2020 (Senior Year): Member of the AD’s Honor Roll both semesters … Played in all six matches and 21 sets and made five starts … Led the team with 1.95 kills per set … Averaged 1.71 digs and 0.24 blocks, totaling 41 kills, 36 digs, five blocks, four assists and four service aces … Had a season-best 15 kills with nine digs, two assists and two aces in a 3-2 win over George Mason on Jan. 24 … Added 10 kills versus Delaware State on Feb. 4 … Posted a season-best 11 digs with six kills against VCU on Jan. 29.
At Arkansas Fort-Smith (Junior Year – 2019): Earned All-Lonestar Conference honorable mention … Led the Lions to a co-divisional championship and a 27-7 overall record … Also helped lead them to the second round of the NCAA Tournament … Finished her career third all-time in kills … Averaged 2.79 kills per set … Totaled 335 kills, 74 digs, 31 blocks, six assists and one service ace … Started all 34 matches and played in 120 sets … Had 18 matches with 10 or more kills … Had a season-high 18 kills with five digs against Oklahoma Baptist on Oct. 8 … Added 17 kills with five digs at UT Tyler on Nov. 2 … Also had 16 kills against UT Tyler on Oct. 11, and another 16 kills on Nov. 16 at Texas Woman’s … Tallied 14 kills against St. Edward’s on Nov. 21 and 13 versus Angelo State on Nov. 22 in the Lone Star Conference tournament … Graduated summa cum laude … Member of the presidential honor roll … Named the Scholar Athlete of the Year for Arkansas Fort-Smith.
At Arkansas Fort-Smith (Sophomore Year – 2018): Led the Lions to the Heartland Conference Tournament title and was named to the all-tournament team … UAFS advanced to the first round of the NCAA Tournament ... Averaged 2.76 kills and 1.37 digs per set while hitting .193 … Totaled 306 kills, 152 digs, 36 blocks, four assists and two service aces … Started 30 of 32 matches and played in 111 sets … Had 15 matches with 10 or more kills and seven with 10 or more digs … Included in there were a pair of double-doubles … First came in the season-opener against East Central on Aug. 24 with 17 kills and 11 digs … Also had 11 kills and a career-high 13 digs versus Tarleton State on Sept. 1 …Went for a career-high 20 kills on a .327 attack percentage on Nov. 10 against St. Edward’s in the Heartland Conference Championship match … Totaled 16 kills on Oct. 6 against St. Mary’s and again on Nov. 9 at St. Mary’s in the conference tournament … Added 15 kills in back-to-back matches at St. Edward’s and at Southern Nazarene on Sept. 29 and Oct. 2, respectively … Member of the presidential honor roll.
At Arkansas Fort-Smith (Freshman Year – 2017): Earned All-Heartland Conference honorable mention … Led the Lions to the conference regular season championship and a 26-7 record … Averaged 2.49 kills per set while hitting .205 … Totaled 289 kills, 71 digs, 36 blocks and eight assists … Started all 33 matches and played in 116 sets … Had 11 matches with 10 or more kills … Had a season-high 16 kills on Sept. 15 against Northwest Missouri State … Also had 16 kills with a season-high six digs on Sept. 30 at St. Edward’s … Added 14 kills and a career-high four blocks against Black Hills State on Sept. 2 … Tallied 12 kills and six digs versus William Jewell on Sept. 1 … Member of the commissioner’s honor roll.
High School: Tallied 302 kills and 384 digs her senior year at John Horn HS … Named 6A TAPPS District 1 Attacker of the Year her sophomore, junior and senior seasons … Was also voted Team MVP and to the 6A All-District 1 team all three years … Team captain … A three-time All-Academic Team honoree … Member of the school’s honor roll.
Personal: Full name is Rachel Yvette Williams … Born on July 9, 1999 … Daughter of Shawn and Richard Williams … Has one older sister, Rhenique, who ran track at Texas Tech and North Texas … For grad school, majoring in media communication with a concentration in journalism … Wants to become a local news reporter/multimedia journalist … Member of the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) … Enjoys traveling, shopping, reading, tanning, rollerblading, going to the beach and watching TV.
| CAREER HIGHS |
| Kills |
20, vs. St. Edward’s (11-10-18) * |
| Total Attacks |
58, at UT Tyler (11-2-19) * |
| Hitting Percentage |
.556 (10-0-18), at Newman (10-12-17) * |
| Assists |
2, vs. George Mason (1-24-21) |
| Service Aces |
2 (2x), last: vs. George Mason (1-24-21) |
| Digs |
13, vs. Tarleton State (9-1-18) * |
| Block Assists |
3 (5x), last: at Texas A&M International (10-18-19) * |
| Total Blocks |
4, vs. Black Hills State (9-2-17) * |
| Points |
20.5, vs. St. Edward’s (11-10-18) * |
Williams' Career Stats
| YEAR |
SP |
MP |
K |
E |
TA |
PCT |
A |
SA |
SE |
RE |
DIG |
BS |
BA |
TB |
BE |
BHE |
| 2017 * |
116 |
33 |
289 |
102 |
910 |
.205 |
8 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
71 |
9 |
27 |
36 |
4 |
0 |
| 2018 * |
111 |
32 |
306 |
126 |
934 |
.193 |
4 |
2 |
6 |
12 |
152 |
3 |
33 |
36 |
3 |
3 |
| 2019 * |
120 |
34 |
335 |
126 |
982 |
.213 |
6 |
1 |
2 |
9 |
74 |
6 |
25 |
31 |
6 |
1 |
| 2020 |
21 |
6 |
41 |
31 |
174 |
.057 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
4 |
36 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
| Totals |
368 |
105 |
971 |
385 |
3,000 |
.195 |
22 |
7 |
10 |
26 |
333 |
19 |
89 |
108 |
13 |
4 |
* at Arkansas Fort-Smith
