Danielle Cuttino

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Danielle Cuttino
Danielle Cuttino.jpg
Cuttino in 2019
Personal information
Full nameDanielle Amina Cuttino [1]
NationalityFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Born (1996-06-22) June 22, 1996 (age 28)
Hometown Indianapolis, Indiana
Height194 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight79 kg (174 lb)
Spike325 cm (128 in)
Block306 cm (120 in)
College / University Purdue
Volleyball information
PositionMiddle Blocker/Opposite
Current club Flag of the United States.svg LOVB Atlanta
Career
YearsTeams
2014–2017 Flag of the United States.svg Purdue
2018–2020 Flag of Italy.svg Casalmaggiore
2020–2022 Flag of Brazil.svg Minas
2022–2023 Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Auto Body Queenseis
2023–2024 Flag of Turkey.svg Galatasaray
2024– Flag of the United States.svg LOVB Atlanta
National team
2019– Flag of the United States.svg United States
Honours
Volleyball
Pan-American Cup
Representing the Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Trujillo/Chiclayo
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Santo Domingo

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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Early life

Cuttino 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

College

Cuttino 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

Galatasaray

She signed a 1-year contract with Galatasaray on June 20, 2023. [3]

USA National Team

Cuttino 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

Clubs

College

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References

  1. 1 2 "Purdue Boilermakers - Purdue Women's Volleyball". purduesports.com. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
  2. "Meet the Freshman - Danielle Cuttino". purdue.
  3. "Danielle Cuttino Galatasaray HDI Sigorta'da". Galatasaray S.K. (in Turkish). June 20, 2023. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
  4. "U.S. Women Beat Canada for Bronze at Pan Am Cup". usavolleyball.org. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
  5. "Robinson, USA open second round of VNL with sweep of Bulgaria". volleyballmag.com. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
  6. "Plummer, Robinson Lead U.S. Women Past China at VNL". usavolleyball.org. Retrieved June 18, 2022.