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Karis Beasley Season 2016

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Karis Beasley Season 2016

PositionOUTSIDE HITTER/DS
Height5-9
ClassFreshman
HometownGranbury, Texas
Awards and Honors
  • 2017 SEC Academic Honor Roll
  • 2016-17 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
 
2018
Played in every set for Auburn in 2018 … Finished third on the squad with a 2.18 digs/set average, while her 2.33 digs/set mark against conference opponents was second … Had eight matches with double-digit digs … Tied her career best vs. Florida State (9/16) with 16 digs in the four-set victory … Put together a 13-dig performance in the sweep at Georgia (11/15) … Followed with 12 digs in the 3-2 victory over Mississippi State (11/21) on Senior Night … Second on the squad with a .21 aces/set average, having 22 on the season … Tied her career high with three aces against American (9/8).
 
2017
Collegiate debut at Georgia Tech (8/25) ... Played in all 102 sets for the Tigers, providing depth in the back row ... Finished fourth on the team with a 1.89 digs/set average, while her 2.03 digs/set mark vs. SEC opponents also came in fourth ... Totaled eight double-digit dig performances ... Set a career-best with 16 digs vs. Tennessee (11/9) ... Recorded 13 digs on three occasions - at Texas A&M (10/15), vs. Florida (10/22), vs. Kentucky (11/12) ... Her 20 service aces on the year came in third on the squad ... Notched a career best with three aces in the team's upset of then-No. 16 North Carolina (9/2).
 
2016
Did not play because of injury.
 
High School/Club
Played high school volleyball at Granbury High School ... Club team was Texas Image ... Two-time All-State honoree ... All-District First Team member as a junior and a senior ... Second Team All-District her sophomore season ... A part of the 2013 team that captured a district championship and was a Texas Regional Finalist ... Four-time Academic All-State member ... Finished her career at Granbury as the school's career kills record holder with 1,280 ... Team captain as a junior and a senior ... 2012 All-District Newcomer of the Year.
 
Personal
Full name is Karis Elaine Beasley ... Daughter of Sandy and Sam Beasley ... Has one brother, Rustin ... Her mother, Sandy, was a member of the Canadian National Softball Team from 1987-1996 and competed at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta ... Sandy also played softball at Stephen F. Austin ... Working on a degree from the School of Kinesiology in the College of Education.