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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Hanson dominates on the boards for UNF pulling down a team-best 8.3 rebounds per game, while blocking 13 shots this season.
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.
