Florida Southern College

Career Accolades 
3x SSC Commissioner's Honor Roll (2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26)
2x D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award (2024-25, 2025-26)

2025-26
Appeared in 15 games… Totaled 28 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 steal… Shot 12-for-37 from the field, 2-for-9 on 3-pointers and 2-for-2 at the line… Scored a season-high 9 points vs. Puerto Rico-Bayamon on Nov. 29, adding a season-best 5 assists and 3 rebounds (3 defensive) while going 4-for-9 from the floor… Recorded a season-high 1 steal vs. Lynn on Jan. 24… Grabbed a season-high 1 offensive rebound in two games: vs. Erskine on Dec. 20 and vs. Barry on Jan. 7…

2024-25
Competed in 16 games this season. Tied her career-high of eight points at Florida Tech (1/25/25) and recorded a new career-high in minutes with 20 against Eckerd (2/5/25).

2023-24
Appeared in 11 games of the season for 75 minutes of action… averaged 3.4 points per game… recorded a career-high 8 points and 19 minutes against Eckerd (3/7) in the SSC Semifinals, shooting 3-9 from the floor, including 2-3 from behind the arc… finished the season with 37 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists.

HIGH SCHOOL 
Named the 2020-21, 2021-22 Girls Class Athlete of The Year, 2021-22, 2022-23 Girls Varsity Basketball MVP, 2021-22, 2022-23 ALL FAA first team, 2021-22, 2022-23 NEPSAC conference All-Star, and 2022 Horace Mann School Peg Duggan Tournament All-Tournament Team...averaged 20 points per game with six assists, four boards, and four steals in four years with a career-high of 37 points scored and a member of the 1,000 point club

PERSONAL 
Born Dakota Daniello on July 16th, 2005 in Cortlandt Monor, N.Y. ... Is the daughter to David Daniello and Christa Picciano-Daniello, who was a gymnast at SUNY Rockport...and has a sibling named Skyler, who played baseball at Oneonta ... Chose FSC for the basketball program and coaching staff ... Plans to get an Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing after graduating ... Enjoys golf, playing the drums and vibraphone, rock climbing and fishing in her free time.