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How Penn State women’s soccer’s Sarafina Valenti embraced the backup role

Sarafina Valenti has been part of Penn State for four years, but it’s not evident on the stat sheet. Her minutes throughout her career only amounted to a grand total of two and a half games, and the longest she’s ever played is 45 minutes.

It is obviously not the most ideal situation for the senior, or quite frankly, any athlete. However, Valenti has found a way to be content and enjoy being the No. 2 as much as she can by being the spark plug of the team.

“Definitely, no one wants to be the number two,” Valenti said.