Honors: 2017, 2018 and 2019 Academic All-Big Ten
2019: Played in three matches and five sets... returned to the court to a standing ovation from the Field House crowd vs. Michigan St. (Nov. 16) after recovering from a torn ACL suffered in April 2019... had a season-high three digs on her senior night vs. Iowa (Nov. 22)
2018: Played in 22 matches and 39 sets ... recorded three digs and an assist against High Point (Sept. 2) ... had one dig against Illinois State (Sept. 15) ... tallied a season-best six digs with a service ace against Rutgers (Sept. 22) ... collected three digs at Minnesota (Sept. 26) ... sparked a UW comeback at Illinois (Oct. 3) behind the service line ... recorded one dig against Northwestern (Oct. 12) ... had a dig at Michigan State (Oct. 27) ... tallied three digs and an assist at Maryland (Nov. 17) ... collected a dig against Green Bay (Nov. 29)
2017: Played in 24 matches, starting 10, and played in 62 sets ... averaged 1.13 digs/set ... collected a career-high eight digs and two assists against North Carolina (Aug. 26) ... tied her career high with two aces and had seven digs vs. Syracuse (Sept. 1) ... had a career-high three aces and two digs against Marquette (Sept. 14) ... recorded a career-high nine digs against Michigan State (Sept. 22) ... had seven digs against Michigan (Sept. 24) ... set a career high with 11 digs at Nebraska (Sept. 30) ... matched her career high with two assists against Indiana (Oct. 13)
2016: Played in all 33 matches and 115 sets, primarily as serving specialist ... recorded her first service ace against Arizona (Aug. 27) ... had three digs at Hawaii (Aug. 26) and vs. Kansas State (Aug. 28) ... served an ace at North Carolina (Sept. 9) ... recorded her first career assist against Louisville (Sept. 10) ... recorded a service ace and added two digs, against Texas A&M (Sept. 16) ... served a career-high two aces at Texas (Sept. 18) ... recorded a career-high four digs vs. Maryland (Sept. 24) ... recorded a career-high two assists at Rutgers while tying her career-highs of two aces and four digs as well (Oct. 5) ... tied her career high two aces again at Michigan (Oct. 15) ... tied her career-high four digs against Rutgers (Oct. 30) and Northwestern (Nov. 12) ... averaged 0.44 digs and 0.10 service aces per set.
High School: 2015-16 AVCA Under Armour All-American honorable mention ... second-team all-state honors as a senior ... averaged 4.1 digs per set as a senior ... three-time Southeast Conference Defensive Player of the Year ... three-time all-conference honoree ... led the Trojans to four conference championships and three regional titles ... played club volleyball with Wisconsin Juniors ... team won the 2014 AAU Open Nationals and finished fifth in 2015 ... experienced sand volleyball player, competing on the Junior Beach Tour
Personal: Parents are Eric and Kay Dodd ... has one older sister Angela and one older brother Matthew ... nicknames are Doddimus Prime, Doddy Dumpling, Doddy, Dodd, SpongeDodd, Socks ... born Oct. 2 ... major is management and human resources with a certificate in global health ... member of Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, Badgers Give Back, and the UW Sports Business Club
Why Wisconsin?
"I’ve grown up wanting to go to UW and once I started playing volleyball it became my dream to play in the Big Ten at Madison."
Match Highs
Kills:
Attacks: 1 (3x, MR at Rutgers, 10/5/16)
Attack pct:
Assists: 2 (5x; MR vs. Indiana, 10/13/17)
Serve aces: 3 vs. Marquette, 9/14/17
Digs: 11 at Nebraska, 9/30/17
Blocks:
Points: 3.0 vs. Marquette, 9/14/17
Off the court with Sarah
First started volleyball: 11 years old
Most memorable volleyball match: beating Penn State away in five sets in 2018
The best part of playing volleyball is: being in a competitive atmosphere surrounded by people who are all striving for the same goal
My favorite thing about Wisconsin volleyball is: my teammates
Before each match, I: dance around in the locker room
Best UW road trip: European Tour
One word that describes the team: gritty
One word that describes me: determined
What is the best thing you bring to the team? Optimism
My teammates say I am: funny
Favorite thing to do off the court with my teammates is: eat
Most memorable volleyball achievement: winning nationals in club
The best thing about the Field House is: the fans
If I could change one volleyball rule, it would be: allowing liberos to set hitters in front of the 10-foot line
If I was Coach Sheffield for the day, I would: take the team to Hawaii again
What is your favorite Coach Sheffield saying? Be comfortable being uncomfortable
My “Bucky” List is: visit every store on State Street, learn my way around the Capitol, see the football team play in the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, win a Natty
Dream as a collegiate player: help win championships
The best thing about Madison is: the culture
Fantasy job/career: events coordinator for the Olympics
Person most admired/role model: my sister
I can’t live without: coffee
Nobody knows how much I love to: watch funny videos of corgis
Greatest Invention of the last 100 years: delivery services
If you could trade places for a day with a person, who would it be and why? Dana Rettke because I’m curious what it’s like being 6-8
If I had a million dollars, I would: travel the world and buy an Australian Shepherd
How would you like to change the world? End world hunger
My bucket list includes: win a national championship, travel to every continent, win the lottery
What are you most thankful for? Family
The best advice I have ever gotten is: Don’t knock it ‘til you try it
What makes you laugh? Corgis
What did you want to be when you were 10 years old? A popstar
What food do you crave most often? Ice cream
What does it mean to be a Badger?
"It means to have pride in representing Wisconsin and never taking the easy way out."
