Loyola Marymount University Athletics

Career 

• All-WCC First Team - 2023 
• Two-time WCC Pair of the Week with Madi Firnett
• WCC All-Freshman Team 
• Overall Record 83-44 (75-38 in dual matches; 8-6 in pair matches) 

• Abbey Thorup is in her fourth season with the LMU Lions. 

• Back-to-back WCC Beach Volleyball Pair of the Week with Madi Firnett – April 15 and April 22  
• Named to the 2024 All-WCC Beach Volleyball Preseason Team  
• Went 28-13 overall on the season  
• Went 15-3 overall at the No. 5 Position (14-3 with Madi Firnett, 1-0 with Alison Stanfill)  
• Ranked wins over Hawaii x2, Washington, Stetson, LBSU x2, GCU, FAU, FIU, UCLA x2, Florida St, USC,  and Arizona.
• Had a ten-match winning streak and a nine-match winning streak  

• All-WCC First Team  
• Went 24-18 overall on the season (18-12 in dual matches; 8-6 in pair matches) 
• Went 18-12 in dual matches at the No. 2 position (6-2 with Cassie Chinn; 8-5 with Alisha Stevens; 4-5 with Kirstine Garder) 
• Placed 17th with Jacinda Ramirez at the AVCA National Pairs Championship going 5-4 
• Ranked wins over Cal, FAU, Tulane, South Carolina, FSU, Washington, Pepperdine (x3) 
• Placed 17th with Chloe Hooker at the West Coast Pairs Championship going 3-2 
• Had a seven-match winning streak and a one-five-match winning streak 

• WCC All-Freshman Team 
• Went 24-11 overall on the season played exclusively with Selina Marolf 
• Went 2-0 in dual matches at the No. 2 position 
• Went 14-5 in dual matches at the No. 3 position 
• Went 18-6 in dual matches at the No. 4 position 
• Ranked wins over Cal, Stetson, Long Beach St, Pepperdine (x3), FIU, Cal Poly, Hawaii 
• Had an eight-match winning streak, one six-match winning streak, one five-match winning streak 

• Did not compete in the NCAA and took advantage of a redshirt 

• 7-2 overall record before the remainder of the season was canceled due to COVID-19 and was granted an extra year of eligibility  
• Went 2-0 in dual matches at the No. 1 position (2-0 with Kenley Adams) 
• Went 5-2 in dual matches at the No. 2 position (1-1 with Emma Andraka; 4-1 with Sallianne Napolitano) 
• Went 1-0 in dual matches at the No. 3 position (1-0 with Emma Andraka) 
• Ranked wins over Texas Christian and Tulane 

 
High School 
Attended St. Mary’s District Collegiate and Vocational Institute…Played club for Legacy Beach...2018 U18 Canadian National Champion...2018 Canada Cup Champion 

International Experience 
Thorup qualified for the 2019 u21 World Championships, finishing 17th with Iris Fletcher… Also with Fletcher, Thorup placed 6th at a NORCECA event in La Paz Baja California Sur, Mexico, in 2019. 

Personal 
Abbey Thorup was born on Oct. 3, 2000, in St Mary’s, Ontario, Canada…parents Ken and Tanya Thorup both played volleyball at Brock University in Canada… has an older brother, Sam,  who played volleyball at Georgia College, a younger brother, Jack, plays basketball at Lambton college, and a younger sister, Ellen… Lists the Toronto Raptors as her favorite sports team…Greatest athletic thrill was qualifying for the main draw at the u21 World Championships & playing at NCAA Championships…chose LMU because of the location and coaches.