2024-25 Women's Basketball Roster
Daley, Melannie
Jersey Number 21
Melannie Daley
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Hastings High School
- Hometown:
- Hastings, N.Y.
- Major:
- Human Development in Context
Bio
2024-25: Appeared in all 27 games ... Finished the year tied for second on the team in scoring, averaging 11.7 points, while shooting just shy of 47 percent (135-for-289) from the field ... Scored in double figures 16 teams, with a team-high four games of 20 points or more ... Also averaged 3.3 rebounds, 2.7 assists, and 1.1 steals ... Had 10 outings with four-plus assists ... Erupted for a season-high 23 points (10-16 FGs, 1-2 3FGs, 2-2 FTs) in Northwestern's thrilling win over Utah (11/14) ... Led the way for the 'Cats in another exciting victory, draining the deciding bucket in the closing seconds of overtime to punctuate a 21-point (8-13 FGs, 5-6 FTs), seven-rebound performance versus UNLV (12/18) ... Added 12 points (6-11 FGs) against Charleston (12/20) ahead of a 16-point outing (7-12 FGs, 2-2 FTs) in win over Howard (12/21) 24 hours later ... Finished with 12 points (6-13 FGs) and five assists in matchup with Washington (12/28) ... Paced the Wildcats with 17 points (7-12 FGs, 3-3 FTs) versus Oregon (12/31) ... Added 12 points (6-13 FGs) and five assists on the road at No. 10 Ohio State (1/5) ... Capped off stretch of seven straight games in double figures with 17 points (8-17 FGs, 1-2 3FGs) and a career-high tying six assists in home tilt with Indiana (1/8) ... Put up 15 points (7-12 FGs, 1-1 FTs) at Iowa (1/28) to open stretch that saw her average just shy of 14 points across the Wildcats' last 11 games of the season ... Added 11 points (5-10 FGs, 1-2 FTs) against No. 16 Michigan State ... Had 15 points (7-13 FGs, 1-1 FTs) and seven rebounds at Illinois (2/6) ... Pumped in 20 points (9-14 FGs, 2-3 FTs), in addition to four assists and four steals in victory over Penn State (2/9) ... Contributed 11 points (3-9 FGs, 5-6 FTs) and seven rebounds in road win at Rutgers (2/17) ... Stuffed the stat sheet versus No. 21 Maryland (2/20), leading the 'Cats with 22 points (10-17 FGs, 2-3 FTs), six rebounds, four assists, and four steals ... Scored 17 points (6-15 FGs, 5-6 FTs) in road finale at Wisconsin (2/23) ... Closed Northwestern career with 15-point (5-13 FGs, 5-6 FTs), six-assist outing against Nebraska (3/2).
2023-24: Led all scorers in the opener against UIC with 25 points, a career high (11/9)... Made it back-to-back 20-point games with 21 against Omaha, also matching her career high with three steals (11/12)... Scored in double digits again, matched her career high with three assists and set a career high with four steals against Notre Dame (11/15)... Matched her career high for rebounds (6), set a career high for assists (6) and recorded her fourth straight double-digit scoring game with 17 points against SEMO (11/19)... Scored a team-high 13 points at DePaul, including her second three-point shot of the season, also contributing four rebounds (12/13)... Tied her career high with six assists and set a new high with five steals while also scoring in double-figures for the third straight game with 13 against Bradley (12/17)... Collected her third 20-point game of the season in the win at Temple (12/21)... Scored 20 more in the victory over Rutgers (12/30)... Scored in double figures for four straight games from Jan. 14 to Jan. 31... Fell just shy of her career high with 24 points on 12 made field goals against Indiana (2/27).
2022-23: Averaged 4.6 points in nine games ... Played five minutes off the bench at Oregon (11/7) ... Scored a team-high eight points against Notre Dame (11/16) ... Dealt out three assists in the victory over Southern Illinois (11/19) ... Scored six at Duke (12/1) ... Recorded her first double-digit scoring performance with 10 points against Michigan (12/4).
2021-22: Made her collegiate debut against UIC, pacing Northwestern's first-years with eight points (11/10) ... Contributed two points, two steals, and a rebound against Loyola (11/17) ... Recorded 13 points, three assists, three rebounds, and three steals against DePaul (11/21) ... Tallied four points and three rebounds against Pittsburgh (11/26). Recorded 15 points, four rebounds, and three steals against Texas A&M (11/27) ... Tallied eight points, two rebounds, an assist, and a steal against Clemson (12/2) … Recorded six points, three rebounds, three steals, and two assists in win over Wisconsin (12/5) … Contributed 12 points, four rebounds and two assists against Delaware (12/11) … Scored ten points in Victory over Temple (12/17) … Recorded a career-high 22 points to go with six rebounds and three assists against Iowa (1/6) … Added eight points, three steals, and an assist against Rutgers (1/13) ... Scored 13 points against Iowa (1/28) ... Broke double figures for the second straight game with 10 points at Penn State (2/6) ... Recorded four points, one steal and one assist at Minnesota (2/11).
High School: Averaged 19 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists per game in her junior season while recording 85 steals… Undefeated league champions for the 2019-2020 season… Earned All-League honors from 2016-2020, All-Conference honors from 2017-2020 and All-Section honors from 2018-2020… Also earned league MVP in 2020… Played eight years with the Empire State AAU team, earning various All-Tournament team accolades.
Personal: Born Melannie Daley… Daughter of Sonia and Kirk Daley… Father played soccer and basketball at Alfred University… Chose Northwestern over Kansas State, Villanova, Virginia Tech, Butler, Boston College, Temple, Providence, East Carolina, George Washington and Boston University… Anticipated major is biomedical engineering
McKeown on Daley: "We were so excited when she decided to come to Northwestern, because we feel her quickness, speed, and basketball IQ would make us, or anybody, instantly better. She will be fun to watch for our fans, and hard to guard for our opponents. Incredible speed and quickness, and plays with a flare and a chip on her shoulder. Was so impressed with her family and their commitment to the student-athlete concept. It embodies everything that we do at Northwestern both on and off the court."
2023-24: Led all scorers in the opener against UIC with 25 points, a career high (11/9)... Made it back-to-back 20-point games with 21 against Omaha, also matching her career high with three steals (11/12)... Scored in double digits again, matched her career high with three assists and set a career high with four steals against Notre Dame (11/15)... Matched her career high for rebounds (6), set a career high for assists (6) and recorded her fourth straight double-digit scoring game with 17 points against SEMO (11/19)... Scored a team-high 13 points at DePaul, including her second three-point shot of the season, also contributing four rebounds (12/13)... Tied her career high with six assists and set a new high with five steals while also scoring in double-figures for the third straight game with 13 against Bradley (12/17)... Collected her third 20-point game of the season in the win at Temple (12/21)... Scored 20 more in the victory over Rutgers (12/30)... Scored in double figures for four straight games from Jan. 14 to Jan. 31... Fell just shy of her career high with 24 points on 12 made field goals against Indiana (2/27).
2022-23: Averaged 4.6 points in nine games ... Played five minutes off the bench at Oregon (11/7) ... Scored a team-high eight points against Notre Dame (11/16) ... Dealt out three assists in the victory over Southern Illinois (11/19) ... Scored six at Duke (12/1) ... Recorded her first double-digit scoring performance with 10 points against Michigan (12/4).
2021-22: Made her collegiate debut against UIC, pacing Northwestern's first-years with eight points (11/10) ... Contributed two points, two steals, and a rebound against Loyola (11/17) ... Recorded 13 points, three assists, three rebounds, and three steals against DePaul (11/21) ... Tallied four points and three rebounds against Pittsburgh (11/26). Recorded 15 points, four rebounds, and three steals against Texas A&M (11/27) ... Tallied eight points, two rebounds, an assist, and a steal against Clemson (12/2) … Recorded six points, three rebounds, three steals, and two assists in win over Wisconsin (12/5) … Contributed 12 points, four rebounds and two assists against Delaware (12/11) … Scored ten points in Victory over Temple (12/17) … Recorded a career-high 22 points to go with six rebounds and three assists against Iowa (1/6) … Added eight points, three steals, and an assist against Rutgers (1/13) ... Scored 13 points against Iowa (1/28) ... Broke double figures for the second straight game with 10 points at Penn State (2/6) ... Recorded four points, one steal and one assist at Minnesota (2/11).
High School: Averaged 19 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists per game in her junior season while recording 85 steals… Undefeated league champions for the 2019-2020 season… Earned All-League honors from 2016-2020, All-Conference honors from 2017-2020 and All-Section honors from 2018-2020… Also earned league MVP in 2020… Played eight years with the Empire State AAU team, earning various All-Tournament team accolades.
Personal: Born Melannie Daley… Daughter of Sonia and Kirk Daley… Father played soccer and basketball at Alfred University… Chose Northwestern over Kansas State, Villanova, Virginia Tech, Butler, Boston College, Temple, Providence, East Carolina, George Washington and Boston University… Anticipated major is biomedical engineering
McKeown on Daley: "We were so excited when she decided to come to Northwestern, because we feel her quickness, speed, and basketball IQ would make us, or anybody, instantly better. She will be fun to watch for our fans, and hard to guard for our opponents. Incredible speed and quickness, and plays with a flare and a chip on her shoulder. Was so impressed with her family and their commitment to the student-athlete concept. It embodies everything that we do at Northwestern both on and off the court."
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