2015 Women's Volleyball Roster

John Ellis
Holly Grier
Jason Brown
Jason Brown
Jason Brown

16 Jessie Thorup

16 Jessie Thorup

  • Height:
    5-11
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Highschool:
    St. Thomas Aquinas HS
  • Hometown:
    Olathe, Kan.

Summary

Biography

Outlook: A complete player who will battle for a starting role at several positions...her versatility has been a great asset to the program and brings options to the offense.

2015 season: First team All-MIAA selection...MIAA Academic Honor Roll (3.0 cumulative GPA)...MIAA Scholar Athlete (3.5 GPA & All-MIAA)...played in 27 matches and started 26 total matches...lead the Griffons with 345 kills, averaging 3.75 kills per set...finished the season with a .215 hitting percentage...had 1,176 career kills are most since the NCAA switched to rally scoring

2014 season: First team All-MIAA selection...MIAA Academic Honor Roll (3.0 cumulative GPA) and MIAA Scholar Athlete (3.5 GPA & All-MIAA)....played in all 30 matches and started 14...totaled 394 kills on the season with an average of 3.58 kills per set...had 26 service aces on the season...she also had 42 blocks on the season

2013 season: Played in 15 matches with 14 starts before a knee injury ended her season...she finished fourth on the team with 163 kills averaging 2.76 per set...she ,hit .250 with nine set assists and 35 digs...she also had 22 blocks and 174.5 points...had double digit kills in eight matches including 21 against Fort Hays State on September 24...MIAA Academic Honor Roll (3.0 cumulative GPA).

2012 season: Appeared in 32 matches (30 starts, 115 sets)...stepped in her freshman year and didn't disappoint, totaling a team-high 274 kills and averaged 2.38 kills per set, also a team-high...named honorable mention All-MIAA...had a .230 hitting percentage...added 46 digs and 53 blocks...had double-digit kills in 12 matches...made just 109 errors on 718 attack attempts...on October 13 against Central Oklahoma she had seven of her 53 blocks...MIAA Scholar-Athlete Award (3.5 cumulative GPA plus All-MIAA Honors)...MIAA Academic Honor Roll (3.0 cumulative GPA).

High School:,Lettered in volleyball two years, earning EKL Honorable Mention and was named to the Missouri-Kansas All Star Team...helped her AAU volleyball team win the national tournament...was a member of the National Honor Society and the Honor Roll.

Personal: Daughter of Jim and Kim...majoring in psychology...her dad played basketball at Iowa State and Emporia State...would most like to have dinner with Will Smith...favorite food is steak with twice backed potatoes...favorite book is the Hunger Games...dream vacation would be to Spain...favorite professional sports team is Sporting KC...favorite professional athlete is Kobe Bryant...favorite video game is Super Mario Brothers...her dad had had the most influence in her life...favorite television show is How I Met Your Mother...dream job is to be a psychiatrist.
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Historical Player Information

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    2012Freshman

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    2013Sophomore

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    2014Junior

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    2015Senior

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