- "I made VWC my top choice because it offered me a home away from home. The community here is something I could not find anywhere else."
- Selected Virginia Wesleyan over Seton Hall University, Temple University, and Elizabethtown College
Career Highs
Goals: 1 - (Ferrum - 8/29/14)
Assists: NA
Points: 2 - (Ferrum - 8/29/14)
Defensive Saves: 1 - (Mary Washington - 8/31/14)
Junior (2014): Started in two contests while playing in all 17 of Virginia Wesleyan’s games after moving to back from the forward position… One of two Marlins with a defensive save on the year, making a stop against the University of Mary Washington on August 31… Scored her first career goal against Ferrum College on August 29.
Sophomore (2013): Played in 14 games as a sophomore… Attempted four shots on the season.
Freshman (2012): Appeared in two games as a first-year forward for the Marlins.
Academic Accomplishments: Academic Dean's Scholarship recipient… 4.00 GPA Winter's Session.
Before VWC: Competed in field hockey, lacrosse and cheerleading at Tuckerton Pinelands… Four-year varsity player in lacrosse, three-year in field hockey, two-year in cheerleading... Third in the nation and first in the state for cheerleading... Served as the soccer team captain... Governor's Award winner for STANJ Theatre Competition for dramatic pairs.
Personal: Daughter of Malissa and Patrick Benn… Has two brothers, Michael Rothfuss and Matt Benn, and a sister, Elizabeth Benn... Business minor.
Get to Know Danielle
- Enjoys going to the beach, snowboarding, hiking, paddle boarding, yoga, and anything that involves the outdoors
- A fan of the Boston Red Sox baseball team
- Favorites include the movie "Legally Blonde"
- Self-description in 10 words or less: "a radiation of positive energy"
- My favorite aspect of being an athlete is: "pushing myself to limits I never thought were possible."
- If you could spend one day with a famous person from any time period, who would it be and why? "My grandfather, Bruce. He may not be famous to anyone else, but I never met him and he is famous to me. I want to see what he is all about, and what wisdom he could pass on to me."
- People might be surprised to know this about me... "I am allergic to MSG and can't eat the world's best food - Doritos."
- It's the year 2030 and I am doing this... "Who knows?! My life is a mystery!"
