Delaney McDaniel

Photo by: Mikey Reeves

Photo by: University of Delaware

Photo by: Mark Campbell

Position:
Attack
Height:
5-7
Class:
Junior
High School:
Archbishop Spalding
Hometown:
Severna Park, Md.

HONORS & AWARDS

2025 All-CAA Second Team
2023 All-CAA First-Team
2022 CAA Rookie of the Year
2022 CAA All-Rookie Team
Two-time CAA Co-Rookie of the Week
Three-time CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll

2025 SEASON

Named to All-CAA Second Team
Appeared and started in all 16 games
Had team-highs of 51 points and 31 assists, and ranked third on the team with 30 goals
Had 10 multi-goal games and 10 games with at least four points
Tallied four goals and two assists at Hofstra (3/14)
Had four goals and an assist against No. 13 Princeton (2/26)
Recorded three goals and two assists at Mount St. Mary’s (2/22)
Had two goals and three assists against Elon (4/4) and William & Mary (4/19)
Recorded five assists at UMBC (3/5)
Registered her 150th career point at UMBC (3/5)

2024 SEASON

Appeared in 13 of the 16 games
Finished third in points with 45
Led the team in assists with 32
Finished second in the CAA for assists per game with an average of 2.46
Finished eighth in the CAA for points per game with an average of 3.46
Scored a season high four goals against Monmouth
Recorded a season high six assists against Campbell
Tallied season high eight points against Monmouth
Scored at least two points in all 13 games played
Spring CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll (Honors)

2023 SEASON

All-CAA First-Team
Started in 14 of 16 games
Led team in points (42) and assists (31) and scored 11 goals
Had seven assists and a goal for eight points against Lafayette (2/15), the fourth most assists and fifth most points in a game in program history
Had two goals and six assists for eight points against Old Dominion (2/25), the sixth most assists and fifth most points in a game in program history
Had four assists in a win over Elon on (4/22)
Had two goals and an assist in a win over Towson on (4/29) to help Delaware clinch a CAA Tournament berth
Fourth player in Delaware history with at least 30 assists in a season, fourth most assists in a game in program history
First in CAA in assists and assists per game
First Delaware sophomore to earn First-Team All-Conference since 2014
One of 11 players this season in NCAA Division I with multiple games of at least six assists
Seven assists vs Lafayette were fifth most by a CAA player in a game all-time
Preseason All-CAA Team
Fall CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll
Spring CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll

2022 SEASON

CAA Rookie of the Year
CAA All-Rookie Team
Appeared in all 17 games, making 16 starts in her freshman campaign
Ranked second on the team with 39 points (11g, 28a), while she also finishing second in the CAA averaging 1.65 assists per game
Set the record for most assists in a single-season by a freshman with 28
Ranks 6th all-time as an individual single-season leader with her 28 assists
Dished out a career-high four assists in the upset at No. 18 Temple (3/11) while also adding one goal
Set a career-high five points against La Salle (2/23) with two goals and three assists which she tied against No. 18 Temple (1g, 4a)
Scooped up seven ground balls and caused three turnovers
CAA Co-Rookie of the Week (3/14)
CAA Rookie of the Week (2/28)

Bio: Played lacrosse at Archbishop Spalding High School... Was an All-County selection... USA U17 Development Team try-out selection... Two-time National Schoolgirls selection for the Maryland Team 1... Had several invitations for Elite 120 & UA 150... Daughter of Marc and Jane... Has two older siblings, Maddie and Ryan... Her sister Maddie played lacrosse at James Madison where she won a National Championship in 2018... Her brother, Ryan, played lacrosse at Marist College