Danielle Cuttino (born June 22, 1996) is an American volleyball player who plays as an opposite hitter for the United States women's national volleyball team and American professional team LOVB Atlanta.
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| Full name | Danielle Amina Cuttino[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  United States | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | June 22, 1996 | |||||||||||||||||
| Hometown | Indianapolis, Indiana | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 194 cm (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
| Spike | 325 cm (128 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Block | 306 cm (120 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| College / University | Purdue | |||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Middle Blocker/Opposite | |||||||||||||||||
| Current club | LOVB Atlanta | |||||||||||||||||
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Early life
editCuttino is from Indianapolis, Indiana and attended high school at Ben Davis High School. She was a U.S. Junior National team member and was considered the tenth ranked recruit in her graduating class. She also played basketball in high school where she as an all-state honoree.[2]
Career
editCollege
editCuttino played as an outside hitter before moving to middle blocker at Purdue. She was named on the Big Ten All-Freshman team in 2014 and was an AVCA First Team All-American as a senior in 2017.[1]
Professional clubs
editGalatasaray
editShe signed a 1-year contract with Galatasaray on June 20, 2023.[3]
USA National Team
editCuttino joined the national team in 2019 and won a gold medal at the 2019 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup. She was the captain and won a bronze medal at the 2021 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup, with a team leading 15 points in the bronze medal match.[4]
She was named to the roster for the 2022 National League tournament. She had 10 kills, two blocks and seven digs in a win against Bulgaria.[5] In a win vs. China, she tallied eight points on seven kills and one block.[6]
Awards and honors
editClubs
edit- 2021–2022 South American Club Championships –
Gold medal, with Minas - 2021–2022 Superliga – Gold medal, with Minas
- 2021–2022 Mineiro Championship –
Silver medal, with Minas - 2021–2022 Brazilian Super Cup – Silver medal, with Minas
- 2021–2022 Brazilian Cup – Silver medal, with Minas
- 2020–2021 South American Club Championships – Silver medal, with Minas
- 2020–2021 Brazilian Cup – Gold medal, with Minas
- 2020–2021 Mineiro Championbship – Gold medal, with Minas
- 2020–2021 Troféu Super Vôlei –
Bronze medal, with Minas - 2020–2021 Superliga – Gold medal, with Minas
College
edit- AVCA First Team All-American (2017)
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Purdue Boilermakers - Purdue Women's Volleyball". purduesports.com. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
- ^ "Meet the Freshman - Danielle Cuttino". purdue.
- ^ "Danielle Cuttino Galatasaray HDI Sigorta'da". Galatasaray S.K. (in Turkish). June 20, 2023. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Women Beat Canada for Bronze at Pan Am Cup". usavolleyball.org. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
- ^ "Robinson, USA open second round of VNL with sweep of Bulgaria". volleyballmag.com. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
- ^ "Plummer, Robinson Lead U.S. Women Past China at VNL". usavolleyball.org. Retrieved June 18, 2022.