| Height: | 5-10 |
| Year: | Jr. |
| Hometown: | Dallas, Texas |
| High School: | Palm Beach State / Life HS |
| Position: | MB |
| Major: | Psychology |
Palm Beach State College: Played two seasons at the Lake Worth, Fla. junior college... Coached by Drew Colvin... Two-time All-Conference second team (2016, 2017)... 2017: Played in 25 matches... Averaged 1.23 kills and 1.1 blocks per set (27th in NJCAA)... Totaled 86 kills and 77 blocks... Recorded 134.5 points... Posted a .276 hitting percentage... 2016: 28 matches played with 91 sets... .311 hitting percentage was 38th in the nation... Totaled 156 kills (1.71 kps) and 82 blocks (0.90 bps).
High School: Graduated from Life HS in Waxahachie, Texas... Coached by Nancy Moore... Lettered four years in volleyball... Three-time All-District first team (2013, 2014, 2015)... Also lettered in cheerleading and track & field... Two-time Sprinter of the Year (2012, 2016)... Cheer Honors: 2013 NCA All-American, UCA All-American (2011, 2012, 2014, 2015), Two-time varsity cheer captain (2015, 2016), Spirit Award (2015-16).
Personal: Born Aug. 28, 1998 in Dallas, Texas... Nickname: "T"... Daughter of Barry and Lavor Thornton... Siblings: Brashauna Thornton (34) and Barry Thornton, Jr. (30)... Majoring in psychology with a minor in education... Future plans: Skin Care specialist... Hobbies: Volleyball, Crafts... Favorite book: "The Fault in Our Stars"; Favorite midnight snack: Candy; Favorite movie: "Coraline"; Favorite musical artist: Lil Uzi Vert; Favorite song: "No Tears Left to Cry"; Tatum can't go a week without: Music; Most thrilling moment in sports: Winning; Favorite Tusculum moment: Volleyball Camp; Advice to kids: "Stay positive and be yourself"; Favorite color: Red; Favorite food: Pizza; Favorite sport other than volleyball: Cheerleading; Person Tatum most admires: Her sister; Most famous person Tatum has ever met: Asian Doll, Bhad Bhabie; Toughest opponent Tatum has ever faced: Jada Burse; What people don't know about Tatum: She can do eye lashes well; When she was a kid, Tatum tried to be like: Beyonce.
| Recent Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| Oct 23 | at Carson-Newman | W, 3-2 |
| Oct 26 | Lenoir-Rhyne | W, 3-1 |
| Oct 27 | Catawba | L, 3-2 |
| Oct 30 | Mars Hill | L, 3-1 |
| Nov 2 | at #25 Wingate | L, 3-0 |
| Nov 3 | at Coker | L, 3-1 |
| Statistics category | Overall | Conf | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 20 | 16 | ||
| Sets | 58 | 54 | ||
| Kills | 60 | 52 | ||
| Kills per set | 1.03 | 0.96 | ||
| Errors | 27 | 25 | ||
| Total Attacks | 174 | 162 | ||
| Total Attacks per set | 3.00 | 3.00 | ||
| Hitting Percentage | .190 | .167 | ||
| Assists | 3 | 3 | ||
| Assists per set | 0.05 | 0.06 | ||
| Service Aces | 0 | 0 | ||
| Service Errors | 1 | 0 | ||
| Service Aces per set | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
| Receptions | 4 | 4 | ||
| Reception Errors | 0 | 0 | ||
| Digs | 9 | 9 | ||
| Digs per set | 0.16 | 0.17 | ||
| Block Solo | 7 | 6 | ||
| Block Assist | 43 | 42 | ||
| Block Total | 50 | 48 | ||
| Blocks per set | 0.86 | 0.89 | ||
| Block Errors | 7 | 7 | ||
| Ball Handling Errors | 1 | 1 | ||
| Points | 88.5 | 79.0 | ||
| Points per set | 1.5 | 1.5 | ||
| Matches started | 17 | 16 | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | k | e | ta | pct | a | sa | se | r | re | digs | bs | ba | be | tot | bhe | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | Chowan | W, 3-0 | - | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.0 |
| Aug 31 | Emmanuel (Ga.) | W, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 1 | Belmont Abbey | L, 3-2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | .400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.5 |
| Sep 1 | King (Tenn.) | L, 3-0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sep 7 | Montevallo | L, 3-1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Sep 8 | Georgia College | L, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 15 | Queens (N.C.) | L, 3-1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | .167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Sep 18 | at Lincoln Memorial | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4.5 |
| Sep 21 | at Anderson | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | .222 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.5 |
| Sep 22 | at Newberry | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 10 | .300 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Sep 25 | at Mars Hill | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 16 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Sep 28 | at Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2.5 |
| Oct 2 | Carson-Newman | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | -.111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3.5 |
| Oct 5 | Wingate | L, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 6 | Coker | L, 3-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 12 | at Catawba | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 17 | .235 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9.0 |
| Oct 13 | at Queens (N.C.) | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -.200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4.5 |
| Oct 16 | Lincoln Memorial | L, 3-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -.167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Oct 19 | Anderson | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | .273 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Oct 20 | Newberry | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 14 | .357 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 |
| Oct 23 | at Carson-Newman | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 18 | .222 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8.0 |
| Oct 26 | Lenoir-Rhyne | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 7.5 |
| Oct 27 | Catawba | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 11 | .182 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Oct 30 | Mars Hill | L, 3-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Nov 2 | at #25 Wingate | L, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 3 | at Coker | L, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | pct | a | a/s | sa | sa/s | r | re | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s | pts | pts/s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 20 | 58 | 60 | 1.03 | 27 | 174 | .190 | 3 | 0.05 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0.16 | 7 | 43 | 50 | 0.86 | 88.5 | 1.5 |
| 2019-20 | 29 | 106 | 160 | 1.51 | 65 | 397 | .239 | 3 | 0.03 | 3 | 0.03 | 16 | 1 | 29 | 0.27 | 16 | 76 | 92 | 0.87 | 217.0 | 2.0 |
| Total | 49 | 164 | 220 | 1.34 | 92 | 571 | .224 | 6 | 0.04 | 3 | 0.02 | 20 | 1 | 38 | 0.23 | 23 | 119 | 142 | 0.87 | 305.5 | 1.9 |
| m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | pct | a | a/s | sa | sa/s | r | re | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s | pts | pts/s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 20 | 58 | 60 | 1.03 | 27 | 174 | .190 | 3 | 0.05 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0.16 | 7 | 43 | 50 | 0.86 | 88.5 | 1.5 |
| Conference | 16 | 54 | 52 | 0.96 | 25 | 162 | .167 | 3 | 0.06 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0.17 | 6 | 42 | 48 | 0.89 | 79.0 | 1.5 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Home | 12 | 28 | 29 | 1.04 | 14 | 82 | .183 | 2 | 0.07 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0.07 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 0.89 | 44.0 | 1.6 |
| Away | 8 | 30 | 31 | 1.03 | 13 | 92 | .196 | 1 | 0.03 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.23 | 2 | 23 | 25 | 0.83 | 44.5 | 1.5 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Wins | 5 | 19 | 26 | 1.37 | 9 | 65 | .262 | 1 | 0.05 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.21 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 1.05 | 37.5 | 2.0 |
| Losses | 15 | 39 | 34 | 0.87 | 18 | 109 | .147 | 2 | 0.05 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0.13 | 4 | 26 | 30 | 0.77 | 51.0 | 1.3 |
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| August | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| September | 9 | 23 | 23 | 1.00 | 8 | 61 | .246 | 1 | 0.04 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.13 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 0.52 | 29.5 | 1.3 |
| October | 10 | 34 | 33 | 0.97 | 19 | 109 | .128 | 2 | 0.06 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0.18 | 5 | 32 | 37 | 1.09 | 54.0 | 1.6 |
