{"id":10424,"date":"2017-03-17T20:02:41","date_gmt":"2017-03-18T00:02:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/?p=10424"},"modified":"2021-03-10T11:35:24","modified_gmt":"2021-03-10T16:35:24","slug":"williams-shines-court-lady-sharks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/williams-shines-court-lady-sharks\/","title":{"rendered":"Williams Shines On Court For Lady Sharks"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_10425\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10425\" style=\"width: 364px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-10425\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Jamaria-Williams-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Jamaria Williams during a game.\" width=\"364\" height=\"688\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10425\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Game Changer: Sophomore point guard, Jamaria Williams dribbles down the court on Feb. 27 during the Lady Sharks&#8217; final game of the season versus Indian River State College. Williams averaged 12.4 points, five assists and 3.2 rebounds for the Miami Dade College women\u2019s basketball team this season. <br \/>OMAR NEGRIN \\ THE REPORTER<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lady Sharks point guard, Jamaria Williams\u2019, all-around game was on full display this year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The soft-spoken sophomore known for having a competitive nature averaged 12.4 points, five assists and 3.2 rebounds for the Miami Dade College women\u2019s basketball team this season. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That output included an explosive 40-point performance on Feb. 22 versus Florida SouthWestern State College. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt&#8217;s great playing with Jay,\u201d said shooting guard Michelle Wright. \u201cShe&#8217;s so explosive and a good passer so she keeps you on your toes.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Williams has been playing basketball since the first grade in Chicago. As a high school senior, she averaged 21 points per game at <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">N<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">orth Lawndale College Prep High School on the west side of Chicago.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A coach on an opposing team in Illinois suggested she contact Lady Sharks Head Basketball Coach Susan Summons. She did\u2014 and the decision worked out well for both parties.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Williams formed a strong duo with 6-foot forward Emporess James, who averaged 15.1 points and 12.8 rebounds for the Sharks this year.<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThey say me and [Emporess] have a connection. We read each other well,\u201d Williams said. \u201cI know she needs me, and I need her to score and for her to rebound.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Williams is in the process of rebounding from the Lady Sharks\u2019 narrow miss of the State Tournament this season. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThat\u2019s always my number one goal, to win a title anywhere I go,\u201d Williams said. \u201cFor me to not accomplish that put me at a low and it makes me feel like I could\u2019ve done more to help my team.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite the setback, life after MDC seems bright for Williams. She is on track to graduate soon and is currently being sought after by several Division I schools such as <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and Jacksonville State University in Alabama. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The criminal justice major hopes to become a crime scene investigator and she aspires to play in the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Women&#8217;s National Basketball Association.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lady Sharks point guard, Jamaria Williams\u2019, all-around game was on full display this year. 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