Alicia Williams

Height:
5-10
Class:
Junior
High School:
Fort Payne HS
Hometown:
Fort Payne, Ala.

-2012-13-

Emerged over the last two months of the season as the Bears sixth man due to her offensive prowess off the bench and her versatility to play multiple positions on the floor … Played in 26 games last season, including five starts … Ranked third on the team averaging 8.9 points per game on 44 percent shooting from the field … Also put up averages of 2.8 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game … Ranked third on the team with 10 double-digit scoring games … Started the season off strong, scoring 12 points in the season opener against Brevard (11/9) and 14 points in a road win at Troy (11/14) … Was forced to miss a month action after breaking a bone in her wrist against Jacksonville State (11/17) … After slowly easing back into things, went on a tear over a five-game stretch in late January-early February … Put together her first of five-straight double figure scoring games when she tallied 15 points in a 72-55 win over USC Upstate (1/19) … Put together arguably her best all-around game of the season in a 74-70 road win at Lipscomb (1/26), scoring 17 points while setting new career-highs with seven assists and seven made free throws … Set a season-high by pouring in 19 points against Stetson (3/2) while also notching career-highs with nine field goals made and 16 field goals attempted in the contest … Helped Mercer to a 63-53 A-Sun Championship first round win over Jacksonville (3/7) by netting 16 points on 6-of-12 shooting from the field … Named an A-Sun All-Academic honoree.

-2011-12-

Was named the Atlantic Sun Conference Newcomer of the Week on December 27 … Appeared in 29 games, making 16 starts as a true freshman … Finished fourth on the team averaging 7.2 points per game … Showed a solid stroke from the outside, ranking second on the team with 29 three-point field goals made … Also put up averages of 2.9 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game … Had nine double-digit scoring games … Scored 12 points and grabbed three rebounds versus Georgia Southern (11/17) … Scored 13 points and handed out four assists in a 75-67 win at High Point (11/25) … Tallied 13 points on 5-of-11 shooting from the field and a 3-fo-6 showing from downtown in a 69-59 win over Troy (12/18) … Had a breakout game at UNC Asheville (12/21), collecting season-highs in points (21), fields goals made (7), three-point field goals made (4) and blocks (3) … Scored 10 points in a season-high 34 minutes played against FGCU (1/2) … Notched 10 points to go along with a season-high eight rebounds versus ETSU (2/2) … Scored 12 points on 6-of-9 shooting at Jacksonville (2/18).

-Prior to College-

Was a three sport star at Fort Payne High School, earning letters in basketball, volleyball and soccer … Helped her basketball team capture four-straight area championships, three-straight consecutive regional tournament appearances and one regional tournament championship … Also played for the Alabama Southern Starz AAU team under guidance from Doug Bush and Kent Looney … Earned the “Best of AAU” award for her play with the Southern Starz.

-Personal-

Full name is Alicia Leshae Williams … Born on January 29, 1993 in Fort Payne, Alabama … Plans to major in biology.