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ASHLAND, Va. – Following up her All-American selection by the sports' coaches, sophomore Kelly Williams (Garysburg, N.C./Halifax Academy) has been selected as an All-American First Teamer by D3hoops.com. The selection was made by the staff at D3hoops.com, one of the premiere websites dedicated to Division III basketball. Williams was previously selected as the D3hoops.com South Region Player of the Year. Earlier this week, Williams was named as an All-American by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association. The honors all come on the same week as Williams' selection as a College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-American, Richmond Times-Dispatch All-State Team for Division II/III and a Sports Illustrated "Face in the Crowd." During the ODAC Tournament, Williams set new records for total points scored (79) and total rebounds (60) in a single tournament. Williams was been named the ODAC Player of the week eight times this season to total 12 in her career – the most decorated R-MC ODAC Player in the Week in history. She has received the U.S Basketball Writers Association National Division III Player of the Week honor four times in 2017-18, more than any other player at the Division III level in history. Including one selection last year, Williams has five honors from the group. D3hoops.com has named her to its Team of the Week twice this season as well. Williams finished the season with 736 points, an average of 25.4 points per game, which still is the national lead for both marks. She finished with 527 rebounds, the national #1, as well as an average of 18.2 per game, which is still second-best in the nation. Her 28 double-doubles is a national lead as well, as is the number of field goals made with 269. Williams was also the national leader in free throws attempted and made with 304 and 197 respectively. The D3hoops.com National Player of the Year is yet to be announced.
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