One of five seniors on roster... third among active players with 48 career three-pointers...
Coach Bierly: “No one works harder than Dany does on her specialty of shooting the basketball from distance. Once she gets going she can make 50 in a row. She is going to be one of our key bench players and zone-busters. Dany has also improved her driving ability as well and looks to spark us offensively off the bench.”
2014/15: Came off the bench in 17 games... averaged only 1.7 turnovers per 40 minutes... had a season-high seven points on 3-of-7 FG shooting with three rebounds Dec. 9 at Clark, when she saw action in a season-high 15 minutes... in the opening round of the LEC tournament Feb. 24 against Plymouth, contributed five points in 11 minutes... season-highs (p-r-a-3s): 7-3-1-1...
2013/14: Came off the bench to appear in 19 games, including 18 of the final 22... averaged a team-high 3.9 three-point FGs made per 40 minutes... third among active players in three-point FGs (44) and first by averaging 2.5 per 40 minutes... second among players on this year's team in three-point FG percentage (31.4)... had at least one three-pointer in five straight games beginning with the sixth game of the season... two days after scoring a season-high 14 points against nationally-ranked Amherst College Dec. 5, played a season-high 32 minutes in the LEC opener against Rhode Island College, scoring eight points and grabbing a season-high three rebounds... season-highs (p-r-a-3s): 14-3-1-3...
2011/12: Appeared in 22 of 25 games, starting the final nine games of the season... led all players with 26 three-point field goals... averaged 23.1 minutes and 6.6 points and was 8-for-11 from the foul line... averaged 38.1 minutes in her starts, playing all 40 minutes in four consecutive contests with only five total turnovers... in her debut, scored 15 points (6-of-11 from the floor) in two games of the Eastern Tip-Off Tournament... had ten points in 14 minutes of the opening game... had at least one three-pointer in the final ten games of the year, connecting on eight of 19 tries from that range in the final three games... season-highs (p-r-a-3s):17-5-3-3
Career-highs (thru 14/15): 40 min.,17 pts., 5 rebs., 3 assists, 2 blocks, 2 steals, three 3-pters. ...
High School: Played basketball and soccer for four years… shooting guard on the Class “M” basketball state championship team as a senior… as a junior in soccer, was named Best All-Around Player…
Other: Plays in in the New Haven and Windham High School summer leagues… has played AAU basketball for the Lady Stars, Connecticut Wave and Connecticut Storm… staff member of the Eastern Basketball Camp...
PERSONAL: Born Danyelle E. Rodriquez November 17, 1993… Parents: Kathleen and Robert….Sister: Karyssa…Major: Sociology… Career Plans: Social Services... Residence: Willimantic, CT…
CAREER STATISTICS
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| Year | GP | GS | Min. | Avg. | FG | A | Pct. | FG | A | Pct. | FT | A | Pct. | O | D | Reb. | Avg. | PF | DQ | A | TO | B | St. | Pts. | Avg. |
| 14/15 | 17 | 0 | 93 | 5.5 | 10 | 40 | .250 | 4 | 26 | .154 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.5 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 1.4 |
| 13/14 | 19 | 0 | 184 | 9.7 | 27 | 75 | .360 | 18 | 53 | .340 | 9 | 13 | .692 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 0.7 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 81 | 4.3 |
| 11/12 | 22 | 9 | 508 | 23.1 | 56 | 183 | .306 | 26 | 87 | .299 | 8 | 11 | .727 | 8 | 31 | 39 | 1.8 | 34 | 0 | 11 | 27 | 3 | 6 | 146 | 6.6 |
| TOTAL | 58 | 9 | 785 | 13.5 | 93 | 298 | .312 | 48 | 166 | .289 | 17 | 24 | .708 | 11 | 49 | 60 | 1.0 | 59 | 0 | 18 | 39 | 9 | 7 | 251 | 4.3 |
DANYELLE... REVEALED
Favorite aspect of my sport: My teammates
Most difficult aspect of playing a sport in college: Finding time for homework/studying
Personal goal for the season: Being a consistent scorer
Favorite sport other than my own: Ball is life
My favorite moment playing sports: Playing for my dad
My most overused phrase: “Sike”
Biggest rival: The whole Little East Conference
The biggest influence in my athletic career: My father
Dream job: Anything involving helping others
If I were a superhero my superpower would be: Flying
Favorite athlete in my sport: Kelly Reardon
Favorite musical artist or song: Fetty Wap
Pet peeve: When people ask for some of my food
My life motto: It goes on
If I could describe myself in one word, it would be: Weird
In 10 years, I hope that I am not (do not answer “dead”): Still living in Willi
If I won lotto, this is what I would do with the money: Help my family
Longest time I’ve watched a Netflix series: Too long
My largest cell phone bill: Ask my mom
Biggest waste of time: Arguing
Favorite smell: Vanilla
If I could go out on a date with a celebrity, the celebrity would be: Trey Songz
Who’s on TV that shouldn’t be?: The whole Kardashian family
If I could travel anywhere in the world, it would be to: Somewhere tropical
This is impossible: Graduating on time
Biggest adjustment to college life: Managing your time
What I will take away from my college experience (in addition to a degree): Life long friendships
What I spent most of my time doing this past summer: Working and playing basketball
Deflategate: Did the punishment fit the crime? I wish I knew what this meant..
Last person I hugged: My mom probably
Define success: Being happy in what you do, and accomplishing what you set your mind to
If you had to move to a different state, where would you move?: California
What do you think is the single best decision you've made in your life so far? Deciding to play basketball
