22 Daniel Ayala
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- Height:
- 6-0
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- Weight:
- 180
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- Year:
- SR
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- Hometown:
- Helotes, TX
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- High School:
- Central Catholic HS
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- Position:
- D
Ayala headed up a stout defensive unit for the Pirates that allowed just over seven goals a game (33rd best in the nation) and was eighth in the nation in man-down defense. He led the Pirates in ground balls with 41 and caused turnovers with 27 while committing just seven turnovers on the year. Ayala started all 51 games for the Pirates and was a First Team All-SCAC selection. Ayala ends his career as the record holder for career ground balls (180) and caused turnovers (101).
2013 game-by-game stats: http://southwesternpirates.com/sports/m-lacros/2012-13/files/plyr_22.htmAyala played in all 16 games and took two shots with one being on goal. He led the Pirates in groundballs (46) and caused turnovers (25) while committing just six turnovers. Ayala currently holds the record for most groundballs in a career (139), most caused turnovers in a game (7) and most caused turnovers in a career (74). He was a First Team All-SCAC selection and earned a spot on the SCAC Academic Honor Roll.
2012 (Sophomore)
Ayala played in 16 games for the Pirate's this season, starting 15 of them. He scored two goals on 3 shots for a 66.7% shooting percentage. Daniel was fourth on the team in groundballs with 44. Ayala was named to the SCAC All-Sportsmanship team.
2011 (First-year)
Ayala was a big part of the Pirate defense in his first year at Southwestern. He had one goal and one assist for two points and took four shots on the season. Ayala was second on the team with 49 groundballs.
High School
Daniel earned varsity letters in lacrosse, football, and track during his high school career. He was named athletic and academic All State in football and was an All State defender for the lacrosse team.
Personal
Daniel is the son of Daniel and Nancy and has one sibling, Ember. Daniel is a member of S.A.A.C and Pi Kappa Alpha. Daniel is currently a Economics major at SU.
| Recent Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| Mar 26 | Huntingdon | W, 9-8 |
| Mar 28 | at Centenary (La.) | W, 19-1 |
| Apr 4 | at Franciscan | W, 16-4 |
| Apr 6 | at Capital | W, 16-2 |
| Apr 19 | Centenary (La.) | W, 24-0 |
| Apr 26 | Colorado College | L, 13-7 |
| Statistics category | Overall | Conf | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | 15 | 2 | ||
| Points | 0 | 0 | ||
| Goals | 0 | 0 | ||
| Assists | 0 | 0 | ||
| Man-up goals | 0 | 0 | ||
| Man-down goals | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ground balls | 41 | 2 | ||
| Turnovers | 7 | 0 | ||
| Caused turnovers | 27 | 0 | ||
| Faceoffs | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||
| Faceoff percentage | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Shots | 0 | 0 | ||
| Shooting percentage | - | - | ||
| Shots on goal | 0 | 0 | ||
| Shots on goal percentage | - | - | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | g | a | pts | up | dn | gb | to | ct | fo | sh | sh% | sog | sog% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 8 | Hendrix | W, 10-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Feb 15 | Rhodes | W, 7-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Feb 21 | Millsaps | W, 15-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0-0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Feb 28 | vs. Colorado College | L, 16-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Mar 5 | Roanoke | L, 15-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Mar 15 | Hope | W, 11-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Mar 17 | Birmingham-Southern | W, 7-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Mar 21 | vs. Babson | L, 12-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Mar 23 | at Colorado College | L, 14-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Mar 26 | Huntingdon | W, 9-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Mar 28 | at Centenary (La.) | W, 19-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Apr 4 | at Franciscan | W, 16-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0-0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Apr 6 | at Capital | W, 16-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0-0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Apr 19 | Centenary (La.) | W, 24-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Apr 26 | Colorado College | L, 13-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| gp | gs | g | a | pts | up | dn | gb | to | ct | fo | sh | sh% | sog | sog% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-12 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 22 | 22 | 0-0 | 3 | 66.7 | 2 | 66.7 |
| 2012-13 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 6 | 24 | 0-0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 |
| 2013-14 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 7 | 27 | 0-0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Total | 47 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 35 | 73 | 0-0 | 5 | 40.0 | 3 | 60.0 |
| gp | gs | g | a | pts | up | dn | gb | to | ct | fo | sh | sh% | sog | sog% | |
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| Total | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 7 | 27 | 0-0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Conference | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | 0-0 | - | - | - | - |
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| Home | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 14 | 0-0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Away | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 0-0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Neutral | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
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| Wins | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 21 | 0-0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Losses | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 0-0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
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| February | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 0-0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| March | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 0-0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| April | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 13 | 0-0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |