Senior midfielder helped women's lacrosse wrap up third A-10 Regular-Season Title in past four years.
2011 (Junior):Game-By-Game Stats
Earned Atlantic 10 All-Conference Second-Team honors ... Started all 19 games scoring 11 goals while adding 3 assists ... Tied for the team lead in caused turnovers (25), ranked 2nd in groundballs (38) and was fourth in draw controls (28) ... Her 25 caused turnovers are tied for 5th-best in a single-season at UMass ... Now ranks eighth for career caused turnovers (57) in program history ... Posted a season-high 3 goals in win at St. Bonaventure (4/10) ... Had a career-high five caused turnovers in win over Temple (3/31) along with a goal, two groundballs and two draw controls ... In the Atlantic 10 Championship Game against Richmond (5/1), had an assist 2 groundballs, 1 draw control and 2 caused turnovers ... In the NCAA Tournament 1st Round loss at Loyola (5/14) had an assist, 4 groundballs and 3 caused turnovers.
2010 (Sophomore):Game-By-Game Stats Named to the Atlantic 10 All-Conference Second Team and to the A-10 All-Tournament Team ... Started 18 of 20 games scoring five goals while adding an assist ... Finished the year with a team-high 24 caused turnovers ... also posted 22 groundballs and 26 draw controls ... Scored a goal vs. Richmond (4/25) ... Had three groundballs against La Salle (4/23) ... Scored a goal on a free position shot and had four draw controls vs. La Salle (4/18) ... Scored on a free position-shot against Richmond (3/28) ... Had a groundball vs. George Washington (3/26) ... Recorded five goundballs and caused three turn overs against Stony Brook (3/13) ... Scored a goal on a free position-shot against Harvard (2/27) ... Had five draw controls vs. Boston University (2/24) ... Had a goal and an assist vs. Connecticut (2/20)
2009 (Freshman):Game-By-Game Statistics Played in ten games making nine starts, scoring nine goals and one assist ... Had eight ground balls, eight caused turnovers and nine draw controls ... At New Hampshire (3/18), had two ground balls, and three draw controls ... Had two goals, an assist, and a caused turnover at La Salle (3/27) ... Against George Washington (4/5), had three goals, one ground ball, and three caused turnovers.
Before UMass: A member of the three-time State Champion team ('08, '07, '06) and State Finalist team ('05) at Garden City High School ... Captained the championship-winning team in her senior season ... Named to the All-County team as a sophomore ... Earned All-American Honorable Mention as a junior ... Named an Under Armor All-American as a senior ... Finished her high school career with 50 goals, 22 of them coming in her senior season, 60 assists, and 125 ground balls ... Was also a member and captain of the soccer and basketball teams.
Personal: Dayna Lee Defliese ... Born Dec. 1, 1989 in Mineola, N.Y. ... Daughter of Bob and Jenny Defliese ... Has four siblings: Caitlin, Shannon, Brian, and Kerry ... Sister, Caitlin, plays lacrosse at Boston University and father, Bob, played football at Cortland State ... Majoring in Earth Sciences ... Would like to become a teacher after college and coach lacrosse.
GETTING TO KNOW DAYNA Nickname: Defo Favorite TV show: Scrubs Favorite movie: Aladdin Favorite website: Facebook Favorite food: Chicken cutlet w/ melted motz. and BBQ sauce Favorite Class: Theater 100 Favorite place to eat in Amherst: Panda East Favorite lacrosse moment: Winning states for the third year in a row Favorite Hobby: Eating Unique Talent Outside Of Lacrosse: I can cross one eye Why Did You Choose To Come To UMass: Because I felt really comfortable with the team Something nobody knows about me... I am deathly scared of snakes My Pregame Ritual Is... shave my legs My Proudest Achievement is... getting into college When I'm not playing lacrosse, I am... eating Funniest Person On The Team: Steph Hopkins Teammate Most Likely To Be President: Meg Brady Smartest Person On The Team: Danielle Pelletier Teammate You Go To For Advice: Danielle Pelletier Best Dancer On The Team: Steph Hopkins Best Singer On The Team: Merrit Cosgrove Most Likely To Be A Head Coach: Jackie Rose Teammate Who Keeps The Team Loose: Steph Hopkins Most Likely To Be On A Reality Show: Kara O.
Season
GP
G
A
Pts
Shots
Shot%
SOG
SOG%
GW
GB
DC
TO
CT
2009................
10
9
1
10
19
.474
17
.895
0
8
9
5
8
2010................
20
5
1
6
14
.357
11
.786
0
22
26
12
24
2011................
19
11
3
14
28
.393
23
.821
2
38
28
9
25
TOTAL...............
49
25
5
30
61
.410
51
.836
2
68
63
26
57
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS: Points: 3, 4 times Goals: 3, vs St. Bonaventure, 04/10/11 ; George Washington, Apr 05, 2009 ; vs St. Bonaventure, Apr 10, 2011 Assists: 1, 5 times Shots: 4, George Washington, Apr 05, 2009 Ground balls: 6, Northwestern, Mar 26, 2011 Draw controls: 5, Boston University, Feb 24, 2010 Man-down goals: 1, at Marist, Mar 22, 2011 ; at Richmond, Mar 28, 2010 Free-position goals: 2, at La Salle, Mar 27, 2009 Caused turnovers: 5, Temple, Mar 31, 2011
