Women's Basketball December 19, 2016

@BCUWBB to Face TSU/SIUE at Hatters Classic

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Bethune-Cookman women's basketball returns to Stetson as the Wildcats are set to play in the 2016 Stetson Hatters Classic, facing Tennessee State Dec. 19 at 3 p.m., and SIUE Dec. 20 at 3 p.m., in DeLand, 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 11.6 points per game, while fellow seniors Kendra Cooper and Taylor Houston add 10.4 and 8.1 respectively.

The Williams/Houston duo also heads the Wildcats on the boards, pulling down 6.2 and 6.0 rebounds each, while Williams has blocked 33 shots in seven games played.

Kailyn Williams' 4.13 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.

TSU
Tennessee State (3-5), Jayda Johnson leads the team in scoring with 14.1 points per game while Olivia Jones (13.5 ppg) and I'mani Davis (11.2 ppg) also average double-digits for the Lady Tigers. Davis and Jones are also the team's leading rebounders.

SIUE
The 3-7 Cougars are led by Donshel Beck's 12.9 points per game while she also leads the team with 6.5 rebounds per game.

Wildcat Facts

Kailyn Williams' 365 total career blocks and 3.69 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.