2009 Co-captain
2008: Earned the starting nod in 36 games ... Racked up 48 goals, 31 steals and 26 assists ... Tied for third on the team with 17 multiple-scoring games ... Tossed in the game-winner with time winding down in the Aztecs[apos] 6-5 victory over UC Irvine (Feb. 24) ... That goal completed one of her four hat tricks on the season ... Also accomplished the feat against UC Santa Barbara, Bucknell and Hawai[apos]i ... Dished out a season-high four assists at Cal State Northridge (April 13).
2007: Appeared in 38 contests as a true freshman ... Tallied 20 goals, 10 assists and 32 steals in her first season on The Mesa ... Found the back of the net twice in her second collegiate match on Feb. 10 against Bucknell ... Had four more multiple-goal performances, including a season-best three tallies against Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (March 24) ... Had five goals at the MPSF championships, including two in the Aztecs[apos] 10-9 overtime win against UC Irvine (April 28) ... Recorded a team-high seven steals vs. San Jose State (April 29), which ties for third on the SDSU single-game charts.
High School: Was a four-year varsity player for coach Dave Carlson at Los Alamitos High ... Earned first-team all-Sunset League honors and was a second-team all-CIF Division I selection ... Also competed for the SoCal Water Polo Club, which captured first place at the 2004 under-16 Junior Olympics ... Named to her school[apos]s honor roll all four years.
Personal: Danielle Rae Pelke was born May 9, 1988, in Los Alamitos, Calif. ... Daughter of Ray and Hillary Pelke ... A psychology major at San Diego State.