Name: Danielle Grega
Position: Midfield
Caps: 65
Sport: Field Hockey
Height: 5' 3"
DOB: 7/2/1996
Hometown: Kingston, Pa.
High School: Wyoming Valley West ('14)
College: Old Dominion University ('17)
Team/Club: KaPow & PA Elite FHC
World Championship Experience
- Bronze - 2019 Pan American Games (Lima, Peru)
- 4th - 2022 Pan American Cup (Santiago, Chile)
- 9th - 2020-21 FIH Pro League (worldwide)
- 9th - 2019 FIH Pro League (worldwide)
- 9th - 2021-22 FIH Pro League (worldwide)
- 2019 FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifier (Bhubaneswar, India)
- 2022-23 FIH Pro League (worldwide)
Other Career Highlights
- 2023: Named to the U.S. Women's National Team (June)
- 2022: Named to the U.S. Women's National Team (July)
- 2022: Recorded 50th cap on April 17 against Argentina
- 2021: Named to the U.S. Women's National Team (June), Series against Canada (Chula Vista, Calif.)
- 2020: Named to the U.S. Women's National Team (January)
- 2019: Series against Canada (Lancaster, Pa.), Series against Chile (Santiago, Chile)
- 2018 : Joined the U.S. Women's National Team, Series against Belgium (Lancaster, Pa.), Recorded first cap on November 26 against Belgium
- 2018: Series against Chile (Devo, Santiago, Chile)
- 2018: At ODU, earned John R. Broderick "All-Around Athlete" Award and Team MVP
- 2017: At ODU, named Preseason All-Big East, All-Big East First Team, All-Big East Tournament Team, NFHCA All-South Region First Team, VaSID All-State Second Team, Synapse Sports All-American Third Team
- 2017: Named to the U.S. Women's National Development Squad
- 2017: Named to the U.S. U-21 Women's National Team, Great Britain Test Series
- 2016: At ODU, named All-Big East First Team, NFHCA All-South Region Second Team, NFHCA National Academy Squad
- 2015: At ODU, named CoSIDA Academic All-District, NFHCA National Academic Squad, NFHCA Scholar of Distinction, Conference-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll and Medal of the Year
- 2014: At ODU, named NFHCA National Academic Squad, NFHCA Scholar of Dinstinction
- 2014: Named to the U.S. U-19 Women's National Team, Belgium Tour
Personal:
Daughter of Dave and Diane Grega...Has a brother David...Game Day Mantra: "Clearer mind, better performance."...Favorite Sports Quote: "Never let the fear of striking out get in your way." - Babe Ruth...Best Words of Advice: "Do what you love, love what you do."...Started playing the sport the summer after her 6th grade year, when she attended her high school's summer camp. Her mom convinced her to play since she played in high school.