2017-18 Women's Basketball Roster

20 Danielle Cleary

  • Class Year '18
  • Position Guard
  • Height 5-8
  • Hometown Rochester, NY

Biography

Honors & Records
2017-18 Empire 8 All-Conference Second Team
2014-15, 2015-16 & 2016-17 Empire 8 All-Conference Honorable Mention
2014-15 Empire 8 Rookie of the Year
Empire 8 Player of the Week (1/12/15, 2/23/15, 11/23/15, 12/7/15, 1/30/17, 12/4/17)
Empire 8 Rookie of the Week (11/17/14, 11/24/14, 12/15/14, 1/12/15, 1/19/15, 2/9/15, 2/16/15, 2/23/15)
ECAC Corvias Upstate Rookie of the Week (12/17/14, 1/21/15)
EC Athlete of the Week (1/12/15, 2/23/15, 12/7/15, 11/28/16, 1/30/17, 1/1/18, 2/12/18)
M-Club Classic All-Tournament Team (11/23/15)
Became the sixth Soaring Eagle to score 1,000 points on January 26, 2017. 
Owns the program record for points in a game with 37 against Alfred (2/21/15).
Ranked second on EC's all-time leading scorers leaderboard (1,511).
Ranked first in program history with 384 free throws made in her career.
Ranked fourth in program history with a career 15.1 points per game average.
Ranked third in program history with 185 three-point field goals made in her career.
Ranked third in program history with 471 made field goals in her career. 
Finished the 2015-16 season with 403 points, which ranks sixth in program history. 

2017-18 Season
Was one of four players to appear and start in all 25 contests…Ended her career as one of the most decorated shooters in EC history...Paced the Soaring Eagles in scoring for the fourth consecutive season with 14.4 points per game... Averaged 6.2 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 37.2 minutes per game...Knocked down 56 shots from behind the arc, which is tied for fifth all-time in single-season history...Reached double-digit points in 19 contests and broke the 20-point barrier in six games, in which EC posted a 4-2 record...Dropped 22 points and pulled down seven boards in the 63-49 win against Penn College (11/27)...Grabbed a season-high 14 rebounds to go along with seven points in 39 minutes of action in the win over Hilbert (11/15)...Knocked down a season-high five 3-pointers to finish with 20 points in the 82-77 triumph over Cortland (11/30)...Recorded a season-high 28 points while adding five rebounds and two steals against Berry (12/20)...Moved into second place all-time in career points following a 16-point performance on Senior Day in a 63-49 win over Utica.

2016-17 Season
Started in all 25 games during her junior campaign…Averaged 15.7 points, 7.3 rebounds and 2.6 assists in her team-high 37.9 minutes per game...Ranked fourth in the E8 with her team-high 15.7 points per game average...Also led Elmira in blocks (1,0) and steals (2.0) per game, and finished second in rebounds (7.3) per game...Tallied a team-best 19 double-digit scoring games...Posted 26 points in the season-opening bout against Hilbert (11/15)...Scored 26 points, grabbed eight rebounds and dished out six assists in an 82-59 win over Gallaudet (11/27)...Joined the 1,000-point club with a 26-point performance in a 69-50 victory over Wells (1/26)…Scored a season-high 27 points to go along with five rebounds and three assists against Stevens (2/03).

2015-16 Season
Started all 25 of games…Concluded her sophomore season with a team-leading 16.1 points, 6.7 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game…Placed third in the conference in points per game and eighth with 6.7 rebounds per game...Led all E8 players with 116 made free throws, second-most in a single season in program history...Scored double figures in 19 games, including nine contests with 20-or-more points...Posted four double-doubles...Her 403 points are the sixth-most by a Soaring Eagle in a single season…Scored 21 points and grabbed a career-best 14 rebounds against Mount Union (11/20)… Scored 29 points in back-to-back games against Hilbert (11/24) and Clarkson (12/1), going a combined 20-for-21 from the foul line in those two games...Accumulated a streak of nine consecutive games with double-digit points from January 9th to February 5th...Netted 22 points, including the game-winning free throws, in a 56-53 victory over Utica College (1/15)...Helped EC sweep E8 foe Alfred University with 22 points in the series opener (1/22) and 24 in the regular-season finale (2/20).

2014-15 Season
Became the second freshman in program history to win Empire 8 Conference Rookie of the Year...Started all 25 games as a freshman…Led the team with an average of 14.2 points per game, becoming the first Elmira rookie to lead the team in scoring since the 2004-05 season...Her rookie scoring average ranks second in program history, only behind Elmira's second all-time leading scorer, Mary Kay Babcock '82 (16.5)...Tabbed seventh in the E8 in scoring...Tallied double figures in 18 games, including six with at least 20 points...Made a career-high six treys en route to a 22-point performance in a 62-47 win over SUNY Potsdam...Picked up her first career double-double with 28 points and 10 rebounds in an 88-66 victory over Pennsylvania College of Technology (2/9)...Capped off her banner season by setting a new program single-game record with 37 points, breaking the previous mark set in 1979, in a 78-59 triumph over Alfred University in the season finale...Went 11-for-19 from the field, 3-for-5 from beyond the arc, and 12-for-15 from the foul line in the record-setting outing...Added 11 rebounds against the Saxons for her second double-double.

Before Elmira
Graduated from Our Lady of Mercy School for Young Women in Rochester, New York, in 2014...Lettered in basketball under Coach Tom Vasey...Played alongside EC teammate Rachel Vespucci '19...Helped guide Mercy to the Section V Championship Game as a senior...Earned Class A All-New York State recognition following her senior season.

Personal
Danielle is a Nursing major.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2014-15Freshman

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    5'8"
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    2015-16Sophomore

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    5'8"
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    2016-17Junior

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    5'8"
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    2017-18Senior

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