Kelly Williams, Randolph-Macon, Fr. Forward

Kelly Williams, Randolph-Macon, Fr. Forward

Williams, a freshman from Garysburg, N.C., picked up her second weeky award of the season after averaging a double-double and leading Randolph-Macon to a 3-1 stretch over the holiday season. Williams helped R-MC to wins over Edgewood (75-51) and Wheaton (Mass.) (77-67) before Christmas, posting nine points and eight rebounds against Edgewood before pouring in 23 points on 9-of-11 shooting with eight more boards versus Wheaton. She blocked seven shots combined over those two outings, including five against Edgewood. Leading up to the new year, Williams registered 10 points and 11 rebounds with three blocked shots in a 50-41 setback to Elizabethtown. She followed that with her ODAC-leading seventh double-double on 17 points and 15 board with three assists and two more blocked shots in a 64-49 triumph over Franklin & Marshall. Six of her rebounds came via the offensive glass, giving her 17 offensive boards over the two games. For the season, Williams is seventh in the ODAC in scoring average (15.4 ppg) and overall points scored (154) and leads the conference in rebounding average (12.4 rpg) and total rebounds (124).

Week Seven Women's Basketball Notes

- Bridgewater guard Jessica Lam averaged 19.5 points and 6.5 rebounds and was named the Roanoke College Susan Dunagan Classic MOP in the Eagles' 2-0 showing. She had 22 points and seven boards with two steals in a 69-58 win over Brockport State, and followed that with 17 points and six rebounds with three assists and three steals in a 74-55 win over Hood.

- Point guard Megan Jacoby averaged 14.7 points and 5.7 assists with 20 steals in Emory & Henry's 2-1 stretch during the holiday season. She had 14 points four assists in a 61-59 overtime loss to Babson and followed that with 13 points, five assists, four rebounds and seven steals in a 56-53 win over MCLA in the second game of the Daytona Beach Shootout. She capped 2016 with 17 points, eight assists, and eight steals in a 63-56 triumph at Ferrum.

- Guilford wing Anais Weatherly helped the Quakers down previously unbeaten Husson via a 92-87 win. She scored 24 points with 14 rebounds for her fifth double-double while adding seven steals.

- Lynchburg guard Olivia DeFrancesco combined for 26 points in the Hornets 1-1 showing at the Music City Classic in Nashville, Tenn. DeFrancesco scored 12 points with three boards, three assists, and three steals in a 69-42 loss to Marymount (Va.). She followed with 14 points, three boards, five assists and two steals in a 77-61 victory over Stevenson.

- Virginia Wesleyan guard Jayla Harris ended 2016 with a flourish as she poured in 31 points in the Marlins 81-51 setback to CNU. She was 11-of-19 from the field including 5-of-7 from deep and 4-of-4 from the line.

- Guard Emily Perszyk helped Washington and Lee to a 2-0 record at the Sewanee Haliday Classic as she poured in 21.5 points per game and shot 66.7-percent from the field. She registered 24 points on 4-of-7 shooting from deep in an 85-76 win over host Sewanee. She added five assists and two steals. In a 76-53 victory over Rhodes, Perszyk went 8-for-10 from the field and 3-of-4 from downtown for 19 points to go with five more helpers.