Get to Know Edinboro Women’s Soccer Alumni Danielle Chatten

Name: Danielle Chatten Hometown: Wheatfield, New York High School: Niagara Wheatfield Senior High School Sport: Soccer Position: Forward High School Accolades: Nine-time varsity letter winner between soccer and softball (five in soccer and four in softball), four-time Niagara Frontier League (NFL) all-star, two-time all- Western New York (WNY) selection, and all-state selection in 2015 Travel Soccer Experience: Chatten spent time with the New York Empire and the Western New York Flash. Each of these programs routinely help young athletes reach the college and professional levels of soccer, and Chatten was no exception and is thankful to have played for two of the best travel soccer organizations in the region. “Coming from these programs made me understand that I have a high standard to uphold. It made me go into college with a strong-willed and independent mindset and it helped me to balance strong grades, being a successful soccer player, and also finding time to have fun and be social.” College Alma Maters: Pennsylvania Western University – Edinboro and Niagara University Why She Chose Edinboro: “I went to a recruit camp and felt welcomed and at ease around Coach Gary Kagiavas and Coach Jamie Sallie. They made that experience so fun, which was unlike the experiences I had at other showcases. They were laughing and joking with me from the moment they met me and made me feel at ease about playing.” College Accolades: 66 career games, 29 goals, 15 assists, eight game-winning goals, ninth in program history in career points with 73 and goals with 29, Edinboro Scholar-Athlete, All-Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) All-Atlantic Region, United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division II Women’s Scholar All-East Region First-Team, PSAC runner-up in 2019, and team Offensive Most Valuable Player Degrees Earned: Biology and Health Sciences and Nursing. She completed her biology and health science degree in 2020 at Edinboro and then completed her degree in nursing in the accelerated program at Niagara University in 2021. Career In Healthcare: Chatten currently works as a travel nurse in the intensive-care unit and has had contracts in New York, Massachusetts, and Arizona. She will be returning home to her native New York for a contract later this summer and then plans to continue her travel nursing endeavors in the Carolinas later this year. Before deciding to do travel nursing, she spent a little over a year working at Erie County Medical Center in Buffalo. Prior to being a registered nurse, she also worked for a little over a year in a nursing home in the Buffalo area to gain experience.

Post Soccer Athletic Endeavors: Chatten has stayed active by spending more time in the weight room. Over time, she became more interested and decided she was ready to take a leap into the world of bodybuilding. Today, she dedicates herself to five days of fasted cardio workouts and five days of lifting in the weight room. Additionally, she fully committed herself to a strict diet regiment, hired a coach to assist her, and signed up for her first official competition in February 2026. “I continued to work out after wrapping up soccer, but one day, I realized how freeing it was to choose my workouts and how I could make changes to my body. As I progressed, I got addicted to it. I’ve cut out junk food entirely and alcohol. It’s truly a lifestyle. I’m continuing to bust my butt and am getting ancy for my competition in February.” Pet Mom: Danielle is a dog mom as well as a pig mom. She has a German Shepard as well as a pig she adopted during college named Sebastian. Sebastian is a pig that’s almost of folklore around Edinboro and between those who know Chatten. He’s accompanied her on road trips, during travel contracts, and even to social gatherings over the years. He’s as loyal as they come and is thriving in his piggy middle-aged years at eight-years-old. What Her Buffalo Roots Mean to Her: “The sense of community there is something I’ve discovered to be rare having now lived in a few different places. From the travel soccer community to the gym community I got to know, it’s a great feeling to have that camaraderie. People from Buffalo are a different group of people.”