Annie Karle

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Annie Karle, Emilee Wissmach, Roberta Todd

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Alexia Morey, Brittany Major, Annie Karle, Emilee Wissmach

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Position:
Outside Hitter
Height:
5-11
Class:
Freshman
High School:
Mount Olive HS
Hometown:
Mount Olive, NJ

AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS:
2018 Southern Conference All-Freshman team
2021 All-Conference First Team
2021 Player of the Week (March 3-9)
2021 All-Tournament Team
2022 SoCon Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 12 and Nov. 7)
2022 First All-Conference Team
Set the School Record for Career Kills, 1391(2022)

2022- Graduate Student

Played and started in all 29 matches for the Bears
Total of 387 kills and sat third in conference for kills
Top five in conference for career service aces (110)
Finished career with 455 matches played

2021- Senior

Played in 23 matches with 21 starts
220 total kills with 36 blocks
Part of the Regular Season Championship Squad

2020-21 (Junior)

Started in all 23 matches (87 sets)
Finished sixth in the Southern Conference in kills with 285 averaging 3.28 per set
Notched a career-high of 25 kills in the match against Furman (Mar. 28)
Averaged .238 attack percentage
Recorded 249 digs this season averaging 2.86 per set
Notched a season high of 24 digs in the match against Western Carolina (Apr. 2)
Recorded 32 blocks averaging .37 per set
All-SoCon First Team
Offensive Player of the Week (March 3-9)

2019 (Sophomore)

Made an appearance in 31 matches (115 sets), including 26 starts
Tied her career-high 20 kills against Southern U (Sept. 13)
Notched a career-high 25.5 points and five aces in the match against Southern U on Sept. 13
Notched a career-high 19 digs in the match against The Citadel (Sept. 27)
Served 38 service aces, ranking ninth in the Southern Conference averaging 0.33 per set.
Recorded five double-doubles
Totaled 323 kills, 939 attacks, .188 hitting percentage, 24 assists, and 241 digs on the season.

2018 (Freshman):

Appeared in 20 matches (70 sets), including nine starts.
Notched a career-high 20 kills against Western Carolina (Oct. 21).
Notched a career-high nine digs and two assists against Samford (Nov. 3).
Notched a career-high four total blocks against The Citadel (Nov. 7).
Totaled 189 kills, 524 attacks, three assists, 60 digs and 28.0 total blocks.

Before Mercer
HIGH SCHOOL:

Attended Mount Olive high school where she played four years under head coach Lee Clowers as an outside hitter.
Won the county Most Valuable Player twice.
Placed on the first team All-Conference, All-County and All-State team.
Placed on the second team All-American Under Armor team.
Helped her team win the conference championship four years in a row.
Helped her team win the county championship twice.
Played for the Volleyball Rags club team for three years under head coach Carly Rivera as an outside hitter.
Placed first in the Big South American Division.
Placed third in the Boston qualifier USA Division.

PERSONAL: