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Anna Dodson and Cheridyn Leverette
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Leverette, Dodson Earn All-Big Ten Honors
December 04, 2024 | Women's Volleyball
LOS ANGELES โ Junior outside hitter Cheridyn Leverette of the UCLA women's volleyball team was named First Team All-Big Ten. Graduate middle blocker Anna Dodson earned All-Conference honors for the fourth time in her career, securing a spot on the Second Team. Additionally, graduate setter Audrey Pak was the team's recipient of the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award. These accolades were announced by conference officials on Wednesday.
Leverette garners her first All-Conference honor after a breakout junior campaign that saw her finish sixth in the Big Ten for kills-per-set (4.14) and eighth in total kills (435). She ranked third in the conference with 4.17 kills-per-set during league matches. The Hampton, Ga. native tallied 20 or more kills on three occasions, including a career-high 29 kills at nationally-ranked Purdue on Oct. 17. This performance marks the highest kill tally by a Bruin since Mac May's 39-kill showing at Washington State on Oct. 3, 2021.
Leverette led UCLA in five different categories including points (464.0), points-per-set (4.42), kills (435), kills-per-set (4.14), and total attempts (1,100). She enjoyed an extraordinary run of 20 consecutive contests with double-digit kills from Aug. 30 to Nov. 2, becoming just the fifth Bruin in the 25-point rally scoring era (2008-present) to achieve that feat. Leverette reached double figures in 28 of the 29 matches she appeared in during the 2024 season.
Her most efficient attacking display came in a 15-kill showing versus LIU, hitting .500 for the contest. In the season finale against Oregon, Leverette put down 23 kills in another excellent performance.
Capping off her illustrious collegiate career with her fourth All-Conference honor, Anna Dodson led UCLA with 105 total blocks and 18 solo blocks. She accumulated 308.5 points, averaging 3.00 points per set, which ranked second on the team behind Leverette. Offensively, Dodson recorded 239 kills with an average of 2.32 kills per set and achieved a hitting percentage of .311, the second-best on the team.
Dodson achieved a career-high 20 kills and 24.5 points against Minnesota on Oct. 14, with an impressive hitting percentage of .462. Another notable showing came against TCU on Sept. 23 when she finished with 14.5 points, registering nine kills, three blocks, and three service aces.
Throughout her final season at UCLA, she recorded double-digit kills with a hitting percentage of .500 or higher on five separate occasions. On Oct. 5, Dodson set a career-best with 11.0 blocks against Michigan. Her 18 solo blocks this year placed her third in the conference rankings. Over her career, Dodson has secured the 10th spot on UCLA's all-time lists for both block assists (367) and total blocks (441).
Pak handed out 1,048 assists in her final season wearing the Blue and Gold, completing her collegiate career with 2,209 assists. She will graduate with a degree in sociology.
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Leverette garners her first All-Conference honor after a breakout junior campaign that saw her finish sixth in the Big Ten for kills-per-set (4.14) and eighth in total kills (435). She ranked third in the conference with 4.17 kills-per-set during league matches. The Hampton, Ga. native tallied 20 or more kills on three occasions, including a career-high 29 kills at nationally-ranked Purdue on Oct. 17. This performance marks the highest kill tally by a Bruin since Mac May's 39-kill showing at Washington State on Oct. 3, 2021.
Leverette led UCLA in five different categories including points (464.0), points-per-set (4.42), kills (435), kills-per-set (4.14), and total attempts (1,100). She enjoyed an extraordinary run of 20 consecutive contests with double-digit kills from Aug. 30 to Nov. 2, becoming just the fifth Bruin in the 25-point rally scoring era (2008-present) to achieve that feat. Leverette reached double figures in 28 of the 29 matches she appeared in during the 2024 season.
Her most efficient attacking display came in a 15-kill showing versus LIU, hitting .500 for the contest. In the season finale against Oregon, Leverette put down 23 kills in another excellent performance.
Capping off her illustrious collegiate career with her fourth All-Conference honor, Anna Dodson led UCLA with 105 total blocks and 18 solo blocks. She accumulated 308.5 points, averaging 3.00 points per set, which ranked second on the team behind Leverette. Offensively, Dodson recorded 239 kills with an average of 2.32 kills per set and achieved a hitting percentage of .311, the second-best on the team.
Dodson achieved a career-high 20 kills and 24.5 points against Minnesota on Oct. 14, with an impressive hitting percentage of .462. Another notable showing came against TCU on Sept. 23 when she finished with 14.5 points, registering nine kills, three blocks, and three service aces.
Throughout her final season at UCLA, she recorded double-digit kills with a hitting percentage of .500 or higher on five separate occasions. On Oct. 5, Dodson set a career-best with 11.0 blocks against Michigan. Her 18 solo blocks this year placed her third in the conference rankings. Over her career, Dodson has secured the 10th spot on UCLA's all-time lists for both block assists (367) and total blocks (441).
Pak handed out 1,048 assists in her final season wearing the Blue and Gold, completing her collegiate career with 2,209 assists. She will graduate with a degree in sociology.
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