Kyra Thompson

IN THE RECORD BOOK

CAREER HONORS

SENIOR (2023)

Posted a 21-10 record playing all 33 matches at the top flight
Finished 8-2 in Sun Belt matches
Went 2-0 in the 2023 Sun Belt Championships with partner Gabi Bailey
Named Sun Belt Pair of the Week with partner Gabi Bailey (March 15) after perfect 4-0 weekend at home
Finished second in Sun Belt Pair of the Year voting and was named First Team
Posted a 20-8 mark with classmate Gabi Bailey at the first court
Broke program record for wins by a pair April 7 in a sweep of Erskine
Tied all-time wins mark in final match versus Southern Miss in the Sun Belt semifinals

JUNIOR (2022)

Appeared in all 35 duals
Compiled a 25-10 overall record with four different opponents
Accumulated a 23-4 mark alongside Gabi Bailey
Went 16-3 in the fourth flight
Two separate win streaks of at least seven matches
Seven wins against A-SUN opponents
Season sweep of Mercer (4-0)
Delivered a three-set win against Florida Gulf Coast’s fours (Mar. 13)
She and Bailey tied for third in the 4-7 bracket at the UNCW Pairs Tournament (Mar. 20)
Went 4-1 in the A-SUN Tournament
She and Bailey partnered for the only point top-seeded Stetson surrendered in the A-SUN Tournament

SOPHOMORE (2021)

Appeared in all 25 duals
Compiled an 11-14 record with three different partners
Went 7-5 at threes
Posted eight wins alongside Ella Ridinger including six at threes
She and Ridinger rallied for a three-set win against UNCW’s threes (Mar. 20)
Pushed Coastal Carolina’s threes to three sets (Mar. 21)
Took down No. 7 TCU’s fours in three sets alongside Marie Martinsen at the CCSA Tournament (Apr. 23)
She and Martinsen forced No. 17 South Carolina’s fours to three sets in the CCSA Tournament (Apr. 24)

FRESHMAN (2020)

Played in eight duals
Posted a 2-5 record alongside partner Caroline Bower
Compiled a 2-1 mark at fives
Split two sets of a 21-19, 13-21 unfinished sixes flight against No. 3 Florida State (Mar. 1)
Dropped a 21-17, 15-21, 11-15 decision at threes against Mercer Mar. 7)
Fell to Coastal Carolina’s (Mar. 7) fours 21-18, 15-21, 9-15
Registered a 21-13, 21-13 win at fives against Saint Leo (Mar. 8)
Cruised to a 21-13, 21-11 victory in the fifth flight against Mercer (Mar. 8)

HIGH SCHOOL & CLUB

Graduated from Saint Joseph’s Catholic School in Greenville, S.C.
Played for Upward Stars Volleyball Club in Spartanburg, S.C.
All-State and 2A High School Sports Report Player of the Year in 2018 at Saint Joseph’s
Two-time all-region selection
Started played beach only in the spring of 2019
Placed highly in several tournaments since the switch to beach only, including a second-place performance at the Lucky Charm Challenge in Emerson, Ga. on March 16, 2019

PERSONAL