2021-22 Women's Basketball Roster

Maya Dodson Women's Basketball Roster

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Height 6-3
Class Graduate
Hometown Alpharetta, GA
High School St. Francis / Stanford
Maya Dodson - Women's Basketball - Notre Dame Fighting Irish

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Career Awards

  • 2022 Second Team All-ACC
  • 2022 ACC All-Defensive Team
  • 2022 WBCA All-America Region I Finalist
  • ACC Player of the Week (Dec. 27, 2021)
  • 2021 All-Daytona Beach Invitational Second Team
  • 2020 Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
  • 2019 Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention

CAREER HIGHS

  • Points: 28 (at DePaul, 12/22/21)
  • Rebounds: 12 (vs Bryant, 11/21/21)
  • Field Goals Made: 13, 2x (last at Duke, 1/2/22)
  • Field Goals Attempted: 23 (at Duke, 1/2/22)
  • 3-Point Field Goals Made:
  • 3-Point Field Goals Attempted:
  • Free Throws Made: 6 (vs UMass, 3/19/22)
  • Free Throws Attempted: 8 (vs UMass, 3/19/22)
  • Assists: 6 (vs San Francisco, 11/15/18)
  • Blocks: 6, 2x (last vs Boston College, 1/30/22)
  • Steals: 5 (vs Virginia Tech, 2/3/22)
  • Minutes: 39 (vs Georgia, 11/26/21)

MISCELLANEOUS

  • Double-figure scoring: 31
  • Double-figure rebounding: 10
  • 20+ Point Games: 7
  • Double-doubles: 7

AT NOTRE DAME

GRADUATE SEASON (2021-22)

  • Drafted 26th overall in the 2022 WNBA Draft by the Phoenix Mercury
  • Started in all 33 games, averaging 28.7 minutes
  • Second Team All-ACC // ACC All-Defensive Team
  • Her 2.8 blocks/game ranked 8th in the nation and led the ACC. That number also tied for 6th in program history
  • Collected 29 blocks over the last 9 games.
  • Her 3.5 offensive rebounds/game led all players in the ACC. She grabbed a season high of 7 at DePaul on Dec. 22 and then matched it vs NC State on Feb. 1.
  • Averaged 14.7 points on 63.0 percent shooting over the NCAA Tournament
  • 7 double-doubles on the year and two were of the 20-point, 10-rebound variety.
  • 16 double-digit scoring performances over the last 20 games – it marked the best offensive stretch of her collegiate career.
  • Dodson had 0 career games of 20 or more points before this season. She totaled 7 this year
  • Shot 49.0 percent from the field, which ranked 4th in the league. She shot 51.1 percent in ACC play, which ranked 4th.
  • Played great defense against two of the best centers in the league which resulted in wins over NC State and Va Tech. Maya got Elissa Cunane into early foul trouble and kept her at bay with 13 points, then kept Elizabeth Kitley 10 points under her season average with 8. Highlight link: https://twitter.com/ndwbb/status/1491551233353695238?s=20&t=-SUoIqrlv0uUFIbKgJNjqw
  • MVP in win over No. 3 NC State on Feb. 1 – recording a 20-point, 10-rebound double-double. Dodson got emotional in post-game presser, “I lead by example, so everytime I go out there, every time I’m in front of these fans, I want to show how much passion and hard work and appreciation we have for them. Last year I wasn’t able to play. No matter how much I’m hurting, I got to go out there and play. This means so much for me.”
  • ACC Player of the Week after lifting the Irish to a 91-86 road win at (RV) DePaul on Dec. 22. Dodson scored a career high 28 points, including 12 in the 4th quarter. She scored 10 straight points from 4:46-0:26 in the 4th. Also finished with 8 boards, 7 of the offensive variety.
  • Named a Second All-Daytona Beach Invitational Team honoree. Scored in double figures both games averaging 13.5 points and 8.0 rebounds.
  • Speaking of her block prowess, she collected a career high of 6 at Michigan State on Dec. 2.

AT STANFORD

SENIOR SEASON (2020-21)

  • Opted out of the 2020-21 season

JUNIOR SEASON (2019-20)

  • Missed the first 24 games of the season recovering from a left foot injury
  • Appeared in the final nine games, starting the last seven
  • Averaged 5.0 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.0 blocks in her return
  • Scored a season-high 10 points on 5-for-7 shooting against No. 15 Oregon State (3/6)
  • Shot a perfect 3-for-3 from the floor for seven points in her first game action at Utah (2/14)
  • Played 29 minutes at home vs. No. 3 Oregon (2/24), pulling down a season-high seven rebounds
  • Shot 52.6 percent from the field
  • Swatted a season-best three shots at No. 24 Arizona State (3/1)

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2018-19)

  • Won the Pac-12 Tournament Championship
  • Appeared in 26 games and started 13
  • Missed 10 games throughout the season with a left foot injury
  • Averaged 7.0 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.6 blocks in 20.6 minutes per game
  • Shot 49.1 percent from the floor (79-of-161) and 53.5 percent on free throws (23-of-43)
  • Scored in double figures six times, including a career-high 16 against CSUN (12/29)
  • Pulled down a career-high 10 rebounds in a 61-44 win over No. 7 Oregon State (2/8)
  • Matched a personal best with four blocks against San Francisco (11/15), No. 7 Oregon State (2/8) and No. 6 Oregon (3/10)
  • Third in the Pac-12 in blocks per game (1.62)

FRESHMAN SEASON (2017-18)

  • Appeared in 33 games and started four
  • Posted season averages of 3.5 points and 2.0 rebounds in 11.3 minutes per outing
  • Shot 49.5 percent from the floor (51-of-103) and 39.4 percent at the line (13-of-33)
  • Tied for 14th in the Pac-12 in blocks per game (0.8)
  • Tied for sixth in Stanford freshman history in blocks (27)
  • Scored a season-high 11 against UNLV (12/16) and had another double-figure effort with 10 against Arizona (1/28)
  • Had a pair of seven-rebound games against No. 5 Ohio State (11/10) and No. 9 Baylor (12/3)
  • Season-high four blocks came against Western Illinois (12/18)
  • Started four consecutive games in late December and early January beginning with No. 7 Tennessee on Dec. 21
  • Played a season-high 26 minutes in the opener at No. 5 Ohio State (11/10)
  • Blocked two or more shots seven times, including in three of Stanford’s final four games

USA BASKETBALL

  • Captained Team USA to bronze at the FIBA U17 World Championships in Zaragoza, Spain in the summer of 2016
    • Made the 12-person roster out of a pool of 139 trial invitees
    • Started all seven games and averaged 7.1 points and 5.3 rebounds
  • Took part in trials for the 2015 USA U16 National Team
Prior to Stanford
  • A 2017 graduate of St. Francis High School in Milton, Ga.
  • A five-star talent, rated as the 11th best player in the country according to ESPN HoopGurlz and 24th by Prospects Nation
  • McDonald’s All-American (2017)
  • Jordan Brand Classic All-American (2017)
  • WBCA High School Coaches’ All-American (2017)
  • Naismith High School Girls’ Third Team All-American (2017)
  • Three-time team captain
  • Averaged 14.1 points, 7.5 rebounds, 3.2 blocks and 2.6 steals in leading St. Francis to a 26-5 overall record in 2016-17
    • 2017 Georgia USA TODAY Player of the Year
    • Participated in the 2017 Jam Fest at the McDonald’s All-American Games
  • Two-time Region A Player of the Year (2016, 2017)
  • Back-to-back state title winner in 2015 and 2016
  • Three-time Region A champion (2015, 2016, 2017)
  • Averaged 13 points, seven rebounds, two assists, two steals and three blocks per game as a junior and was named Georgia’s Class A player of the year
  • As a sophomore in 2014-15, started in all 28 games played and averaged 9.0 points, 7.0 rebounds, 1.0 assists, 2.0 steals and 2.0 blocks per game
    • All-North Fulton first team
    • Georgia Athletic Coaches Association first team
  • Scored over 1,100 career points, grabbed more than 500 rebounds and had over 200 blocks
  • Played at and attended Alpharetta High School as a freshman in 2013-14
    • First team all-state
    • Defensive player of the year
  • Also competed in track and field and finished second in the state in the high jump and fifth in the triple jump in 2015
  • Played club for Essence Basketball from 2014-16
    • Advanced to the Final Four of the Nike EYBL Tournament in 2016
Personal
  • Born in Huntington, N.Y.
  • Daughter of Karen and Darryl Dodson
  • Has a twin brother, Trent
  • Valedictorian of her graduating class
  • National Honor Society and Beta Club member
  • Interested in robotics
  • Designed her own engineering major at Stanford – Engineering and Ethics