Mel Daley Season 2025-26

CAREER HONORS
• Paradise Jam Island Division All-Tournament Team (2025)

2025-26 (GRADUATE STUDENT)
• Started in 17 of her 33 appearances this season, averaging 19.8 minutes per game
• Averaged 8.1 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 0.9 steals per game
• Shot an impressive 44.2 percent from the field (110-249), the second-highest mark on the team
• 72 of her total 110 field goals were two-pointer jump shots, converting 65 percent in her acclaimed “mid-range” shot
• Reached personal bests of 91 rebounds and 13 blocks in her graduate year
• Posted 11 points on 60 percent shooting from the field in her Virginia Tech debut against Towson (Nov. 4)
• Led Tech in scoring in the meeting with Niagara, adding 13 points and two steals on Nov. 20
• Tallied a season-high 24 points against Oregon State on Nov. 29, hitting 10-12 from the field and a perfect 4-4 from the charity stripe
• Reached the 1,000-career point milestone against the Beavers and finished her career with 1,204 points
• Stole the ball four times, a season-high, against Duke (Dec. 7)
• Notched her first career double-double with 16 points and career-best 10 rebounds at Florida State on Dec. 18
• Scored in double figures for four straight games, her last a 12-point effort against Miami (Jan. 1)
• Totaled eight points, seven rebounds, and an ACC-high two assists on Jan. 15 at SMU
• Rattled off 10 points to go with four rebounds and a block on the road at Stanford (Feb. 12)
• Went for 11 points, three rebounds, and two steals on March 1 in the regular season finale at Virginia

2024-25 (SENIOR)
• Appeared in all 27 games
• Finished the year tied for second on the team in scoring, averaging 11.7 points, while shooting just shy of 47 percent (135-289) from the field
• Scored in double figures 16 times, with a team-high four games of 20 points or more
• Also averaged 3.3 rebounds, 2.7 assists, and 1.1 steals
• Erupted for a season-high 23 points in the thrilling win over Utah (Nov. 14)
• Led the way for the 'Cats in another exciting victory, draining the deciding bucket in the closing seconds of overtime to punctuate a 21-point, seven-rebound performance on Dec. 18 versus UNLV
• Paced the Wildcats with 17 points versus Oregon (Dec. 31)
• Added 12 points on 6-13 shooting (0.462) and five assists on Jan. 5 on the road at No. 10 Ohio State (Jan. 5)
• Capped off a stretch of seven straight games in double figures with 17 points and a career-high tying six assists in a home tilt with Indiana (Jan. 8)
• Put up 15 points at Iowa on Jan. 28 to open a stretch that saw her average just shy of 14 points across the Wildcats' last 11 games of the season
• Pumped in 20 points, draining nine field goals, in addition to four assists and four steals in victory over Penn State (Feb. 9)
• Stuffed the stat sheet versus No. 21 Maryland on Feb. 20, leading the 'Cats with 22 points, six rebounds, four assists, and four steals
• Closed Northwestern career with 15-point, six-assist outing against Nebraska (March 2)

2023-24 (JUNIOR)
• Led all scorers in the opener against UIC on Nov. 9 with 25 points, a career high
• Made it back-to-back 20-point games with 21 against Omaha (Nov. 12), also matching her career high with three steals
• Set a career-high for assists (6) whilst recording her fourth straight double-digit scoring game with 17 points on Nov. 19 against SEMO
• Matched her career-high with six assists and set a new high with five steals while also scoring in double-figures for the third straight game with 13 against Bradley (Dec. 17)
• Collected her third 20-point game of the season in the win at Temple on Dec. 21
• Scored in double figures for four straight games from Jan. 14 to Jan. 31
• Fell just shy of her career high with 24 points on 12 made field goals against Indiana (Feb. 27)

2022-23 (SOPHOMORE)
• Averaged 4.6 points in nine games
• Scored a team-high eight points against Notre Dame (Nov. 16)
• Dealt out three assists in the victory on Nov. 19 over Southern Illinois (11/19)
• Recorded her first double-digit scoring performance with 10 points against Michigan (Dec. 4)

2021-22 (FRESHMAN)
• Made her collegiate debut against UIC, pacing Northwestern's first-years with eight points (Nov. 10)
• Contributed two points, two steals, and a rebound on Nov. 17 against Loyola
• Recorded 13 points, three assists, three rebounds, and three steals against DePaul (Nov. 21)
• Posted 15 points, four rebounds, and three steals on Nov. 27 against Texas A&M
• Tallied eight points, two rebounds, an assist, and a steal against Clemson (Dec. 2)
• Contributed 12 points, four rebounds and two assists against Delaware on Dec. 11
• Registered a career-high 22 points to go with six rebounds and three assists against Iowa (Jan. 6)
• Broke double figures for the second straight game on Feb. 6 with 10 points at Penn State

PREP
• Averaged 19 points, seven rebounds, and three assists per game in her junior season while recording 85 steals
• Undefeated league champions for the 2019-2020 season
• Earned All-League honors from 2016-2020, All-Conference honors from 2017-2020, and All-Section honors from 2018-2020
• Also earned league MVP in 2020
• Played eight years with the Empire State AAU team, earning various All-Tournament team accolades

PERSONAL
• Daughter of Sonia and Kirk Daley
• Father played soccer and basketball at Alfred University