2024 Women's Volleyball Roster
Jersey Number 9
Cheridyn Leverette
- Position:
- Outside Hitter
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Eagle's Landing Christian Academy
- Hometown:
- Hampton, Ga.
Bio
Career Highlights
โขย AVCA All-American HM (2024)
โข First Team All-Big Ten (2024)
2024
Named AVCA All-America Honorable Mention and First Team All-Big Ten after a breakout junior campaign ... Finished sixth in the Big Ten for kills-per-set (4.14) and eighth in total kills (435) ... Ranked third in the conference with 4.17 kills-per-set during league matches ... Tallied 20 or more kills on three occasions ... Posted a career-high 29 kills at nationally-ranked Purdue on Oct. 17, a performance that marked the highest kill tally by a Bruin since Mac May's 39-kill showing at Washington State on Oct. 2, 2021 ... Led UCLA in five different statistical categories including points (464.0), points-per-set (4.42), kills (435), kills-per-set (4.14), and total attempts (1,100) ... Enjoyed an extraordinary run of 20 consecutive matches 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 ... Reached double figures in 27ย of the 28 matches she appeared in during the 2024 season ... Hit .500 in a 15-kill showing against LIU (Sept. 7) for her most efficient attacking display of the season ... Put down 23 kills in the season finale against No. 13 Oregon (Nov. 29).
2023
Leverette played in all 30 matches and made 23 starts in her sophomore season โฆ ranked third on the squad with 288 kills (2.77 KPS) at a .220 hitting percentage โฆ led UCLA with 25 service aces (0.24 SA/S) โฆ led UCLA in kills in four matches โฆ totaled 119 digs (1.14 DPS) and 33 blocks (0.32 BPS) โฆ recorded 17 double-digit kill outings โฆ posted a season-high 19 kills at a .500 hitting percentage (19-2-34) and three blocks in UCLAโs win at Oregon State (Nov. 22) โฆ recorded the first double-double of her career with 14 kills and 12 digs at Arizona (Oct. 6) โฆ put up 16 kills at a .250 clip (16-6-40) with a season-high four service aces in UCLAโs victory over No. 9 Washington State (Nov. 10) โฆ tallied a team-high 17 kills at a .351 rate (17-4-37) with two aces, a block and six digs in UCLAโs first win of the year at LSU (Aug. 26) โฆ recorded 10 kills at a .444 clip (10-2-18) and seven digs in a win at Long Beach State (Sept. 2) โฆ scored 17 kills for a .295 rate (17-4-44) with six digs and a block in a win over Pepperdine (Sept. 7) โฆ registered 13 kills at a .250 clip (13-4-36) with three aces in a win over No. 23 Hawaiโi (Sept. 10) โฆ recorded 13 kills at a .462 rate (13-1-26) and six digs in a sweep against Washington (Oct. 20) โฆ in the Bruinsโ second meeting versus the Huskies, Leverette posted 16 kills at a .355 hitting percentage (16-5-31) with two blocks and three digs (Nov. 12) โฆ notched 13 kills at a .250 clip (13-5-32) with five digs, an ace and block to defeat No. 24 USC (Nov. 24).
2022
Leverette made one start and appeared in seven matches and 15 sets her freshman season โฆ reached double-digit kills for the first time in her career at Colorado with 13 at a .219 clip (Oct. 28) โฆ also picked up two solo blocks in that match for a season-high 15 points ...ย her most efficient outing was at Stanford where she notched nine kills at .318 (Oct. 21) โฆ made the first start of her career at California where she recorded four aces โ the third-most by a Bruin in 2022 โ as well as a season-high eight digs, two block assists and six kills at .300 for 11 points (Oct. 23).
Eagle's Landing Christian Academy
Leverette was a four-year letterwinner at Eagleโs Landing Christian Academy in Hampton, Ga. โฆ tabbed as the 2021-22 Georgia Gatorade Volleyball Player of the Year โฆ listed on 2022 VolleyballMag.comโs Fab 50 โฆ ranked No. 34 on PrepVolleyball.comโs Top 150 class of 2022 recruits โฆ named an AVCAย High School Second Team All-American and Under Armour Second Team All-American in 2021 โฆ selected as the Georgia Class 1A Private Player of the Year in 2021 โฆ a two-time Junior Volleyball Association (JVA) All-American in 2021 and 2022 โฆ 2020 AVCA Phenom Watch List โฆ her senior season, paced the state with 564 kills at a .416 hitting percentage to pair with 370 digs and 72 service aces, leading the Chargers (39-6) to the Georgia Class 1A Private semifinals โฆ her junior season, accumulated 502 kills (fifth in the state) at a .586 clip along with 54 service aces, 345 digs and 12 blocks โฆ her sophomore season, racked up 564 kills (fifth in the state) at a .574 hitting percentage โฆ finished her high school career with 2,029 career kills, a .487 hitting percentage, 283 service aces, 970 digs and 63 blocks โฆ played club with A5, the No. 1 club team in the nation in 2022 โฆ was a 2021 17U Open AAU All-American and USA Volleyballย All-American โฆ participated in the 2021 USA Volleyball Indoor Girlโs U17/18 National Team Development Program.
Personal
Born Cheridyn Noel Leverette in Annapolis, Md. โฆ parents are Mecole and Coy Leverette III โฆ has one brother, Coy Leverette IV โฆ chose to attend UCLA because she wanted to surround herself with other student-athletes that are hardworking and supportive of each other โฆ also admired UCLAโs academics and ย championship culture โฆ greatest athletic thrill was placing first in all of her qualifiers for USA Volleyball Girls Junior Nationals with her A5 Club Team during her 18โs season โฆ athletes she admires are Kobe Bryant, Serena Williams and Olympic women's volleyball gold medalist Kim Hill โฆ hobbies include photography, reading and crochetingย ... communications major โฆ plans to pursue a career in sports journalism.
Cheridyn Leverette's Match Highs
โขย AVCA All-American HM (2024)
โข First Team All-Big Ten (2024)
2024
Named AVCA All-America Honorable Mention and First Team All-Big Ten after a breakout junior campaign ... Finished sixth in the Big Ten for kills-per-set (4.14) and eighth in total kills (435) ... Ranked third in the conference with 4.17 kills-per-set during league matches ... Tallied 20 or more kills on three occasions ... Posted a career-high 29 kills at nationally-ranked Purdue on Oct. 17, a performance that marked the highest kill tally by a Bruin since Mac May's 39-kill showing at Washington State on Oct. 2, 2021 ... Led UCLA in five different statistical categories including points (464.0), points-per-set (4.42), kills (435), kills-per-set (4.14), and total attempts (1,100) ... Enjoyed an extraordinary run of 20 consecutive matches 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 ... Reached double figures in 27ย of the 28 matches she appeared in during the 2024 season ... Hit .500 in a 15-kill showing against LIU (Sept. 7) for her most efficient attacking display of the season ... Put down 23 kills in the season finale against No. 13 Oregon (Nov. 29).
2023
Leverette played in all 30 matches and made 23 starts in her sophomore season โฆ ranked third on the squad with 288 kills (2.77 KPS) at a .220 hitting percentage โฆ led UCLA with 25 service aces (0.24 SA/S) โฆ led UCLA in kills in four matches โฆ totaled 119 digs (1.14 DPS) and 33 blocks (0.32 BPS) โฆ recorded 17 double-digit kill outings โฆ posted a season-high 19 kills at a .500 hitting percentage (19-2-34) and three blocks in UCLAโs win at Oregon State (Nov. 22) โฆ recorded the first double-double of her career with 14 kills and 12 digs at Arizona (Oct. 6) โฆ put up 16 kills at a .250 clip (16-6-40) with a season-high four service aces in UCLAโs victory over No. 9 Washington State (Nov. 10) โฆ tallied a team-high 17 kills at a .351 rate (17-4-37) with two aces, a block and six digs in UCLAโs first win of the year at LSU (Aug. 26) โฆ recorded 10 kills at a .444 clip (10-2-18) and seven digs in a win at Long Beach State (Sept. 2) โฆ scored 17 kills for a .295 rate (17-4-44) with six digs and a block in a win over Pepperdine (Sept. 7) โฆ registered 13 kills at a .250 clip (13-4-36) with three aces in a win over No. 23 Hawaiโi (Sept. 10) โฆ recorded 13 kills at a .462 rate (13-1-26) and six digs in a sweep against Washington (Oct. 20) โฆ in the Bruinsโ second meeting versus the Huskies, Leverette posted 16 kills at a .355 hitting percentage (16-5-31) with two blocks and three digs (Nov. 12) โฆ notched 13 kills at a .250 clip (13-5-32) with five digs, an ace and block to defeat No. 24 USC (Nov. 24).
2022
Leverette made one start and appeared in seven matches and 15 sets her freshman season โฆ reached double-digit kills for the first time in her career at Colorado with 13 at a .219 clip (Oct. 28) โฆ also picked up two solo blocks in that match for a season-high 15 points ...ย her most efficient outing was at Stanford where she notched nine kills at .318 (Oct. 21) โฆ made the first start of her career at California where she recorded four aces โ the third-most by a Bruin in 2022 โ as well as a season-high eight digs, two block assists and six kills at .300 for 11 points (Oct. 23).
Eagle's Landing Christian Academy
Leverette was a four-year letterwinner at Eagleโs Landing Christian Academy in Hampton, Ga. โฆ tabbed as the 2021-22 Georgia Gatorade Volleyball Player of the Year โฆ listed on 2022 VolleyballMag.comโs Fab 50 โฆ ranked No. 34 on PrepVolleyball.comโs Top 150 class of 2022 recruits โฆ named an AVCAย High School Second Team All-American and Under Armour Second Team All-American in 2021 โฆ selected as the Georgia Class 1A Private Player of the Year in 2021 โฆ a two-time Junior Volleyball Association (JVA) All-American in 2021 and 2022 โฆ 2020 AVCA Phenom Watch List โฆ her senior season, paced the state with 564 kills at a .416 hitting percentage to pair with 370 digs and 72 service aces, leading the Chargers (39-6) to the Georgia Class 1A Private semifinals โฆ her junior season, accumulated 502 kills (fifth in the state) at a .586 clip along with 54 service aces, 345 digs and 12 blocks โฆ her sophomore season, racked up 564 kills (fifth in the state) at a .574 hitting percentage โฆ finished her high school career with 2,029 career kills, a .487 hitting percentage, 283 service aces, 970 digs and 63 blocks โฆ played club with A5, the No. 1 club team in the nation in 2022 โฆ was a 2021 17U Open AAU All-American and USA Volleyballย All-American โฆ participated in the 2021 USA Volleyball Indoor Girlโs U17/18 National Team Development Program.
Personal
Born Cheridyn Noel Leverette in Annapolis, Md. โฆ parents are Mecole and Coy Leverette III โฆ has one brother, Coy Leverette IV โฆ chose to attend UCLA because she wanted to surround herself with other student-athletes that are hardworking and supportive of each other โฆ also admired UCLAโs academics and ย championship culture โฆ greatest athletic thrill was placing first in all of her qualifiers for USA Volleyball Girls Junior Nationals with her A5 Club Team during her 18โs season โฆ athletes she admires are Kobe Bryant, Serena Williams and Olympic women's volleyball gold medalist Kim Hill โฆ hobbies include photography, reading and crochetingย ... communications major โฆ plans to pursue a career in sports journalism.
Cheridyn Leverette's Match Highs
| KILLS | 29, at Purdue (10/17/24) |
| TOTAL ATTEMPTS | 54, at Maryland (11/9/24) |
| HITTING PCT. (MIN. 7 KILLS) | .500 (19-2-34), at Oregon State (11/22/23) |
| SERVICE ACES | 4, at Washington State (11/10/23) 4, at California (10/23/22) |
| DIGS | 16, vs. Minnesota (10/4/24) |
| BLOCK SOLOS | 2, at Colorado (10/28/22) |
| BLOCK ASSISTS | 3, vs. Colorado (9/29/23) 3, at UC Davis (9/19/24) 3, atย Rutgers (11/7/24) |
| TOTAL BLOCKS | 3.0 (1-2), at Oregon State (11/22/23) 3.0 (0-3), vs. Colorado (9/29/23) 3.0 (1-2), at Hawai'i (9/10/23) 3.0 (0-3), at UC Davis (9/19/24) 3.0 (0-3), at Rutgers (11/7/24) |
| POINTS | 29.0, at Purdue (10/17/24) |
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