KFDM COOP Posted January 19, 2009 Report Posted January 19, 2009 Nikki Williams Named SLC Player Of The Week BEAUMONT - Lamar senior guard Nikki Williams was named the Southland Conference women's basketball player of the week as voted upon by the league's sports information directors. Williams, a native of White Castle, La., receives her first weekly award of the season and team's first after leading the Lady Cardinals to consecutive conference wins over UT Arlington and McNeese State. The 5-5 guard led LU to a pair of conference wins last week, averaging 22.5 points and 7.5 rebounds per game as the Lady Cardinals took down UTA and McNeese. In Wednesday's win over the Mavs, she drained five three-pointers while scoring a game-high 22 points. In Saturday's victory over McNeese, Williams posted season-highs in points and rebounds with a double-double, scoring 23 points and grabbing 10 rebounds, five of which came on the offensive end of the floor. Williams currently leads all scorers in the SLC with 17.5 points per game in league play, and is in a tie for first with nine steals. Williams and the Lady Cardinals will be back in action on Wednesday night when they travel to Corpus Christi, Texas to take on the A&M Corpus Christi Islanders at 7 p.m.
weslinder Posted January 20, 2009 Report Posted January 20, 2009 Congrats! If those of you who are really basketball fans haven't seen Nikki Williams play yet, you need to get out there and see her. She is a treat to watch. She is as good a player on her level as Dawkins is on his. She's one of the quickest players on the break that you'll ever see in women's basketball, she's fearless, and she's a great finisher.
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