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Williams Named Winner of Kay Yow Award
3/6/2015 11:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Duke University senior Elizabeth Williams was awarded the Kay Yow Award as the ACC Women's Basketball Scholar Athlete of the Year Friday prior to the Blue Devils' contest against Syracuse in the ACC Tournament in Greensboro, N.C.
Williams became just the second Blue Devil to receive the Kay Yow Award as Jasmine Thomas was presented the honor in both 2010 and 2011.
“For Elizabeth obviously it's a great honor and it fits perfectly because Kay Yow was a woman of great strength and always doing things the right way with purpose and a great deal of faith,” said Duke head coach Joanne P. McCallie. “Elizabeth Williams is a woman of great faith and purpose. It is a natural fit and I think Kay would be very proud.”
A product of Virginia Beach, Va., Williams is obtaining a degree in psychology and is planning on going into the medical field. She has tallied a 3.43 grade-point average over her Duke career and was recently selected a Capital One CoSIDA Academic All-America. Williams is a two-time CoSIDA Academic All-District III honoree, two-time ACC All-Academic Team and two-time ACC Honor Roll selection. She was named to the Dean's List at Duke in the spring of 2012.
This week Williams became just the second ACC player in league history to earn All-ACC First Team accolades in each of her four years along with Duke standout Alana Beard. The 6-3 center was also voted the ACC Defensive Player of the Year for the fourth straight year.
Williams is averaging 14.8 points, 8.7 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 2.9 blocks and 1.6 steals for the Blue Devils. She currently ranks 17th in the NCAA in blocks and currently leads all centers nationally with a 2.4 assist per game average. The three-time All-America owns nine double-doubles on the year, including five in ACC action.
In the ACC stats, she ranks 11th in scoring (14.8), seventh in rebounding (8.7), 12th in field goal percentage (50.0) and tied first in blocked shots (2.9). Williams ranked ninth in scoring (15.6), 10th in rebounding (7.9), 13th in field goal percentage (48.2) and fifth in blocks (2.6) in league games only.
The ACC women's basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year award is named in memory of the legendary Yow, who won 737 games as a head coach while directing NC State to four ACC Tournament championships and the 1988 U.S. Olympic Team to a gold medal. Yow, who passed away in January of 2009, is also remembered for her leadership and courage in her fight against breast cancer.
ACC Scholar-Athlete of the Year awards were established in September 2007 to be awarded annually to the top junior or senior student-athlete in their respective sports. Candidates for the awards must have maintained a 3.0 grade point average for their career as well as a 3.0 for each of the last two semesters. The award is based 60 percent on academic achievement and 40 percent on athletic accomplishment.
Duke will open the ACC Tournament Friday, March 6 as the No. 4 seed in the quarterfinals at 11 a.m. The Blue Devils will play 13th-seeded Wake Forest in the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, N.C.
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Williams became just the second Blue Devil to receive the Kay Yow Award as Jasmine Thomas was presented the honor in both 2010 and 2011.
“For Elizabeth obviously it's a great honor and it fits perfectly because Kay Yow was a woman of great strength and always doing things the right way with purpose and a great deal of faith,” said Duke head coach Joanne P. McCallie. “Elizabeth Williams is a woman of great faith and purpose. It is a natural fit and I think Kay would be very proud.”
A product of Virginia Beach, Va., Williams is obtaining a degree in psychology and is planning on going into the medical field. She has tallied a 3.43 grade-point average over her Duke career and was recently selected a Capital One CoSIDA Academic All-America. Williams is a two-time CoSIDA Academic All-District III honoree, two-time ACC All-Academic Team and two-time ACC Honor Roll selection. She was named to the Dean's List at Duke in the spring of 2012.
This week Williams became just the second ACC player in league history to earn All-ACC First Team accolades in each of her four years along with Duke standout Alana Beard. The 6-3 center was also voted the ACC Defensive Player of the Year for the fourth straight year.
Williams is averaging 14.8 points, 8.7 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 2.9 blocks and 1.6 steals for the Blue Devils. She currently ranks 17th in the NCAA in blocks and currently leads all centers nationally with a 2.4 assist per game average. The three-time All-America owns nine double-doubles on the year, including five in ACC action.
In the ACC stats, she ranks 11th in scoring (14.8), seventh in rebounding (8.7), 12th in field goal percentage (50.0) and tied first in blocked shots (2.9). Williams ranked ninth in scoring (15.6), 10th in rebounding (7.9), 13th in field goal percentage (48.2) and fifth in blocks (2.6) in league games only.
The ACC women's basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year award is named in memory of the legendary Yow, who won 737 games as a head coach while directing NC State to four ACC Tournament championships and the 1988 U.S. Olympic Team to a gold medal. Yow, who passed away in January of 2009, is also remembered for her leadership and courage in her fight against breast cancer.
ACC Scholar-Athlete of the Year awards were established in September 2007 to be awarded annually to the top junior or senior student-athlete in their respective sports. Candidates for the awards must have maintained a 3.0 grade point average for their career as well as a 3.0 for each of the last two semesters. The award is based 60 percent on academic achievement and 40 percent on athletic accomplishment.
Duke will open the ACC Tournament Friday, March 6 as the No. 4 seed in the quarterfinals at 11 a.m. The Blue Devils will play 13th-seeded Wake Forest in the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, N.C.
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