2 Merrin Thompson
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- Birth Date:
- 03/18/1980
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- Height:
- 5-8
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- Year:
- Senior
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- Hometown:
- Coquitlam, British Columbia
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- High School:
- Centennial Secondary
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- Position:
- Opposite Hitter
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- College:
- 3V
AS A JUNIOR IN 2000: Saw action in 114 of 117 games starting in the back row... was second on the team in service aces, with 31... tied for sixth in the WCC in service ace average with a .27 mark... fourth on the team in digs, with 294 for a 2.58 per-game average... had 13 double-digit dig performances, including a string of five straight to close the season... notched a career-high 18 digs to open the season vs. Louisiana State at the Colorado PowerBar Invitational... posted a career-high nine kills at Portland... registered four service aces vs. New Mexico State in the Starwoods Plaza Classic.
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 1999: Played in 23 of 32 matches, seeing action in 47 games... had 41 kills and hit .183... hit .778 after totaling a career-high seven kills on nine attempts with no errors against Portland... tallied 48 assists for a 1.02 per-game average... notched a career-high 14 assists at Portland... tossed up seven service aces, including a career-high three against Gonzaga... also recorded 86 digs, 12 block assists and one block solo... registered a career-high 14 digs against Gonzaga... four times posted two block assists.
AS A FRESHMAN IN 1998: Saw action in eight matches as a backup setter and back row specialist... had four assists vs. Texas Christian and Yale... added five digs during the TCU match... recorded only kill of the season vs. San Jose State.
HIGH SCHOOL: Canada's top high school setter...attended Centennial Secondary in Coquitlam, British Columbia... high school coach was Dave Ramsey... helped Centennial Secondary to British Columbia's Provincial Championship... AAA Senior and Western Canada-Midget Elite most valuable player... also lettered in basketball, tennis, track and field... Fraser Valley basketball all-star... specialized in the triple jump, the long jump, 80-meter hurdles and ran on the 4x100 meter relay team... outstanding high school student who graduated with a perfect 4.0 grade point average... placed in the Top 5 percent of her class in mathematics and biology.
PERSONAL: Born March 18, 1980...parents are Gary and Elizabeth Thompson... father played professional soccer with the Vancouver White Caps of the now-defunct North American Soccer League (NASL)... majoring in business... an accomplished classical concert violinist... has been playing the violin since she was four-years old.
Thompson's Career Statistics
| Year | M | G | K | E | TA | PCT | SA | BS | BA | D | AS | RE | BE | SE |
| 1998 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 23 | 47 | 41 | 19 | 120 | .183 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 86 | 48 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 2000 | 31 | 114 | 20 | 5 | 46 | .326 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 294 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 27 |
| 2001 | 29 | 102 | 89 | 44 | 300 | .150 | 21 | 1 | 15 | 329 | 40 | 17 | 6 | 31 |
| Career | 91 | 275 | 151 | 68 | 469 | .177 | 59 | 2 | 30 | 717 | 118 | 32 | 9 | 68 |
Thompson's Career Highs
| Kills | 9 | at Portland, Sept. 30, 2000 |
| Attempts | 19 | at Portland, Sept. 30, 2000 |
| Hitting Pct. | .667 | vs. California, Nov. 7, 2000 |
| Assists | 14 | at Portland, Oct. 29, 1999 |
| Aces | 4 | vs. New Mexico State, Sept. 8, 2000 |
| Digs | 23 | vs. North Carolina, Sept. 9, 2001 |
| Block Solos | 1 | against San Francisco, Oct. 9, 1999 |
| Block Assists | 2 | four times; last against Saint Mary's, Nov. 13, 1999 |
| Total Blocks | 2 | four times; last against Saint Mary's, Nov. 13, 1999 |