Four-year letterwinner at Michigan; started all 32 games of Michigan’s Elite 8 season at point guard (2021-22); CoSIDA Academic All-District; three-time Academic All-Big Ten; spent a season as a graduate manager at Clemson before deciding to return to the court to use her final year of eligibility.

2023-24: Graduate (Clemson)

Played in 23 games and started in two
Named to Academic All-ACC Team
Tied her career high in steals (three) in games against ETSU and Syracuse
Scored a season-high 13 points against Florida State
Made two three pointers against Air Force, North Carolina, and Syracuse

2022-23: Graduate (Clemson)

Graduate manager (redshirt season)

2021-22: Senior (Michigan)

Earned fourth varsity letter
Academic All-Big Ten
CoSIDA Academic All-District
Michigan’s female winner of the Big Ten Outstanding Sportsmanship Award
Served as captain
Michigan’s Big Ten sportsmanship honoree
One of two Wolverines to start all 32 games, averaging 5.4 points and 4.0 rebounds and 2.7 assists in 32.6 minutes per game
Recorded seven double-figure scoring efforts, the first double-figure scoring games of her career
Finished out her Michigan career with the program’s historic Elite Eight appearance, turning in two points and two rebounds against Louisville (March 28)
Turned in six rebounds against South Dakota (March 26), helping earn the Wolverines to their first Elite Eight appearance
Scored five points in the final 30 seconds at Northwestern (Feb. 13), sending the game into overtime
Grabbed a season-best eight rebounds against Iowa (Feb. 6)
Turned in three triples and scored a career-best 18 points at Wisconsin (Dec. 9)
Reached double-figures for the first time in her career, scoring 10 points against UMass Lowell (Nov. 16)

2020-21: Junior (Michigan)

Earned third varsity letter
Academic All-Big Ten
Named a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
Appeared in 19 games, starting five times
Averaged 2.3 points, 1.7 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 16.3 minutes per game
Started all three of Michigan’s NCAA Tournament games
Had a career-best nine points to go with five boards in the NCAA Tournament against Baylor (March 27)
Turned in eight points with a pair of triples in the first-round win over Florida Gulf Coast (March 21)
Went for seven points in 17 minutes off the bench against Wright State (Dec. 6)

2019-20: Sophomore (Michigan)

Earned second varsity letter after appearing in 24 games, averaging 1.4 points and 1.0 rebounds in 11.4 minutes per game
Academic All-Big Ten
Started three games before suffering a hand injury on Feb. 5 and missing four weeks of action
Returned in the Big Ten Tournament, seeing minutes in all three of Michigan’s games
Scored a season-best eight points against Iowa (Feb. 2)
In her second career start, had five points, one rebound and three assists at Northwestern (Jan. 30)
Hit a pair of three-pointers against Kent State (Nov. 15)
Scored five points and grabbed three rebounds during home opener against Western Michigan (Nov. 8)

2018-19: Freshman (Michigan)

Earned first varsity letter
Appeared in 22 games, averaging 0.4 points and 0.3 rebounds in 4.6 minutes per game
Scored five points with four assists in 18 minutes against LIU Brooklyn (Dec. 6)
Also scored two points against Detroit Mercy (Nov. 19) and Morgan State (Dec. 15)

High School

Bishop Ludden (2018)
2018 National Honor Society Chapter Leadership Award
2018 Bishop Ludden Spirit Award
Three-time recipient of Principal’s Trophy
Named 2018 Class B Player of the Year by the New York State Sports Writers Association
Two-time All-Central New York Player of the Year (small school)
Averaged 14.2 points, 7.1 rebounds, 9.3 assists and 4.5 steals per game as a senior
Finished her career as Bishop Ludden’s all-time leading scorer with 1,811 points
Also finished her career with 746 steals, 746 rebounds, 437 assists and 159 three-pointers
Recorded a quadruple-double in Bishop Ludden’s season opener, going for 15 points, 10 rebounds, 11 assists and 11 steals
Two-time Section III Class B Tournament MVP
Recipient of Syracuse Sports Corporation’s Believe to Achieve Award
Helped Ludden to back-to-back Section III Class B championships
Three-star recruit by ESPN HoopGurlz
Played AAU for I-90 Elite

Personal

Born Danielle Marie Rauch on March 26, 2000
Father, Len, played for former Michigan men’s basketball head coach John Beilein at Le Moyne
Mother, Joanne, played volleyball at LeMoyne
Brother, Jack, played basketball at Florida Southern College

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