Norfolk State University Athletics

2009-10 (Junior Year)
Earned a spot on the MEAC All-Academic Team … Competed in 25 games on the season … Got the starting nod in the season opener at George Mason Nov. 13 and against North Carolina A&T Dec. 5 … Averaged 5.1 points and 2.4 rebounds in 14.0 minutes per game … Totaled 127 points and 59 rebounds … Ranked second on the team in field goal percentage at 42.4 percent (42-of-99 shooting) … Shot 43-of-57 (75.4 percent) from the free throw line … Added 18 steals, four assists and three blocks on the year … Reached double figures in scoring in three games … Had a season-high 14 points on 5-of-11 shooting with three rebounds and two steals against North Carolina A&T Dec. 5 … Followed that up the next game with 10 points and four rebounds at Savannah State Dec. 15 … Added 11 points and seven boards in the season opener against the Patriots … Posted a season-best 11 rebounds along with eight points at UAB Nov. 27 … Tied her career high with six steals the next night against Samford in the UAB Tournament.

2008-09 (Sophomore Year)
Named to the MEAC All-Academic team … Played in all 28 games and started 19 … Averaged 7.9 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.4 steals in 22.8 minutes per games … Leads the returning players with a .389 field-goal percentage (79-of-203) … Is second among returnees in steals (39) and ranks third in points per game … Started 12 of the last 15 games of the regular season … Scored in double figures in nine games … Recorded 12 points in the season-opener at Miami Nov. 14 … Added seven rebounds, three steals and one assist in 37 minutes of action in that game … Had a double-double in points and rebounds against North Carolina Central Jan. 15 … Followed that performance with a 10-point, three-steal outing against Delaware State Jan. 17 … Scored 20 points on 7-of-16 shooting (44 percent) from the field in a season-high 39 minutes of play … Shot 50 percent or better from the field in nine games … Was perfect from the charity stripe on two occasions … Tallied 10 points against Florida A&M Feb. 9 and added 13 points in 18 minutes of play against Winston Salem State Feb. 23 … Ended the regular-season in double figures with 11 points, three steals and two rebounds in 18 minutes of action against North Carolina A&T March 5.

2007-08 (Freshman Year)
Played in 26 games and started four … Averaged 11.3 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.0 steals in 25.3 minutes per game … Led the team in free throws made and attempted (77-of-114), field goal percentage (48.2 percent) and total points scored (294) … Was second on the team with five blocks and in scoring average … Started the last three games of the season, averaging 17.7 points and nine rebounds during that stretch … Named the MEAC Rookie of the Week on March 3 after averaging 23 points and five boards against Winston-Salem  State Feb. 25 and Hampton March 1 … Posted a game- and career-high 33 points, shooting a season-high 70.6 percent (12-of-17) from the field and 75 percent (9-of-12) from the free-throw line against Hampton … Had 13 points and five rebounds against Winston-Salem State, helping NSU to its largest margin of victory (69-45) for the season … Scored in double figures 14 times and in the last six games of the season … Had two double-doubles in points and rebounds … Followed her 33-point Hampton performance with a 20-point, 12-rebound outing at Howard March 3 … Had 19 points, nine rebounds, and went 7-of-7 from the charity stripe against Morgan State in the first round of the MEAC tournament March 11 … Scored 20 points or more four times … Recorded 23 points, five steals and a career-high 14 rebounds in the 94-88 overtime win against Howard Feb. 4.

High School
Was a three-year letterwinner for coach Patricia Oliver at North Stafford … Averaged 16.1 points per game as a senior and was a first-team All-Commonwealth District selection her junior and senior years … Was named the best defensive player in the league as a junior … Helped the Wolverines to the Commonwealth District Championship as a freshman … Played for the Virginia Cardinals 17-and-under AAU program in 2005 … Received a presidential scholarship to NSU and was named North Stafford’s Outstanding Cosmetology Student.

Personal
Full name is Danelle M.C. Tate … Born on Dec. 13, 1988 to Tanya Harris and David Tate … Majoring in business management … Wants to work in the government.