DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Bethune-Cookman women's basketball finishes its 2016 home schedule as the Wildcats host UNF Thursday, Dec. 14 at 3 p.m., in the ICI Center on the campus of Embry Riddle in Daytona Beach, Florida.
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BCU
BCU senior
Kailyn Williams (New Orleans, La.) posted her first double-double of the season (17 points, 13 rebounds) on Tuesday (Nov. 22) in her home state, finishing four blocks short of her season-first triple double.
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Leading BCU through the first seven,
Kailyn Williams leads the Wildcats with 12.3 points per game, while fellow seniors
Kendra Cooper and
Taylor Houston add 10.9 and 8.4 respectively.
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The Williams/Houston duo also heads the Wildcats on the boards, pulling down 6.4 and 6.3 rebounds each, while Williams has blocked 31 shots in six games played.
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Kailyn Williams' 4.43 blocks per game currently ranks second in the NCAA, while her six blocked shots at Southern, Stetson and against Flagler ranks 10th in the NCAA during a single game this season.
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UNF
Claire Ioannidis leads the 6-5 Ospreys, averaging 13.5 points per game while Tesh Hanson and Sierra Shepherd add 12.7 and 10.0 respectively.
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Hanson dominates on the boards for UNF pulling down a team-best 8.3 rebounds per game, while blocking 13 shots this season.
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Wildcat Facts
- Kailyn Williams' 363 total career blocks and 3.72 bpg currently ranks first amongst all active NCAA D1 men and women's basketball student-athletes.
- Kendra Cooper joined the 1,000+ point club after a bucket in the first quarter at Paririe View on Nov. 19.
- The Wildcats were predicted to finish second in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the preseason standings.
- Seniors Kailyn Williams and Kendra Cooper were selected to the 2016 Preseason All-MEAC First Team, while senior Taylor Houston was named to the third team.
- The reigning 2015-16 MEAC regular-season champions lost one starter/letter winner from a season ago, returning MEAC Defensive Player of the Year, Kailyn Williams.