2010 SEASON [Senior]: One of four players to play in all 30 matches … primarily served as a back-row specialist … averaged 1.85 digs per set and accumulated 194 total digs on the campaign … one of IUPUI’s top servers who tied for third on the team with 19 aces … surpassed 10 digs eight times on the season, including a season-high 14 digs at IPFW (11/16) ... named to the Academic Advisor's list following both semesters ... earned a spot on The Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.
2009 SEASON [Junior]: Appeared in 24 of IUPUI's 30 matches, starting one for the Jaguars ... Finished the season with 64 kills and 114 digs ... Chipped in 7 service aces and 8 total blocks ... Posted season-high 8 kills in two matches - Sept. 16 at South Dakota State and Oct. 10 at IPFW ... Nearly matched her career-high 15 digs on two occasions, but fell just short each time, settling on 14 digs ... First 14-dig effort, along with 6 kills, helped spur 3-2 comeback win over Western Kentucky ... Second 14-dig match helped Jaguars to 3-1 win over Oakland to seal Summit League Tournament bid ... Had 5 or more kills on six occasions ... Picked up the third and fourth solo blocks of her career against Butler on Sept. 9 and versus Oakland on Nov. 7 ... Service aces came in bunches, as she had two aces in three separate matches ... Named to the IUPUI Academic Advisor’s List in both the fall and spring semesters for the third straight year ... Recognized on The Summit League Academic All-Conference Team ... Earned a place on The Summit League Commissioner’s List for Academic Excellence.
2008 SEASON [Sophomore]: Built upon solid freshman season with strong sophomore campaign ... Came out of the gate strong, recording 105 kills in her first 8 matches ... Earned All-Tournament Team honors at the Tiger Invitational after averaging 11.75 kills per match and hitting .225 over the four matches ... Recorded career-high 18 kills on two occasions in 2008, both coming at the IUPUI Hampton Inn Invitational ... Finished with 18 kills versus Evansville on Aug. 30 and in the championship against Tulsa on Aug. 31 ... Turned in three double-doubles during the year, all of the kill-dig variety ... Recorded 18 kills and 11 digs versus Evansville, 12 kills and 15 digs versus Iona, and 17 kills and 10 digs versus Indiana State ... Her .419 hitting percentage against ISU was a career best ... Had two solo blocks during the year ... Turned in career-high 5 assists at Centenary on Oct. 26 ... Contributed career-high 4 blocks in the five-set win as well ... Named to the IUPUI Academic Advisor’s List for both the fall and spring semesters ... Recognized on The Summit League Academic All-Conference Team ... Earned a place on The Summit League Commissioner’s List for Academic Excellence.
2007 SEASON [Freshman]: Appeared in 75 games in her first collegiate season, playing in 27 matches, the most of any IUPUI freshman ... Turned in 151 kills, 500 attack attempts, a .110 attack percentage ... 5 assists, 9 service aces, 92 digs, 15 block assists and 15 total blocks ... Recorded one double-double on the year, turning in 15 kills and 13 digs versus North Dakota State on Sept. 21 ... 15 kills were her season and career high, as were the 13 digs ... Tallied 10 or more kills in 6 matches ... Had 54 attack attempts on Sept. 21 versus NDSU ... Career-best .400 hitting percentage came against SE Missouri State on Sept. 8 ... Had 15 kills in 30 attempts in the match ... In Summit League play, posted 61 kills in 231 attempts and a .087 hitting percentage ... Named to the IUPUI Academic Advisor’s List for both the fall and spring semesters ... Recognized on The Summit League Academic All-Conference Team as well.
HIGH SCHOOL: Starred at North Montgomery High School, where she led the Chargin’ Chargers to a Montgomery County title and its first Indiana High School Athletic Association sectional volleyball championship since 2001 ... Led Montgomery County in kills (461), kill percentage (30.04 percent) and finished second on the team in digs (191) and blocks (65) ... Named The Paper of Montgomery County’s 2006 Volleyball Player of the Year ... Earned Journal-Review Player of the Year in 2006.
PERSONAL: Full name is Lauran Bette Thompson ... Nicknames are “LT,” and “Bette” ... Birthday is December 8, 1988 ... Daughter of Alan and Jackie Thompson ... Has one older brother -- Eric -- and a younger sister -- Alli ... Hobbies include playing sports, shopping and attending church ... Nursing major.
