Danielle Pelke Class: Sophomore Hometown: Los Alamitos, Calif. High School: Los Alamitos HS Height: 5-9 Position: Driver Birthdate: 05/09/1988 Experience: 1L

2007: Appeared in 38 contests as a true freshman ... Tallied 20 goals, 10 assists and 32 steals in her first season on The Mesa ... Found the back of the net twice in her second collegiate match on Feb. 10 against Bucknell ... Had four more multiple-goal performances, including a season-best three tallies against Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (March 24) ... Had five goals at the MPSF championships, including two in the Aztecs' 10-9 overtime win against UC Irvine (April 28) ... Recorded a team-high seven steals vs. San Jose State (April 29), which ties for third on the SDSU single-game charts.

High School: Was a four-year varsity player for coach Dave Carlson at Los Alamitos High ... Earned first-team all-Sunset league honors and was a second-team all-CIF Division I selection ... Also competed for the SoCal Water Polo Club, which captured first place at the 2004 under-16 Junior Olympics ... Named to her school's honor roll all four years.

Personal: Danielle Rae Pelke was born May 9, 1988, in Los Alamitos, Calif. ... Daughter of Ray and Hillary Pelke ... Undecided on a major at San Diego State.