Chelsea Thorpe

Chelsea Thorpe
University of North Carolina Volleyball Blue/White Scrimmage
Carmichael Arena
Chapel Hill, NC
Friday, August 23, 2024

Position:
OH/OPP
Height:
6-3
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Chicago, Ill.
High School:
Whitney M. Young
Prev School:
Ohio State

Major: Business Administration

Career Highs:
Kills: 18 vs. Florida State (10/25/24)
Digs: 7 vs. Bowling Green (9/1/23)
Blocks: 5 (Three times)
Block Solos: 1 (Five times)
Block Assists: 5 (Twice)

AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2024):

Appeared in all 31 matches and all 115 sets, making 26 starts
Had a career-high 18 kills against Florida State (10/25/24)
Had a career-high five blocks three times: at South Carolina (9/8/24), Western Carolina (9/1/24), and Michigan (9/20/24)
Had 13 matches with double-digit kills
Finished the season with 290 kills, 55 blocks, and 65 digs

AT OHIO STATE (2022-2023):

Played in all 29 matches in 2023, making 10 matches and appearing in 103 sets
Tallied 232 kills, second-most on the team, 35 blocks, 55 digs
Redshirted her freshman season in 2022

HIGH SCHOOL:

Four-year letterwinner at Whitney M. Young, where she served as a two-year captain
Won the regional and sectional championships as a freshman at Whitney M. Young and the regional championships again as a senior
Led Whitney M. Young in scoring her junior and senior seasons as the team captured three-consecutive city championships
Was named one of Prep Volleyball’s Frosh 69 for her high school team
Played for 1st Alliance Club Team as a member of their first team from 2019 until coming to Ohio State in 2022
Named to Prep Volleyball’s Top 150 players for club following both the 2019-20 and 2021-22 seasons, as well as to the Prep Dig’s Top 50 in 2021-22
Earned UnderArmor All-American honors following the 2020-21 season
Invited to the National Team Development Program’s camp for USA Volleyball in 2021

PERSONAL: