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34 Desiree Gaeckler
Desiree Gaeckler
  • Height:
    5'11
  • Year:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Oyster Bay, NY
  • High School:
    Oyster Bay HS
  • Position:
    Forward
  • Major:
    Criminal Justice
  • gp
    26
  • pts/g
    2.8
  • fg %
    37.2
  • 3pt %
    -
  • ft %
    61.5
  • reb/g
    3.3
  • a/g
    0.2

Bio

High School: Split time at Our Lady of Mercy HS and Oyster Bay HS, playing basketball and running track...played basketball under Sandy Rosen at OB and John Kiffle at Our Lady of Mercy...played forward and earned two varsity letters at OB...led team to 17-5 record her senior season and earned All-Nassau County 2nd Team and Most Valuable Player in the BLANY Tournament...also ran on the school record-setting 4x100M team...member of the Art Honour Society and the National Society of High Schoool Scholars (NSHSS).

Personal: Daughter of Roger and Sylvie Gaeckler...has one younger sister, Destini...Criminal Justice major with a career goal of working for the FBI or CIA...hobbies include reading, drawing, writing, reading comic books and playing video games...enjoys watching track and tennis...favorite athlete is Serena Williams...favorite food is eggs...favorite movie is Inception...favorite TV shows are: Twin Peaks and Rick and Morty...favorite music artists are Blur, Arctic Monkeys and Neon Bunny...chose UDC for its Criminal Justice program...favorite things about DC are the food, the monuments and the museums...greatest athletic influence and the most impressive person she's ever met is her mother...chose 34 because it's always been her favorite number.

Player Profile

Recent Games
Feb 12 at New York Tech L, 59-41
Feb 15 Bridgeport L, 53-46
Feb 21 at Daemen L, 61-50
Feb 23 at Roberts Wesleyan L, 75-63
Feb 26 Queens (N.Y.) W, 69-46
Feb 29 at St. Thomas Aquinas L, 66-49
  Overall Conf
Games 26 16
Games started 8 7
Minutes 384 262
Minutes per game 14.8 16.4
FG 32-86 19-56
FG Pct 37.2 33.9
3PT 0-0 0-0
3PT Pct - -
FT 8-13 2-4
FT Pct 61.5 50.0
Off rebounds 35 22
Def rebounds 51 37
Total rebounds 86 59
Rebounds per game 3.3 3.7
Personal fouls 57 33
Disqualifications 2 -
Assists 6 3
Turnovers 22 17
Assist to turnover ratio 0.3 0.2
Steals 6 4
Blocks 6 5
Points 72 40
Points per game 2.8 2.5
Points per 40 min 7.5 6.1

Game Log - Shooting

Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 8 vs. Dominican (N.Y.) L, 76-69 - 10 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Nov 9 vs. American Int'l L, 71-68 - 14 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Nov 13 at Goldey-Beacom W, 72-66 - 16 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 3
Nov 16 Southern Conn. St. L, 64-51 - 1 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Nov 21 at Holy Family L, 72-59 - 3 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Nov 23 Bloomfield W, 67-42 - 4 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Nov 27 at Bowie St. L, 58-47 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 30 at Nyack W, 64-59 - 20 3-7 42.9 0-0 - 1-1 100.0 7
Dec 3 Indiana (Pa.) L, 39-34 - 19 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 6
Dec 7 Molloy L, 67-51 - 16 3-4 75.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 6
Dec 11 at Bridgeport L, 68-64 - 14 0-4 0.0 0-0 - 1-1 100.0 1
Dec 14 New York Tech L, 74-38 - 14 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Dec 21 at Assumption L, 60-51 - 13 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 1
Jan 3 Saint Rose L, 77-64 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 11 at Mercy W, 71-43 - 20 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Jan 17 Roberts Wesleyan L, 70-54 - 17 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 1-1 100.0 5
Jan 19 Daemen L, 64-35 1 27 2-5 40.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 4
Jan 22 at Queens (N.Y.) W, 67-43 1 20 3-6 50.0 0-0 - 0-2 0.0 6
Jan 25 St. Thomas Aquinas L, 76-58 1 13 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Jan 29 Salem (WV) W, 68-64 1 22 3-6 50.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 7
Feb 5 Mercy W, 66-53 1 20 3-5 60.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 6
Feb 8 at Molloy L, 63-47 1 18 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Feb 12 at New York Tech L, 59-41 1 15 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 15 Bridgeport L, 53-46 1 25 0-5 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 21 at Daemen L, 61-50 - 19 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Feb 23 at Roberts Wesleyan L, 75-63 - 5 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 26 Queens (N.Y.) W, 69-46 - 0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 29 at St. Thomas Aquinas L, 66-49 - 19 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2

Game Log - Ball control

Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to a/to stl blk pf dq
Nov 8 vs. Dominican (N.Y.) L, 76-69 - 10 1 1 2 0 0 - 0 0 5 1
Nov 9 vs. American Int'l L, 71-68 - 14 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 2 -
Nov 13 at Goldey-Beacom W, 72-66 - 16 3 2 5 0 1 0.0 1 0 3 -
Nov 16 Southern Conn. St. L, 64-51 - 1 0 2 2 0 0 - 1 0 1 -
Nov 21 at Holy Family L, 72-59 - 3 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 -
Nov 23 Bloomfield W, 67-42 - 4 0 2 2 1 0 - 0 0 0 -
Nov 27 at Bowie St. L, 58-47 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 30 at Nyack W, 64-59 - 20 2 2 4 0 1 0.0 0 0 2 -
Dec 3 Indiana (Pa.) L, 39-34 - 19 1 2 3 1 0 - 0 0 2 -
Dec 7 Molloy L, 67-51 - 16 1 3 4 0 2 0.0 0 0 1 -
Dec 11 at Bridgeport L, 68-64 - 14 2 3 5 1 2 0.5 0 0 4 -
Dec 14 New York Tech L, 74-38 - 14 1 3 4 0 1 0.0 0 1 3 -
Dec 21 at Assumption L, 60-51 - 13 1 0 1 0 3 0.0 0 1 5 1
Jan 3 Saint Rose L, 77-64 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 11 at Mercy W, 71-43 - 20 0 3 3 0 0 - 0 0 4 -
Jan 17 Roberts Wesleyan L, 70-54 - 17 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 1 -
Jan 19 Daemen L, 64-35 1 27 3 5 8 0 1 0.0 0 0 1 -
Jan 22 at Queens (N.Y.) W, 67-43 1 20 3 4 7 0 2 0.0 1 1 0 -
Jan 25 St. Thomas Aquinas L, 76-58 1 13 1 5 6 0 4 0.0 0 0 3 -
Jan 29 Salem (WV) W, 68-64 1 22 5 3 8 1 0 - 0 0 4 -
Feb 5 Mercy W, 66-53 1 20 1 2 3 0 1 0.0 1 1 4 -
Feb 8 at Molloy L, 63-47 1 18 1 1 2 1 1 1.0 1 1 1 -
Feb 12 at New York Tech L, 59-41 1 15 1 3 4 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 -
Feb 15 Bridgeport L, 53-46 1 25 2 2 4 0 0 - 0 0 2 -
Feb 21 at Daemen L, 61-50 - 19 3 1 4 0 0 - 0 1 2 -
Feb 23 at Roberts Wesleyan L, 75-63 - 5 1 0 1 0 0 - 0 0 2 -
Feb 26 Queens (N.Y.) W, 69-46 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 1 -
Feb 29 at St. Thomas Aquinas L, 66-49 - 19 2 2 4 1 2 0.5 1 0 4 -

Career Stats - Shooting per game

  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
2017-18 21 5 13.3 1.3-3.4 37.5 0.0-0.0 - 0.3-0.6 50.0 2.9
2018-19 - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
2019-20 26 8 14.8 1.2-3.3 37.2 0.0-0.0 - 0.3-0.5 61.5 2.8
Total 47 13 14.1 1.3-3.4 37.3 0.0-0.0 - 0.3-0.5 56.0 2.8

Career Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2017-18 21 5 279 27-72 37.5 0-0 - 6-12 50.0 60
2018-19 - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
2019-20 26 8 384 32-86 37.2 0-0 - 8-13 61.5 72
Total 47 13 663 59-158 37.3 0-0 - 14-25 56.0 132

Career Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
2017-18 21 5 13.3 3.9-10.3 37.5 0.0-0.0 - 0.9-1.7 50.0 8.6
2018-19 - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
2019-20 26 8 14.8 3.3-9.0 37.2 0.0-0.0 - 0.8-1.4 61.5 7.5
Total 47 13 14.1 3.6-9.5 37.3 0.0-0.0 - 0.8-1.5 56.0 8.0

Career Stats - Ball control per game

  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
2017-18 21 5 13.3 1.3 2.0 3.3 2.6 0.1 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.1 0.2
2018-19 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2019-20 26 8 14.8 1.3 2.0 3.3 2.2 0.1 0.2 0.8 0.3 0.2 0.2
Total 47 13 14.1 1.3 2.0 3.3 2.4 0.1 0.3 0.7 0.4 0.2 0.2

Career Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
2017-18 21 5 279 28 42 70 54 3 8 13 0.6 3 4
2018-19 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2019-20 26 8 384 35 51 86 57 2 6 22 0.3 6 6
Total 47 13 663 63 93 156 111 5 14 35 0.4 9 10

Career Stats - Ball control per 40 min

  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
2017-18 21 5 13.3 4.0 6.0 10.0 7.7 0.4 1.1 1.9 0.6 0.4 0.6
2018-19 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2019-20 26 8 14.8 3.6 5.3 9.0 5.9 0.2 0.6 2.3 0.3 0.6 0.6
Total 47 13 14.1 3.8 5.6 9.4 6.7 0.3 0.8 2.1 0.4 0.5 0.6

Splits Stats - Shooting per game

    gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
Event Total 26 8 14.8 1.2-3.3 37.2 0.0-0.0 - 0.3-0.5 61.5 2.8
Conference 16 7 16.4 1.2-3.5 33.9 0.0-0.0 - 0.1-0.2 50.0 2.5
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Location Home 12 5 14.8 1.6-3.4 46.3 0.0-0.0 - 0.3-0.4 80.0 3.5
Away 12 3 15.2 0.9-3.3 27.5 0.0-0.0 - 0.3-0.7 50.0 2.2
Neutral 2 - 12.0 1.0-2.5 40.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 2.0
Result Wins 8 3 15.3 1.9-4.1 45.5 0.0-0.0 - 0.4-0.9 42.9 4.1
Losses 18 5 14.6 0.9-2.9 32.1 0.0-0.0 - 0.3-0.3 83.3 2.2
Month November 7 - 9.7 1.1-2.6 44.4 0.0-0.0 - 0.3-0.4 66.7 2.6
December 5 - 15.2 1.2-3.2 37.5 0.0-0.0 - 0.8-1.0 80.0 3.2
January 6 4 19.8 2.0-4.8 41.4 0.0-0.0 - 0.3-0.8 40.0 4.3
February 8 4 15.1 0.8-2.9 26.1 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 1.5

Splits Stats - Shooting totals

    gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event Total 26 8 384 32-86 37.2 0-0 - 8-13 61.5 72
Conference 16 7 262 19-56 33.9 0-0 - 2-4 50.0 40
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location Home 12 5 178 19-41 46.3 0-0 - 4-5 80.0 42
Away 12 3 182 11-40 27.5 0-0 - 4-8 50.0 26
Neutral 2 - 24 2-5 40.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 4
Result Wins 8 3 122 15-33 45.5 0-0 - 3-7 42.9 33
Losses 18 5 262 17-53 32.1 0-0 - 5-6 83.3 39
Month November 7 - 68 8-18 44.4 0-0 - 2-3 66.7 18
December 5 - 76 6-16 37.5 0-0 - 4-5 80.0 16
January 6 4 119 12-29 41.4 0-0 - 2-5 40.0 26
February 8 4 121 6-23 26.1 0-0 - 0-0 - 12

Splits Stats - Shooting per 40 min

    gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
Event Total 26 8 14.8 3.3-9.0 37.2 0.0-0.0 - 0.8-1.4 61.5 7.5
Conference 16 7 16.4 2.9-8.5 33.9 0.0-0.0 - 0.3-0.6 50.0 6.1
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Location Home 12 5 14.8 4.3-9.2 46.3 0.0-0.0 - 0.9-1.1 80.0 9.4
Away 12 3 15.2 2.4-8.8 27.5 0.0-0.0 - 0.9-1.8 50.0 5.7
Neutral 2 - 12.0 3.3-8.3 40.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 6.7
Result Wins 8 3 15.3 4.9-10.8 45.5 0.0-0.0 - 1.0-2.3 42.9 10.8
Losses 18 5 14.6 2.6-8.1 32.1 0.0-0.0 - 0.8-0.9 83.3 6.0
Month November 7 - 9.7 4.7-10.6 44.4 0.0-0.0 - 1.2-1.8 66.7 10.6
December 5 - 15.2 3.2-8.4 37.5 0.0-0.0 - 2.1-2.6 80.0 8.4
January 6 4 19.8 4.0-9.7 41.4 0.0-0.0 - 0.7-1.7 40.0 8.7
February 8 4 15.1 2.0-7.6 26.1 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 4.0

Splits Stats - Ball control per game

    gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
Event Total 26 8 14.8 1.3 2.0 3.3 2.2 0.1 0.2 0.8 0.3 0.2 0.2
Conference 16 7 16.4 1.4 2.3 3.7 2.1 - 0.2 1.1 0.2 0.3 0.3
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 12 5 14.8 1.3 2.4 3.7 1.9 - 0.3 0.8 0.3 0.2 0.2
Away 12 3 15.2 1.6 1.8 3.3 2.3 0.1 0.3 1.1 0.2 0.3 0.3
Neutral 2 - 12.0 0.5 0.5 1.0 3.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0
Result Wins 8 3 15.3 1.8 2.3 4.0 2.3 - 0.3 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.3
Losses 18 5 14.6 1.2 1.8 3.0 2.2 0.1 0.2 0.9 0.2 0.2 0.2
Month November 7 - 9.7 0.9 1.3 2.1 1.9 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.0
December 5 - 15.2 1.2 2.2 3.4 3.0 0.2 0.4 1.6 0.3 0.0 0.4
January 6 4 19.8 2.0 3.3 5.3 2.2 - 0.2 1.2 0.1 0.2 0.2
February 8 4 15.1 1.4 1.4 2.8 2.0 - 0.3 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.4

Splits Stats - Ball control totals

    gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
Event Total 26 8 384 35 51 86 57 2 6 22 0.3 6 6
Conference 16 7 262 22 37 59 33 - 3 17 0.2 4 5
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 12 5 178 15 29 44 23 - 3 9 0.3 2 2
Away 12 3 182 19 21 40 27 1 3 13 0.2 4 4
Neutral 2 - 24 1 1 2 7 1 0 0 - 0 0
Result Wins 8 3 122 14 18 32 18 - 2 5 0.4 3 2
Losses 18 5 262 21 33 54 39 2 4 17 0.2 3 4
Month November 7 - 68 6 9 15 13 1 1 2 0.5 2 0
December 5 - 76 6 11 17 15 1 2 8 0.3 0 2
January 6 4 119 12 20 32 13 - 1 7 0.1 1 1
February 8 4 121 11 11 22 16 - 2 5 0.4 3 3

Splits Stats - Ball control per 40 min

    gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
Event Total 26 8 14.8 3.6 5.3 9.0 5.9 0.2 0.6 2.3 0.3 0.6 0.6
Conference 16 7 16.4 3.4 5.6 9.0 5.0 0.0 0.5 2.6 0.2 0.6 0.8
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 12 5 14.8 3.4 6.5 9.9 5.2 0.0 0.7 2.0 0.3 0.4 0.4
Away 12 3 15.2 4.2 4.6 8.8 5.9 0.2 0.7 2.9 0.2 0.9 0.9
Neutral 2 - 12.0 1.7 1.7 3.3 11.7 1.7 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0
Result Wins 8 3 15.3 4.6 5.9 10.5 5.9 0.0 0.7 1.6 0.4 1.0 0.7
Losses 18 5 14.6 3.2 5.0 8.2 6.0 0.3 0.6 2.6 0.2 0.5 0.6
Month November 7 - 9.7 3.5 5.3 8.8 7.6 0.6 0.6 1.2 0.5 1.2 0.0
December 5 - 15.2 3.2 5.8 8.9 7.9 0.5 1.1 4.2 0.3 0.0 1.1
January 6 4 19.8 4.0 6.7 10.8 4.4 0.0 0.3 2.4 0.1 0.3 0.3
February 8 4 15.1 3.6 3.6 7.3 5.3 0.0 0.7 1.7 0.4 1.0 1.0

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