Austin Peay State University Athletics

Honors & Awards
OVC Academic Medal of Honor: 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22
OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll: 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-2, 2021-22
Dean's List: F18, S19, F19, S20, F20, S21
Athletic Director's Honor Roll: F21, S22, F22, F23, S24
CSC Academic All-District, 2023

2023 | Austin Peay

• Played in all 29 matches, making 25 starts. 
• Totaled 138 kills with an average of 1.43 per set. 
• Season-high of 12 kills against Valparaiso, Sept. 8. 
• Led the team with 80.0 blocks, highlighted by a nine-block performance against Central Arkansas, Nov. 10. 

2022 | Austin Peay

• Did not play indoor volleyball during the 2022 season.

2021 | Austin Peay

• Played in 37 sets across 18 matches.
• Had a season-high 10 kills against UT Martin (Nov. 6).
• Tallied eight kills and no errors on 17 swings against Miami (Ohio) (Aug. 27) with a season-high four digs.
• Recorded eight kills and five digs against Murray State (Nov. 10).
• Posted 26 blocks as a senior to finish 20th all-time in career blocks with 179.

2020-21 | Austin Peay

• Played in 43 sets while seeing action in all 14 matches, starting 11 contests.
• Led Govs with 41 blocks (0.95 per set) while also notching 60 kills (1.40 per set) and 24 digs (0.56 per set).
• Had eight kills without an attack error and a .500 attack percentage in UT Martin opener, March 29.
• Had season’s best outing in Murray State opener, March 7, with a season-best nine kills, two service aces and three blocks to score 13 points.
• Also had 12.5 points in second Murray State match, March 8, with seven kills and a season-best eight blocks.
• Began season with four consecutive four-kill outings.

2019 | Austin Peay

• Played in 29 matches (100 sets).
• Led the Govs with 82 blocks while also posting 150 kills and 20 service aces.
• Notched season's second seven-block outing at UT Martin, Nov. 8, while adding 11 kills and a service ace to her stat line.
• Went errorless on 20 swings at Jacksonville State, Oct. 26, scoring 10 kills (.500 attack percentage).
• Had season’s biggest outing against Southeast Missouri, Oct. 4, setting season highs in kills (13), service aces (5) and digs (7) while also chipping in six blocks.
• Provided seven blocks in Govs upset win of Texas Tech, Sept. 7, also provided six kills and five digs.

2018 | Austin Peay

• Saw action in 19 matches (44 sets) and had 63 kills (1.43 per set) and 30 blocks.
• Opened campaign with season-best six blocks while also notching six kills against South Dakota State, August 24.
• Had a season-best seven kills three times during the season: against Troy, Sept. 1, one week later at Evansville and finally at Eastern Kentucky, Nov. 3.

Prep Career

• Was a middle blocker at Arrowhead High School for head coach Janelle Hobbs and helped lead the team to a 38-13 record in 2017.
• Finished her senior campaign as an honorable mention all-state and first-team all-conference pick after posting 180 kills, a .329 attack percentage and 75 blocks over 124 sets played.
• As a junior, she was an honorable mention all-conference selection after posting 179 kills and a .302 attack percentage in Arrowhead's 28-16 campaign.
• Named to the 2016 American Volleyball Coaches Association's Phenom List.
• Played club volleyball with Milwaukee Sting and was a member of the Sting's 16-U team that finished fifth nationally.

Personal

• Karli Samantha Graham is the daughter of Scott and Cindy Graham.
• Birthday is June 25.
• Has a younger brother, Zack.
• Mother played basketball at Colorado State.
• Majoring in Social Work.