Samantha Williams Bio
9/22/2008 4:01:00 AM | General
JUNIOR (2010-11): Played in all 30 games with 23 starts... Averaged 24.5 minutes per game... Fifth on the team with 7.5 points per game... Tallied a .364 field goal percentage with 88 field goals made... Shot .290 from behind the arc with 31 made three pointers... Scored a season-high 18 points twice at Appalachian State (2/21) and UNC Greensboro (2/5)... Tallied double-figure points in 10 games last season including five-straight games late in the season... Made a season-best eight field goals at Samford (1/31)... Pulled down seven rebounds in in a pair of games at Samford (1/31) and at Stetson (12/14)... Dished out six assists against Samford (12/20) and recorded four steals against Appalachian State (1/10).
SOPHOMORE (2009-10): Played in all 31 games and averaged 14.9 minutes a contest...Shot 34 percent from the floor and 62 percent at the free throw line...Was a 32 percent three-point shooter (28-for-87)...Scored career-high 13 points against Chattanooga (2/6) connecting on a career-high six field goals...Drained three treys three times over the season to match a career-high...Saw action in all 20 league games and started three...Averaged 15.4 minutes, 2.9 rebounds and 4.7 points in league action...Was 3-for-4 at Mercer (12/11), 3-for-6 at Chattanooga (1/4) and 3-for-5 at Furman (2/15) from beyond the three-point arc...Dished out personal-best five assists against Furman (1/11)...Scored in double figures four times, draining 10 points on three occasions...Pulled down eight rebounds at Mercer and seven against Furman for season-highs...Eight rebounds at Mercer tied career-high set her freshman season...Was 3-for-4 at the free throw line versus Chattanooga (3/7) in the SoCon Tournament...Played a career-high 27 minutes in the contest against Furman.
FRESHMAN (2008-09): Came off the bench for a promising first season, appearing in 29 games...Averaged 4.9 points in 12.4 minutes of play...Played in 19 conference games averaging 4.5 points per game...In the season-opening game against Brewton-Parker (11/15) displayed a double-digit performance with 12 points...In the next game at Florida Atlantic (11/17) went a perfect 3-of-3 from beyond the three-point arc for nine points...Had an excellent game at Kennesaw State (12/15) with 5-of-6 free throws for 12 points...Had one of her best showings against College of Charleston (2/16) with four field goals and three 3-pointers for a season-high 13 points along with eight rebounds...Played a season-high 23 minutes at Appalachian State (2/28) shooting 44 percent with four field goals.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played for head coach Josh Tate at Sullivan South High School...Received the U.S. Army Academic and Athletic Achievement Award...Named Team MVP all four years of high school... Averaged 13 points per game her freshman season, 14 points in her sophomore campaign, 16 points her junior year and 17 points per game her senior season...Made 88 percent of her free throws during her high school career...Was selected First Team All-Conference all four years of high school...Selected to the All-Northeast Tennessee Regional Team three of her four years for the Sullivan South Rebels...Selected to the Elite Five team for Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia...Scored 1,600 points and grabbed 800 rebounds during her career for the Rebels...Team captain her senior season...Played for the Nautilus Express AAU team during the summer of 2007...Lettered in volleyball and golf twice and basketball and softball four times...Named player of the year in basketball and softball her senior season.
PERSONAL: Born May 2, 1990 in Kingsport, Tenn.... Samantha Franklin Williams is the daughter of Kelly and Linda Williams.
MAJOR: Accounting with a minor in Fraud Examination.
