2016 Merrimack College Women's Lacrosse Roster

3 Danielle Riley

  • Class Senior
  • Height 6-0
  • Hometown West Point, N.Y.
  • High School/Prep (Previous College) James I. O'Neill
  • Major Undecided

Biography

2016: Team captain ... Started all 17 games ... Shifted from defense to midfield  and enjoyed a career year from an offensive standpoint ... Set new single-season highs in goals (11), assists (8) and points (19) ... Ranked fourth on the team with 30 ground balls ... Also ranked third on the squad with 15 caused turnovers ... Recorded eight draw controls ... Went 1-for-4 from free position ... Went off for a career-high four-point outing against SCSU in a game that also featured a career-high two helpers (3/12) ... Recorded the first three hat tricks of her career against Findlay (3/2), Albright (3/19) and Pace (4/2) ... Totaled a career-high five ground balls twice ... Wraps up her career with 54 appearances, 41 points (30g, 11a), 56 ground balls, 21 draw controls and 30 caused turnovers.

2015: Took the turf in all 17 games, totaling 10 points on nine goals and one assist  … Two multi-goal and multi-point games against Franklin Pierce (3/17) and Saint Michael’s (3/25) … Owned seven caused turnovers, nine ground balls and three draw controls … All three of her draws came against Franklin Pierce (3/17) 

2014: Appeared in all 17 games as a sophomore … Recorded a career-high three goals as well as the game-winning goal against Findlay (3/2) … Tallied two points, two draw controls and two ground balls at Shippensburg (3/9) … Ranked fourth on the team in goals with 10… Scooped up 15 ground balls and caused seven turnovers … Posted 10 draw controls and a free position goal. 

2013: Appeared in three games as a freshman … Collected two ground balls and a caused turnover on the season … Tallied an assist and ground ball against Franklin Pierce (04/25). 

Before Merrimack: Four-year varsity lacrosse player and senior year lacrosse captain ... Named Team MVP as a senior ... Named first-team all-conference and second team all-section as a senior ... Received school's Scholar Athlete Award and Female Athlete of the Year as a senior ... Also played varsity volleyball and basketball at James I. O'Neill H.S.

Personal: Born June 15, 1994 ... Daughter of Brian and Marybeth Riley ... Has two siblings, Jack and Brendan ... A Religion and Theological Studies major at Merrimack.

CAREER HIGHS
Points: 4, at Southern Conn. State, 03/12/16 
Goals: 3, Findlay, 03/02/14 ; vs Albright, 03/19/16 ; at Pace, Apr 02, 2016 
Assists: 2, at Southern Conn. State, 03/12/16 
Shots: 7, vs Albright, 03/19/16 
Ground balls: 5, Roberts Wesleyan, 02/28/16 ; at Southern Conn. State, 03/12/16 
Draw controls: 4, at Stonehill, 04/16/14 
Man-up goals: 1, at So. Conn. State, 04/19/2014 ; Mercy, 04/9/14 
Free-position goals: 1, 5 times
Caused turnovers: 4, at Coker, 03/22/16

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Historical Player Information

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    2013Freshman

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    2014Sophomore

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    2015Junior

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    2016Senior

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