Jordan Thompson in purple jersey, jumping to hit volleyball surrounded by her Team Hentz teammates on the court.

Recap: Thompson powers Team Hentz to 70-60 victory

Ryan Legarsky

Oct 03, 2025

OMAHA, Nebraska — Opposite Jordan Thompson posted 20 kills in her AU Pro Volleyball Championship debut to lead Team Hentz to a 70-60 victory against Team Abercrombie to complete the season-opening doubleheader inside Liberty First Credit Union Arena on Friday night.

KEY MOMENT

Team Hentz utilized a 9-2 run in the opening set to take a 25-20 lead before Team Abercrombie evened the match score with an identical 25-20 result in the middle stanza. Thompson put down seven of her 20 match kills in the final set to guide Team Hentz to victory, 70-60.

LEADERBOARD UPDATE

Setter Natalia Valentin-Anderson earned MVP 2 plaudits and stands atop the leaderboard with 330 points. Thompson finished the night as the only other player with 300 or more points after collecting 310 points in her debut. Captain Morgan Hentz holds the No. 5 slot with 245 points as seven of the top 10 spots in the league standings are occupied by members of Team Hentz.

TEAM ABERCROMBIE NOTES

Opposite Brittany Abercrombie now holds a 10-3 record as a captain during her AU Pro Volleyball Championship career … In addition, she lost back-to-back matches as a captain for the first time in her two seasons … The defeat also marks the first time Team Abercrombie has lost to a captain other than outside hitter Bethania De La Cruz-Mejía.
Middle blocker Molly McCage collected five blocks against Team Hentz, marking the sixth time she has tallied five or more rejections in a match during her AU Pro Volleyball Championship career.
Setter Sydney Hilley registered at least 30 assists in a match for the 25th time in her AU Pro Volleyball Championship career, which is tied for the third-highest total in league history … She finished with 31 assists while adding three solo blocks and a pair of kills.
Middle blocker Elise Goetzinger hit at an impressive .889 clip with eight kills and no errors on nine attempts in her league debut.
Outside hitter Alexa Gray led Team Abercrombie with nine kills and added five digs in her first AU Pro Volleyball Championship match.

Next Match: Sunday, October 5 vs. Team Kingdon Rishel | 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT

TEAM HENTZ NOTES

Libero Morgan Hentz became the fourth player in AU Pro Volleyball Championship history to win 10 or more matches as a captain after upping her career mark to 10-9 with Friday night’s victory.
Hentz, the match’s MVP 3 selection, earned the 18th Match MVP award of her AU career to rise into sole possession of second place on the league’s all-time chart.
Hentz tallied 13 digs in the victory on Friday night, marking the 44th time she has surpassed 10 or more digs in her AU Pro Volleyball Championship career.
Hentz moved into second on the league’s all-time chart with her 18th Match MVP honor after claiming MVP 3 laurels with a match-high 13 digs … She will enter Sunday’s doubleheader needing just four digs to become the second player in league history with 700 or more career digs.
Setter Natalia Valentin-Anderson amassed 40 or more assists for the 15th time in her AU Pro Volleyball Championship career after f inishing with a match-high 42 helpers on Friday night … She has also notched a league-record 32 career double-doubles after adding 12 digs in the victory.
Valentin-Anderson also collected Match MVP accolades for the 11th time in her AU career, which is tied for the seventh most in league history … She also surpassed 300 leaderboard points in a match for the eighth time in her AU career.
Opposite Jordan Thompson became the ninth player in AU Pro Volleyball Championship history to record at least 20 kills in a match … She finished with 20 kills and seven digs to claim MVP 1 honors and 310 leaderboard points.
Thompson’s 20 kills are the second-highest total in a season opener in league history … Opposite Karsta Lowe holds the record after smashing 22 kills in her season opener against Team Cruz on March 16, 2022.