| Born: | 01/23/1991 |
| Height: | 6-2 |
| Year: | Junior |
| Hometown: | Moorpark, California |
| High School: | Moorpark |
| Position: | MH |
2010 Became the
first student-athlete in program history to earn First Team
All-American honors after being named an AVCA All-American
Honorable Mention in 2009 ... Named the New England Women's
Volleyball Association (NEWVA) Player of the Year as well as an
American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-New England
First Team selection ... Selected as the Little East Conference
Offensive Player of the Year while also being named to the LEC
First Team ... Honored as the 2010 LEC Most Outstanding Player of
the Little East Volleyball Championship in helping UMass Boston
capture its second consecutive LEC title as well as the Most
Outstanding Player at the New England Regional Championship to help
the Beacons advance to the NCAA Division III National Championship
tournament for the first time in program history ... Named the
Little East Conference Offensive Player of the week five out of
nine times the honor was bestowed ... Ranked among the national
leaders in points per set (14th, 5.08) and kills per set (22nd,
4.08) ... Finished the season with 494 kills to set the new UMass
Boston single season kills record while also ranking first in total
kills in the Little East Conference ... Averaged 3.11 digs per set
while recording a hitting percentage of .285 ... Reached double
figures in kills in 30 of her 35 matches, including posting at
least 20 winners four times ... Recorded a season-high of 27 kills
in a five-set victory at Little East foe UMass Dartmouth on October
13 and 25 kills in the New England championship match vs.
Springfield College on November 14 ... Displayed her versatility by
posting a conference-high 18 double-doubles for kills and digs ...
Notched a season-best 21 digs against Hardin Simmons in the
season-opener on Sept. 3 in the Trinity River City Classic in which
she was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player ... Her 376
digs on the year rank seventh all-time in single-season totals ...
Set the single-season program record for total blocks, combining
for 105 stops at the net on 56 block assists and 49 solo blocks ...
Fired home 44 aces on the season including a season-high of four on
three separate occasions, notching at least one ace in 28 contests
... Dished out 34 assists including two or more in six matches ...
Finished the year scoring 615 total points to set a new UMass
Boston single-season record.
2009
Enjoyed the greatest rookie season of any volleyball player
in school history ... Selected to the AVCA All-America Honorable
Mention team ... Selected for a pair of All-Region teams to become
the first freshman in school and LEC history to be named to the
AVCA All-Region squad and was one of just 10 freshmen in the nation
to earn the distinction ... Selected to the NEWVA All-New England
Honorable Mention Team ... Recognized as the top rookie in New
England, earning NEWVA Rookie of the Year honors, AVCA New England
Region Freshman of the Year accolades in addition to becoming the
fourth player in school history to be selected the LEC Rookie of
the Year ... Proved to be one of the best in the league week in and
week out with a conference-high seven Rookie of the Week awards in
nine weeks ... Became just the second freshman in school annals to
earn a spot on the LEC First Team ... Led the LEC with 0.71 aces
per set, while ranking third with 4.57 points, fourth with 3.44
kills per set and fifth with a .338 hitting percentage ...Was the
only player for UMass Boston to play in all 122 sets over 35
matches to break the school record for sets played and tie the
school standard for matches played ... Ranked third for UMass
Boston with 0.61 total blocks and 2.54 digs per set ... Had 420
kills to rank fourth all-time for kills in a single-season and the
most ever by a freshman, while her hitting mark was the third-most
efficient in school annals ... Her total of 48 block assists and 87
aces also put her fifth on the all-time Beacons' single-season list
... Very consistent server, recording at least one ace in 32 of 35
matches, including a streak of 15 straight from September 4-29 and
a string of 16 consecutive matches from October 8 to November 7
that saw her average a commanding 1.00 aces per set with 53 over 53
frames ... Fired no less than three aces in nine of her last 15
outings and also racked up 10 or more kills in 25 of 35 matches for
the season, including a season-high of 24 in the Little East
Conference title match vs. Plymouth State on November 7 ... Began
collegiate career by averaging 16 kills in each of her first four
matches to earn a spot on the Pacific Coast Classic All-Tournament
Team ... Extremely efficient hitter recording a positive hitting
percentage in every outing ... Showcased defensive prowess with at
least one block in all but eight matches and scooped up at least
five digs on 29 occasions, including a career-high of 21 vs.
Westfield State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on
November 12.
Personal/High
School Three-year letterwinner for Moorpark High School
... Named the Musketeers' Most Valuable Player as a junior and
their Best Offensive Player following her senior campaign ...
Tabbed the MHS Junior Varsity MVP as a sophomore and was named to
the All-Tournament Team during her freshman season ... Born January
23, 1991 ... Daughter of Dan and Carol Thompson ... Undecided on
major, but would like to pursue a career in
nursing.