Women's Basketball

 


Dani Rayner

Fr.   G   5-10

Westminster, Vt.
Bellows Falls Union

 

Versatility will allow her to play two, three and four positions ... has 3-point range but can also slash to hoop ... High School: Played four years of varsity basketball at Bellows Falls Union High under Jayne Barber along with twin sister Jevy … team went 84-8 during her career, reaching the state final each year … won ’00 and ’01 Division II titles and ’03 Division I title … scored 32 points in the ’03 final … lost ’02 Division I title match to Mount Anthony, led by current Saint Rose sophomore Courtney Ludwig ... career totals were 1,777 points, 666 rebounds, 337 assists, 312 steals and 135 blocks … first-team all-state selection and team co-captain as a junior (17.0 ppg, 9.0 rpg) and senior (20.5 ppg, 8.4 rpg, 6.1 apg) … as a senior, named state’s player of the year by both Gatorade and the Vermont Basketball Coaches Association … shared Burlington Free Press Miss Basketball Award with sister as a senior … McDonald’s All-American nominee for Vermont as a senior … four-time Marble Valley League First Team selection … played in ’03 Twin State Rotary Classic … three-time Coaches Dream Dozen Underclassman … named “Player to Watch” by USA Today in ’00 … won two AAU state titles with New Hampshire … played soccer for two years ... member of National Honor Society … recorded high honors all eight semesters … received Green Mountain Scholarship and Presidential Award … co-valedictorian (4.0 GPA) ... Personal: Danielle Rene Rayner was born on December 29, 1984 … daughter of Richard Jr. and Lana Rayner … sister Celeste played basketball at Division III Bowdoin College … Dani and sister Jevy are the third pair of twins to play for the Purple Knights (the Spirous in ’97; the Fischers in ’03) … undeclared major.