2020 Volleyball Roster

Little Rock Athletics/Nelson Che
Little Rock Athletics/Nelson Che
Little Rock Athletics/Nelson Che
Little Rock Athletics/Nelson Che
Little Rock Athletics/Nelson Che
Little Rock Athletics/Nelson Che
Little Rock Athletics/Nelson Che

3 Janae Thurston

  • Position Outside Hitter/Right Side
  • Height 5-11
  • Class Sophomore
  • Experience 1
  • Hometown Peculiar, Mo.
  • High School Raymore Peculiar HS

Biography

Sun Belt Freshman of the Week (Nov. 4, 2019)
 
Career: Played two seasons at Little Rock, seeing action in 163 sets across 48 matches … Totaled 342 kills with a hitting percentage of .145 (342-190-1,047) over her career along with 117 digs, 78 total blocks (four solo, 74 assisted), 15 service aces and 14 assists … Recorded a career-high of 19 kills against UT Arlington (10/10/2020) with a career-best .447 hitting percentage (19-2-38) in that match … Posted a career-high 16 digs against Evansville (9/20/2019) while serving up a career-best three aces against Georgia Southern (11/2/2019) … Twice tallied a career-high five total blocks, first against Central Arkansas (9/14/2019) and then again against UT Arlington (10/9/2020).
 
2020 (Sophomore): Played in 66 sets across 20 matches, starting in 13 matches … Recorded 135 kills with a .171 hitting percentage on the year with 18 digs and 29 total blocks (two solo, 27 assisted) … Averaged 2.05 kills per set, 0.27 digs per set and 0.44 blocks per set on the season … Recorded a career-high 19 kills and career-best .447 hitting percentage against UT Arlington (10/10) … Posted a career-high five block assists the previous day against UT Arlington (10/9) … Recorded double-digit kills in six matches, including in four of the last five matches of the season.

2019 (Freshman): Played in 95 sets over 28 matches, starting in 23 matches … Put down 208 kills (averaging 2.19 kills per set) while hitting .129 and recorded 49 total blocks with 15 service aces … Recorded a season-high 18 kills vs. Evansville (9/20) while also notching a season-best 16 digs against Evansville (9/20), her first career double-double … Registered double-digit kills in eight matches on the season … Posted a season-high .429 hitting percentage (15-3-28) against Georgia Southern (11/2) after posting 16 kills and a .400 percentage the previous night against Georgia State (11/1), the combined result claiming her Sun Belt Freshman of the Week honors … Also served up a season-best three aces in that Georgia Southern (11/2) match.

Prior to Little Rock: Lettered in volleyball her entire high school career at Raymor Peculiar High School that was named First Team All-District three times, First Team All-Conference three times and was a MOKAN All-Star player ... Also lettered in basketball and track.
 
Personal: Daughter of Travis and Jeana Thurston … Has one brother, Zack … Wants to become a nurse practitioner.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 3

    2019Freshman

    Outside Hitter/Right Side
    5'11"
    3
  • 3

    2020Sophomore

    Outside Hitter/Right Side
    5'11"
    3