Dakota Derrer

Jenn Gilligan

/ Ice Hockey

Photo by: Michael J. Okoniewski

Position:
Defense
Height:
5-7
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Traverse City-St. Francis
Hometown:
Mancelona, Mich.

Redshirt Senior Season (2018-19): Played in 10 games before suffering a season-ending injury for the second year in a row… Recorded one point, scoring a goal against Lindenwood (10/20) …Tallied 25 blocks ... CHA All-Academic Team ... Named to the Fall 2018 and Spring 2019 Athletic Director's Honor Rolls.

Senior Season (2017-18): Appeared in three games before suffering a season-ending injury ... Named to the Spring 2018 Athletic Director's Honor Roll.

Junior Season (2016-17): Finished the season with nine points on two goals and seven assists…Led the team with 69 blocks … Closed the season ranke 10th on th career scoring by a defensemen record list (19 points) and tied for eighth on the career goals by defensemen record list (5) … Had the second highest plus/minus mark on the team with a +16…Recorded an assist against No. 5 Colgate (10/21)…Registered a season-high seven blocks against No. 5 Colgate on Oct. 22…Had an assist versus Lindenwood (10/29)...Tallied two assists at Robert Morris (11/4)…Scored her first goal of the season at RIT (12/3)…Had an assist on Heather Schwarz’s goal at No. 4 Clarkson (12/10)…Scored at Lindenwood (1/21)…Had assists in back-to-back games against Penn State on Feb. 24 and 25...Named to the Spring 2017 Athletic Director's Honor Roll.

Sophomore Season (2015-16): Finished the season with three goals and four assists for seven total points...Tallied one assist in a 6-1 win against Lindenwood (2/19)...Finished with one assist in a 6-1 win over Robert Morris (2/12)...Dished out an assist in a 3-2 overtime win against Penn State (2/5)...Recorded the first game-winning goal of her career in a 3-0 win over RIT (1/23)...Scored a goal in a 3-1 win over Lindenwood (11/6)...Registered a goal in a 4-3 overtime win over Robert Morris (10/30)...Dished out an assist against UConn (10/17)...Named to the Fall 2015 and Spring 2016 Athletic Director's Honor Rolls.

Freshman Season (2014-15): In her first career game, Derrer had one assist in the opener vs Colgate...Recorded shots in back-to-back games against UConn and Clarkson...Recorded a career-high two shots against Penn State (Nov. 1)...In the first game against Mercyhurst (Nov. 7) recorded an assist…Recorded one assist for Syracuse against Vermont (Nov. 14)...Named to the CHA All-Academic Team.

Before SU: Played for Traverse City-St. Francis Boys High School before coming to Syracuse…Was in the lineup for 77-of-79 games over three seasons with the Gladiators…Recorded four assists as a senior...All-State Academic for sophomore, junior and senior years...1st All Conference (defense) Senior year...Received the Hobey Baker Award and the Unsung Hero Award.

Personal: Dakota Derrer...Born in April of 1996...Daughter of Doug and Debbie Derrer...Has two brothers...Pursuing a Master's Advanced Certificate in medicolegal death investigation.