The 2005-06 Season: Danni started in 25 of 26 games last season, averaging 9.4 points and 4.9 rebounds per game ... Connected on 40.3% from the field including 23.5% from the 3-point stripe and 70.7% from the foul line ... Added 39 assists, 20 steals and eight blocked shots ... Named to the Lobo Shootout all-tourney team ... Selected to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District second team and the Division I Independent All-Academic team ... Scored in double-figures in 11 games ... Matched a career-high with 11 rebounds at Arkansas State (1-4-06) ... Nailed 12-of-16 free throw attempts in the win over IPFW (1-21-06) ... Recorded a career best six assists and three steals against Minnesota State Moorhead (12-13-05).
The 2004-05 Season: Appeared in all 27 games, averaging 7.1 points and 3.9 rebounds in 16.4 minutes of playing time ... Connected on 47.7% from the field including 37.5% from the 3-point line and 71.1% from the charity stripe ... Scored in double-figures in six games in 2004-05 ... Recorded her first career "daily double" with a career-high 20 points and 11 rebounds in the season opener against Dickinson State (11-19-04), hitting 7-of-8 field goal attempts ... Led the Bison in scoring twice ... Netted a season best 6-of-8 free throw attempts against Wisconsin-Stout (1-8-05) ... Came up with a career best three steals vs. UW-Stout.
The 2003-04 Season: Danni quickly made up for lost time during an injury-shortened freshman season ... Played in all 31 games, averaging 7.7 points and 4.1 rebounds per game ... Added 14 assists, 12 blocked shots and six steals ... Connected on 54% from the field including a team-high 43.2% from the 3-point stripe ... Hit 62.5% from the foul line ... Earned Miller Orthopaedic Clinic Invite all-tourney honors at Wingate University ... Performance included a career-high 20 points against the host school, drilling 8 of 13 from the field ... Honorable mention on the Academic All-NCC team ... In the NCC stats, No. 2 in field goal shooting (.573, 47-82), No. 10 in blocked shots (0.64 bpg), No. 19 in rebounding (4.9 rpg) and No. 27 in scoring (9.3 ppg) ... Had 12 games scoring in double-figures ... Drained 5-of-7 from the 3-point stripe in the Wells Fargo Finals/NCC tourney game against nationally-ranked South Dakota on her way to 19 points ... Led the Bison rebounding twice including a season-high eight vs. St. Cloud State (1-9-04) ... Came up with season-best three blocks in the second meeting against the Huskies (2-28-04).
The 2002-03 Season: Received a medical hardship after playing in only three games in 2003 ... Averaged 2.0 points and 2.0 rebounds per game ... Connected on 67% from the field and the foul line ... Netted a season-high four points against Western Oregon (11-30-02) ... Pulled down three rebounds vs. Chadron State (11-29-02).
In Her Career: Danni has played in 61 games during her career ... Averaging 7.8 points and 4.2 rebounds per game ... Has connected on 46.9% from the field including 34.1% from the 3-point stripe and 68.4% from the free throw line ... Added 79 assists, 40 steals and 27 blocks ... Has scored in double-figures in 29 games including a pair of 20-point efforts.
High School Days: A 2002 graduate of Morris Area High School ... Missed her senior year because of a knee injury ... Averaged 12 points and nine rebounds per game during her junior year as Morris advanced to the state tournament and compiled a 20-7 record ... Earned all-area second team honors ... Connected on 49.6% from the field and 53.3% from the foul line ... Also played middle and outside hitter on the volleyball team ... Regular on the ?A’ honor roll ... Member of the National Honor Society.
Personal File: Daughter of Larry and Ginny Heintzelman ... Strangest nickname was "Danni Long Legs" ... Has two sisters, Jackie and Beth ... Major is mass communication with a minor in business ... Prep basketball coach was Jim Greenwaldt.
