SAMMIE WILLIAMS
6-1 •* Junior •* Rightside Attacker
Blue Springs, Mo./Fort Osage High School

General: Third-year player... a two-time All-MIAA performer... a tremendous talent who is poised for a big junior season... coming off a strong spring training season... figures to assert herself among the top offensive players in the MIAA again this fall... enters the 2007 season with 956 career kills, ranking sixth on PSU's all-time chart.

In 2006: Started 30 of 32 matches, playing in 117 games... registered 437 kills (3.74 kpg), 508 points (4.34 ppg), 247 digs (2.11 dpg) and 81 total blocks (0.69 bpg) on the year... earned second-team All-MIAA and honorable mention All-South Central Region honors... also named to the NCAA-II South Central Region All-Tournament squad... recorded double-digit kills in 23 matches and double-digit digs 12 times... logged a career-best 27 kills in a five-game win vs. No. 14 SIU-Edwardsville (Sept. 30)... also had a season-high 18 digs vs. Augustana (Sept. 9).

In 2005: Saw action in all 33 matches, including 30 starts... recorded 519 kills (4.36 kpg), 205 digs (1.72 dpg) and 95 total blocks on the season... tallied an MIAA-best 590 points (4.96 ppg)... garnered MIAA Freshman of the Year honors... also named second-team All-MIAA and second-team All-South Central Region from Daktronics… earned honorable mention All-South Central Region honors from the AVCA... recorded double-digit kills in 26 of 33 matches... logged a season-best 26 kills vs. Drury (Sept. 14)... registered 20 or more kills in eight matches... averaged 5.0 kills per game in PSU's final 12 matches (220 kills, 44 games)... had four matches with double-digit digs, including a season-high 14 vs. South Dakota (Sept. 2)... also recorded a season-best 11 total blocks vs. Saint Mary (Nov. 4).

In High School: Named the Evelyn Gates Award winner as the top volleyball player in the Kansas City Metro following her senior season at Fort Osage High in 2004... a three-year starter... helped FOHS to a district title her senior season... a first-team Kansas City Star All-Metro selection... also a first-team All-Conference pick last fall… also a member of USA Volleyball Junior Olympic club training with BVAC and most recently Mid-America Volleyball Club where she was instrumental –-- along with Gorilla teammate Emily Vosseler –-- in their 17 & Under team earning a top 10 finish in the Open Division of the 2004 USA Volleyball Junior National Championships.

Personal: Born May 3, 1987... daughter of Jack Williams and Tammy Williams... a justice studies major.

Williams' Statistics at Pittsburg State
Year  MP/ GP  Kill  Avg.    E  Att.  Pct.  Ast.  Avg.  Ace  Dig  Avg.  Blk  Avg.
2005  33/119   519   4.3  227  1345  .217    30  0.2    15  205   1.7   95   0.8
2006  32/117   437   3.7  150  1192  .241    24  0.2    22  247   2.1   81   0.7
Total 65/236   956   4.1  377  2537  .228    54  0.2    37  452   1.9  176   0.7