Career Notes: Finished her YSU career with 1,239 digs, which was the fourth-most ever by a Penguin... Finished just five digs shy of the third-place total... Her 3.56 digs per set over her career was the second-best average in school history... Through two seasons, her career totals were 495 kills and 672 digs... Only two Penguins (Jill Raslevich and Erika West) posted more digs in their first two years than Thompson, and five have posted more kills (Ruth Boscaljon, Sam Brown, Missy Hundelt, Vickie Robinson and Lori Vanbeek).
2020-21 (Senior) | Match-By-Match Stats: Was the only Penguin to play in all 47 sets... Started at libero in 13 matches and started at outside hitter in another... Led the team with 173 digs and 3.68 digs per set... Added 15 assists, nine kills and seven aces... Reached double figures in digs nine times... Recorded 30 digs in YSU's five-set victory over Robert Morris (3/8)... That was the second time in her career that she had at least 30 digs, making her just the second Penguin to notch at least 30 digs in multiple matches... In her lone match at outside hitter, she had nine kills on 25 attempts while adding seven digs at Cleveland State (3/15)... Posted a season-high two aces a day later against the Vikings (3/16).
2019 (Junior) | Match-By-Match Stats: Was one of two Penguins to play in all 101 sets, and she started 28 of the 29 matches... Made a team-high 16 starts at libero... Averaged 3.90 digs per set in 2019, which was the eighth-best average in program history... Her 394 digs ranked 15th on the single-season list... Became the 17th player to reach 1,000 career digs in YSU's match at Oakland on Nov. 3... Tied the school record for most digs in a rally-scoring match when she had 34 against Kent State on Sept. 10... In addition to her 394 digs, she also had 77 kills, 52 assists, 13 aces and 11 blocks... Averaged 4.02 digs in Horizon League play... Ranked eighth overall in the HL in digs per set, and she had the fifth-best average in conference matches... Reached double digits in digs 24 times, including the final 15 matches of the season... In addition to her 34 digs against Kent State, she had at least 20 digs in three other matches... Posted three double-doubles in a five-match stretch in October as she moved from libero back to outside hitter... Had a season-high 17 kills to go along with 21 digs and three aces in a five-set win at IUPUI (10/9)... Had a season-best three blocks at Milwaukee (10-25).
2018 (Sophomore) | Match-By-Match Stats: Played in all 29 matches and appeared in 101 sets... Started 22 matches at outside hitter and three more at libero... Ranked second on the team with 248 kills and 360 digs... Added 40 assists, 17 aces and 24 blocks... Averaged 2.46 kills, 3.56 digs, 0.40 assists, 0.17 aces and 0.24 blocks per set... Averaged 1.73 kills and 3.53 digs per set versus conference opponents... Led the squad with 15 double-doubles... Named the MVP of the Bucknell Invitational as she averaged 4.55 kills and 4.73 digs per set in three YSU victories... Had 50 kills on the weekend, which was 20 more than any other Penguin... Finished off the tournament with a season-best 20 kills against the Bison... Was also an all-tournament-team selection at the Duquesne Invitational when she averaged 3.18 kills and 4.09 digs... Began the season with five straight double-doubles, and she had 10 in 13 non-conference matches... Had an extraordinary weekend by averaging 7.6 digs per set against Wright State and IUPUI... Posted 16 digs in three sets against Wright State (9/28), and she had 21 in two sets versus the Jaguars (9/29)... Had a season-high 22 digs in the five-set win over UNLV (8/31)... Blocked three attacks against Toledo (9/15) and Milwaukee (10/27)... Had two aces three times... Posted six assists against Northern Kentucky (10/3).
2017 (Freshman) | Match-By-Match Stats: Named the program's Rookie of the Year... Started all 28 matches she played in and appeared in 99 sets... Led the team with 2.49 kills per set and 863 attacks... Registered 247 kills, 312 digs and 283.0 points... In addition to her 2.49 kills, averaged 3.15 digs and 0.28 blocks while posting a .159 attack percentage... Was targeted in serve receive 835 times, which was 350 times more than her closest teammate... Was successful on 95.3 percent of her serve receives, which topped the squad... Despite missing two Horizon League matches, led the squad in conference play with 126 kills and 2.62 kills per set... Also averaged 2.96 digs and 0.27 blocks per set against the conference... Her 312 digs were the fourth-most ever by a YSU freshman, and her 247 kills ranked eighth on the freshman chart... Joined Michele Batton as the only Penguins to have at least 240 kills and 300 digs as a freshman... Named to the All-Tournament Team at the Courtyard Marriot-Canfield Penguin Invitational... Averaged 2.50 kills and 3.88 digs per set and posted at least 13 digs in each of YSU’s matches at the tournament... The weekend was highlighted by her 18-kill, 24-dig performance against Saint Francis U (9/8)... Since 2001, became one of three YSU freshmen to post at least 18 kills and 24 digs in a match, and she was one of Penguins freshmen with at least 18 kills in a match... Had least 10 digs in 17 matches and posted seven double-doubles... Had 21 digs to go along with 14 kills and a .308 attack percentage in a five-set win at Toledo (9/16)... Posted a season-high three aces against Northern Kentucky (9/29), and she had two aces three times... Had four blocks twice.
High School: Earned four letters... Set program records at Lutheran West for career kills (1,347), aces (158) and service points (668)... Had a school-record 44-kill match against Vermillion as a junior... That total is tied for the fourth-most in Ohio high school history... Was named the Patriot Athletic Conference Player of the Year as both a junior and a senior, and she was a Second-Team All-Ohio selection as a senior... Was a three-time all-conference pick and team MVP in each of her last three seasons... Helped lead the Longhorns to three conference titles and a runner-up finish at the district tournament as a senior.
Personal: Parents are Richard and Regina... Has two sisters (Taylor and Lauren)... Her sister Lauren was a four-year letterwinner in volleyball for the Penguins from 2012-15... Major is exercise science... Recipient of the 2020-21 Zwick Family Difference Maker Scholarship.
