College of Saint Rose Athletics

ABOUT DePIERRO: Played her first three years at former conference rival UMass Lowell…Member of the Bay State Blizzard AAU program…Can shoot and finish at the rim.
 
AS A JUNIOR AT UMASS LOWELL (2012-13): Made 21 starts and played in 27 games…Finished with 7.6 points and 1.7 rebounds per-game…Had 14 points and five rebounds at Mercy (11/10/12)…Knocked down four 3-pointers versus Bentley (11/14/12)…Finished with 16 points, four rebounds and two steals against Queens (11/25/12)…Scored a season-high 17 points at Southern New Hampshire (1/6/13)…Shot 6-for-8 on the way to 15 points versus Adelphi (1/15/13).
 
AS A SOPHOMORE AT UMASS LOWELL: Started 24 of the 27 games she played in…Second leading scorer on the team at 10.3 points per-game…Averaged 27.7 minutes as well as 2.7 rebounds and 1.4 assists…Shot 32.2 percent (47-for-146) from 3-point range…Went 8-for-13 (.615) from the field including 3-for-5 from beyond the arc, for 20 points against Merrimack (12/3/11)…Scored 17 points in 29 minutes versus the District of Columbia (12/30/11)…Posted 24 points versus Pace (1/14/12)…Notched seven rebounds and seven assists and points at Franklin Pierce (2/18/12).
 
AS A FRESHMAN AT UMASS LOWELL: Played in 15 games…Averaged 4.8 minutes along with 1.1 points…Went 5-for-12 (.417) from beyond the arc…Scored nine points with a 3-for-4 performance from long range against Bentley (12/1/10)…Tallied five points versus Saint Michael’s (2/3/11).
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in basketball, softball and field hockey…Was named the 2009-10 Merrimack Valley Conference Division II Player of the Year…Scored 1,305 points for the Redmen…Three-time MVC All-Conference member…Boston Herald All-Scholastic Team…Honor student…Was involved in the DECA, Student Council and Peer Leadership clubs…MIAA student ambassador.
 
GENERAL: Listed Michael Jordan and Tom Brady as the athletes she admires most…Said her parents are the people who have influenced her the most…Most enjoys Italian food…Hobbies include going to the beach and listening to music…Favorite movie is “The Goonies”…Her brother was a pitcher on the baseball team at UMass Lowell…Works at a local Boys and Girls Club during the summer…Said her best sports moment was scoring her 1,000^th point in high school.
 
COACH HAAG ON DePIERRO: “Danielle adds to the guard position with the ability to shoot and get to the rim.”