Danielle Gray

Height:
5-8
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Peachtree City, Ga.

2017 (Senior): Appeared in five games ... Logged 129 minutes of game time on the pitch ... Played a season-high 37 minutes against Northwestern State (8/20) ... Saw 36 minutes of action versus Southern Miss (9/3) ... Became the second Rebel soccer player to receive the prestigious Taylor Medal, one of just 78 Ole Miss students to receive the honor in 2017.

2016 (Redshirt): Sidelined for the season after suffering a knee injury during preseason camp … redshirted.

2015 (Junior): Played in all but one match, and started 17 in her first season as a Rebel … Logged more than 1,100 minutes, totaling two goals and three assists … Scored in the 4-0 win over Boise State (8/23) and 2-2 draw with No. 19 UCF (9/4) … Dished out two assists in the 5-0 victory over Austin Peay (8/30) and one helper in the 1-0 win over Little Rock (9/6) …

2014 (Sophomore – at Kennesaw State): Started all 20 matches at defender for the Owls and played a team-leading 1,762 minutes … Notched two goals and an assist for a total of five points on the season … Helped lead Kennesaw State to the championship game of the Atlantic Sun Tournament … Tallied her assist in a 1-0 win over Jacksonville (10/10) … Scored both goals against Jacksonville (10/31) in a 5-0 win to open the Atlantic Sun Tournament …

2013 (Redshirt – at Kennesaw State): Started the first five contests, before redshirting rest of the season due to injury … Posted one shot on goal while playing 281 total minutes on the season.

2012 (Freshman – at Kennesaw State): All-Atlantic Sun Freshman Team honoree … Atlantic Sun Conference Player of the Week (8/20) … One of only four Owls to start in all 19 contests … Ranked second on the team in points (19), goals (eight) and assists (three), while also recording the second-most points (seven) in league action on three goals and an assist … Led the team in game-winning goals with three … In the Atlantic Sun, Gray ranked second in game-winning goals in conference action with two, while also ranking fourth in points, goals and goals-per-game in overall play as well as fifth in points per game … Tallied one of the best performances in the conference in 2012 after totaling a career-high eight points (three goals, two assists) in a 9-0 win over Alabama State … Her eight points against ASU was the most points registered by an Owl in a single match all season … Posted 31 shots, including 20 on goal.

HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at McIntosh High School … Led McIntosh to the Georgia 4A state title during her junior and senior seasons, while also garnering MVP accolades as a junior … Varsity starter for three seasons at McIntosh … Tallied Most Outstanding Midfielder honors as a senior … Played club soccer with the West Georgia Futbol Club for one year and AFC Lightning for three years … Instrumental in guiding her club teams to the North Atlanta Soccer Association Tournament title and the Sugar and Spice Tournament championship … Ran varsity cross country from 2009 to 2011 at McIntosh .. Earned multiple awards during her cross country career, including Most Valuable Runner following her sophomore season and the Coaches Award following her senior season, while also notching All-Region Team honors as a senior … National Honors Society member in 2011 and 2012 … National Beta Club member her entire high school career, while also receiving gold level Scholastic Achievement honors from 2009 to 2012.

PERSONAL: Born on June 26, 1994 ... Daughter of Jim and Charissa Gray ... Has two younger siblings, Matt and Jackie … Majoring in managerial finance and marketing.