2021 Women's Volleyball Roster
Roster
Dani Dennison
- Position:
- DS/L
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- Edison HS
- Hometown:
- Huntington Beach, Calif.
- Prev School:
- Edison HS
2019 & 2020 Academic All-Big 12 2nd team
2020 (Senior):
Became the first Horned Frog in program history to lead the team in digs over three separate seasons, finishing with a team-best 287 digs in her fourth season…tallied a season-high 28 digs against West Virginia (10/16/20), the second most digs in a single match by a Big 12 DS/L over the course of the season…Posted 10 consecutive matches with double-digit digs, the second longest streak of her career…finished with three 20+ dig matches, the most in a single season since her freshman season.
2019 (Junior):
Played in all 30 matches in 2020, started 23, including the final 14 at libero…led the team with 308 digs (2.96 per set)…averaged 3.93 digs/set as the libero…collected her 1,000th career dig against Miami (OH) in the first round match of the NIVC…led the team with 69 digs in four NIVC matches (4.6 digs/set)…season high 25 digs vs. Miami (OH) (Dec. 5)…tied a career-high at Kansas (Oct. 19), with 7.00 digs per set…set a career high in assists (nine) against Kansas (Nov. 9)
2018 (Sophomore):
Played in all 27 matches and 102 sets for the second consecutive season ... finished fifth on the team with 220 digs and 2.16 digs per set ... totaled one kill on the season against Green Bay on Aug. 24 ... recorded 17 total assists including a season-high five against Kansas State on Nov. 21 in the home finale ... served up three service aces against West Virginia on Oct. 18 and finished the year with 22 total aces and 0.22 aces per set ... recorded double-digit digs in 10 matches ... had a streak of three consecutive double-digit dig matches from Sept. 1-6 ... totaled a season-high 17 digs against SMU on Sept. 6 ... led the team in digs on three occasions and in service aces in six matches.
2017 (Freshman):
Played in all 32 matches and 113 sets in her first year on campus ... led the team with 517 digs and 4.58 digs per set ... recorded a perfect 1.000 hitting clip twice ... only made one error on 17 swings ... finished fourth on the team in assists with 74 ... totaled 15 matches with a perfect 1.000 reception percentage, only making 36 errors on 716 attempts ... recorded a season and career-high 28 digs at SMU on Sept. 15 ... picked up a season and career-high seven assists at North Texas on Dec. 1.
High School/Juniors:
Four year letterwinner at Edison High School … helped lead Edison to the California State Championship in 2016 … named to the Orange County Volleyball All-Star Team in 2017 … earned All-Sunset League First Team honors all four years of high school … MVP of the Sunset League in 2016 … named the 2016 Defensive Player of the Year … accumulated 612 digs during her senior season which is the most digs in Edison High School history … 2016 All-State First Team … 2016 All-County Second Team … MaxPreps All-State First Team … First Team Dream Team … 2016 Dave Mohs All-Tournament Team … named captain of the 2016 Edison HS team … was inducted into the Edison High School Hall of Fame in 2016
Personal:
Daughter of Richard and Darlene Dennison ... has two sisters, Taylor and Cassidy ... sister, Taylor, played volleyball at Concordia University in Irvine ... sister Cassidy, plays volleyball at California Baptist ... majoring in film, television and digital media.
