Biography
Honors
Patriot League Midfielder of the Week (Feb. 10, 2020)
Patriot League Rookie of the Week (April 2, 2018)
Raider Academic Honor Roll - 2019, 2020, 2021
Senior Year (2021)
Stats: Did not compete due to injury.
Honors: Voted to serve as team captain for the 2021 campaign … named to the Raider Academic Honor Roll.
Junior Year (2020)
Stats: Started all seven games for the Raiders prior to the cancellation of the 2020 season … posted a team-high of 31 points behind 18 goals and 13 assists … recorded an astounding .947 shot percentage off of 19 shots on goal … scored a team-high of four goals off of free position shots … totaled 10 draw control wins, nine ground ball recoveries, and forced three caused turnovers.
Best Games: Opened the season with a career-high of seven points behind six goals and one assist in the win over Marist (Feb. 8) … added a season-high of six draw control wins and three ground balls in the same game … posted three-straight six-point performances against Wagner (Feb. 29), in the first win over Cornell since 1998 (March 3), and at Drexel (March 7) … rounded out the season with a three-point performance at Binghamton with one goal, two assists, three ground balls and one draw control win … ultimately posted five multi-goal games through the season’s seven outings.
Honors: Named to the 2020 Patriot League Preseason All-League Team … named Patriot League Midfielder of the Week on Feb. 10 for her performance against Marist … currently ranks fourth in program history with her 137 draw control wins in her career ... named to the Raider Academic Honor Roll.
Sophomore Year (2019)
Stats: Started all 18 games for the Raiders … matched her career-high of 41 points by 28 goals and 13 assists … marked a career-high of 70 shots and 53 shots on goal … posted the second-most draw control wins on the team with 55 … forced five caused turnovers and earned 14 ground balls … ranks sixth in program history of draw controls in a single season with 55 … currently sits fourth in program history with 127 career draw control wins … had five hat trick performances … earned points in 17 of 18 games this season, including 12 multi-point games.
Best Games: Matched her career-high by scoring four goals, including the game-winner, in the 12-11 win over Bucknell (March 30) … earned a season-high of five points by three goals and two assists in the 16-4 win over Lehigh (April 6) … won a season-high of eight draw controls in the 13-11 win at American (April 13) … recovered a season-high of three ground balls against then-No. 13 Navy (March 16) … had a well-rounded game in the 13-10 win at Holy Cross with one goal, one assist, one ground ball, and one caused turnover in addition to seven draw control wins … opened the season with a hat trick against Vermont (Feb. 16) … rounded out the year with four points by three goals and one assist in the Patriot League Semifinals at then-No. 11 Loyola (May 2).
Honors: Named to Raider Academic Honor Roll.
Freshman Year (2018)
Stats: Started all 17 games in her first season…Set the single-season program record for draw controls in a season with 72…Recorded 22 goals and 19 assists for 41 points…Also had 21 groundballs and six caused turnovers…Led the team in assists and was second on the team in points…Finished 11th in the Patriot League in draw controls.
Best Games: Opened her career with a goal and two assists for three points in an 11-9 win at Vermont on Feb. 17…Tallied four assists and six draw controls in a 16-6 win at Siena on Feb. 21…Recorded her first hat trick to go with four groundballs and a caused turnover in a 12-9 win vs. UMass Lowell on March 3…Scored three goals and had four draw controls in a 10-9 win at Davidson on March 6…Had a goal and an assist, two groundballs and seven draw controls at Navy on March 17…Scored three goals, had an assist, three groundballs and three draw controls in a 12-8 win vs. Boston University on March 28…Had four goals and two assists for six points and six draw controls in a 13-10 win at Bucknell on March 31…Had two goals, one assist, nine draw controls and three groundballs in a 20-10 win vs. American on April 14…Had eight draw controls and scored a goal vs. Loyola on April 21…Had two goals, three assists and two groundballs in a 13-12 win vs. Lafayette on April 28.
Honors: Named the Patriot League Rookie of the Week on April 2.
Before Colgate
Graduated from Ramapo High School in 2017…Lettered in soccer and lacrosse…Participated in Relay for Life…Member of Kayapalooza and Holiday Festival…Made the High Honor Roll.
Stats: Led all of New Jersey with 181 points as a senior in 2017 with 181…Led all of Bergen County with 107 goals and 74 assists…Bergen County career points record holder with 587 on 387 goals and 200 assists.
Honors: 2017 US Lacrosse All-American…Two-time MSG Varsity All-New Jersey in 2016 and 2017…Two-time All-State in 2016 and 2017…Four-time First Team Group Two…Four-time First Team All-North Jersey…Four-time First Team All-County…Four-time First Team All-League…2017 Bergen County Lacrosse Player of the Year…2017 Independence Conference Player of the Year…2017 Bergen Record Athlete of the Year Nominee…Voted by teammates for the senior Metro Lacrosse Club's Leadership Award and Scholarship…2014 All-North Jersey Freshman Lacrosse Player of the Year.
Personal
Born: Full name is Danielle Nichole Van Calcar…Born in Ridgewood, New Jersey.
Family: Daughter of John and Kelly Van Calcar…Has one brother and two sisters…Father, John, played baseball at Ramapo College and won a national championship…Mother, Kelly, played collegiate tennis at Vanderbilt and in satellite tournaments overseas.
Career Highs
Single Game
Goals: 6 vs. Marist (Feb. 8, 2020)
Assists: 4, two times, last at Drexel (March 7, 2020)
Points: 7 vs. Marist (Feb. 8, 2020)
Groundballs: 4 vs. UMass Lowell (March 3, 2018)
Caused Turnovers: 1, 14 times, last vs. Wagner (Feb. 29, 2020)
Draw Controls: 9 vs. American (April 14, 2018)
Season
Goals: 28 (2019)
Assists: 19 (2018)
Points: 41, two times (2018, 2019)
Groundballs: 21 (2018)
Caused Turnovers: 6 (2018)
Draw Controls: 72 (2018)
