Southwestern University

Ayala played in all 16 games and took two shots with one being on goal. He led the Pirates in groundballs (46) and caused turnovers (25) while committing just six turnovers. Ayala currently holds the record for most groundballs in a career (139), most caused turnovers in a game (7) and most caused turnovers in a career (74). He was a First Team All-SCAC selection and earned a spot on the SCAC Academic Honor Roll. 

2012 (Sophomore)

Ayala played in 16 games for the Pirate's this season, starting 15 of them. He scored two goals on 3 shots for a 66.7% shooting percentage. Daniel was fourth on the team in groundballs with 44. Ayala was named to the SCAC All-Sportsmanship team.

2011 (First-year)

Ayala was a big part of the Pirate defense in his first year at Southwestern. He had one goal and one assist for two points and took four shots on the season. Ayala was second on the team with 49 groundballs.

High School

Daniel earned varsity letters in lacrosse, football, and track during his high school career.  He was named athletic and academic All State in football and was an All State defender for the lacrosse team. 

Personal

Daniel is the son of Daniel and Nancy and has one sibling, Ember.  Daniel is a  member of S.A.A.C and  Pi Kappa Alpha. Daniel is currently a Economics major at SU.