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TMLA All-American Commits to Notre Dame

January 17, 2017
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Danielle Patterson, a senior forward at The Mary Louis Academy, Jamaica Estates, shows off the colors of the Irish at a press conference announcing her intent to attend Notre Dame University. Her parents, Lamont and Danielle, look on.
Danielle Patterson, a senior forward at The Mary Louis Academy, Jamaica Estates, shows off the colors of the Irish at a press conference announcing her intent to attend Notre Dame University. Her parents, Lamont and Danielle, look on.

Danielle Patterson, a senior forward and team captain on The Mary Louis Academy, Jamaica Estates, varsity basketball team, has committed to continue her hoops career at the University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Ind.

She was a 2016 Tablet All-Star after averaging 22 pts., 8.0 rebounds and 2.0 steals per game last year.

Patterson was recently named a McDonald’s All-American, marking the first time in school history a student-athlete received the honor.