2015 Women's Water Polo Roster

6 Janelle McDaniels

6 Janelle McDaniels

  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Edwardsville, Pa.
  • High School:
    Wyoming Valley West
  • Major:
    Pre-Med

Summary

Biography

McDaniels returns as one of Gannon’s top scorers in 2015 … enters her senior campaign third all-time at Gannon in sprint-offs (69), 10th in goals (98), 11th in earned kickouts (70), 14th in steals (134) and 15th in assists (61)… is also a member of the Gannon swim team.

2014: Finished the season with 35 goals, 28 assists, 42 steals, 16 earned kickouts, 24 sprintoffs and four field saves ... named a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Scholar-Athlete … selected to the Association of College Water Polo Coaches (ACWPC) All-Academic Team ... ranked fourth on the team in goals (35), third in assists (28), fifth in steals (52) ... recorded the 18th-highest single-season assist total and 11th-highest single-season sprintoff total in school history … tallied six hat tricks ... finished season with nine multiple-goal matches ... scored a season-best four goals in a 15-3 win over Washington & Jefferson, adding an assist, two steals, two earned kickouts and two sprintoffs ... recorded hat tricks in consecutive matches against Washington & Jefferson and a 13-12 victory over NCAA Division I VMI, finishing the match with four steals, an assist and an earned kickout.

2013: Finished second on the team in goals (47), second in steals (53), second in sprint-offs (15), third in earned kickouts (27) and fourth in assists (22) … named Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) Western Division Player of the Week on March 6 … recorded the 13th-highest single-season sprint-off total and 16th-highest single-season goal total in school history … opened her water polo season late due to swimming, but immediately scored two goals to go along with two steals and two assists against NCAA Division I VMI in her season debut … had six hat tricks … netted a season-best six goals during a 14-12 victory against NCAA Division I St. Francis (N.Y.) … added five scores during a 15-6 win against Washington & Jefferson … chipped in four goals during a pair of victories against Notre Dame (Ohio) (12-7 and 11-5), as well as a win against Penn State Behrend (22-7) … scored multiple goals in a match 13 times … recorded at least two steals in a match 17 times … had a season-high five steals against NCAA Division I Michigan … added four steals during a 14-12 victory against NCAA Division I St. Francis (N.Y.) and an 11-5 win against Notre Dame (Ohio) at the CWPA Western Division Championships … had three steals against Washington & Jefferson, NCAA Division I Siena, Mercyhurst, Notre Dame (Ohio), Grove City and Michigan … dished out multiple assists in a match five times, including a season-best three during a 22-7 win against Penn State Behrend at the CWPA Western Division Championships … earned multiple kickouts in a match six times, including a season-high five during a 12-7 victory against Notre Dame (Ohio) … secured three earned kickouts during a 15-6 victory against Washington & Jefferson and an 11-5 win against Notre Dame (Ohio) at the CWPA Western Division Championships, as well as against NCAA Division I Michigan and George Washington … won two sprint-offs against Notre Dame (Ohio) on two different occasions, as well as against NCAA Division I Indiana.

2012: Named a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Scholar-Athlete … landed a spot on the CWPA Academic Excellent Squad, reserved for water polo student-athletes with a grade point average between 3.2 and 3.4 … led the team with 30 sprint-offs, equaling the seventh-highest single-season total in school history … finished fifth on the team with 27 earned kickouts, representing the 19th-best single-season total in school history … ranked sixth among Lady Knights in steals (39) … was one of eight Lady Knights to reach double digits in goals … scored her first goal of the season during a 7-4 victory against La Verne after joining the team late due to the extended swimming season … netted a season-best three goals during a 17-8 victory against Salem International … won a season-high four sprint-offs against Cal Lutheran … was the best in three sprint-offs during a single match on three other occasions … made a season-high seven steals during a 17-9 victory against Salem International … added six steals against NCAA Division I Siena … recorded at least three steals in a match five times … produced multiple steals in a match eight times … recorded multiple earned kickouts in a match six times, including a season-high three against three different NCAA Division I programs.

High School: Participated in the Wyoming Valley West (Pa.) High School swimming program under head coach Frank Tribendis … won 16 district medals … qualified for the state championships all four years … won back-to-back WVW Ray Willis Invitational events … named to the Citizens Voice and Times Leader All-Division II District team … selected Wyoming Valley Conference Swimmer of the Year as a junior and senior … broke school records in the 100-yard breaststroke and the 200-yard IM as a senior … named to the 2011 NISCA All-America team … was a two-sport athlete, lettering four times in both swimming and water polo … named to the All-State freshmen water polo team … earned NISCA All-America water polo honors … helped the Wyoming Valley West water polo team qualify for states as a freshman and sophomore … was part of a district championship as a senior … received high honors as a freshman … captured honors with distinction as a sophomore and junior … listed in “Who’s Who Among High School Students” all four years … was a member of the National Honor Society all four years … earned NISCA Academic All-America honors.

Personal: Pre-Medicine major … has one brother … is the daughter of Joseph.
 
 
YearGoalsStealsAssistsEarned KickoutsSprint-OffsField Saves
201216391127302
201347532227150
201435422816244
Totals981346170696





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Historical Player Information

  • 15

    2012Freshman

    15
  • 6

    2013Sophomore

    6
  • 6

    2014Junior

    6
  • 6

    2015Senior

    6