Kansas State University Athletics
Williams Named Big 12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Apr 18, 2019 | Women's Basketball
MANHATTAN, Kansas – The academic accolades continue for K-State women's basketball student-athlete Peyton Williams, as she was named the 2019 Big 12 Women's Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year in an announcement by the league office on Thursday.
A product of Topeka, Kansas, Williams is the fourth player in program history to earn Big 12 Women's Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year honors and the third in the Jeff Mittie era. Since the inaugural honor in 2013, K-State leads the Big 12 with four recipients (Brittany Chambers, 2013; Kindred Wesemann, 2016; Shaelyn Martin, 2018; Williams).
Williams was one of three players in the league to earn 2019 Academic All-Big 12 First Team honors with a 4.0 grade point average. The anthropology/international studies major with a minor in political science garnered 2019 Google Cloud Academic All-District VII First Team honors selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Williams is a two-time Academic All-Big 12 selection.
On the floor, Williams completed her junior season with a career-high 303 rebounds (9.5 rpg). Williams led all players in the Big 12 for rebound percentage at 26.6 percent. Her rebounding total in the 2018-19 season ranked fourth in program history for a single season and were the most since Nicole Ohlde pulled in a junior season record 306 rebounds in the 2002-03 season.
Williams finished Big 12 play by averaging a double-double with 16.2 points and 10.0 rebounds. She is the first Wildcat to average a double-double in league play since Kendra Wecker in the 2004-05 season.
She carded a career-high and Big 12 best 14 double-doubles in the 2018-19 season. Her 14 double-doubles rank tied for third in school history for double-doubles in a single season.
Williams, a preseason candidate for the 2019 Katrina McClain Award, increased her scoring average for the third straight season and led the Wildcats with 15.5 points per game (496 points) and free throw percentage (.833). She was the third player in program history to register 475 or more points and 300 or more rebounds in a single season.
Williams was the second player in program history to garner Big 12 All-Defensive Team honors, joining former teammate and three-time Big 12 All-Defensive Team selection Breanna Lewis. Williams recorded 37 blocks and a career-high 62 steals in the 2018-19 season. She ranked among the top-15 in the Big 12 in steals per game (fourth; 1.9) and blocks per game (11th; 1.2).
Kansas State concluded the 51st season in program history with 21 overall wins. The Wildcats made the 16th NCAA Tournament appearance in program history and the third in the last four seasons.
The Wildcats registered an 11-7 mark in the Big 12 and a tie for fourth-place in the league. The 11 wins marked the second time in the last three seasons that K-State has won 11 games in league play.
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A product of Topeka, Kansas, Williams is the fourth player in program history to earn Big 12 Women's Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year honors and the third in the Jeff Mittie era. Since the inaugural honor in 2013, K-State leads the Big 12 with four recipients (Brittany Chambers, 2013; Kindred Wesemann, 2016; Shaelyn Martin, 2018; Williams).
Williams was one of three players in the league to earn 2019 Academic All-Big 12 First Team honors with a 4.0 grade point average. The anthropology/international studies major with a minor in political science garnered 2019 Google Cloud Academic All-District VII First Team honors selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Williams is a two-time Academic All-Big 12 selection.
On the floor, Williams completed her junior season with a career-high 303 rebounds (9.5 rpg). Williams led all players in the Big 12 for rebound percentage at 26.6 percent. Her rebounding total in the 2018-19 season ranked fourth in program history for a single season and were the most since Nicole Ohlde pulled in a junior season record 306 rebounds in the 2002-03 season.
Williams finished Big 12 play by averaging a double-double with 16.2 points and 10.0 rebounds. She is the first Wildcat to average a double-double in league play since Kendra Wecker in the 2004-05 season.
She carded a career-high and Big 12 best 14 double-doubles in the 2018-19 season. Her 14 double-doubles rank tied for third in school history for double-doubles in a single season.
Williams, a preseason candidate for the 2019 Katrina McClain Award, increased her scoring average for the third straight season and led the Wildcats with 15.5 points per game (496 points) and free throw percentage (.833). She was the third player in program history to register 475 or more points and 300 or more rebounds in a single season.
Williams was the second player in program history to garner Big 12 All-Defensive Team honors, joining former teammate and three-time Big 12 All-Defensive Team selection Breanna Lewis. Williams recorded 37 blocks and a career-high 62 steals in the 2018-19 season. She ranked among the top-15 in the Big 12 in steals per game (fourth; 1.9) and blocks per game (11th; 1.2).
Kansas State concluded the 51st season in program history with 21 overall wins. The Wildcats made the 16th NCAA Tournament appearance in program history and the third in the last four seasons.
The Wildcats registered an 11-7 mark in the Big 12 and a tie for fourth-place in the league. The 11 wins marked the second time in the last three seasons that K-State has won 11 games in league play.
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