2009-10: Earned Academic All-GLVC honors for the second straight season after laying in 30 of USI's 31 games and making 29 starts...was one of, if not the best in the GLVC and the Midwest Region at taking charges and drawing opponents into offensive fouls...averaged 8.2 points and a team-best 5.5 rebounds per contest...led USI in its regular-season finale win over Quincy by scoring a career-high 22 points and matching a career-best 11 rebounds...pulled down 11 rebounds three times during her senior season...reached double-figures in the scoring column 11 times and reached the 20-point barrier twice...had two double-doubles...finished the year ranked 14th in the GLVC in defensive rebounds (3.97 drpg) and 18th in total rebounding per game.
2008-09: Started all 27 of USI's contests in her first season with the Eagles, averaging 8.3 points and 6.0 rebounds per appearance...earned Academic All-GLVC honors...was second on the team and 17th in the GLVC in rebounding...scored in double figures 11 times and recorded 10 or more rebounds five times...finished the year with four double-doubles...had a season-best 18 points in USI's win over Lake Erie...racked up a season-best 11 rebounds three times.
TRANSFER: Transferred to USI from Kankakee Community College (Kankakee, Illinois) where she was a two-time NJCAA Division II All-American...had a superb sophomore season in 2007-08 as she was named the Illinois Junior College Player of the Year after averaging 15.7 points and 6.8 rebounds per game...led Kankakee to back-to-back national title game appearances and a two-year record of 57-10...Kankakee was 27-7 in a 2006-07 season that saw Williams net second-team All-America honors...she earned first-team All-America honors in 2007-08 after leading Kankakee to a 30-3 mark and its second straight NJCAA Region IV title...scored a career-high 29 points on two occasions in 2007-08 and became the third player in school history to earn All-America honors in consecutive seasons.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from St. Joseph-Ogden High School (St. Joseph, Illinois) she earned varsity letters in basketball, softball, and volleyball...helped lead her softball team to the state championships in 2006...member of the National Honor Society, the Spanish Club, the Maroon Platoon, the Student Activities Council, and Phi Theta Kappa.
PERSONAL: Born June 16, 1988...daughter of Steven and Beth Williams.
Career Statistics at USI
Total 3-Point Rebounds
Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Tot Avg Ast Blk Stl Pts/Avg
08-09 27-27 730/27.0 76-230 .330 22-96 .229 50-74 .676 55-106 161 6.0 33 11 35 224/8.3
09-10 30-29 752/25.1 84-189 .444 20-72 .278 59-90 .656 45-119 164 5.5 33 6 25 247/8.2
TOTAL 57-56 1482/26.0 160-419 .382 42-168 .250 109-164 .665 100-225 325 5.7 66 17 60 471/8.3
Career Statistics at Kankakee
Total 3-Point Rebounds
Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Tot Avg Ast Blk Stl Pts/Avg
06-07 34-na na/ na 146-331 .441 15-47 .319 98-147 .667 na-na 229 6.7 56 na 55 405/11.9
07-08 31-na na/ na 172-323 .533 20-60 .333 123-167 .737 na-na 211 6.8 41 na 63 487/15.7
TOTAL 65-na na/ na 318-654 .486 35-107 .327 221-314 .704 na-na 440 6.8 97 na 118 892/13.7
Career Highs at USI
Points: 22 vs. Quincy (2/22/10)
Rebounds: 11, Six times
Last: vs. Quincy (2/22/10)
Assists: 5 vs. Edinboro (11/22/08)
Steals: 3, Five times
Last: at Rockhurst (2/28/09)
Blocks: 3 vs. Rockhust (1/24/09)
Double-figures:
Scoring: 22
20-point outings: 2
Rebounding: 8
Double-Doubles: 6
