2020-21 Women's Basketball Roster

Jersey Number 13
Ariyana Williams
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Freedom
- Hometown:
- Morganton
- Major:
- Recreational Therapy
2019-20:Â Missed the season due to injury..Named to the AAC All-Academic Team.
2018-19: Appeared in 22 games, starting seven of them…Averaged 5.5 points and 1.5 rebounds in 18.6 minutes per game…Led ECU in three-point shooting percentage, making 29.7% of her shots from behind the arc…Scored a season-high 18 points against South Carolina State (12/21) with four made triples…Made at least three three-point field goals on four occasions, the second-highest total on the team…Scored in double figures on four occasions and led ECU in scoring once.
2017-18: Appeared in 30 games, earning 12 starts during her freshman campaign…Led the Pirates in scoring, averaging 9.1 points in 20.7 minutes per game…Finished with a team-high 51 three-pointers, ranking 14th in the conference…Shot a team-best .860 (37-43) from the free throw line…Scored in 26 games and reached double figures in 14 games…Erupted for a career-high 34 points in just 27 minutes against Savannah State (12/20), hitting six three-pointers and 12 field goals…Williams’ six threes are tied for the fourth-highest single game total in program history…Scored in double figures in 10 straight games in a stretch between Nov. 21 and Dec. 28…Made at least one three-pointer in 18 games.
High School: Selected to the North Carolina Coaches Association East-West All-Star game … Led the West in three-point field goal attempts and notched 5 rebounds … Recorded over 2,000 points, 400 rebounds, 380 assists and 340 steals in her first four years at Freedom … Led the Patriots to the NCHSAA 3A State Championship where she was named the game’s MVP following a 53-50 victory over North Guilford as a junior … Scored double-digit points in all 25 state playoff games played … Three-time conference and all-county choice … Selected to the Associated Press All-State Team as a sophomore and junior … Named Burke County and North Western Conference Player of the Year … Rated as a three-star prospect according to ESPN.com
2018-19: Appeared in 22 games, starting seven of them…Averaged 5.5 points and 1.5 rebounds in 18.6 minutes per game…Led ECU in three-point shooting percentage, making 29.7% of her shots from behind the arc…Scored a season-high 18 points against South Carolina State (12/21) with four made triples…Made at least three three-point field goals on four occasions, the second-highest total on the team…Scored in double figures on four occasions and led ECU in scoring once.
2017-18: Appeared in 30 games, earning 12 starts during her freshman campaign…Led the Pirates in scoring, averaging 9.1 points in 20.7 minutes per game…Finished with a team-high 51 three-pointers, ranking 14th in the conference…Shot a team-best .860 (37-43) from the free throw line…Scored in 26 games and reached double figures in 14 games…Erupted for a career-high 34 points in just 27 minutes against Savannah State (12/20), hitting six three-pointers and 12 field goals…Williams’ six threes are tied for the fourth-highest single game total in program history…Scored in double figures in 10 straight games in a stretch between Nov. 21 and Dec. 28…Made at least one three-pointer in 18 games.
High School: Selected to the North Carolina Coaches Association East-West All-Star game … Led the West in three-point field goal attempts and notched 5 rebounds … Recorded over 2,000 points, 400 rebounds, 380 assists and 340 steals in her first four years at Freedom … Led the Patriots to the NCHSAA 3A State Championship where she was named the game’s MVP following a 53-50 victory over North Guilford as a junior … Scored double-digit points in all 25 state playoff games played … Three-time conference and all-county choice … Selected to the Associated Press All-State Team as a sophomore and junior … Named Burke County and North Western Conference Player of the Year … Rated as a three-star prospect according to ESPN.com
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