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Davidson in the Butler record book (following the 2021 season):
*2nd in career hitting percentage (.266)
*3rd in season hitting percentage (.331 in 2021)
*4th in career block assists (409)
*5th in career kills/set (1.20)
*6th in career total blocks (471)
*8th in season block assists (132 in 2018)
*10th in season kills/set (1.38 in 2018)
*10th in career solo blocks (62)
*Tied the program record for kills in a three-set match with 24 against Eastern Kentucky (9/15/21)
*Tied the program record for block assists in a match with 12 against Marquette (3/5/21)

2021 Honorable Mention AVCA East All-Region
2021 All-Big East Team (unanimous)
2020 All-Big East Team
2019 All-Big East Team

2021 – Redshirt Senior Season: Played in all 113 sets...Unanimous selection to the All-Big East Team and Honorable Mention AVCA East All-Region...Led team with 369 kills (3.27/set), 140 blocks (1.24/set) and a .331 hitting percentage...BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week (10/25)...BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week (11/22)...Tied a 30 year-old Butler record for most kills in a three-set match with 24 against Eastern Kentucky (9/15)...Posted a season-best 11 blocks (four solo) at St. John's (10/24)...Three assists at Providence (11/5) and No. 24 Creighton (11/7).

2020-21 – Redshirt Junior Season: Played in all 54 sets… Earned All-Big East honors… Lead the team in blocks (54) and attack percentage (.272) … Was second on the team with 140 kills and 171 points… Also added 19 digs and one assist… Posted double-digit kills in nine matches… Had one double-double with 14 blocks and 10 kills against Marquette (3/5) … Recorded a season-high 16 kills against Indiana State (2/4).

2019 – Redshirt Sophomore Season: Played in all 115 sets... Named to the All-Big East Team... Ranked first in the Big East and 46th nationally with 134 total blocks... Second in the BIG EAST and 79th nationally with 1.17 blocks per set... Recorded 215 kills (1.87 kills/set) and led the team in attack percentage (.274)... Set a season-high team attack percentage (.579) against DePaul (11/1)... Led the team again in attack percentage (.379) at Milwaukee (9/13)... Tallied a season-best 11 blocks vs. DePaul (10/2).

2018 – Redshirt Freshman Season: Played in 104 sets… Ranked second on the team with 143 total blocks… Averaged 1.38 blocks per set… Posted a season-best 10 blocks vs. Northwestern to go along with eight kills (9/8)… Reached 10 blocks again at St. John’s (9/22)… Impacted the Pepperdine match with seven blocks (8/25)… Set a season-high total with 10 kills vs. Cleveland State (9/14)… Tallied eight blocks in back-to-back matches vs. St. John’s and Seton Hall (10/26-27).

2017: Redshirt.

High School: Ended her career at Liberty Christian High School with 413 kills and 281 blocks… Held a .300 attack percentage, playing in 149 sets… Averaged 2.8 kills per set and 1.9 blocks per set… Three-time Pioneer Academic Athletic Conference selection… Named Academic All-State honorable mention her senior year… Played club ball with Munciana Volleyball in Yorktown and the Munciana Chameleons… Two-sport athlete at Liberty Christian that also played basketball.
 
Personal: Daughter of George and Dorothy Davidson… Majoring in finance with a minor in Spanish.

MORE ABOUT MELODY

Dream Job: CEO
Why she chose Butler: Amazing business school
Favorite Place on Campus: Irwin Library
Favorite School Subject: History
Hobby: Playing the Piano
Favorite Sport besides Volleyball: Tennis
Favorite Holiday: Thanksgiving
Favorite Color: Sky Blue
Favorite Food: Pasta
Favorite Dessert: Ice Cream
Favorite Book: The Stranger by Albert Camus
Favorite TV Show: Community
Favorite TV Show growing up: SpongeBob SquarePants
Favorite Movie: The Pink Panther
Favorite Music: Pop, R&B, and Hip Hop