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Danielle Malta
Danielle Malta
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Bethel, Conn.
  • High School:
    Bethel HS
  • Position:
    D
  • Number:
    3

Bio

2007: The anchor of the Bulldogs' defense, Malta started all 24 games for Bryant as a junior ... Posted four shots through the season, all on goal ... Named a NSCAA Division II First Team All-American ... Named Northeast-10 Defensive Player of the Year ... Selected to All-Conference and All-Region First Team ... Earned Daktronics Third-Team All-American nod ... Along with senior Tricia Spada, became the first Bulldog in program history to garner First Team All-American honors.

2006: Played every minute of all 23 matches at defense as a sophomore ... Registered six assists on the year ... Named to Northeast-10 All-Conference Second Team ... Anchored the Bulldogs' defense, stopping attackers in their tracks ... Bryant's top free-kicker, Malta picked up assist on the game-winning goal in a 2-1 victory over Merrimack in the NE-10 quarterfinals.

2005: Saw action in all 21 games ... Notched assists in games vs. Saint Anselm and Assumption.

Before Bryant: A 2005 graduate of Bethel High School, Malta was a four-year varsity letterwinner ... Named team captain and MVP in 2004 ... All-Southwest Conference and All-State selection ... Played in Senior Bowl ... Earned the National Leadership Award in Science.

Personal: Daughter of Joseph and Jennifer Malta, Danielle Malta was born September 3, 1987 ... Father played football at Georgia Tech ... Majors in finance at Bryant.