Elon University Athletics

Honors & Awards:
-2014 SoCon All-Freshmen Team
-CAA Defensive Player of the Week | Sept. 5, 2016
-CAA Defensive Player of the Week | Nov. 14, 2016
-SoCon Freshman of the Week | Nov. 11, 2013
-2016 NCCSIA First Team All-State
-2014 Elon Phoenix Classic All-Tournament Team
-2014 SoCon Academic Honor Roll
-2014 Most Improved Player (Team Award)
-2014 Top Newcomer (Team Award)

2016: Started all 26 matches she played in throughout the season, playing in 93 sets…Posted 148 kills, 120 blocks, 12 digs and six assists on the year…Her 120 blocks led the team and finished third-most in a season in Elon’s Division I history...Finished second in the CAA with 1.3 blocks per set and third with 120 total blocks…Narrowly missed a double-double with eight kills and 10 blocks against Gardner-Webb, but the 10 blocks tied for fourth-most in a match in Elon’s Division I history…Had a season-best 10 kills and two assists against High Point…Also posted nine kills against Youngstown State, Wofford, Towson, Delaware, College of Charleston and Northeastern… Had nine blocks against UNCG… Picked up two CAA Defensive Player of the Week nods on Sept. 5 and Nov. 14…Named a NCCSIA First Team All-State honoree after the season…Ends her career with 390 blocks in her career, which places fifth-most in Elon’s Division I history.

2015: Saw action in 28 matches on the season and earned the start 27 times…Led the team with a .239 attack percentage…Finished with 168 kills and averaged 1.85 kills per set…Led the team 101 total blocks…First on team and fifth in the CAA with 1.11 blocks per set…Tallied a season-high 13 kills in four sets at William & Mary…Posted a career-high 11 blocks in a five-set match at Hofstra, which ranks second on the program DI single-match record list…Recorded another 10 blocks in three sets against Davidson, which ranks third on the program DI single-match record list…Helped the team rank third in the league in blocks per set.

2014: Played in 30 matches on season and earned the start in 20 matches…Finished the season with 177 kills and 2.31 kills per set…Recorded a season-high 17 kills against Towson…Posted six double-digit kill performances on the season…Recorded a season-high eight blocks against North Florida…Tallied 82 total blocks on the year and led the team with 0.85 blocks per set…Named to the Elon Phoenix Classic All-Tournament Team.

2013: Saw action in 29 matches as a rookie, earning the start in 23 of those contests…Led the team in blocks (87) and was second in blocks per set (0.90/set)…Finished third on the team with a .277 attack percentage…Posted 172 kills on the season…Recorded a career-high 18 kills at Furman…Tallied a season-high seven blocks against Western Carolina…Finished the season with seven double-digit kill performances and hit over .400 twice…Named the SoCon Freshman of the Week on Nov. 11…Earned a spot on the SoCon All-Freshmen Team…Named the team’s Most Improved and Top Newcomer...Named to the SoCon Academic Honor Roll.

High School: Four-year varsity member and two-year captain at Mount Olive…Recorded 7.3 kills/set and 461 kills in 2012…Recorded over 1,000 career kills and broke school records for most kills and blocks…Ranked number one in the state in kills in 2012…Named the team’s most valuable offensive player in both 2011 and 2012…Honored as The Daily Record player of the year in 2011…Named to the all-conference, all-county and all-group first team in 2011…Helped Mount Olive to back-to-back conference titles her junior and senior seasons…Team advanced to the county semifinal and the state quarterfinals for the first time in program history in 2012…Helped Atlantic Valley Volleyball Club (AVVC) to finish first in the region and earn a bid to 2012 nationals…Named to the 2012 regional all-tournament team…Earned the scholar-athlete award
 
Personal: Full name is Alexandra Ann Karle…Daughter of former Western New England basketball and baseball player Peter and Barbara Karle…Born on June 7, 1995...Majoring in strategic communications.