Dani Waters
22 Dani Waters
  • Height:
    5-7
  • Year:
    Grad.
  • Hometown:
    Smithtown, N.Y.
  • High School:
    Hauppauge HS
  • Position:
    Def.
  • Major:
    Nursing
  • gp
    21
  • p
    5
  • g
    3
  • a
    2
Bio

As a Graduate (2023): First-Team All-SSC...IWLCA First Team All-South-Region...USA Lacrosse Magazine First Team... IWLCA First-Team All-American...Named to SSC All-Tournament Team...Defensive Player of the Week (April 17)...Appeared and started in all 21 games...Racked up five points (3 G, 2 A)...Scooped 41 groundballs...Won three draw controls...Caused 33 turnovers.

As a Senior (2022): First-team All-SSC...IWLCA First-team ALL-South Region...IWLCA Second-team ALL-American...SSC Defensive Player of the Week (April 4)...SSC Commissioner's Honor Roll...Started all 19 games…Scored once in a game against Lee (March 11)…Picked up 45 groundballs…Won two draw controls…Caused 47 turnovers.

As a Junior (2021): Started all 10 games...SSC Commissioner's Honor Roll...Second-Team Sunshine State All-Conference selection...Scored two goals: against #5 Florida Southern (March 31) and at Saint Leo (April 14)...Her 17 ground balls lead the team...Had 11 caused turnovers, good for second on the squad. 

As a Sophomore (2020): Started all seven games for Tampa...Recorded one assist v.s. #5 Lindenwood (May 25)...Recovered 14 ground balls...Caused seven opponent turnovers.

As a Freshman (2019): Earned an All SSC Second Team selection...As a Spartan played and started in all 18 games as a defender...Recorded 30 ground balls, three draw controls, and 17 caused turnovers...Had a season-high of four ground balls against Florida Tech (April 03)...Ranked fourth on the team in caused turnovers with 17 and fifth in ground balls with 30...Recorded at least two ground balls in eleven games on the season...Collected a season-high of three caused turnovers against Queens (February 16).

High School: Graduated from Hauppauge High School, where she played for the Eagles under coach Diana Soltan...Earned All-County and All-Division honors (Lacrosse), All-League honors (Track), and All-County honors (Gymnastics). Played club for the Long Island Top Guns 2018 Black under coach Shannon Smith.

Personal: Daughter of Bill and Tina...Sister of William and Alexa...Nursing major.

Statistical Accolades

Tampa Career Statistics

NCAA Career Statistics

Recent games
Date Opponent Result
Apr 19 at #14 Embry-Riddle W, 14-7
Apr 22 Lynn W, 19-5
Apr 27 #14 Embry-Riddle (Fla.) W, 12-10
Apr 30 #4 Florida Southern W, 17-16
May 12 #9 Rollins W, 15-13
May 14 #6 Florida Southern L, 15-9
Season Statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 21 7
Points 5 1
Goals 3 0
Assists 2 1
Shots 4 0
Shooting percentage 75.0 -
Shots on goal 4 0
Shots on goal percentage 100.0 -
Free position goals-shots 0-0 0-0
Ground balls 41 20
Draw controls 3 2
Turnovers 3 0
Caused turnovers 33 17
Fouls 8 0
Yellow cards 4 0
Red cards 0 0
Green cards 1 0
Game Log - Offense
Date Opponent Score g a pts fpg-fps sh sh% sog sog%
Feb 10 at Montevallo W, 19-4 0 0 0 0-0 0 - 0 -
Feb 12 at Alabama-Huntsville W, 19-3 1 0 1 0-0 1 100.0 1 100.0
Feb 18 Lincoln Memorial W, 18-4 0 0 0 0-0 1 0.0 1 100.0
Feb 21 #2 Adelphi W, 14-9 0 0 0 0-0 0 - 0 -
Feb 27 Georgian Court W, 22-7 0 0 0 0-0 0 - 0 -
Mar 4 vs. #7 Indianapolis L, 12-11 0 0 0 0-0 0 - 0 -
Mar 6 at #12 Wingate W, 16-12 0 1 1 0-0 0 - 0 -
Mar 15 #6 Pace L, 19-8 0 0 0 0-0 0 - 0 -
Mar 18 #13 Mercy W, 18-15 0 0 0 0-0 0 - 0 -
Mar 21 Frostburg State W, 17-6 0 0 0 0-0 0 - 0 -
Mar 25 at Florida Tech W, 18-7 0 1 1 0-0 0 - 0 -
Mar 31 at #19 Saint Leo W, 18-1 0 0 0 0-0 0 - 0 -
Apr 5 #5 Florida Southern W, 15-14 0 0 0 0-0 0 - 0 -
Apr 8 at Palm Beach Atlantic W, 23-4 0 0 0 0-0 0 - 0 -
Apr 15 #8 Rollins W, 17-7 0 0 0 0-0 0 - 0 -
Apr 19 at #14 Embry-Riddle W, 14-7 0 0 0 0-0 0 - 0 -
Apr 22 Lynn W, 19-5 0 0 0 0-0 0 - 0 -
Apr 27 #14 Embry-Riddle (Fla.) W, 12-10 0 0 0 0-0 0 - 0 -
Apr 30 #4 Florida Southern W, 17-16 0 0 0 0-0 0 - 0 -
May 12 #9 Rollins W, 15-13 2 0 2 0-0 2 100.0 2 100.0
May 14 #6 Florida Southern L, 15-9 0 0 0 0-0 0 - 0 -
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score gb dc to ct fo yc rc gc
Feb 10 at Montevallo W, 19-4 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
Feb 12 at Alabama-Huntsville W, 19-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 18 Lincoln Memorial W, 18-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Feb 21 #2 Adelphi W, 14-9 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Feb 27 Georgian Court W, 22-7 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Mar 4 vs. #7 Indianapolis L, 12-11 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1
Mar 6 at #12 Wingate W, 16-12 1 0 1 3 0 1 0 0
Mar 15 #6 Pace L, 19-8 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
Mar 18 #13 Mercy W, 18-15 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0
Mar 21 Frostburg State W, 17-6 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Mar 25 at Florida Tech W, 18-7 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Mar 31 at #19 Saint Leo W, 18-1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0
Apr 5 #5 Florida Southern W, 15-14 6 0 0 3 0 0 0 0
Apr 8 at Palm Beach Atlantic W, 23-4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 15 #8 Rollins W, 17-7 4 1 0 5 0 0 0 0
Apr 19 at #14 Embry-Riddle W, 14-7 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Apr 22 Lynn W, 19-5 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0
Apr 27 #14 Embry-Riddle (Fla.) W, 12-10 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Apr 30 #4 Florida Southern W, 17-16 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
May 12 #9 Rollins W, 15-13 3 0 1 2 2 0 0 0
May 14 #6 Florida Southern L, 15-9 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0
gp gs g a pts fpg-fps sh sh% sog sog%
2018-19 18 18 0 0 0 0-2 2 0.0 1 50.0
2019-20 7 7 0 1 1 0-0 1 0.0 0 0.0
2020-21 10 10 2 0 2 0-0 3 66.7 3 100.0
2021-22 19 19 1 2 3 0-1 3 33.3 3 100.0
2022-23 21 21 3 2 5 0-0 4 75.0 4 100.0
Total 75 75 6 5 11 0-3 13 46.2 11 84.6

Career Stats: Offense

gp gs gb dc to ct fo yc rc gc
2018-19 18 18 30 3 0 17 0 4 0 0
2019-20 7 7 14 1 0 7 0 1 0 1
2020-21 10 10 17 0 0 11 0 3 0 1
2021-22 19 19 45 2 0 47 0 4 0 0
2022-23 21 21 41 3 0 33 0 4 0 1
Total 75 75 147 9 0 115 0 16 0 3

Career Stats: Defense

gp gs g a pts fpg-fps sh sh% sog sog%
Event
Total 21 21 3 2 5 0-0 4 75.0 4 100.0
Conference 7 7 0 1 1 0-0 0 - 0 -
Exhibition - - - - 0 0-0 - - - -
Location
Home 13 13 2 0 2 0-0 3 66.7 3 100.0
Away 7 7 1 2 3 0-0 1 100.0 1 100.0
Neutral 1 1 0 0 0 0-0 0 - 0 -
Result
Wins 18 18 3 2 5 0-0 4 75.0 4 100.0
Losses 3 3 0 0 0 0-0 0 - 0 -
Month
February 5 5 1 0 1 0-0 2 50.0 2 100.0
March 7 7 0 2 2 0-0 0 - 0 -
April 7 7 0 0 0 0-0 0 - 0 -
May 2 2 2 0 2 0-0 2 100.0 2 100.0

Splits Stats: Offense

gp gs gb dc to ct fo yc rc gc
Event
Total 21 21 41 3 0 33 0 4 0 1
Conference 7 7 20 2 0 17 0 0 0 0
Exhibition - - - - 0 - 0 - - -
Location
Home 13 13 30 2 0 23 0 3 0 0
Away 7 7 10 1 0 10 0 1 0 0
Neutral 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Result
Wins 18 18 37 3 0 32 0 3 0 0
Losses 3 3 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 1
Month
February 5 5 6 1 0 4 0 1 0 0
March 7 7 8 0 0 10 0 3 0 1
April 7 7 22 2 0 16 0 0 0 0
May 2 2 5 0 0 3 0 0 0 0

Splits Stats: Defense

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