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Jersey Number 21
Cassie Dodd
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Lake Ginninderra
- Hometown:
- Perth, Australia
- Previous School:
- Texas A&M - Corpus Christi
Bio
โข UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2024)
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS (TEXAS A&M - CORPUS CHRISTI)
โขย Southland Conference (SLC) Freshman of the Year (2024)
โขย Southland Conference Championship Pair of the Tournament (2024)
โขย All-Conference First Team (2024)
โขย AVCA/CBVB National Pair of the Week (April 22, 2024)
โข Islander Beach Volleyball Most Outstanding Offensive Playerย (2024)
โขย Two-Time SLC Pair of the Week (Feb. 27, 2024 and April 1, 2024)
2024 (FRESHMAN ATย TAMCC)
Cassie Dodd primarily competed on courts one and two and posted a 28-6 overall record (breaking the program record for individual wins in a single-season), including going 6-1 in the Southland Conference (SLC)ย โฆย helped the Islanders repeat as both SLC Regular Season and Tournament championsย โฆย clinched the deciding point at theย Southland Conference Tournament to three-peat the title and advance to the NCAA Tournamentย โฆย named SLC Tournament Pair of the Tournament following the victory and was nationally recognized as the AVCA/CBVB Pair of the Week ... defeated No. 16 FAUย 14-21, 21-19, 15-7ย at court two to help the Islanders secure its highest ranked victory in program historyย โฆย part of a historical team that was nationally ranked in the AVCA Top-20 for six weeks, the first team in conference history to be ranked.
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
Garnered a national ranking of 13th in Australiaย โฆย was a member of the Australian Volleyball Academy since 2021 and the Australian Senior Indoor Team since 2022ย โฆย saw two first-place finishes at the Australian U19 (2022) and U21 (2023) Junior Beach Volleyball Toursย โฆย also placed first at the West Australian Beach Volleyball Tour Elite Division in 2023ย โฆย finished fifth at the U19 Asian Beach Volleyball Championships in Roi Et, Thailand in 2022ย โฆย had another top-10 finish in 2022 after placing ninth at the U19 World Beach Volleyball Championships in Dikili, Turkeyย โฆย attended Penrhos College from 2016-20 and UCSSC Lake Ginninderra in 2021.
PERSONALย
Full name: Cassandra Jane Dodd, prefers Cassieย โฆย born in Subiaco, Australia โฆ her parents are Sarah and Peter Doddย โฆ has an older sister, Samanthaย โฆ greatest athletic thrill was, "Being the pair to clinch the Southland Conference title for Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi in the 2024 season. We lost the first set but then managed to come back and win in three sets."ย โฆ lists Australian former professional tennisย player and cricketer, Ashleigh Barty as the athlete she admires mostย โฆ lists reading and painting by numbers as things she likes to do in her spare time โฆ chose UCLA, "Because of the connection I made with the coaches initially whilst on call was a big factor, with all of us seemingly having the same drive and aspirations. They have developed a top level beach volleyball program which I believe will help me be able to achieve my goal of becoming an Olympian. UCLA also offers a highly competitive political science degree which is the career field I am interested in pursuing."ย โฆ majoring in political science.
UCLA Beach Volleyball vs Long Beach (04-09-2024)
Tuesday, April 16
UCLA vs USC Highlights
Friday, April 29
UCLA Highlights vs. California
Friday, April 29
UCLA vs. USC Highlights
Thursday, April 28
