University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics

2024 Women's Volleyball Roster

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Michelle Thao
Jersey Number 10

Michelle Thao

  • Position:
    Libero
  • Height:
    5-8
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Hickory, N.C.
  • Major:
    Business
Awards & Highlights 
College Sports Communicators Academic All-District® Honors (2024)
Co-Libero of the Week (Oct. 14, 2024)

2024 Season (Senior) -
Transitioned to libero in her senior season with Asheville...Thao finished No. 3 in the Big South in aces with 31, averaging .34 a set and No. 4 in digs with 440, averaging 4.89 a set...Had a career-high 38 digs at Gardner-Webb on Nov. 8...Had a career-high nine assists against Radford on Oct. 11...Had a career-high five aces vs. Hampton on Sept. 14...Was named Co-Libero of the Week on Oct. 14. 

2023 Season (Junior)- In her first season as a Bulldog, Thao played in all 28 matches, making 22 starts...In 85 sets...Thao had 89 kills, a team-high 20 aces and was No. 2 on the team with 205 digs...Had a season-high 10 kills in Asheville's win against USC Upstate (11/11)...Had a season-high 17 digs against Charleston Southern (9/30)...Had a double-double against Charleston Southern (9/30) with 10 kills and 17 digs...Had a double-double against USC Upstate (9/30) with 13 digs and 10 kills. 

Prior to UNC Asheville- Transferred from Surry Community College after two seasons...In her two years at Surry, Thao played in 52 matches and 169 sets...She recorded 643 kills, averaging 3.80 a set...She recorded 660 digs, averaging 3.91 a set...She played four years of varsity volleyball at Fred T. Foard High School, leading her team to a State Championship as both a junior and senior...Named State Championship Most Valuable Player, both junior and senior seasons...Named as 2A State Player of the Year...Hometown is Hickory, NC, where she was raised by Mai Yang and Thai Thao.
Highlights || Volleyball || UNC Asheville vs Gardner-Webb
Monday, November 06
Highlights || Volleyball || UNC Asheville vs Winthrop
Monday, November 06
Highlights || Volleyball || UNC Asheville at Presbyterian
Monday, October 30
Highlights || Volleyball || UNC Asheville at Charleston Southern
Monday, October 30