn First Time at least three times (as of 2019)
One of four Colonels in team history to be named SLC First Team
4x All-Louisiana First Team
6x Southland Offensive Player of the Week
HONORS
2015
All-Southland First Team
All-Louisiana First Team
2x Southland Conference Offensive Player of the Week
2014
All-Southland First Team
All-Louisiana First Team
Southland Conference Offensive Player of the Week
2013
Southland Conference Soccer Player of the Year
LSWAÂ Louisiana Player of the Year
NSCAA All-Region Second Team
All-Louisiana First Team
3x Southland Conference Offensive Player of the Week
2012
All-Southland Honorable Mention
All-Louisiana First Team
2015 (Senior): Started all 17 games, logging a team-high 1,380 minutes... led the Southland in goals (14), game-winning goals (4), shots (93), and shots on goal (47)... named All-Southland First Team for the third consecutive year and All-Louisiana First Team for the fourth time... ranked 11th in the NCAA in goals per game (0.82) and 20th in points per game (1.76)... scored both goals in a 2-2 draw with Southern Miss... also had two-goal games in victories over Sam Houston State and Central Arkansas... converted on a penalty kick in the season finale against Southeastern... had two assists, including one in an extra-time home victory over Northwestern State... left as the program's all-time leader in points (103) and goals (45).
2014 (Junior): Played in 18 games during her junior campaign, logging 15 starts and 1188 minutes played... Led the team points (21), goals (10), shots (57), shots on goal (31), and game-winning goals (4)... Scored all four goals in a 4-2 win over Southeastern, setting the program's single-game record... scored two goals in a 4-3 victory against ULM... also had two goals against McNeese in the regular season... scored the team's lone goal in a 1-0 win over McNeese in the Southland Conference Tournament, the program's first ever postseason victory.
2013 (Sophomore): Started 19 games in her second season with the Colonels... Tallied 1500 minutes while playing seven complete games over the season... Led the team in shots (112), shots per game (5.89), shots on goal (49), shots on goal per game (2.57), points (37), points per game (1.95), goals (16), goals per game (0.84), and game-winning goals (6)... Led the conference in shots, shots per game, points, points per game, goals, goals per game, and was second in game-winning goals... Set the Nicholls single-season record for shots, shots per game, shots on goal and shots on goal per game... Set the Nicholls single-season record for points, points per game, goals, game-winning goals, and finished the season second all-time in goals per game... Set the Nicholls career record for shots attempted (188), shots on goal (88) game-winning goals (8) and moved into second for career goals and career points... Currently holds the Nicholls career record for points per game, assists per game, goals per game, shots per game and shots on goal per game... Scored three goals against McNeese State on Sept. 20 and scored two goals against Louisiana-Lafayette on Sept. 9 and Sam Houston State on Nov. 3... Took a season-high 12 shots against Sam Houston State... Assisted on two goals against Mississippi Valley on Sept. 6 and Central Arkansas on Oct. 13.
2012 (Freshman):Â Opened her Nicholls career playing in all 18 games with 16 starts to her credit... Led the team in goals (5), assists (5), shots (76), shots per game (4.22), shots on goal (39) and game-winning goals (2) in 1221 minutes of action on the season... She finished third in the Southland Conference in shots, first in shots per game, tied for fourth in assists and tied for fifth in assists per game (.28)... Set the Nicholls single-season record for shots, shots per game, shots on goal and shots on goal per game (2.17), while currently holding the all-time record in shots per game and shots on goal per game... The five assists puts her in a tie for tenth all-time at Nicholls, while they were the third most in a single season for any Colonel... Scored a team season-high five points against Southern, accounting for two goals, one being the game winner, chipping in an assist as well... Scored her first collegiate goal at Oklahoma Aug. 24... Had three consecutive games with an assist from Sept. 5-16... Took a season-high seven shots against Southern, finishing with five or more shots in a game ten times... Had four shots on goal against Southeastern La., finishing with at least three in eight matches... Scored two unassisted goals on the season with three corner kicks.Â
At Bishop McLaughlin Catholic High School: Rated as one of the top 25 women's soccer recruits in the state of Florida... Scored 61 goals, including scoring 21 goals as a junior in the 2010-11 season... Tallied 53 assists during her career, being a first team all-county selection as a junior and senior and second team all-county selection as a freshman and sophomore... Was an all-country selection in golf and softball as a Hurricane, and as an eighth grader, made the national finals of the youth punt, pass and kick competition and finished first in the nation in her age group in the event and finished second overall... Was on the honor roll and dean's list, serving as the secretary for her class as a junior and senior and the environmental club.
Personal: Full name is Spencer Reid Valdespino, born June 11 in Spring Hill, Fla... Parents are Alberto and Debra Valdespino... Has one sibling, older brother Jordan.