Columbia University Athletics

2009 Season: Played in every one of Columbia’s 27 games … was second on the team in total blocks, with 68 … was tied for second on the team in solo blocks, with 10 … was fourth on the team in offense, with 159 kills … finished the season with 16 service aces, the third-highest total on the team … had a season-high six block assists at Harvard … had three service aces, two blocks and seven kills against Yale … notched a season-high 15 kills against Fairleigh Dickinson … had 13 kills against Brown, and 10 kills each against Hartford and Harvard … had a season-high 10 digs against Cornell.

2008 Season: Saw action in 22 of Columbia’s 24 matches in her first year with the team ... was second on the team in total blocks, with 56, or 0.72 blocks per set ... finished the season with 90 kills ... had four solo blocks against Quinnipiac ... had a season-high seven total blocks, with one solo and six assists, as well as a season-high eight kills against NJIT ... had seven kills and three blocks versus Dartmouth ... had seven kills and two blocks against Brown ... finished the year with an eight-kill four-block performance against Dartmouth.

Pre-Columbia: Four-year member of the varsity team at Montclair Kimberly Academy ... named Rookie of the Year ... earned Player of the Year as a junior ... elected captain as a senior ... two-time all-county first team selection ... named to all-state prep division first team twice ... played for Atlantic Valley Volleyball Club team ... helped squad earn national bid in 2006 and finish second in the region.

Personal: Daughter of Elaine Temple and Welton Thompson ... birthdate 6/9/89.