FOREST, Va. – Sophomore Kelly Williams (Garysburg, N.C./Halifax Academy) finishes the season with the Old Dominion Athletic Conferences' final Player of the Week honor of the season.
The nod earns Williams her eighth Player of the Week honor this season and 12th of her career. She has also been the Player of the Week for three weeks in a row. Randolph-Macon has had a vice grip on the league's top weekly award for five weeks in a row. Since January 22, R-MC has seen Williams win four Player of the Week honors and sophomore Charlotte Woods (Richmond, Va./Trinity) win one week.
In a 2-0 week for the Yellow Jackets, Williams averaged 22.0 points per game as well as 18.5 rebounds and had six blocks and six assists. She shot nearly 43% from the field in wins over Lynchburg and Roanoke.
Williams is the national leader in points per game with 25.8. She also tops the country in field goals made with 232 and in offensive rebounds per game with 6.6. She is second in the country in rebounds per game (18.1), total rebounds (435), blocked shots per game (4.04) and total points (619). She is also second in the country for most double-doubles with 23 in 24 games. She leads the ODAC in all of the above categories.
#2 Randolph-Macon faces the winner of the #10 Roanoke at #7 Bridgewater First Round game tonight at 7:00 PM. R-MC will take the court at 6:00 PM on Thursday at the Salem Civic Center.
