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Jersey Number 2
Anna Dodson
- Position:
- Middle Blocker
- Height:
- 6-5
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- High School:
- Rocky Mountain HS
- Hometown:
- Fort Collins, Colo.
Bio
Career Highlights
โข AVCA Honorable Mention All-American (2023)
โข 3-time All-Pac-12 Team honoree (2023, 2022, Fall 2021)
โข Second Team All-Big Ten honoree (2024)
โข 2-time AVCA Pacific South All-Region honoree (2023; Honorable Mention - 2022)
โข Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week (Nov. 13, 2023)
โข Ranks 10th in program history in both block assists (367) and total blocks (441)
2024
Named Second Team All-Big Ten for her fourth career all-conference honor ... Finished with over 100 total blocks for the third time in her career ... Led UCLA with 105.0 total blocks and 18 solo blocks ... Recorded a season high 11.0 blocks vs. Michigan (Oct. 5) ... Collected 239 kills (2.32 KPS) at a hitting percentage of .311 ... Scored 308.5 total points to finish second on the team ... Tallied double-digit kills 10 times during the season, including a career-high 20 kills at a .462 clip against nationally-ranked Minnesota (Oct. 4) ... Also earned a career-high 11 blocks and 24.5 points in the match ... Hit .556 with 11 kills in a sweep over LIU (Sept. 7) ... Followed that up with 14 kills at a hitting percentage of .545, adding nine total blocks for 20.5 pointsย in the win over Prairie View A&M (Sept. 12) ... Went for 12 kills against Washington (Oct. 9) and Michigan State (Oct. 26) ... Hit .588 with 11 kills and four blocks in the win over Rutgers (Nov. 7) ... In the following match at Maryland (Nov. 9), notched 14 kills at a .520 clip ... Enjoyed her most efficient attacking display of the season with a .611 hitting percentage and 14 kills in a four-set win at Illinois (Nov. 23) ... Notched 10 kills at a .476 rate in a sweep over Iowa (Nov. 27) ... Finished with 14.5 points, registering nine kills, three blocks, and three service aces against TCU (Sept. 13) ... Dodson was selected to the USA Volleyball 2024 Collegiate Women's National Team (CNT) for a second straight summer ... trained June 30-July 6 in Anaheim, Calif., alongside the U.S. Olympic Women's Volleyball Team.
2023
Dodson earnedย AVCA Honorable Mention All-American acclaim and was named to the All-Pac-12 Team in redshirt senior seasonย โฆ selected to the AVCA Pacific South All-Region Team ... recorded 322.0 points (3.04 PPS) off 233 kills (2.20 KPS) and 131 blocks (1.24 BPS) โฆ led UCLA and ranked fifth in the Pac-12 with a .374 hitting percentage โฆ ranked sixth in the Pac-12 in blocks per set (1.24) and total blocks (131) โฆ tied for fourth in the Pac-12 in solo blocks (23) โฆ tallied 5+ blocks in 17 matches โฆ started 27 matches and played 106 sets โฆ tallied 10+ kills with at least a .350 hitting percentage in 10 matches โฆ recorded 10.0+ points in 20 matches โฆ named Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week after leading all Pac-12 middle blockers with 37.5 points in UCLAโs upset over No. 9 Washington State (Nov. 10) and victory over Washington (Nov. 12) โฆ led UCLA in blocks in 13 matches and points in six matches โฆ had four performances with 6+ kills and no errors โฆ recorded a season-high 17 kills at a .577 clip (17-2-26) with five block assists for 19.5 points in UCLAโs victory over No. 9 Washington State (Nov. 10) โฆ recorded a season-high nine blocks and six error-free kills for 11.5 points in a win at Utah (Oct. 27) โฆ followed that performance with seven error-free kills on 10 swings (.700%) and six blocks in a sweep at Colorado (Oct. 29) โฆ recorded 10 kills at a .375 clip (10-4-16) and three block assists in the first match of the season at LSU (Aug. 25) โฆ notched 12 kills for a .450 rate (12-3-20) and five blocks in a win versus Indiana (Sept. 1) โฆ the next day at Long Beach State, recorded 12 error-free kills at a .600 hitting percentage (12-0-20) with three solo blocks, four block assists and an ace for 18.0 points (Sept. 2) โฆ recorded 10 kills for a .353 hitting percentage (10-4-17) and five blocks in a win versus Pepperdine (Sept. 7) โฆ notched six kills on nine swings (.556%) with three blocks in a win at No. 23 Hawaiโi (Sept. 10) โฆ recorded 12 kills for a .368 hitting percentage (12-5-19) and four blocks (2-2) in UCLAโs first match at Oklahoma (Sept. 15) โฆ followed that with seven kills, an ace, two solo blocks and four block assists for 12.0 points in a win at Oklahoma (Sept. 16) โฆ tallied two solo blocks, five block assists and nine kills versus USC (Sept. 20) โฆ recorded eight kills for a .462 clip (8-2-13) and five block assists in a sweep of Colorado (Sept. 29) โฆ notched 13 kills on 18 swings (.667%) and six blocks at Arizona (Oct. 6) โฆ recorded 10 kills for a .450 rate (10-1-20) and three blocks in a sweep at California (Oct. 13) โฆ notched two solo blocks, three block assists and eight kills at a .316 clip at No. 3 Stanford (Oct. 15) โฆ recorded 13 kills for a .545 hitting percentage (13-1-22), six block assists and two service aces for 18.0 points in a win at Washington (Nov. 12) โฆ tallied 10 kills and five blocks in a road win at No. 24 USC (Nov. 24).
Summer 2023
Dodson was selected to the USA Volleyball 2023 Collegiate Women's National Team (CNT) in the summer ... trained from June 18-24 in Anaheim, Calif. alongside the Women's National Team Olympic Champions as they prepare for the Volleyball Nations League.
2022
Dodson was named to the All-Pac-12 Team and AVCA Pacific South All-Region Honorable Mention after leading UCLA with 77 blocks and a .330 hitting percentage โฆ totaled 259 kills and ranked second on the team with 2.54 kills per set in her 27 starts and 102 sets played โฆ achieved double-digit kills in 13 matches โฆ hit for .300-plus in 16 of 27 matches โฆ accounted for 10-plus points in 18 matches โฆ picked up the first double-double of her career with 11 kills and a career-high 11 digs at Colorado (Oct. 28) โฆ notched 12 kills at .321 and six blocks at Utah State (Aug. 26) โฆ recorded 10 kills at .474 versus West Virginia (Aug. 27) โฆ followed that with nine kills on just 12 attempts for .750 versus Texas State (Sept. 2) โฆ tallied 13 kills at .385 versus USC (Sept. 22) โฆ recorded nine kills at .438 against Utah (Sept. 30) โฆ dealt a season-high three service aces to go along with seven kills at .455 against Oregon State (Oct. 14) โฆ began a seven-match stretch with double-digit kills with 13 kills at .650 and four block assists versus Oregon (Oct. 16) โฆ recorded 13 kills at .478, two aces, two blocks and three digs at Utah (Oct. 30) โฆ went off for a career-high 15 kills at a .478 hitting percentage, five blocks (2-3) and an ace to accumulate a career-high 19.5 points versus Arizona (Nov. 4) โฆ followed that with 13 kills at .346 against Arizona State (Nov. 6) โฆ picked up back-to-back 14-kill performances against California (Nov. 10) and Stanford (Nov. 12) โฆ matched her career high in kills with 15 at .419 at Oregon State (Nov. 20).
Fall 2021
Dodson was awarded All-Pac-12 Team honors after leading the Bruins with 109 total blocks and a .342 hitting percentage (minimum 150 attacks) โฆ ranked third on the squad with 216 kills โฆ returned a season-high eight blocks versus Milwaukee on Sept. 18 โฆ notched double-digit kills in seven matches, hitting above .400 in six of those performances โฆ led the Bruins in blocks in 16 of 31 matches โฆ recorded 12 kills at a .526 clip at UC Davis on Aug. 29 โฆ 10 kills at a .444 clip to go along with five blocks for 12.5 points at Washington on Oct. 1 โฆ 10 kills and six blocks for 13.5 points at Arizona State on Oct. 17 โฆ a career-high 14 kills at a .458 hitting percentage and five blocks for 17 points at Utah on Nov. 5 โฆ near-perfect with 10 kills and just one error on 15 swings (.600 hitting percentage) and four blocks versus Arizona State on Nov. 19 โฆ recorded six kills at a .385 clip in the Bruinsโ NCAA First Round match versus Fairfield on Dec. 3 โฆ roofed six blocks versus UCF in the NCAA Second Round on Dec. 4.
Spring 2021
Dodson played in 24 sets and 11 matches, recording 19 blocks and 14 kills ... made her collegiate debut against California on Jan. 22, producing three kills and no errors in four attempts, adding three blocks and two kills on Jan. 24 versus Cal ... posted a season-best six blocks, including two solo stuffs, to go with two kills against Arizona (Feb. 26) ... had three blocks and two kills versus Washington on Feb. 12 ... recorded two blocks and two kills at Washington State on Feb. 6.
2019
Did not play and utilized a redshirt year.
Rocky Mountain High School
Dodson attended Rocky Mountain High School in Fort Collins, Colo. as a junior and senior ... also attended Summit High School (Frisco, Colo.) as a freshman and Snowy Peaks High School (Dillon, Colo.) as a sophomore ... lettered her freshman through junior seasons at three different schools, and did not play as a senior due to injury ... coached in her junior year by Julie Hilt, as Dodson recorded 266 kills, 233 aces, 92 blocks (66 solos) and 85 digs at RMHS ... was a three-time Front Range Conference Player of the Year ... was team Most Valuable Player in 2016 and 2017 ... recognized on the 2018 CHSAA 5A Honorable Mention squad ... ranked No. 47 in the PrepVolleyball Senior Aces ... 2017 PrepVolleyball All-American 18s Third Team ...ย was a volunteer coach at Kinard Middle School during her senior season ... played club with NORCO Volleyball Club under coaches Jim Stone, Steve Colpus and Cathy Mahaffey ... won gold at the 2017 Pacific Northwest Qualifier, silver at the 2018 Colorado Crossroads and bronze at the 2017 Colorado Crossroads ...ย was a member of the 2017 U-18 USA Girls Youth National Training Team.
Personal
Born AnnaMarie Leighton Dodson in Hagerstown, Md. ... parents are JaneMarie Borger and Dennis Dodson ... stepfather is Mark Franke ...ย is an only child ... chose to attend UCLA because it had everything she was looking for, great teammates, coaches and atmosphere, all in one beautiful place ... says the No. 1 reason she competes in volleyball is because she grew up with her friends playing the sport and decided to try it out in the eighth grade ... favorites include the television show "Euphoria", actor Noah Centineo, the movie "Moana" and singer Bryson Tiller ...ย biggest athletic thrill so far was medaling in three different national qualifiers with her club team ... hobbies include photography and being outside ... earned two undergraduate degrees in sociology and gender studies ... now pursuing a master's degree in John Wooden's Transformative Coaching and Leadership (education major)ย ... career objective is playing professional volleyball overseas.
Anna Dodson's Match Highs
โข AVCA Honorable Mention All-American (2023)
โข 3-time All-Pac-12 Team honoree (2023, 2022, Fall 2021)
โข Second Team All-Big Ten honoree (2024)
โข 2-time AVCA Pacific South All-Region honoree (2023; Honorable Mention - 2022)
โข Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week (Nov. 13, 2023)
โข Ranks 10th in program history in both block assists (367) and total blocks (441)
2024
Named Second Team All-Big Ten for her fourth career all-conference honor ... Finished with over 100 total blocks for the third time in her career ... Led UCLA with 105.0 total blocks and 18 solo blocks ... Recorded a season high 11.0 blocks vs. Michigan (Oct. 5) ... Collected 239 kills (2.32 KPS) at a hitting percentage of .311 ... Scored 308.5 total points to finish second on the team ... Tallied double-digit kills 10 times during the season, including a career-high 20 kills at a .462 clip against nationally-ranked Minnesota (Oct. 4) ... Also earned a career-high 11 blocks and 24.5 points in the match ... Hit .556 with 11 kills in a sweep over LIU (Sept. 7) ... Followed that up with 14 kills at a hitting percentage of .545, adding nine total blocks for 20.5 pointsย in the win over Prairie View A&M (Sept. 12) ... Went for 12 kills against Washington (Oct. 9) and Michigan State (Oct. 26) ... Hit .588 with 11 kills and four blocks in the win over Rutgers (Nov. 7) ... In the following match at Maryland (Nov. 9), notched 14 kills at a .520 clip ... Enjoyed her most efficient attacking display of the season with a .611 hitting percentage and 14 kills in a four-set win at Illinois (Nov. 23) ... Notched 10 kills at a .476 rate in a sweep over Iowa (Nov. 27) ... Finished with 14.5 points, registering nine kills, three blocks, and three service aces against TCU (Sept. 13) ... Dodson was selected to the USA Volleyball 2024 Collegiate Women's National Team (CNT) for a second straight summer ... trained June 30-July 6 in Anaheim, Calif., alongside the U.S. Olympic Women's Volleyball Team.
2023
Dodson earnedย AVCA Honorable Mention All-American acclaim and was named to the All-Pac-12 Team in redshirt senior seasonย โฆ selected to the AVCA Pacific South All-Region Team ... recorded 322.0 points (3.04 PPS) off 233 kills (2.20 KPS) and 131 blocks (1.24 BPS) โฆ led UCLA and ranked fifth in the Pac-12 with a .374 hitting percentage โฆ ranked sixth in the Pac-12 in blocks per set (1.24) and total blocks (131) โฆ tied for fourth in the Pac-12 in solo blocks (23) โฆ tallied 5+ blocks in 17 matches โฆ started 27 matches and played 106 sets โฆ tallied 10+ kills with at least a .350 hitting percentage in 10 matches โฆ recorded 10.0+ points in 20 matches โฆ named Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week after leading all Pac-12 middle blockers with 37.5 points in UCLAโs upset over No. 9 Washington State (Nov. 10) and victory over Washington (Nov. 12) โฆ led UCLA in blocks in 13 matches and points in six matches โฆ had four performances with 6+ kills and no errors โฆ recorded a season-high 17 kills at a .577 clip (17-2-26) with five block assists for 19.5 points in UCLAโs victory over No. 9 Washington State (Nov. 10) โฆ recorded a season-high nine blocks and six error-free kills for 11.5 points in a win at Utah (Oct. 27) โฆ followed that performance with seven error-free kills on 10 swings (.700%) and six blocks in a sweep at Colorado (Oct. 29) โฆ recorded 10 kills at a .375 clip (10-4-16) and three block assists in the first match of the season at LSU (Aug. 25) โฆ notched 12 kills for a .450 rate (12-3-20) and five blocks in a win versus Indiana (Sept. 1) โฆ the next day at Long Beach State, recorded 12 error-free kills at a .600 hitting percentage (12-0-20) with three solo blocks, four block assists and an ace for 18.0 points (Sept. 2) โฆ recorded 10 kills for a .353 hitting percentage (10-4-17) and five blocks in a win versus Pepperdine (Sept. 7) โฆ notched six kills on nine swings (.556%) with three blocks in a win at No. 23 Hawaiโi (Sept. 10) โฆ recorded 12 kills for a .368 hitting percentage (12-5-19) and four blocks (2-2) in UCLAโs first match at Oklahoma (Sept. 15) โฆ followed that with seven kills, an ace, two solo blocks and four block assists for 12.0 points in a win at Oklahoma (Sept. 16) โฆ tallied two solo blocks, five block assists and nine kills versus USC (Sept. 20) โฆ recorded eight kills for a .462 clip (8-2-13) and five block assists in a sweep of Colorado (Sept. 29) โฆ notched 13 kills on 18 swings (.667%) and six blocks at Arizona (Oct. 6) โฆ recorded 10 kills for a .450 rate (10-1-20) and three blocks in a sweep at California (Oct. 13) โฆ notched two solo blocks, three block assists and eight kills at a .316 clip at No. 3 Stanford (Oct. 15) โฆ recorded 13 kills for a .545 hitting percentage (13-1-22), six block assists and two service aces for 18.0 points in a win at Washington (Nov. 12) โฆ tallied 10 kills and five blocks in a road win at No. 24 USC (Nov. 24).
Summer 2023
Dodson was selected to the USA Volleyball 2023 Collegiate Women's National Team (CNT) in the summer ... trained from June 18-24 in Anaheim, Calif. alongside the Women's National Team Olympic Champions as they prepare for the Volleyball Nations League.
2022
Dodson was named to the All-Pac-12 Team and AVCA Pacific South All-Region Honorable Mention after leading UCLA with 77 blocks and a .330 hitting percentage โฆ totaled 259 kills and ranked second on the team with 2.54 kills per set in her 27 starts and 102 sets played โฆ achieved double-digit kills in 13 matches โฆ hit for .300-plus in 16 of 27 matches โฆ accounted for 10-plus points in 18 matches โฆ picked up the first double-double of her career with 11 kills and a career-high 11 digs at Colorado (Oct. 28) โฆ notched 12 kills at .321 and six blocks at Utah State (Aug. 26) โฆ recorded 10 kills at .474 versus West Virginia (Aug. 27) โฆ followed that with nine kills on just 12 attempts for .750 versus Texas State (Sept. 2) โฆ tallied 13 kills at .385 versus USC (Sept. 22) โฆ recorded nine kills at .438 against Utah (Sept. 30) โฆ dealt a season-high three service aces to go along with seven kills at .455 against Oregon State (Oct. 14) โฆ began a seven-match stretch with double-digit kills with 13 kills at .650 and four block assists versus Oregon (Oct. 16) โฆ recorded 13 kills at .478, two aces, two blocks and three digs at Utah (Oct. 30) โฆ went off for a career-high 15 kills at a .478 hitting percentage, five blocks (2-3) and an ace to accumulate a career-high 19.5 points versus Arizona (Nov. 4) โฆ followed that with 13 kills at .346 against Arizona State (Nov. 6) โฆ picked up back-to-back 14-kill performances against California (Nov. 10) and Stanford (Nov. 12) โฆ matched her career high in kills with 15 at .419 at Oregon State (Nov. 20).
Fall 2021
Dodson was awarded All-Pac-12 Team honors after leading the Bruins with 109 total blocks and a .342 hitting percentage (minimum 150 attacks) โฆ ranked third on the squad with 216 kills โฆ returned a season-high eight blocks versus Milwaukee on Sept. 18 โฆ notched double-digit kills in seven matches, hitting above .400 in six of those performances โฆ led the Bruins in blocks in 16 of 31 matches โฆ recorded 12 kills at a .526 clip at UC Davis on Aug. 29 โฆ 10 kills at a .444 clip to go along with five blocks for 12.5 points at Washington on Oct. 1 โฆ 10 kills and six blocks for 13.5 points at Arizona State on Oct. 17 โฆ a career-high 14 kills at a .458 hitting percentage and five blocks for 17 points at Utah on Nov. 5 โฆ near-perfect with 10 kills and just one error on 15 swings (.600 hitting percentage) and four blocks versus Arizona State on Nov. 19 โฆ recorded six kills at a .385 clip in the Bruinsโ NCAA First Round match versus Fairfield on Dec. 3 โฆ roofed six blocks versus UCF in the NCAA Second Round on Dec. 4.
Spring 2021
Dodson played in 24 sets and 11 matches, recording 19 blocks and 14 kills ... made her collegiate debut against California on Jan. 22, producing three kills and no errors in four attempts, adding three blocks and two kills on Jan. 24 versus Cal ... posted a season-best six blocks, including two solo stuffs, to go with two kills against Arizona (Feb. 26) ... had three blocks and two kills versus Washington on Feb. 12 ... recorded two blocks and two kills at Washington State on Feb. 6.
2019
Did not play and utilized a redshirt year.
Rocky Mountain High School
Dodson attended Rocky Mountain High School in Fort Collins, Colo. as a junior and senior ... also attended Summit High School (Frisco, Colo.) as a freshman and Snowy Peaks High School (Dillon, Colo.) as a sophomore ... lettered her freshman through junior seasons at three different schools, and did not play as a senior due to injury ... coached in her junior year by Julie Hilt, as Dodson recorded 266 kills, 233 aces, 92 blocks (66 solos) and 85 digs at RMHS ... was a three-time Front Range Conference Player of the Year ... was team Most Valuable Player in 2016 and 2017 ... recognized on the 2018 CHSAA 5A Honorable Mention squad ... ranked No. 47 in the PrepVolleyball Senior Aces ... 2017 PrepVolleyball All-American 18s Third Team ...ย was a volunteer coach at Kinard Middle School during her senior season ... played club with NORCO Volleyball Club under coaches Jim Stone, Steve Colpus and Cathy Mahaffey ... won gold at the 2017 Pacific Northwest Qualifier, silver at the 2018 Colorado Crossroads and bronze at the 2017 Colorado Crossroads ...ย was a member of the 2017 U-18 USA Girls Youth National Training Team.
Personal
Born AnnaMarie Leighton Dodson in Hagerstown, Md. ... parents are JaneMarie Borger and Dennis Dodson ... stepfather is Mark Franke ...ย is an only child ... chose to attend UCLA because it had everything she was looking for, great teammates, coaches and atmosphere, all in one beautiful place ... says the No. 1 reason she competes in volleyball is because she grew up with her friends playing the sport and decided to try it out in the eighth grade ... favorites include the television show "Euphoria", actor Noah Centineo, the movie "Moana" and singer Bryson Tiller ...ย biggest athletic thrill so far was medaling in three different national qualifiers with her club team ... hobbies include photography and being outside ... earned two undergraduate degrees in sociology and gender studies ... now pursuing a master's degree in John Wooden's Transformative Coaching and Leadership (education major)ย ... career objective is playing professional volleyball overseas.
Anna Dodson's Match Highs
| KILLS | 20, vs. Minnesotaย (10/4/24) |
| TOTAL ATTEMPTS | 39, vs. Minnesota (10/4/24) |
| HITTING PCT. (MIN. 7 KILLS) | 1.000 (7-0-7), vs. Oregon State (10/24/21) |
| SERVICE ACES | 3, Two times (last vs. TCU (9/13/24) |
| DIGS | 11, at Colorado (10/28/22) |
| BLOCK SOLOS | 4 vs. Ohio State (9/29/24) |
| BLOCK ASSISTS | 9, Three times, (last vs. Minnesota, 10/4/24) |
| TOTAL BLOCKS | 11.0, vs. Minnesota (10/4/24) |
| POINTS | 24.5, vs. Minnesota (10/4/24) |
UCLA W. Volleyball Postgame - Oregon (Nov. 29, 2024)
Friday, November 29
UCLA W. Volleyball Postgame - Iowa (Nov. 27, 2024)
Thursday, November 28
UCLA W. Volleyball Postgame - vs. Wisconsin (Nov. 16, 2024)
Saturday, November 16
UCLA W. Volleyball Postgame - vs. Washington (Nov. 13, 2024)
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