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Williams Named Big 12 Player of the Week
January 04, 2021 | Women's Basketball
NORMAN – Oklahoma junior Madi Williams has been named Big 12 Player of the Week, the conference announced Monday.
Williams set the OU single-game scoring record as she dropped 45 points against West Virginia. Williams passed OU's all-time leading scorer and current assistant coach Courtney Paris on the all-time single-game scoring list. Paris' previous record, set in 2006, was 43 points.
Additionally, Williams' 45 points against WVU were good for the most in a game by a Division I women's basketball player this season, as were her 17 field goals. Williams was one point shy of tying the Division I men's basketball 2020-21 single-game high of 46 points set by D'Moi Hodge of Cleveland State on Dec. 26.
Williams was incredibly efficient in the effort, shooting 17-for-30 (.567) from the floor, 3-for-7 (.429) from deep and 8-for-9 (.889) from the charity stripe. The junior nearly doubled her previous career high of 26 points as she accounted for 62.5% of Oklahoma's scoring on the contest.
She also recorded four rebounds, two assists and a steal against the Mountaineers.
Williams was a key factor in OU's win over UAPB in the first contest of the week, accounting for 19 points on 7-for-11 shooting and a .636 clip. Williams also had four rebounds and three steals in that contest.
This is the first Big 12 weekly honor for Williams and the first for OU this season.
Williams and the Sooners are on the road Wednesday as OU heads to Texas Tech. The game will tip at 6 p.m. inside United Supermarkets Arena.
Williams set the OU single-game scoring record as she dropped 45 points against West Virginia. Williams passed OU's all-time leading scorer and current assistant coach Courtney Paris on the all-time single-game scoring list. Paris' previous record, set in 2006, was 43 points.
Additionally, Williams' 45 points against WVU were good for the most in a game by a Division I women's basketball player this season, as were her 17 field goals. Williams was one point shy of tying the Division I men's basketball 2020-21 single-game high of 46 points set by D'Moi Hodge of Cleveland State on Dec. 26.
Williams was incredibly efficient in the effort, shooting 17-for-30 (.567) from the floor, 3-for-7 (.429) from deep and 8-for-9 (.889) from the charity stripe. The junior nearly doubled her previous career high of 26 points as she accounted for 62.5% of Oklahoma's scoring on the contest.
She also recorded four rebounds, two assists and a steal against the Mountaineers.
Williams was a key factor in OU's win over UAPB in the first contest of the week, accounting for 19 points on 7-for-11 shooting and a .636 clip. Williams also had four rebounds and three steals in that contest.
This is the first Big 12 weekly honor for Williams and the first for OU this season.
Williams and the Sooners are on the road Wednesday as OU heads to Texas Tech. The game will tip at 6 p.m. inside United Supermarkets Arena.
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