Kate Danaher

Class:
Junior
Position:
Setter
Height:
5-9
Hometown:
Hinsdale, Ill.
High School:
St. Ignatius College Preparatory

2023: Appeared in 11 matches and 23 sets ... Averaged 1.61 assists and 1.48 digs per set ... Posted seven assists and five digs at Rhode Island (Sept. 2) ... Had a 21-assist, 11-dig double-double in a win over Binghamton (Sept. 16) ... Had 11 digs at UConn (Sept. 17) ... Finished with four assists and one dig against Columbia (Nov. 11).

2022: Appeared in 10 matches and 34 sets, making eight starts ... Finished the season second on the team with 8.41 assists per set and third with 286 overall assists ... Added 71 digs (2.09 per set ), 10 kills, seven service aces and six blocks ... Posted 53 assists with nine digs, three blocks, three aces and two kills against Air Force (Sept. 3) ... Had 37 assists with 15 digs and two aces against Siena (Sept. 3) ... Finished with a season-high 55 assists and three kills to go along with nine digs against Texas A&M-CC (Sept. 10) ... Handed out 30 assists with three digs and two kills against Harvard (Nov. 11) ... Finished with 37 assists and eight digs against Dartmouth (Nov. 12) ... Had 19 assists and eight digs in the Ivy League semifinal against Princeton (Nov. 18) ... Finished the year with 17 assists and 10 digs against Yale in the Ivy League Tournament final (Nov. 19).

2021: Appeared in six matches, playing 11 sets ... Finished the season with 36 assists, 12 digs and two kills ... Had two kills and eight assists in her first-career match against NC State (Sept. 10) ... Posted a season-best 11 assists and five digs against NJIT (Sept. 11) ... Had nine assists and three digs against Rutgers on Sept. 11 ... Finished with four assists and one dig against Dartmouth (Nov. 13).

2020: Season canceled due to COVID-19.

Before Brown: Earned All-Conference honors as a junior and senior … Set school records for most career assists (2,012) … Gained Team MVP honors in 2019 … Collected team’s Most Improved Player award in 2017 … Dished out over 700 assists in each of her junior and senior seasons … Served team as a captain twice … Played for head coach Erik Eastman … Competed on the club level for Adversity Volleyball Club … National Honor Society student … Gained Academic All-Conference accolades all four years.

Personal: Kate is the daughter of Julie and John Danaher; Julie played volleyball at Southeast Missouri State from 1989-93 … Has two sisters, Maggie and Lily … Plays the piano … Plans to concentrate in Health Sciences.

Why Brown? “I chose Brown because of the opportunities that it presents, both in academics and athletics. The culture and atmosphere make me feel part of a greater community, one that challenges me to be my best, but also supports and encourages me in every aspect of life.”

CAREER HIGHS
Kills: 3, vs. Texas A&M-CC (Sept. 10, 2022)
Assists: 55, vs. Texas A&M-CC (Sept. 10, 2022)
Digs: 15, vs. Siena (Sept. 3, 2022)
Blocks: 3, vs. Air Force (Sept. 3, 2022)
Service Aces: 3, vs. Air Force (Sept. 3, 2022)