CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Austin Peay State University's volleyball announced an exhibition game against Murray State at 1 p.m., Aug. 19, in the Winfield Dunn Center. The long-time rivals will take to the court for a five-set game that is open to the public.
The Govs return 12 players from 2022, including right-side hitter Mikayla Powell and setter Kelsey Mead. Powell led the team last season with 315 kills. The Overland Park, Kansas native holds the Govs all-time career attack percentage record of .313.
Mead is a four-year starter for the Govs and led the team with 649 assists in assists last year. A Tallahassee, Florida native, she has led the team in assists each of the last three seasons. She is eighth all-time in assists and 26th all-time in service aces.
The roster features three newcomers in freshmen Maggie Duyos, Kalliann Cook, and Anna Rita.
Austin Peay volleyball officially kicks off its season at the Blazer Invitational, Aug. 25-26, in Birmingham, Alabama where they face Buffalo, Florida A&M, and Alabama-Birmingham.
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