Top-seeded Minutewomen face No. 4 seed George Washington on Friday.
2011 (Junior):Game-By-Game Stats
Played in all 20 games with 13 starts ... Scored 13 goals and added 4 assists along with 18 groundballs, 18 draw controls and 4 caused turnovers ... Posted a hat trick at Holy Cross (2/16) in the season-opening OT win ... Had a pair of goals against Vermont (2/19) and against Stony Brook (3/12) ... Had a pair of assists in Atlantic 10 Semifinal win over Duquesne (4/29) ... Tallied a goal and added 2 groundballs and 2 caused turnovers in A-10 Championship game win over Richmond (5/1).
2010 (Sophomore):Game-By-Game Stats Named to the Atlantic 10 All-Tournament Team ... Started all 20 games of the season posting 24 goals and 12 assists ... also added 26 draw controls, seven groundballs and four caused turnovers ... netted three hat tricks on the year and nine multi-point games ... Notched an assist and had two draw controls vs. Stanford (5/8) ... At Maryland (5/1), scored a goal and had three draw controls ... Scored a goal on a free position shot against Richmond (4/25) ... Scored three goals, one on a free position shot against La Salle (4/23) ... Had one goal and one assist vs. La Salle (4/18) ... Tied career-high with five points against Saint Joseph's (4/16), notching two goals and three assists ... Tied career-high with four goals and had four draw controls against St. Bonaventure (4/11) ... Notched an assist and grabbed a groundball and three draw controls vs. Duquesne (4/9) ... Scored two goals and added an assist against against Temple (4/3) ... Had a goal and two assists against Richmond (3/28) ... Scored on a free position-shot and added an assist vs. George Washington (3/26) ... Scored one goal at Albany (3/20)... Scored two goals, one on a free position-shot vs. New Hampshire (3/3)... Had five goals and one assist vs. Connecticut (2/20) ... Scored a goal against Holy Cross (2/17).
2009 (Freshman):Game-By-Game Statistics Played in 14 games, making six starts and scoring 12 goals, and had two assists ... Had five groundballs, four caused turnovers and six draw controls ... Against Dartmouth (3/4) had two goals and three draw controls ... At New Hampshire (3/18), had three ground balls ... At Saint Joseph's (3/29), had two goals ... Against George Washington (4/5), had two goals.
Before UMass: Played four years at Souhegan High School under Coach Maren Petropulos ... Named captain during her senior season, tallying 55 goals and 33 assists ... Awarded the Sportsmanship and Coach's Award following her senior season ... Named First Team All-State following her junior and senior seasons ... Also played field hockey at Souhegan, leading the team to an undefeated season and State Championship.
Personal: Danielle Lee Pelletier ... Born June 24, 1990 in Nashua, N.H. ... Daughter of Gerard and Patricia Pelletier ... Has one brother, Justin ... Currently majoring in Nursing.
GETTING TO KNOW DANIELLE Nickname: Dani Favorite TV show: Friends Favorite movie: Titanic Favorite website: facebook...I'm addicted Favorite food: rice pilaf or provolone cheese Favorite Class: math Place You Spend The Most Time On Campus: study hall Favorite place to eat in Amherst: ABC Favorite lacrosse moment: running 17 300's and surviving Favorite road trip: to Canada Dream job: owning/working in a combined walk-in medical center/ surfshop/ ice cream parlor with Nina Sarcona Favorite Hobby: snowboarding Unique Talent Outside Of Lacrosse: walking on my hands for long distances Best Thing About UMass: that delicious water fountain right outside of study hall Something nobody knows about me... when i was little i had two sheep named Shishka and Bob My Pregame Ritual Is: put right sock on before left and then right shoe on before left shoe My Proudest Achievement is: getting an A on a paper last semester for the first time ever When I'm not playing lacrosse, I am... having dance parties with third floor, emerson. Funniest Person On The Team: Dayna Defliese Person On The Team Most Likely To Be President: Ryan Gorman Smartest Person On The Team: either Ryan or Riley Best Dancer On The Team: Hoppie by far Best Singer On The Team: Merrit Most Likely To Be A Head Coach: Jackie Rose Teammate Who Keeps The Team Loose: Nazzy Most Likely To Be On A Reality Show: I really hope that Cara will be
Season
GP
G
A
Pts
Shots
Shot%
SOG
SOG%
GW
GB
DC
TO
CT
2009................
14
12
2
14
25
.480
20
.800
0
5
6
15
4
2010................
20
24
12
36
57
.421
44
.772
1
7
26
34
4
2011................
20
13
4
17
27
.481
24
.889
0
18
18
10
4
TOTAL...............
54
49
18
67
109
.450
88
.807
1
30
50
59
12
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS: Points: 5, Saint Joseph's, Apr 16, 2010 ; at Connecticut, Feb 20, 2010 Goals: 4, St. Bonaventure, Apr 11, 2010 ; at Connecticut, Feb 20, 2010 Assists: 3, Saint Joseph's, Apr 16, 2010 Shots: 6, 4 times Ground balls: 3, at New Hampshire, Mar 18, 2009 Draw controls: 4, St. Bonaventure, Apr 11, 2010 ; at Marist, Mar 22, 2011 Man-up goals: 1, at Saint Joseph's, Mar 29, 2009 Free-position goals: 1, 13 times Caused turnovers: 2, Stony Brook, Mar 14, 2009 ; vs Richmond, May 01, 2011
