St. John's University Athletics
2025-26 Women's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 16
Daniela Abies
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- High School:
- Salesianos San Bartolomé
- Hometown:
- Málaga, Spain
- Prev School:
- Miami (Fla.) / Wichita State
As a Redshirt Junior (2025-26 at St. John's): Sixth in the BIG EAST and team leader, averaging 7.0 rebounds per game … Appeared in all 34 games with 11 starts on the season … Averaged 5.9 points per game on 47.5% shooting from the field and 69.6% from the foul line … Logged seven double digit scoring efforts, five 10+ rebounding contests and three double-doubles … Recorded nine-game streak of three or more rebounds (Nov. 3-Dec. 4) … Posted a double-double of 10 points and 15 rebounds in her St. John’s debut in the win over Le Moyne (Nov. 3) with the 15 rebounds in the opener marked the highest total by a St. John’s player since Jillian Archer logged 17 in a win over Georgetown on Dec. 31, 2022 … Reached 500 career rebound mark, on the second of eight boards on the afternoon, in win over Butler (Jan. 10) while chipping in an assist, a pair of blocks and two steals … Had a double-double to pace the team with a season-high 16 points and 11 rebounds while tallying two assists and a swipe at Providence (Jan. 31) … Grabbed 12 boards against both Seton Hall (Feb. 7) and at Butler (Feb. 14) in back-to-back weeks … Tied her career-high four steals while scoring seven points, nine boards, two assists and a block against Georgetown (Feb. 18) … Recorded her third double-double of the season, leading the team with 12 points and a season-high 19 rebounds, accounting for nearly half of the team’s total rebounds, at Seton Hall (Feb. 22), which marked the highest rebounding performance by a Red Storm player since Kayla Charles grabbed 20 rebounds on Dec. 9, 2018 … BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Feb. 2, 2026, Feb. 23, 2026).
As a Junior (2024-25 at Miami): Appeared in eight contests off the bench for Miami before suffering a season-ending injury in early December… Averaged 2.3 points and 2.4 rebounds per game… Shot 61.5 percent from field goal range… Scored two points and grabbed three boards in season opening contest against Stetson (Nov. 4)… Scored six points, pulled down four rebounds, and recorded three steals against FIU (Nov. 19)… Added four points and season-high five rebounds against Campbell (Nov. 22).
As a Sophomore (2023-24 at Wichita State): All-American Athletic Conference (AAC) Third Team honoree … AAC Academic All-Conference selection… Four-time AAC Weekly Honor Roll selection … Started 30 games out of 31 appearances averaging 29.9 minutes per contest … Averaged a near double-double logging 13.0 points and 9.7 rebounds per game … Rebounding average ranked second in the conference and top-40 nationally … Registered 4.1 offensive rebounds per contest, which ranked 15th in NCAA Division I … Pulled down 302 total rebounds, which ranks sixth-most in school history… Posted 11 double-doubles … Led the team in boards in 23 contests and in scoring in nine … Broke AAC Tournament single-game record with 22 rebounds in the win over Florida Atlantic (March 9) … One of seven players to record over 20 points and 20 rebounds in a single-game during 2023-24 season … Scored career-high 23 points, making personal best 11 field goal attempts against UAB (Jan. 25) … Dished a career-high six assists against USF in the AAC Tournament (March 10) … Added 18-point, 16-rebound double-double against Memphis (Jan. 17).
As a Freshman (2022-23 at Wichita State): Named to the Spring Athletic Director's Honor Roll ...Was sixth-woman during latter part of the season for the Shockers ... Appeared in 26 games, all off the bench... Averaged 2.8 points and 3.3 rebounds in 10.2 minutes per game ... Logged seven games with five or more rebounds ... Added six points, two rebounds, three steals and an assist in 13 minutes in the upset over South Florida in the AAC Tournament Quarterfinals ... Matched a season-high seven rebounds and finished with five points at Temple (Feb. 1) ... Grabbed seven rebounds and blocked a career-best two shots at UCF (Jan. 15) ... Grabbed seven caroms for the third-straight game against SMU (Jan. 18) … Played 26 minutes and finished with 14 points, four rebounds and three steals against South Florida (Jan. 7) ... Scored eight points to go with seven rebounds and two assists vs. South Carolina State (Dec. 27) ... Made her collegiate debut against Alcorn State (Nov. 9).
Before College: Began her prep career with Salesianos San Bartolomé ... In 2018, she joined the club team Miramar - Alhaurin ... After two years, she joined Unicaja Málaga in her home city ... Debuted for the club’s first team in one of the top women’s leagues in Spain In 2021, she was selected for the Spanish National Team for the first time ... Won a silver medal at the U19 FIBA World Cup for Spain in the summer of 2023.
Personal: Native of Málaga, Spain … Daughter of Carmen and Greg … Has three siblings, Roy, Martina and Eric … Majoring in communication arts at St. John’s.
As a Junior (2024-25 at Miami): Appeared in eight contests off the bench for Miami before suffering a season-ending injury in early December… Averaged 2.3 points and 2.4 rebounds per game… Shot 61.5 percent from field goal range… Scored two points and grabbed three boards in season opening contest against Stetson (Nov. 4)… Scored six points, pulled down four rebounds, and recorded three steals against FIU (Nov. 19)… Added four points and season-high five rebounds against Campbell (Nov. 22).
As a Sophomore (2023-24 at Wichita State): All-American Athletic Conference (AAC) Third Team honoree … AAC Academic All-Conference selection… Four-time AAC Weekly Honor Roll selection … Started 30 games out of 31 appearances averaging 29.9 minutes per contest … Averaged a near double-double logging 13.0 points and 9.7 rebounds per game … Rebounding average ranked second in the conference and top-40 nationally … Registered 4.1 offensive rebounds per contest, which ranked 15th in NCAA Division I … Pulled down 302 total rebounds, which ranks sixth-most in school history… Posted 11 double-doubles … Led the team in boards in 23 contests and in scoring in nine … Broke AAC Tournament single-game record with 22 rebounds in the win over Florida Atlantic (March 9) … One of seven players to record over 20 points and 20 rebounds in a single-game during 2023-24 season … Scored career-high 23 points, making personal best 11 field goal attempts against UAB (Jan. 25) … Dished a career-high six assists against USF in the AAC Tournament (March 10) … Added 18-point, 16-rebound double-double against Memphis (Jan. 17).
As a Freshman (2022-23 at Wichita State): Named to the Spring Athletic Director's Honor Roll ...Was sixth-woman during latter part of the season for the Shockers ... Appeared in 26 games, all off the bench... Averaged 2.8 points and 3.3 rebounds in 10.2 minutes per game ... Logged seven games with five or more rebounds ... Added six points, two rebounds, three steals and an assist in 13 minutes in the upset over South Florida in the AAC Tournament Quarterfinals ... Matched a season-high seven rebounds and finished with five points at Temple (Feb. 1) ... Grabbed seven rebounds and blocked a career-best two shots at UCF (Jan. 15) ... Grabbed seven caroms for the third-straight game against SMU (Jan. 18) … Played 26 minutes and finished with 14 points, four rebounds and three steals against South Florida (Jan. 7) ... Scored eight points to go with seven rebounds and two assists vs. South Carolina State (Dec. 27) ... Made her collegiate debut against Alcorn State (Nov. 9).
Before College: Began her prep career with Salesianos San Bartolomé ... In 2018, she joined the club team Miramar - Alhaurin ... After two years, she joined Unicaja Málaga in her home city ... Debuted for the club’s first team in one of the top women’s leagues in Spain In 2021, she was selected for the Spanish National Team for the first time ... Won a silver medal at the U19 FIBA World Cup for Spain in the summer of 2023.
Personal: Native of Málaga, Spain … Daughter of Carmen and Greg … Has three siblings, Roy, Martina and Eric … Majoring in communication arts at St. John’s.