SLU's Williams Tabbed Women's Basketball Player of the Week
FRISCO, Texas – Southeastern’s Caitlyn Williams is the Southland Conference Women’s Basketball Player of the Week, the league announced Monday. Southland weekly honors are presented by
GEICO.
Williams guided the Lady Lions to a 2-0 week and has the program off to its best conference start in history at 5-0. The senior forward averaged a team-best 12.5 points and 12.0 rebounds in a pair of home victories. The Brusly, La., native tied her career-high 17 rebounds, to go with a team-high nine points, in a 48-43 victory over A&M-Corpus Christi that gave the Lady Lions sole possession of first place in the leagues standings.
This award marks the first of Williams career. Southeastern returns to action on Thursday, traveling to McNeese for a 5 p.m. contest in Lake Charles. The Lady Lions close out the weekend at HBU on Saturday, Feb. 5, at 2 p.m.
Women’s Basketball Player of the Week – Caitlyn Williams, Southeastern – Sr. – Forward – Brusly, La.
Williams averaged 12.5 points and 12.0 rebounds in a pair of Southland Conference victories last week. She tied a career-high with 17 rebounds to go with a team-high nine points in a 48-43 victory over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi that gave Southeastern sole possession of first place in the league standings. The Brusly, Louisiana, native backed that up with a 16-point, seven-rebound showing in a 76-49 win over UIW. Williams leads the team with 12.4 points per game and 8.4 rebounds per game.
Honorable Mention: TImia Jefferson, HBU; Desirae Hansen, McNeese; Alecia Westbrook, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
Southland weekly award winners are nominated and voted upon by each school’s sports information director. Voting for one’s own athlete is not permitted. To earn honorable mention, a student-athlete must appear on 25 percent of ballots.
| Date |
WBB Player of the Week |
| Nov. 15 |
Jordan Todd, Northwestern State |
| Nov. 22 |
Timia Jefferson, HBU |
| Nov. 29 |
Alecia Westbrook, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi |
| Dec. 6 |
Jiselle Woodson, Northwestern State |
| Dec. 13 |
Candice Parramore, Northwestern State |
| Dec. 20 |
Monette Bolden, Northwestern State |
| Dec. 27 |
Bryanna Washington, Nicholls |
| Jan. 3 |
DeArica Pryor, New Orleans |
| Jan. 10 |
Alecia Westbrook, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi |
| Jan. 17 |
Chelsea Cain, Nicholls |
| Jan. 24 |
Alecia Westbrook, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi |
| Jan. 31 |
Caitlyn Williams, Southeastern |
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