Villarroel is considered the best women's basketball player ever from the South American country, and holds several accolades and records.

At Independence Community College, she immediately gained national recognition averaging 22.1 PPG and was named consensus NJCAA All-American and Conference Player of the Year.

A heavily touted recruit out of the JUCO ranks, she committed to play for head coach Sherri Coale and the Oklahoma Sooners.

The native of Venezuela played on several preseason games but was cut through training camp, and decided to turn pro in Europe.

With Sdent Sierre Basket, Villarroel had success and was the team's leader for several seasons, including their 2008 EuroCup stint, where Villarroel was first of her squad in PPG with 19.3 points[3] She amassed three Swiss championships, three league cups and three Swiss cups during her eight-year career in the SB League Women.