Dugalić had played her first season of college basketball in 2020–21 with the Oregon Ducks,[1][2] before transferring to conference foes UCLA after that season.[3] However, she did not debut for the Bruins until February 11, 2022, against Washington State, having suffered a preseason knee injury in October 2021 while the team was on a trip to play in a scrimmage against Texas.[4] Dugalić also missed the entirety of the 2022–23 season for UCLA due to injury, after tearing her ACL while playing for the Serbian national team at the FIBA World Cup.[5]
National team career
Dugalić decided to represent the national team of her parents' homeland of Serbia.[6][1]