She already leads the nation in scoring and in kills per set, but you can add a few more notes on Cincinnati’s Jordan Thompson‘s resume – American Athletic Conference, Koch Arena and school record holder for kills in a match.
The redshirt junior outside hitter racked up 44 putaways as the Bearcats edged past Wichita State in five sets on Sunday. The tally accounted for more than half of the team’s 80 total kills and blew away the Cincinnati match record for kills (36 by Heather Augustine vs. Marquette, 11/22/91) and her own rally scoring era record of 35 set against Indiana on Sept. 14.
For the first time in history, a #Bearcats player has 40 kills in a match!
Thompson just had her 41st, which is also a new Koch Arena record, breaking 40 kills that stood since the 1988 season!!!
— Cincinnati VBall (@GoBearcatsVB) October 14, 2018
Even more impressive is that the Edina, Minnesota, native pounded down the kills while hitting at an efficient .404 clip (44 kills, 8 errors in 89 swings). Thompson also tacked on nine digs, two blocks, two assists and two aces for good measure.
For the season, Thompson has already racked up 502 putaways, notching double-digit efforts in all 20 of the team’s matches. She has posted less than 20 kills in just six of those and more than 30 in six, including Sunday’s outing.
The standout has hit .300 or better in 13 matches, .400 or better six times and .500-plus on two occasions.
Just last week, Thompson put her name in the American Athletic Conference record book as the all-time leader in points and kills.
In addition to her offense, Thompson has pulled up double-digit digs 10 times and served up 27 aces.
Behind her standout season, Cincinnati is 16-4 and 7-0 in AAC play.
Both teams fought hard in the five-set thriller, as @GoBearcatsVB came out on top to stay undefeated in #AmericanVB play. Jordan Thompson had a tremendous match, shattering the league's kills record, registering 44 in the win.
Highlights 👇 pic.twitter.com/d6l21Ql61w
— American Volleyball (@American_VBall) October 14, 2018
We caught up with the Match MVP Jordan Thompson of @GoBearcatsVB! She had another stunning performance, and continued to make #AmericanVB history, setting the league's record with 44 kills. pic.twitter.com/fzbX3yMKMU
— American Volleyball (@American_VBall) October 14, 2018
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