Cameron Dames

Photo by: Beverly Schaefer

Princeton University women's volleyball vs. Yale, Princeton, NJ, September 29, 2018.

Photo by: Beverly Schaefer

Position:
Libero
Height:
5-9
Class:
Senior
High School:
Marist School
Hometown:
Atlanta, Ga.

Honors
Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year (2022, 2019)
All-Ivy League First Team (2022)
CSC Academic All-District (2022)
All-Ivy League Honorable Mention (2021)
All-Ivy League Second Team (2019)
All-Tournament Team, Ivy League Tournament, Rutgers Tournament (2022)
Started every match of her career (2018, 2019, 2021, 2022)

In The Record Book
#4, Career Digs, 1,571
#10, Season Digs, 446 (2022)

2022: Appeared in and started all 25 matches ... led the Ivy League and digs (446) and digs per set (5.13) ... ranked No. 16 in the nation in digs per set ... tallied a career-high 35 digs in the Tigers' win at Brown on Oct. 15 ... her 35 digs were the most by an Ivy player in a match 2022 ... had at least 20 digs in eight matches ... ranked third on the team in assists (76) and assists per set (0.87) ... handed out a season-high seven assists at Brown on Oct. 15 ... had eight service aces and averaged 0.09 service aces per set ... recorded a season-best three service aces against Morgan State on Sept. 2.

2021: Appeared in all 22 matches and made 22 starts ... recorded the 1,000^th dig of her career in the Tigers' match against Penn on Oct. 22 ... led the team and finished second in the Ivy League in digs per set, with 4.73 ... led the team in total digs with 369 ... her 86 assists and 1.10 assists per set both ranked second on the team ... recorded 14 service aces on the season ... had a season-high 32 digs at Dartmouth on Oct. 30 ... recorded a season-best three service aces against Morgan State on Sept. 4.

2019: Played in 25 matches and 90 sets … led the conference in digs with 420 and was second in digs per set with 4.29 … finished second on the team in assists with 75 and had 19 service aces … recorded double-digit digs in 21 matches and exceeded 20 digs on six occasions … recorded a career-high 32 digs against Cornell on Nov. 1 … handed out a season-high six assists against Columbia on Nov. 4

2018: Led Princeton with 360 digs as starting libero; was lone freshman to start on a Tiger team that went 12-2 in Ivy play … set a career high with 29 digs in 3-2 win over Big Ten opponent Maryland … had 18 matches with double-digit digs, and three with at least 20 digs … posted double-digit digs in five of her last six matches … added 76 assists and 15 aces for the season.

Before Princeton: Two-time all-state honoree, including a first-team selection as a senior … led Marist to 2017 state championship with team highs in both digs and service aces; recorded more than 1,200 digs, 200 aces, and 700 kills over her career … led A5 Volleyball Club to several medals, including gold at the 2016 USAV National Championship and the 2016 AAU National Championship; qualified for USA Nationals Open Division four straight years … two-year team captain at Marist; team went 40-3 in 2017 and won second Georgia championship in four years … AAU Volleyball Academic All-American … PrepVolleyball High School Volleyball Academic All-American … Volleyball Senior Scholar-Athlete Award recipient at Marist … AP Scholar with Distinction … president of the Spanish Honor Society … National Honor Society member.

Personal: Born Dec. 25, 1999 … daughter of Mark and Laura Dames … has a younger brother Kurt … enjoys reading, drawing, and painting … considering studying English or psychology at Princeton.