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Danielle Kot joined Derek Burton’s staff in 2012. Kotassists the women’s soccer team in all facets of the programas a graduate assistant coach.

She came to SIUE after spending the 2011 season as the girls'junior varsity Head Coach at Centennial High School in Champaign.She also worked as a team administrator for the Region II OlympicDevelopment Program in DeKalb. While there, she assisted inorganizing camp including completing paperwork, organizing teamevaluations, registration, rosters, and creation of dailyschedules.

As a player, Kot was a four-year starter at the University ofIllinois from 2007-2010. She served as the Illini team captain in2009 and 2010, and the team made three NCAA Tournament appearancesduring her time. She was a member of the Big Ten All-Freshman Teamin 2007 and an All-Big Ten pick in 2008. She was voted as theIllini’s Most Valuable Player and Defensive MVP in 2009 andagain in 2010.

Kot, a native of Brookfield, Wis., received her bachelor’sdegree from Illinois in 2011. She is pursuing a master’sdegree in exercise and sport behavior from SIUE.