#31 Daniela Romero Season 2005
2006 AVCA Honorable Mention All-American
2006 AVCA All-South Region First Team
2006 All-SEC First Team
2006 Louisiana Player of the Year
2006 All-Louisiana First Team
2006 SEC Player of the Week (9/5)
2006 Dayton Marriott Invitational Most Valuable Player
2006 Billiken Invitational Most Valuable Player
2006 SEC/Big East Challenge All-Tournament Team
2006 Tiger Invitational All-Tournament Team
2006 LSU Student-Athlete of the Week (11/13)
2004 Hurricane Frances Invitational All-Tournament Team
2003 All-Louisiana Honorable Mention
2003 Sugar Bowl Classic All-Tournament Team
SENIOR SEASON (2006)
Played in all 114 games in all 32 matches … Named an AVCA Honorable Mention All-American and first-team All-South Region selection … Member of the All-SEC first team … Selected the Louisiana Player of the Year and a first-team All-Louisiana selection … Named the SEC Player of the Week on Sept. 5 … Selected the Most Valuable Player of both the Dayton Marriott Invitational and the Billiken Invitational … Named to the SEC/Big East Challenge and Tiger Invitational all-tournament teams … Selected the LSU Female Student-Athlete of the Week on Nov. 13 … Recorded the fourth-most single-season assists in LSU history with 1,531 … Moved into second place in career assists in school history with 4,486, while finishing third in career assists per game with 11.41 … Also became just the eight player in LSU history to record 1,000 career digs, finishing her career ranked eighth with 1,009 … Led the SEC and ranked 13th in the NCAA with 13.43 assists per game … Recorded a season-best 22 digs against Florida on Nov. 3 … On two occasions had matches with over 60 assists, including a season-best 64 against Ole Miss … Recorded a career-best 74 assists against Tennessee on Sept 15 … Had two matches with 60 or more assists and 13 with 50 or more assists … Posted 16 double-doubles, second best on the team.
JUNIOR SEASON (2005)
Played in 88 games in 27 matches … Played much of the season in a 5-2 with setter Heather Fierce … Currently ranks fourth in career assists and assists per game in the LSU record book … Ranked eighth in the SEC in assists per game overall and seventh in assists per game in conference games … Led the team in assists and assists per game … Ranked second on the team in digs per game, third on the team in digs and fourth on the team in service aces … Recorded a career-best 23 digs against Kentucky … On two occasions had matches with over 60 assists, including a season-best 64 against Ole Miss … Posted nine double-doubles, second best on the team … Recorded nine double-digit dig matches … Against Ole Miss, posted a season-best .625 hitting percentage.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2004)
Played in 103 games in 24 matches … Recorded the most single-season assists at LSU since Lauren O’Connor in 1998 … Ranked sixth in the SEC in assists per game … Ranked fifth in the SEC in assists per game and 10th in service aces per game in conference matches … Recorded a career-best seven kills against Ole Miss and Central Florida … Twice posted a career-best with 21 attempts against Arkansas and Rice … Against Miami, recorded a career-best 67 assists … Posted a season-high 22 digs against Rice … On three occasions recorded over 60 assists … Led the team lead with 10 double-doubles … Recorded double-figure digs in 10 matches … Led the team in digs on eight occasions.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2003)
Played in 88 games in 26 matches … Ranked ninth in the SEC in assists per game and eighth in the SEC in assists per game in conference matches … Recorded a season-best 59 assists against Tennessee … Against Nebraska, tied for the 10th-most single-game digs in a three-game match in school history with 19 … Ranked second on the team with 19 service aces … Ranked fifth on the team with 186 digs … On seven occasions recorded 50 or more assists … Posted a season-best six kills and 17 attempts with a career-high four service aces against Ole Miss … Recorded a season-best .364 hitting percentage twice (vs. Nebraska and New Orleans) … Posted a career-best six blocks against Auburn.
HIGH SCHOOL
Earned four letters for coach Duke Hartfield at Eastwood High School in El Paso, Texas … Led team to three district championships … As a senior at James Martin High School, her team won the regional championship and was a state finalist … Earned district MVP honors three years … Named to the all-state first team as a senior … Also earned one letter in tennis.
PERSONAL
Full name is Daniela Celeste Romero … Parents are Roberto and Maria Romero … Has three siblings: Angelica, Amanda and Bella … Majoring in sociology … Born on Aug. 30, 1985, in El Paso, Texas.