Thorne is a 5-foot-11, sophomore outside hitter from Karitane, New Zealand.
10th ranked Providence went 3-1 at the GoSarpy.com Labor Day Tournament in Bellevue, Neb. The Argos beat McPherson (Kan.) 3-0, No. 6 Concordia (Neb.) 3-0, MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) 3-0 and lost to Doane University (Neb.) 3-1.
Thorne averaged 3.75 kills with an attack percentage of .297. She recorded five service aces and eight assisted blocks.
Also nominated and listed in alphabetical order; Karina Mickelson of Montana Tech and Kyra Oakland of Rocky Mountain College.