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Prior to Georgia Tech (TVCC 2022-23): Velez comes to The Flats after taking Trinity Valley CC to unprecedented success in her two years. She posted 1,523 digs (5.60 digs/set) over 79 matches, the most digs in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) over that span. Velez and her teammates set program records this past fall for the most wins in a season (32), repeating as conference and regional champions for the first time while becoming the first team in TVCC history to reach the National Semifinals.
A two-time NJCAA national defensive player of the week, the Colombian averaged over five digs/set across eight games in the 2023 postseason including a dominant 22 dig (7.33/set) performance in the regional semifinals. Velez made double digit digs in all but one of her 79 career matches at the junior college level while also contributing 212 career assists (.78/set) and 80 service aces (.29/set).
