Awards and Honors
OVC Freshman of the Week: Jan. 22 (2018-19)
OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll: 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21
Dean’s List: S19, F19, S20, F20, S21
Athletic Director’s Honor Roll: F18, F21, S22
Career Recap: Austin Peay
2021-22 (Senior Season)
Missed the entirety of the 2021-22 season due to injury… finished her career with 153 made three-pointers, which were the ninth-most in program history at the time… holds the Austin Peay record for career three-point percentage, having shot 38.3 percent from three-point range in the three seasons she played.
2020-21 (Junior Season)
Averaged 31.1 minutes per game and started in all but one of her 19 appearances… scored a season-high 22 points and knocked a season-high six three-pointers in back-to-back appearances against Trevecca, Nov. 28, and Eastern Kentucky, Jan. 2… scored in double-figures and made five-plus three-pointers in four-straight appearances from November 29 to January 7 – both are the longest such streaks of her career… matched her career-high with eight rebounds against Jacksonville State, Jan. 23… averaged 9.8 points per game to lead the Govs in scoring and posted a team-best 11 double-figure scoring performances… led the OVC and ranked 27th in the NCAA in three-point field goals made per game (2.7)… ranked third in the OVC in three-pointers made (52) and fourth in three-point percentage (33.5%).
2019-20 (Sophomore Season)
Started in all but one of her 26 appearances, averaging 25 minutes per contest… led the Govs with 18 points and four triples on the road at Illinois, Nov. 13… drilled a career-high seven three-pointers en route to a career-high 25 points against Evansville. Nov. 21... shot 77.8 percent from three-point range against Evansville, which was the fifth-best single game three-point percentage in the NCAA in 2019-20 and was the best-single game mark (min. 6 made) in program history…posted a career-high five steals and grabbed a season-high six rebounds against Eastern Kentucky, Feb. 15… scored 82.5 percent of her points from behind the arc… led the Govs with 58 made three-pointers, which is the tenth-best single-season total in program history… led the Ohio Valley Conference and ranked 21st in the NCAA by shooting 43 percent from three-point range, which is also good for the second-best single-season percentage in program history.
2018-19 (Freshman Season)
Played in 29 games as a freshman, including 25 starts, and averaging 29.3 minutes… led the Governors with 41 made three-pointers… shot a team-high 39.4% from three-point range – good enough for fifth in the OVC… scored a season-high 16 points on a perfect shooting day at Eastern Illinois, Jan. 19, going six of six from the field and three of three from the charity stripe… averaged 7.1 points and 4.2 rebounds per game.
Career Recap: Oakland HS
An All-District, All-County, and All-Freshman selection during her high school career… prepped under coach Jennifer Grindstaff… played her AAU ball for the Tennessee Flight under coach Cliff Coleman.
Personal
Daughter of Larry and Melissa Knowles… has two siblings, Keri Sanders and Parker… born March 22… an Accounting major.
