2020-21 Women's Volleyball Roster
Roster
Thompson, Amilya
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Jersey Number 23
Amilya Thompson
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Lincoln HS
- Hometown:
- Stockton, Calif.
Bio
2020-21 (Senior): Appeared in 12 matches and 44 sets this spring ... led the team with 290 assists ... ranked ninth in the MW in assists with 290 and assists per set with 6.59 ... finished third on the team with 87 digs averaging 1.98 per set ... was fourth on the team with 12 service aces ... hit .134 .. tallied 27 kills and 11 block assists ... had a season-high nine kills against San Jose State (Feb. 19) ... recorded nine matches with double-figure assists, including five with 30 or more ... had back-to-back matches with 50-plus assists with 50 at Air Force (March 6) and a season-high 53 vs. Wyoming (March 12) ... tallied a season-high 18 digs vs. San Jose State (Feb. 19) and finished with four matches in double digits ... had a season-high three blocks twice vs. Utah State (Feb. 26) & at Air Force (March 6) ... earned Academic All-MW honors.
2019 (Junior): Appeared in 28 matches and made 18 starts ... played in 93 sets ... ranked second on the team with 253 kills & 2.72 kills per set ... recorded a .129 hitting percentage ... finished fifth on the team with 116 digs ... added 13 assists & 13 service aces ... led the 'Dogs with eight solo blocks ... ranked sixth on the with 41 total blocks ... recorded 14 matches with double-digit kills, including seven straight in Mountain West play ... had a season-high 20 kills at New Mexico (Nov. 2) ... dished out a season-high four assists in a sweep at home over Utah State (Oct. 24) ... sent over a season-best five service aces against Wyoming (Nov. 9) ... tallied a season-high 13 digs vs. CSU Bakersfield (Sept. 5) ... recorded a dig in 24 matches ... collected a block in 20 matches, including a season-high four in a sweep at home over Air Force (Nov. 16) on Senior Day.
2017-18 (San Joaquin Delta College): Played two seasons at San Joaquin Delta College in Stockton ... two-time AVCA Junior College All-American, earning first-team honors in 2017 and a third-team selection in 2018 ... also a two-time All-State and All-NorCal selection and was Big 8 Conference MVP in each of her two seasons ... led the Mustangs with 4.81 kills and 3.54 digs per set as a freshman while hitting .328 ... added a team-high 57 service aces and was second with 69 blocks in leading the Mustangs to a second-place finish in the state with a 25-5 record ... In 2018 she hit .434 with 3.43 kills and 3.53 digs per set ... also played as a setter during her sophomore season, averaging 4.91 assists per set ... chipped in 56 blocks and 31 service aces in 2018 ... also played one season of beach volleyball at the No. 1 position and she and partner Kelly Markham became the first San Joaquin Delta duo to qualify for the beach volleyball state tournament ... led the team to a second-place finish overall in the Big 8 Conference ... also recruited by UConn, Ball State, Idaho State, Cal State Fullerton, and Cal Poly Pomona
High School: Played four seasons for coach Gabriel Leal at Lincoln HS ... two-time All-Tri City Athletic League (TCAL) first team selection in 2014 and 2015 ... named the 2015 Stockton Record Player of the Year ... led team to a winning record in each of her four seasons with a 24-9 mark in her senior season ... also played varsity basketball for three years ... played club volleyball for Rage Volleyball Club, leading the team to the 2015 Open National Championship after being a finalist in 2014
Personal: Parents are Erica and Kevin Thompson ... has three siblings, Zareeyah, Mikayla, and Nadiyah Thompson ... hobbies include pottery, listening to music, and photography ... is obsessed with Crocs ... chose to transfer to Fresno State because the coaching staff was amazing and she and her family loved the environment and the energy it gave off when she came on her visit ... aspires to be an athletic trainer ... majoring in kinesiology with a minor in sports management.
Thompson Career Highs (Fresno State)
Category: # -- Opponent (Date)
Kills: 20 -- at New Mexico, 11/2/19
Attacks: 65 -- at New Mexico, 11/2/19
Hitting Percentage: .579 -- at San Jose State, 9/28/19
Assists: 4 -- vs. Utah State, 10/24/19
Service Aces: 5 -- vs. Wyoming, 11/9/19
Digs: 13 -- vs. CSU Bakersfield, 9/5/19
Blocks: 4 -- vs. Air Force, 11/16/19
Points: 22.0 -- at New Mexico, 11/2/19
2019 (Junior): Appeared in 28 matches and made 18 starts ... played in 93 sets ... ranked second on the team with 253 kills & 2.72 kills per set ... recorded a .129 hitting percentage ... finished fifth on the team with 116 digs ... added 13 assists & 13 service aces ... led the 'Dogs with eight solo blocks ... ranked sixth on the with 41 total blocks ... recorded 14 matches with double-digit kills, including seven straight in Mountain West play ... had a season-high 20 kills at New Mexico (Nov. 2) ... dished out a season-high four assists in a sweep at home over Utah State (Oct. 24) ... sent over a season-best five service aces against Wyoming (Nov. 9) ... tallied a season-high 13 digs vs. CSU Bakersfield (Sept. 5) ... recorded a dig in 24 matches ... collected a block in 20 matches, including a season-high four in a sweep at home over Air Force (Nov. 16) on Senior Day.
2017-18 (San Joaquin Delta College): Played two seasons at San Joaquin Delta College in Stockton ... two-time AVCA Junior College All-American, earning first-team honors in 2017 and a third-team selection in 2018 ... also a two-time All-State and All-NorCal selection and was Big 8 Conference MVP in each of her two seasons ... led the Mustangs with 4.81 kills and 3.54 digs per set as a freshman while hitting .328 ... added a team-high 57 service aces and was second with 69 blocks in leading the Mustangs to a second-place finish in the state with a 25-5 record ... In 2018 she hit .434 with 3.43 kills and 3.53 digs per set ... also played as a setter during her sophomore season, averaging 4.91 assists per set ... chipped in 56 blocks and 31 service aces in 2018 ... also played one season of beach volleyball at the No. 1 position and she and partner Kelly Markham became the first San Joaquin Delta duo to qualify for the beach volleyball state tournament ... led the team to a second-place finish overall in the Big 8 Conference ... also recruited by UConn, Ball State, Idaho State, Cal State Fullerton, and Cal Poly Pomona
High School: Played four seasons for coach Gabriel Leal at Lincoln HS ... two-time All-Tri City Athletic League (TCAL) first team selection in 2014 and 2015 ... named the 2015 Stockton Record Player of the Year ... led team to a winning record in each of her four seasons with a 24-9 mark in her senior season ... also played varsity basketball for three years ... played club volleyball for Rage Volleyball Club, leading the team to the 2015 Open National Championship after being a finalist in 2014
Personal: Parents are Erica and Kevin Thompson ... has three siblings, Zareeyah, Mikayla, and Nadiyah Thompson ... hobbies include pottery, listening to music, and photography ... is obsessed with Crocs ... chose to transfer to Fresno State because the coaching staff was amazing and she and her family loved the environment and the energy it gave off when she came on her visit ... aspires to be an athletic trainer ... majoring in kinesiology with a minor in sports management.
Thompson Career Highs (Fresno State)
Category: # -- Opponent (Date)
Kills: 20 -- at New Mexico, 11/2/19
Attacks: 65 -- at New Mexico, 11/2/19
Hitting Percentage: .579 -- at San Jose State, 9/28/19
Assists: 4 -- vs. Utah State, 10/24/19
Service Aces: 5 -- vs. Wyoming, 11/9/19
Digs: 13 -- vs. CSU Bakersfield, 9/5/19
Blocks: 4 -- vs. Air Force, 11/16/19
Points: 22.0 -- at New Mexico, 11/2/19
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