2023 Field Hockey Roster

28 Daniella Rhodes

  • Position Forward
  • Height 5-7
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Durban, South Africa
  • High School St. Annes Diocesan College
  • Prev School Liberty

Biography

As a Senior at Liberty (2022):
  • Earned All-BIG EAST Second Team honors
  • Finished career with 56 career goals which is second all-time
  • 144 career points at Liberty is also second all-time. 
  • Tallied three career hat tricks, notched 13 career multi-goal games. 
  • Played in 19 games with 17 starts as a senior at Liberty. 
  • Led Liberty with 32 points (11 goals and 10 assists)
  • The 11 goals led Liberty. 

As a Junior at Liberty (Fall 2021):
  • Appeared in 20 games, all starts
  • Selected to National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Division I All-America second team
  • Named BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year
  • Honored on NFHCA All-South Region first team for third straight year
  • Named to All-BIG EAST first team for a third straight season
  • Garnered inclusion on VaSID All-State first team for third straight season
  • Earned BIG EAST All-Tournament team honors
  • Received three BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week awards
  • Honored on BIG EAST All-Academic team
  • Tallied 16 goals and added seven assists, 39 points, and 62 shots (43 on goal)
  • Closed the season ranked No. 10 in the country in points per game (1.95) and No. 11 in goals per game (0.80)

As a Sophomore at Liberty (Spring 2021):
  • Started all 16 games
  • Honored on NFHCA All-South Region first team
  • Named to All-BIG EAST first team
  • Garnered inclusion on VaSID All-State first team
  • Selected as NFHCA Division I Offensive Player of the Week on Feb. 17
  • Tabbed BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week on Feb. 15
  • Named to BIG EAST Honor Weekly Honor Roll four times during the season
  • Honored on BIG EAST All-Academic team
  • Led the team with 16 goals and had six assists and 38 points
  • Finished No. 5 in the nation in goals per game (1.00) and No. 6 in points per game (2.38) at season’s end
  • Paced the squad with 14 goals and 33 points in 12 BIG EAST matches and had five assists
  • Scored multiple goals in four contests, including her second career three-goal game (vs. Villanova, Feb. 20)
  • Had four game-winning goals on the year, tied for the second most in a season in program history
  • Recorded 53 shots on the season (second most on team), 33 of which were on frame

As A Freshman at Liberty (2019)
  • Started all 18 games
  • Named BIG EAST Freshman of the Year
  • Earned VaSID Rookie of the Year honors
  • Honored on NFHCA All-South Region first team
  • Named to the All-BIG EAST first team
  • Became first player in program history to receive first team all-conference and first team all-region recognition as a freshman
  • Tabbed a VaSID All-State first team honoree
  • Received BIG EAST Freshman of the Week honors three times (Sept. 2, Sept. 9 and Oct. 22), BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week honors once (Sept. 9) and BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll status once (Sept. 30)
  • Led team in goals (13), assists (9), points (35), shots on goal (51) and game-winning goals (3) and finished second in total shots (68)

High School/Club: 
  • Graduate of St. Anne’s Diocesan College
  • Played first team hockey as a sophomore, junior and senior
  • Made the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) province’s U16 A and U18 A teams
  • Also made the South Africa U16 A team and U21 squad
  • Captained the KZN province’s U18 A team as a senior
  • Competed for Riverside Hockey Club as well
  • Played tennis as well in high school

Personal:
  • Daughter of Jonathan and Kate Rhodes

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