DURHAM, N.C. – Duke center
Elizabeth Williams has been named one of 10 finalists for the 2014-15 Senior CLASS Award, which was announced Thursday. Nationwide fan voting begins immediately to help select the winner, and fans are encouraged to submit votes online at the Senior CLASS Award website through March 23. Fan votes will be combined with those of the media and Division I head coaches to determine the winners.
To be eligible for the award, student-athletes must be classified as NCAA Division I seniors and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence: community, classroom, character and competition. An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School®, the Senior CLASS Award focuses on the total student-athlete and encourages students to use their athletic platforms to make a positive impact as leaders in their communities.
A center from Virginia Beach, Va., Williams is averaging 14.8 points, 8.4 rebounds, 3.0 blocks, 2.5 assists and 1.6 steals per game on the season. She currently ranks 11th in scoring, seventh in rebounding, 10th in field goal percentage (51.4) and second in the ACC in blocked shots. Williams, a three-time Associated Press and ACC Defensive Player of the Year, has totaled seven double-doubles on the season
Other finalists include Sunejiro Agbuke (Baylor), Nneka Enemkpali (Texas), Isabelle Harrison (Tennessee), Alexa Hayward (Saint Francis), Jamie Kaplan (Tulane), Samantha Logic (Iowa), Amber Orrange (Stanford), Megan Rogowski (DePaul) and Kiah Stokes (UConn).
She currently ranks second in the ACC and 18th nationally in blocks per game. Williams owns 397 swats for her career to rank 11th on the NCAA's all-time list, and is 37 blocks shy of the ACC career record held by former Blue Devil Alison Bales (434). In addition, she is fourth on Duke's all-time scoring list with 1,816 points over her four seasons. Williams needs 25 rebounds to become the second Blue Devil in school history to pull down 1,000 boards.
The Senior CLASS Award recipient will be announced during the 2015 NCAA Women's Final Four®.
Duke will take on Virginia Thursday, Feb. 12 at 7:00 p.m., in Charlottesville, Va.
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