Autummn Williams Bio

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32 Autummn Williams

2016-17: Captured WBCA First Team and D2CCA Third Team All-America honors as nation’s 6th-leading scorer with 21.3 points per game ... also earned First Team All-West Region, unanimous First Team All-GNAC, GNAC Newcomer of the Year and GNAC Tournament MVP awards, helping Seawolves to records of 30-2 overall and 20-0 in league play ... became just third player in GNAC history to earn four player-of-the-week awards in same season, along with USBWA National Player of the Week award for Feb. 6-12 ... broke UAA single-season records for points (682) and field goals (258, also GNAC record), while ranking 3rd on scoring average list ... in addition to scoring numbers, posted national stats ranks of 32nd in steals per game (2.63) and 53rd in FG% (.501) ... finished with GNAC ranks of 2nd in scoring, 2nd in steals, 13th in assists (2.9 apg), 7th in 3FG% (.369) and 8th in 3FGs per game (1.7) ... upped scoring average to 22.8 ppg in league games ... hit 20-point plateau 18 times and was team’s top scorer in 29 of 32 contests ... shot at least 50 percent 18 times, dished at least three assists 20 times, and grabbed multiple steals on 23 occasions ... scored at least 13 points in every game, including three 30-plus efforts ... had career-high 34 points (14-23 FG, 4-4 FT), 3 assists and 5 steals in 78-71 road win over Northwest Nazarene and 31 points (11-19 FG, 7-9 FT), 5 assists and 2 steals at Central Washington to earn national player-of-week honor ... powered UAA to 2OT road win over No. 16 Western Washington with 31 points and 5 rebounds, including game-tying layup in first OT and game-winning 3FG in final session ... other key performances included 28 points, 4 steals in GNAC Tourney title-game win over WWU and 23 points (7-14 FG) in NCAA Tournament First Round win over Hawaii Pacific.

BEFORE UAA: Spent junior season at Div. I program Arkansas Little Rock, playing in 11 contests for 20-win squad … played first two seasons at junior-college powerhouse Trinity Valley Community College in Athens, Texas, helping Cardinals to combined 68-5 record … as sophomore, earned All-Region 14 and WBCA honorable mention All-America honors, averaging 12.9 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game for TVCC club that finished third at NJCAA Div. I National Tournament … as freshman, shot 44 percent from floor and averaged 8.4 points and 3.1 rebounds, teaming with former Seawolf Dominique Brooks to help Cardinals finish 36-1 and win 2013 NJCAA national title … ranked by ESPNW’s Collegiate Girls Basketball Report as No. 38 JC recruit in country in 2015.

HIGH SCHOOL: Racked up 1,494 points, 540 rebounds, 534 steals, 363 assists and 136 blocks in two varsity seasons at Kennedale High, leading Lady Kats to 2013 Class 3A State title game … in addition to multiple all-state and all-region awards, earned District 6 co-MVP and Offensive Player of the Year honors … named District 1 Tournament MVP and McDonald’s All-American nominee … averaged 20.1 points as senior, with season-high of 39.

PERSONAL: Born Aug. 13, 1995 … daughter of Clifford Williams and Sharon Jones … has one brother and one sister … justice major.

Career Highs
Points – 34 at NW Nazarene, 2/9/17
Rebounds – 6 vs W. Washington, 12/3/16
Assists – 7 vs Concordia (Ore.), 2/2/17
Blocks – 1 at Seattle Pacific, 1/19/17
Steals – 6 at BYU-Hawaii, 12/13/16

UAA Career Stats
Season GP-GS Min./Avg FG-Att Pct 3FG-Att Pct   FT-FTA Pct
2016-17 32-32 924/28.9 258-515 .501 55-149 .369 111-152 .730

Season GP-GS OR-DR-Reb/Avg   PF-D   A   TO   B   S Pts/Avg
2016-17 32-32 31-62- 93/2.9   58-1 92   65   1 84 682/21.3

Position:	Forward
Height:	5'10"
Year:	Senior
Hometown:	Rochester, N.Y.
High School:	Kennedale [Texas] HS
Other College:	Trinity Valley CC/Little Rock
Experience:	1 Letter

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