Xariah Williams

Photo by: SFA Athletics

Photo by: Hardy Meredith | SFA Photography

Photo by: Soobum Im | UIW Athletics

Photo by: Hardy Meredith | SFA Photography

Height:
5-10
Class:
Senior
High School:
Mansfield Summit HS
Hometown:
Arlington, Texas

2018 (Junior) | Once again served as a highly efficient offensive option on either side of the front row during year three of her collegiate career...Entered 21 of the team's 35 matches and competed in 46 sets while making five starts...Finished the year averaging 2.29 points, 2.00 kills, 0.07 assists, 0.11 service aces 1.26 digs and 0.37 blocks per set...Concluded the season with an attack percentage of .244...Racked up a season and career-best nine kills while matching her career-high with four block assists in a non-conference home victory over St. John's where she made her first start of the season (9/7)...Matched her career-high by scooping up eight digs while serving up a career-best three aces in a three-set Southland Conference triumph at Nicholls (10/20)...Helped SFA capture the program's 10th Southland Conference regular season title...Helped SFA establish program records for wins in a season (32) and winning percentage (.914)...Helped SFA construct a program-best and nation-leading 29-match winning streak...Helped SFA advance to the NCAA Tournament for the fifth time in program history.

2017 (Sophomore) | Saw an uptick in playing time during year two of her SFA career...Took part in 20 of the Ladyjacks' 34 matches and played in 53 total sets while making four starts...Averaged 1.64 points, 1.42 kills, 0.58 digs, 0.36 blocks, 0.04 assists and 0.04 service aces per set...Made the first start of her collegiate career in the Ladyjacks' season opener against Florida Atlantic and posted five kills, one dig and one assist (8/25)...Scooped up a season and career-best eight digs in a four-set, neutral site win over Central Connecticut State (8/26)...Put forth one of the offensive performances of her career by posting eight kills in a three-set Southland Conference home win over Southeastern Louisiana (10/17)...In a four-set Southland Conference home win over McNeese, racked up a career-high five blocks including four block assists and one solo block (10/19)...Helped the Ladyjacks secure the program's ninth Southland Conference regular season title with a 14-2 mark in league play...Was a part of an 11-1 start for the Ladyjacks which included an 11-match winning streak - the longest in the nation at that point.

2016 (Freshman) | Earned a spot on the floor in four of the Ladyjacks' 31 matches...Played in seven sets and averaged 1.29 kills, 0.71 digs, 0.29 blocks and 0.14 assists per set...In her collegiate debut, enjoyed a career day by posting six kills, three digs and a pair of block assists through two sets in a three-set home win over Southland Conference opponent McNeese (9/29).

High School | Capped off a decorated four-year varsity volleyball career at Mansfield Summit High School in 2015 by latching on to District 14-5A Most Valuable Player honors, Texas Girls Coaches Association All-Star laurels as well as the title of 2015 Star Telegram Super Team Volleyball Player of the Year...Led the Jaguars to a 37-6 overall record as a senior and helped the squad capture a share of the of the district crown with a 15-1 mark...Wrapped up her final prep campaign with a school-record 677 kills...Named an All-District performer in each of her four seasons...Suited up for three club volleyball squads around the area including Ace Volleyball (2016), Ellis County Juniors (2015) and ONe10 VBC (2012-14)...Also participated in track & field, specifically in the 100-meter and 300-meter hurdles as well as the 4x200-meter dash and the high jump...Finished her track & field career as a four-time regional qualifier and a 2015 state qualifier.

Personal | Born Xariah Olivia-Savory Williams in Arlington, Texas, on May 14, 1998...daughter of Charles Deshawn Williams and Monique Camille Savory...will major in nursing at Stephen F. Austin.