23 Danica Deckard
Class: Senior Hometown: Selinsgrove, Pa. High School: Selinsgrove Position: Forward Major: Education & Human Ecology

Ohio State Career Honors: 2011 Second Team All-Big Ten ... 2011 Second Team All-Region ... two-time Academic All-Big Ten selection (2010 and 2011) ... 2010 NFHCA National Academic honoree ... three-time OSU Scholar-Athlete (2009, 2010 and 2011).

2011 (Junior Season): Started 20 games for the Buckeyes ... tallied a career-high 24 points on a team-best 11 goals and two assists ... ranked in the Top 10 in multiple offensive categories in the Big Ten, including tied for second in game-winning goals (5), third in shots per game (4.80), fourth in shots (96), tied for sixth in goals (11), tied for seventh in goals per game (0.55) and tied for ninth in points per game (1.20) ... scored first goal of season against second-ranked New Hampshire (Aug. 27) ... notched a three-point performance at James Madison (Sept. 4) with a goal and assist on a team-high six shots on goal ... notched a team-high eight multi-point performances ... played all 70 minutes against No. 5 Syracuse (Sept. 9), Kent State (Sept. 18), Michigan (Sept. 23), Indiana (Sept. 30), Louisville (Oct.4), Iowa (Oct. 8), Miami (Oct.18) and twice vs. Penn State (Oct. 22 and Nov.4) ... had two goals, including the gamewinner, in a win vs. Michigan (Sept. 23) to be named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 27) ... led the Buckeyes to a 5-0 victory vs. Ball State with her first career hat trick for a career-high seven point performance ... recorded a goal wins over Indiana and Louisville, marking a streak of four games with at least one goal earned ... scored a goal in a 2-1 victory over Miami, a game which she recorded five shots on goal ... scored one of three Buckeye goals vs. Northwestern (Oct. 28).

2010 (Sophomore Season): Claimed a career-high nine goals and 19 points for the NCAA Final Four Buckeye squad ... played in all 23 games, including a season-high 15 starts ... started at forward in 14-consecutive games from Sept. 29-Nov. 19 ... helped the Buckeyes notch a 3-2 victory at Wake Forest (Sept. 19) with her first goal of the season ... posted first career multi-goal performance in the 8-0 win vs. Robert Morris (Sept. 29) in Columbus with a game-high seven shots on goal ... collected first career assist at Indiana (Oct. 2) ... scored a goal in back-to-back games twice in 2010 ... notched first career scores in conference action with two scores vs. Michigan State (Oct. 15) in Columbus ... posted two game-highs of four-points (Miami, Oct. 7; Michigan State, Oct. 15) ... helped the Buckeyes claim a share of the Big Ten regular season championship with a goal in the 3-0 shutout at Iowa (Oct. 30) ... tallied a goal in the Buckeyes' historic 3-2 win against Syracuse (Nov. 14) in the NCAA quarterfinals at State College, Pa. ... had two shots on goal against Maryland in the NCAA semifinals in College Park (Nov. 19).

2009 (Freshman Season): Played in 14 games, starting one ... first-career start came in the first round NCAA tournament game vs. North Carolina (Nov. 14) ... scored in first-career game vs. Saint Louis (Aug. 30) ... took a season-high three shots at Ball State (Sept. 22) ... played in four Big Ten games, facing Indiana (Sept. 27), Penn State (Oct. 2), Iowa (Oct. 11) and Michigan (Oct. 17) ... saw time in seven-consecutive games between Aug. 29-Sept. 18.

Selinsgrove High School: A two-year starter at forward for the field hockey team ... named the team's best offensive player as a senior while serving as captain ... earned Second Team All-State honors and was named a First Team Daily Item All-Star, as well as a First Team All-Star by the Heartland Athletic Conference ... helped Selinsgrove win the District IV Championship, Susquehanna Valley League Championship and HAC Championship every season from 2005-08to total28 goals and eight assists in that span ... also was a four-year letterwinner in basketball and track and field ... was a guard on the basketball team and selected league MVP three times after graduating as the school's all-time leading scorer with 1,742 points.

Personal: Greatest sports thrill was making a 3/4 court buzzer-beater in basketball (available to view on youtube.com) ... daughter of Steve and Kathi Deckard ... has an older brother, Eric, and younger sister, Nicole.