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2014-15: Appeared in all 30 games for Fairleigh Dickinson and made seven starts … Averaged 4.6 points, 2.4 rebounds, 1.1 3-pointers made per game … Led the Knights in 3-point shooting with a 36.2 clip … Opened the season with 14 points against Manhattan on 5-of-13 including 4-of-9 from three … Scored a career-high 17 points—5-of-6 from three—against Bryant (1/10) … The five threes made were also a career-high … Tallied 14 points and grabbed a season-high five rebounds against Mount St. Mary’s (1/19) … Had 10 points on 3-of-6 shooting against Saint Francis U (2/9). 

2013-14: Saw action in 26 contests, including two starts... Averaged 4.1 points and 2.6 rebounds per game in 17.2 minutes per contest... Shot 36.1 percent from three-point range (13-of-36) and constructed four games with two made three's... Netted a season-high 12 points on a season-best five field goals (on eight attempts) and pulled down four rebounds in 22 minutes in a loss at Saint Francis U (1/11)... Scored 10 points and tied her season highs in free throws and attempts by going 5-for-6 in a loss at Florida International (12/28)... Tallied 10 more points, pulled down three rebounds and made all four free throws in a loss to Saint Francis U (1/25)...  Dished out a season-high two assists  and recorded first career block in a loss to Stony Brook (11/21)... Recorded a season-high three steals, scored four points and grabbed four rebounds in a loss to Mount St. Mary's (2/22)... Logged a season-best 27 minutes in a loss to Bryant (2/15)... Named to Northeast Conference Academic Honor Roll (3.20 GPA or higher)...

Lindenhurst: Averaged 22 points and 10 rebounds per game during her senior season... Twice named Third Team All-State, Second Team All-Long Island and was named a recipient of the top-50 players in New York Award.. 3x member of the All-League team (winning one MVP), a two-time all-county selection and an all-conference selection for one season...

Personal: Daughter of Sadatu and Elvis Oyakhilome... Born Aug. 18, 1995... Has two brothers, Joseph and Emmanuel, and one sister, Naomi... Political Science major.

Get to Know Valerie:

Favorite Hobby Outside of Basketball: Shopping
Favorite Sports Team: Los Angeles Clippers
One Person Who Inspires Her: Her Mom
One Celebrity She Would Like to Meet and Why: Blake Griffin because he is one of her favorite basketball players
Personal Goal at FDU: To graduate top of her class with honors and to receive All-Northeast Conference recognition in basketball
Where Will She be in Five Years: Law school
Dream Job: President of the United States or lawyer/senator/global ambassador


Oyakhilome's Fairleigh Dickinson Career Highs
Points - 17, at Bryant (1/10/15)
Rebounds - 9, vs. St. Francis Brooklyn (1/12/15)
FGM - 6, at Bryant (1/10/15)
FGA - 13, at Manhattan (11/14/14)
3PT FGM - 5, at Bryant (1/10/15)
3PT FGA - 9, at Manhattan (11/14/14)
FTM - 5, 2x, last at FIU (12/28/13)
FTA - 6, 3x, last at Saint Francis U (1/11/14)
Assists - 2, vs. Stony Brook (11/21/13)
Blocks - 1, 3x, last at Sacred Heart (2/25/15)
Steals - 3, vs. Mount St. Mary's (2/10/14)
Minutes - 27, 2x, last vs. St. Francis Brooklyn (1/12/15)