Honors: 2017, 2018 and 2019 Academic All-Big Ten ... 2017-18 Athletic Board Scholar ... 2018 recipient of the Steve Lowe Memorial Scholarship
2019: Did not play
2018: Played in nine matches and 10 sets ... recorded two digs and a service ace against Rutgers (Sept. 22) ... tallied two assists at Iowa (Oct. 6) ... had a dig against Northwestern (Oct. 12) ... had an assist against Green Bay (Nov. 29)
2017: Played in six matches and seven sets ... played in her first match of the year against Syracuse (Sept. 1) ... recorded her first service ace of the season and one dig against Southern Miss (Sept. 16) ... earned her second service ace of the season against Indiana (Oct. 13) ... served once at Maryland (Oct. 18) ... notched a dig on two serves against Northwestern (Oct. 28) ... notched her third ace of the season on five attempts and had one dig against Rutgers (Nov. 25)
2016: Played in four matches and five sets ... recorded her first career service ace against Texas A&M Corpus Christi (Sept. 4)
High School: Three-time honorable mention all-state ... three-time Fox River Classic Conference Player of the Year ... aided her team to three Fox River Classic Conference championships ... four-time team most valuable player and team captain for her coach and mother Mary Beth Dixon ... four-time all-area pick and two-time all-area player of the year ... had a school record 3,854 assists in her career, averaging 9.3 per set ... averaged a school record 10.3 assists per set as a junior ... tallied 1,074 digs in her career, averaging 2.6 per set ... added 251 service aces in four seasons, averaging 0.6 per set ... also lettered four years in basketball, earning honorable mention all-conference honors twice ... had a 4.0 grade point average ... member of the Student Athletic Council, Student Senate and National Honor Society ... spent the first part of her club career playing with the Fox Cities Elite ... club finished third at the 2014 USAV Nationals and 11th at the 2013 AAU Nationals ... played her senior year with Wisconsin Volleyball Academy
Personal: Parents are Mary Beth Dixon and the late John T. Dixon III ... father played football for the Badgers, lettering in 1980 ... has one sister - Molly (29) - and two brothers - Tanner (25) and Drew (23) ... nickname is Mal ... born Oct. 2 ... intends to major in Kinesiology
Why Wisconsin?
"I chose Wisconsin because it’s been a dream of mine since I was five years old. The campus, academics, athletics, and atmosphere are like no other university in the world. "
Match Highs
Kills:
Attacks:
Attack pct:
Assists: 2 at Iowa, 10/6/18
Serve aces: 1 (5x; MR vs. Rutgers, 9/22/18)
Digs: 2 vs. Rutgers, 9/22/18
Blocks:
Points: 1 (5x; MR vs. Rutgers, 9/22/18)
Off the court with Mallory
First started volleyball: 10 years old
Most memorable volleyball match: 2016 Texas Match or 2016 Ohio State Sweet 16 Match
My favorite thing about Wisconsin volleyball is: The culture
Before each match, I: listen to music
Best UW road trip: Hawaii
One word that describes the team: Gritty
One word that describes me: Competitive
My teammates say I am: Motherly
Favorite thing to do off the court with my teammates is: hang out at the terrace or play board games
Most memorable volleyball achievement: going to state with my mom as my coach
The best thing about the Field House is: The dedicated fans and the atmosphere on game day
If I could change one volleyball rule, it would be: back-row setters can break the plane of the net
If I was Coach Sheffield for the day, I would: Team Lulu trip
What is your favorite Coach Sheffield saying? “One of the greatest feelings in the world is when your back is against the wall and you come back and set the world on fire.”
My “Bucky” List is: Win a Big Ten \championship, win a national championship, sled down Observatory on lunch trays, and snowball fight on Bascom
Dream as a collegiate player: Win a national championship
Post-college plans/goals: Travel abroad and go to physician's assistant school
The best thing about Madison is: The college town feel and always having something to do
Fantasy job/career: Professional adventurer
Person most admired/role model: My mother
I can’t live without: coffee
My secret addiction is: regular Cheerios without milk
Nobody knows how much I love to: play board games
Greatest Invention of the last 100 years: Internet
A non-athletic talent I have is: Cooking
How would you like to change the world? Travel to Africa and help underprivileged kids
My bucket list includes: Travel the world, go to all the national parks, sky dive, and scuba dive
What are you most thankful for? My family and all the opportunities I’ve had in my life
What are you passionate about? Being a well-rounded individual through having success both in the classroom, in the gym and a positive effect in the community
The best advice I have ever gotten is: Learn from your failures. You're going to fail, whether that be in the classroom, on the field, or in the weight room. What's most important is to get better from that.
What makes you laugh? Sarah Dodd
What kinds of things do you like to cook or are good at cooking? Big fan of stir fry and chicken dishes
What does it mean to be a Badger?
"Being a Badger means being a part of a university and community that reaches far beyond the confines of Madison, where Badgers around the world share that same pride of representing the W."
