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2019-20 Women's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 31
Kayla Cooper-Williams
- Year:
- Redshirt Senior
- Position:
- Center
- Height:
- 6-2
- Hometown:
- Dumfries, Va.
- High School:
- C.D. Hylton
- Major:
- Sports & Recreation Management
Bio
2019-20 as a redshirt senior:
2016-17 as a sophomore:
2015-16 as a freshman:
Before College:
Personal:
- USA Basketball 3X South Region Runner-up – qualified for 2020 Red Bull USA Basketball 3X Nationals
- Lisa Leslie Watchlist
- CAA Preseason Second Team
- CAA Defensive Player of the Year
- CAA All-Defensive Team
- All-CAA Third Team
- Played in 25 games with 24 starts averaging 26.6 minutes per game
- Averaged 6.2 points, 9.2 rebounds (led the team, third in conference) and 3.0 blocks (led the conference, ninth in Division I)
- Set the single season block record by a senior with 75
- Recorded double digit rebounds in seven games
- Opened her final season nearly posting a double-double with eight points, 12 rebounds and six blocks
- Tallied a season-high 14 points with eight rebounds, four blocks and a season-high two steals against Liberty (11/24)
- Recorded a double-double against Delaware State (12/17) with 10 points on 80 percent shooting (4-of-5) with 14 rebounds and four blocks
- Nearly posted a monster triple-double against Robert Morris (12/29) with nine points, a season-high 17 rebounds and a season-high seven blocks
- Dropped 13 points with nine rebounds, three blocks and two assists against William & Mary (1/3)
- Flirted with a double-double against Drexel (2/28) with nine points and 15 rebounds
- CAA Defensive Player of the Year
- CAA All-Defensive Team
- All-CAA third team
- ECAC Honorable Mention
- Set record for individual blocks in a game with 9 (twice), one was also a convocation center record
- Set the JMU All-time Blocks Record (187) against William & Mary (1/25/19), ending the season with 240 overall
- Set a junior and program record for blocks in a season with 98
- 5th in the nation for blocks in a season and blocks per game
- 9th in the nation for offensive rebounds per game
- 348 rebounds are third most in program history and sets the junior record for rebounds in a season
- 866 career rebounds are 4th most in program history
- Grabbed a career high 18 rebounds against Delaware (1/4/19)
- Scored a season high 12 points against Georgetown (3/31/19)
- Tied a career high for steals with 3 against Virginia Tech
- Recipient of team's defensive player of the year award
- Recipient of team's rebounds leader award
- Recipient of team's blocks leader award
- Preseason All-CAA Second Team
- Recorded a career-high 16 rebounds against the College of Charleston
- Registered a career-high seven blocks against Towson
- Posted three double-doubles
- Led the team with rebounds (251)
- Her 71 blocks on the season tie her own single-season blocks record
- Now sits in fifth all-time for blocks (142)
- Broke the JMU sophomore blocks record on Feb. 18 against UNCW when she recorded her 57thblock of the season
- Played in all 34 games, making 26 starts
2016-17 as a sophomore:
- Redshirted season due to injury
2015-16 as a freshman:
- CAA Rookie of the Year
- CAA All-Rookie Team
- CAA All-Defensive Team
- CAA Rookie of the Week (1/11, 1/18, 2/15, 2/22)
- CAA Rookie of the Week on Jan. 11 after averaging 10.5 rebounds and 6.5 points per game
- Set single-season blocked-shots record with 71; 15th on all-time career list
- Broke JMU freshman blocked-shots record on Jan. 29 against Delaware with her 38th block of the season
- Snagged 15 rebounds in 81-76 OT win at Elon for first double-digit rebounding performance
- Tied JMU freshman record for consecutive double-figure rebounding games with four (Jan. 10-22), including a record three-game streak of 15+ rebounds (Jan. 10-17)
- Posted 10 points against Davidson in non-conference finale for first double-digit scoring performance
- Started the season opener vs. Longwood for her JMU debut, posting eight points, eight rebounds and four blocks
- Started in 30 of 32 games played as a freshman
Before College:
- All-Conference 4 First Team as a junior and senior; Second Team as a sophomore and honorable mention as a freshman
- Voted Team MVP as a junior and senior
- Rated a three-star recruit by ESPN.com
- Ranked No. 253 nationally by All-Star Girls report
- Competed for Lady Hoop Booth AAU in Stafford, Va.
- Four-year volleyball player, earning All-Conference 4 First Team honors three consecutive seasons and All-Region First Team honors as a junior; voted team MVP as a sophomore, junior and senior
- National Honor Society
- Magna cum laude
- Principal’s honor roll
Personal:
- Daughter of Catherine Cooper
- Earned her Bachelors Degree in media arts and design with a concentration in journalism
- Majoring in Sports and Recreation for her masters
- Brother, Chris, played men’s basketball at Old Dominion from 2008-12
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