Danielle Altiero Class: RS Senior Hometown: Upper Arlington, OH High School: Upper Arlington Height: 5-6 Position: Midfielder Birthdate: 07/31/1980

Coach’s Comments “Danielle is an absolute joy to watch. Her combination of skill, speed and creativity make her a true play-making midfielder and one of the best players the MAC has ever seen. She’s extremely dangerous as both a goal-scorer and a playmaker.”

2001 Season Fixture in the Miami midfield ... one of just two players to start all 23 matches ... second-highest scoring midfielder in Miami history after just two seasons ... set Miami record with three assists versus Wright State on Sept. 7 ... matched record in MAC Quarterfinal defeat of Buffalo on Nov. 6 with three assists ... ranked second in the MAC in assists with nine ... tallied a goal and an assist in Sept. 30 defeat of Kent State ... set a Miami midfielder single-season record with five goals ... solid contributor during the postseason, tallying two goals and three assists in the MAC Tournament ... named first-team all-MAC ... honored as a third-team all-Great Lakes Region selection by both the NSCAA and Soccer Buzz ... named a second-team academic all-district selection by Verizon ... first-team all-Ohio honoree ... named to academic all-MAC and all-Ohio teams.

2000 Season Saw action in all 21 games, making three starts ... finished fourth on the team with eight points ... tallied first collegiate goal with a game-tying score in Miami’s eventual defeat of Ball State on Sept. 15 ... struck again three days later with another game-tying goal in Miami’s 2-1 loss at Kentucky ... notched two assists in 3-1 defeat of Kent State on Oct. 15 ... netted a goal in Miami’s 4-3 NCAA Tournament loss to Michigan ... redshirted her true freshman year after suffering a stress fracture in her back prior to preseason training.

Prior to Miami Four-year letterwinner as a midfielder and forward at Upper Arlington ... led the team in goals as a junior and senior, tallying 30 goals over the two seasons ... tallied a team-high 15 assists as a senior ... second-team all-conference as a junior and first team all-conference as a senior ... first-team all-district as a senior after leading team to a district title ... member of the National Honor Society and student council.

Personal Born July 31, 1980 ... daughter of Jeanne and David Altiero ... majoring in art.