Coach Smith says, "Dely has the speed and ability to track down balls from foul pole to foul pole. She has worked her way into the vocal leader that we need in centerfield. Offensively, her speed forces teams to focus their attention on her. Dely[apos]s ability to get on base at the top of the lineup will set the tone for our games."
Worth Noting: Graduated as the single season leader in steals (51), hits (84), at bats (216), runs scored (51) and total bases (108). She also appears in the top-10 in single season statistics in doubles, triples, and sacrifice hits... To date, in career statistics, she is in the top-10 in batting average (.355), runs (113), triples (10) and is the leader in steals with 92.
Honors and Awards: ESPN The Magazine First-Team Academic All-District (2008)... Second team Northeast All-Region (2008)...NFCA Second-Team All-Northeast Region (2008)...ECAC First-Team All Star (2008)... ECC Softball Scholar Athlete of the Year (2008, 2006)...ECC Baden Player of the week (4/1, 4/22) (2008)...J.B.Nash Award recipient by the NYS AHPERD, for the top female physical education major in New York State (2007)...NFCA Scholar-Athlete (2007, 2006, 2005)...Second-Team All-ECC (2006)...Diverse Issues in Higher Education Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar (2006).
2008: Set a new school record in single season stolen bases with 51, career steals with 92, and single season hits with 84...posted a .389 batting average after making 62 appearances while starting in each one...stole three bases in a single game on three separate occasions...put together a 16 game hit streak...led the team in multiple hit games with a total of 26, runs scored, 51, and triples with seven...tied on the team in total bases with 108...was successful in 51 of 55 stolen base attempts.
2007: Played in 47 games with 40 starts...hit .253 with two triples, including one in at the NCAA Northeast Regional Tournament vs. Georgian Court...second in stolen bases with 10.
2006: Made 45 starts in 46 appearances...set a new single-season school record and led the ECC with 21 stolen bases...was second on the team in batting average (.386) and runs scored (34)...Recorded a perfect 4.0 GPA in the fall of 2005.
2005: Made nine starts in 35 appearances...hit .313 in 32 at-bats...tied for second on team with 10 stolen bases.
At North Rockland High School: A member of the varsity softball team as a junior and senior ...first team all-league, all-section and all-county selection both years... named rookie of the year as a junior and team MVP as a senior...a member of the National, foreign language, science, math, social studies and business honor societies...earned all-around student award.
Personal: Daughter of Victor and Rosa Francisco...born August 8...has to brothers, Victor A. and Victor J. ...a Physical Education and Health major.
