2025 Volleyball Roster
Jersey Number 9
Ella Thompson
- Position:
- Middle Blocker
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Lakeville, Minn.
- High School:
- North
- Prev School:
- South Dakota State
CAREER NOTES
Athletic:
National
2x AVCA Second Team All-American (2024, 2025)
Regional
2x AVCA All-Central Region First Team (2024, 2025)
2x D2CCA All-Central Region (First Team - 2025 | Second Team - 2024)
2x NCAA Central Region All-Tournament Team (2024,2025)
Conference
2x All-NSIC First Team (2024, 2025)
Summit League All-Freshman Team (2021)
NSIC Preseason Player of the Year (2025)
2x NSIC All-Tournament Team (2024, 2025)
NSIC Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 7, 2024)
Summit League Defensive Player of the Week (Nov. 15, 2022)
Misc.
SCSU Team Sport Female Athlete of the Year (2025-26)
SCSU CAREER RECORDS
2. Hitting Percentage – .345
t-10. 20+ Kill Matches – 4
t-11. Double-Digit Kill Matches – 41
SCSU SEASON RECORDS
7. Hitting Percentage – .360, 2024
2025 | REDSHIRT SENIOR SEASON
Started 34 matches and played in 116 sets...compiled 391 kills, 111 blocks (10 solo and 101 assists) and 451.5 points...led the team in kills and blocks...averaged 3.37 kills/set on .331 hitting while adding 0.96 blocks and 3.89 points/set...ranked No. 3 in total blocks, No. 4 in tota kills, No. 8 in points/set, No. 8 in blocks/set, No. 9 in kills/set and No. 9 in hitting percentage among conference players...tied her career-high in solo blocks, with two against Concordia-St. Paul on Oct. 16...recorded 20+ kills in one match and 10+ in 21 including the final five matches of the season...
2024 | REDSHIRT JUNIOR SEASON
Started all 32 matches and played 112 of 113 sets...recorded 368 kills, 92 blocks (10 solo and 82 assists) and 420 points...averaged 3.29 kills/set on .360 hitting while adding 0.82 blocks and 3.75 points/set...ranked No. 29 in hitting percentage among all D-II players...among NSIC players ranked No. 2 in hitting percentage, No. 3 in total kills, No. 4 in kills/set and No. 5 in points/set...tallied a career-high 22 kills at Concordia-St. Paul on Nov. 9...sent down 20+ kills three times and 10+ 20 times including the final six matches of the season...
2023 | JUNIOR SEASON
Redshirted in her first season with the Huskies…
2022 | SOPHOMORE SEASON (SOUTH DAKOTA STATE)
Served as key weapon in the SDSU offense while taking a big step forward as a sophomore, operating as the lead middle and establishing career-highs in every offensive category while anchoring the conference’s No. 3 hitting percentage defense…started each of her 30 matches and played 116 sets, recording 325.0 points, 249 kills on .265 hitting, 95 blocks, 62 digs and 23 aces…averaged 2.80 points, 2.15 kills and 0.82 blocks a set…bumped her kill percentage to a career-best .437…ranked 12th across the Summit League in hitting percentage, blocks and blocks/set; 20th in kills and points, 21st in points/set, 22nd in aces and 24th in kills/set…was second among the Jackrabbits in nearly every category including kills, kills/set, points, blocks, blocks/set and hitting percentage while sharing the team lead at 11 solo blocks…recorded double-digit kills seven times…posted five-plus blocks six times…named Summit League Defensive Player of the Week once…
2021 | FRESHMAN SEASON (SOUTH DAKOTA STATE)
Earned Summit League All-Freshman honors with a stellar debut campaign as the Jackrabbits’ top middle, finishing sixth in the conference with 106 blocks while anchoring the league’s No. 4 hitting percentage defense…appeared in 30 matches – starting 29 – and 111 sets, recording 274.0 points, 194 kills on .254 hitting, 106 blocks, 60 digs and 21 aces…averaged 2.47 points, 1.75 kills and 0.95 blocks a set…terminated at a lethal .425 kill percentage…displayed stellar discipline controlling the net with just five blocking errors…ranked sixth across the Summit League in total blocks, 10th in blocks/set, 19th in hitting percentage, 21st in kills and points and 22nd in aces…led the Jackrabbits in blocks and blocks/set while landing second in hitting percentage and third in kills and kills/set…recorded double-digit kills six times…posted five-plus blocks five times…
Prep: 2020 graduate of Lakeville North High School...five-year member of Northern Lights club…led the Panthers to a No. 4 ranking in Class AAA in the pandemic-altered 2020 season…fueled a fifth-place MSHSL Class AAA State Tournament run as a junior...2019 All-South Suburban nominee after recording 189 kills (2.63 per set) on a whopping .459 kill percentage with 66 blocks (0.92 per set)…
Personal: Daughter of Steve and Kari Thompson…community psychology major with a minor in athletic coaching…enjoys traveling, spending time with family and lake days…
Athletic:
National
2x AVCA Second Team All-American (2024, 2025)
Regional
2x AVCA All-Central Region First Team (2024, 2025)
2x D2CCA All-Central Region (First Team - 2025 | Second Team - 2024)
2x NCAA Central Region All-Tournament Team (2024,2025)
Conference
2x All-NSIC First Team (2024, 2025)
Summit League All-Freshman Team (2021)
NSIC Preseason Player of the Year (2025)
2x NSIC All-Tournament Team (2024, 2025)
NSIC Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 7, 2024)
Summit League Defensive Player of the Week (Nov. 15, 2022)
Misc.
SCSU Team Sport Female Athlete of the Year (2025-26)
SCSU CAREER RECORDS
2. Hitting Percentage – .345
t-10. 20+ Kill Matches – 4
t-11. Double-Digit Kill Matches – 41
SCSU SEASON RECORDS
7. Hitting Percentage – .360, 2024
2025 | REDSHIRT SENIOR SEASON
Started 34 matches and played in 116 sets...compiled 391 kills, 111 blocks (10 solo and 101 assists) and 451.5 points...led the team in kills and blocks...averaged 3.37 kills/set on .331 hitting while adding 0.96 blocks and 3.89 points/set...ranked No. 3 in total blocks, No. 4 in tota kills, No. 8 in points/set, No. 8 in blocks/set, No. 9 in kills/set and No. 9 in hitting percentage among conference players...tied her career-high in solo blocks, with two against Concordia-St. Paul on Oct. 16...recorded 20+ kills in one match and 10+ in 21 including the final five matches of the season...
2024 | REDSHIRT JUNIOR SEASON
Started all 32 matches and played 112 of 113 sets...recorded 368 kills, 92 blocks (10 solo and 82 assists) and 420 points...averaged 3.29 kills/set on .360 hitting while adding 0.82 blocks and 3.75 points/set...ranked No. 29 in hitting percentage among all D-II players...among NSIC players ranked No. 2 in hitting percentage, No. 3 in total kills, No. 4 in kills/set and No. 5 in points/set...tallied a career-high 22 kills at Concordia-St. Paul on Nov. 9...sent down 20+ kills three times and 10+ 20 times including the final six matches of the season...
2023 | JUNIOR SEASON
Redshirted in her first season with the Huskies…
2022 | SOPHOMORE SEASON (SOUTH DAKOTA STATE)
Served as key weapon in the SDSU offense while taking a big step forward as a sophomore, operating as the lead middle and establishing career-highs in every offensive category while anchoring the conference’s No. 3 hitting percentage defense…started each of her 30 matches and played 116 sets, recording 325.0 points, 249 kills on .265 hitting, 95 blocks, 62 digs and 23 aces…averaged 2.80 points, 2.15 kills and 0.82 blocks a set…bumped her kill percentage to a career-best .437…ranked 12th across the Summit League in hitting percentage, blocks and blocks/set; 20th in kills and points, 21st in points/set, 22nd in aces and 24th in kills/set…was second among the Jackrabbits in nearly every category including kills, kills/set, points, blocks, blocks/set and hitting percentage while sharing the team lead at 11 solo blocks…recorded double-digit kills seven times…posted five-plus blocks six times…named Summit League Defensive Player of the Week once…
2021 | FRESHMAN SEASON (SOUTH DAKOTA STATE)
Earned Summit League All-Freshman honors with a stellar debut campaign as the Jackrabbits’ top middle, finishing sixth in the conference with 106 blocks while anchoring the league’s No. 4 hitting percentage defense…appeared in 30 matches – starting 29 – and 111 sets, recording 274.0 points, 194 kills on .254 hitting, 106 blocks, 60 digs and 21 aces…averaged 2.47 points, 1.75 kills and 0.95 blocks a set…terminated at a lethal .425 kill percentage…displayed stellar discipline controlling the net with just five blocking errors…ranked sixth across the Summit League in total blocks, 10th in blocks/set, 19th in hitting percentage, 21st in kills and points and 22nd in aces…led the Jackrabbits in blocks and blocks/set while landing second in hitting percentage and third in kills and kills/set…recorded double-digit kills six times…posted five-plus blocks five times…
Prep: 2020 graduate of Lakeville North High School...five-year member of Northern Lights club…led the Panthers to a No. 4 ranking in Class AAA in the pandemic-altered 2020 season…fueled a fifth-place MSHSL Class AAA State Tournament run as a junior...2019 All-South Suburban nominee after recording 189 kills (2.63 per set) on a whopping .459 kill percentage with 66 blocks (0.92 per set)…
Personal: Daughter of Steve and Kari Thompson…community psychology major with a minor in athletic coaching…enjoys traveling, spending time with family and lake days…
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