DePaul University Athletics
All-America Candidate Lenae Williams
2/21/2002 12:00:00 AM | WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Lenae Williams
6-1 - Senior - Forward
2001-02 Season Statistics (as of Mar. 3)
Games-Games Started: 28-28
Minutes-Avg.: 876-31.3
Points-Avg.: 636-22.7
Rebounds-Avg.: 141-5.0
Assists-Avg.: 64-2.3
FG-FGA: 224-583
FG Pct.: .384
3FG-3FGA: 90-257
3FG Pct.: .350
FT-FTA: 98-123
FT Pct.: .797
Career Statistics (as of Mar. 3)
Games-Games Started: 115-68
Minutes-Avg.: 2,767-24.1
Points-Avg.: 2,029-17.6
Rebounds-Avg.: 394-3.4
Assists-Avg.: 192-1.7
FG-FGA: 714-1854
FG Pct.: .385
3FG-3FGA: 327-910
3FG Pct.: .359
FT-FTA: 274-345
FT Pct.: .794
Season Highs
Points: 41, at Iowa State, 11/21/01
Rebounds: 10, at Northern Illinois, 12/22/01
Assists: 6 (twice), last at George Washington, 12/9/01
Steals: 7, at Northwestern, 11/27/01
Blocks: 1, at Houston, 2/24/02
Minutes: 40, vs. Tulane, 3/2/02
Double-Figure Scoring Game: 28 times
20-point Game: 12 times
30-point Game: 5 times
40-point Game: 1 time
Career Highs
Points: 41, at Iowa State, 11/21/01
Rebounds: 10, at Northern Illinois, 12/22/01
Assists: 6 (three times), last at George Washington, 12/9/01
Steals: 7 (twice), last at Northwestern, 11/27/01
Blocks: 3, vs. Saint Louis, 2/18/00
Minutes: 40, vs. Tulane, 3/2/02
Double-Figure Scoring Game: 91 times
20-point Game: 36 times
30-point Game: 9 times
40-point Game: 1 time
Career Notes: One of three players in DePaul men's or women's history with at least 2,000 career points (Diana Vines - 2,504 and Mark Aguirre - 2,182)... first in DePaul and Conference USA history with 327 three-point field goals and 910 three-point attempts... third in NCAA history in career three-pointers... needs five more three's to break own C-USA single-season record and 11 to move into second place in NCAA history... 2,029 career points is ranked second in program history and fourth in C-USA annals... owns four of the top eight single-game scoring performances at DePaul... fifth in DePaul history with a three-point percentage of .359, career scoring of 17.6 points per game and a free throw percentage at .794... fourth player in school history to hit 100 career treys and the first to reach that mark during her sophomore season... only player in school and C-USA history to have 90 three-pointers in a season... made a three-point field goal in 102 of her 115 career games... scored in double-figures in 91 career games with 36 20-point, nine 30-point and a 40-point game.
Last Game (3/2 vs. Tulane): Scored a Conference USA Tournament-high 32 points (9-27 FG, 4-11 3-pt. FG, 10-13 FT) with eight rebounds... sixth game this season with at least 30 points.
2000-01 Notes: As of Feb. 18, ranked first in Conference USA and tied for seventh in the nation in scoring with 22.4 points per game... first in the league and sixth in the nation with 3.1 three's per game... holds two of the top nine single-game efforts this season... 41 against Iowa State is tied for fourth and 39 points against Illinois is tied for seventh... only Lenae Williams and LaToya Thomas of Mississippi State have scored at least 39 points in multiple games this season... First team All-Conference USA... Preseason All-Conference USA pick... dating back to last season, has scored in double-figures in 36 straight games with an average of 22.8 points per game over that span... leads the team with 64 assists... led the club in scoring 25 times and assists 10 times... Scored 23 points with five rebounds and a steal... 20 of the 23 points came in the first 10:30 of the game... 21 points at TCU with five boards and a pair of assists... 20 points against Cincinnati with four rebounds and a steal... 30 points, six rebounds and two steals against Louisville... 12 points and six rebounds at Charlotte... 21 points on seven three-pointers and three assists at East Carolina... first three of the game made her the ninth player in NCAA history with 300 career treys... 29 points against Marquette with three rebounds and two steals... C-USA Player of the Week for the second time this season after averaging 29.0 points and shooting .600 from the field against Tulane and Southern Miss... 31 points against Southern Miss with five assists... 20 of those points came in the first 12 minutes of the game... 27 points, four rebounds, three assists and two steals against Tulane... 12 points and four steals against Saint Louis... 16 points against Memphis with four assists and two steals... 22 points at South Florida with nine reobounds... was 4-of-5 from three-point land... 19 points at UAB with five rebounds and three assists... totaled 13 points, four rebounds and four assists at Marquette... 17 points and five rebounds at Notre Dame... first double-double with 21 points and 10 rebounds at Northern Illinois while dishing out a game-high five assists... six three-pointers against the Huskies tied a Chick Evans Field House and Northern Illinois opponent record... 10 points in just 19 minutes against Tennessee... 28 points with six rebounds against Purdue... 13 points at George Washington while tying a career-high with six assists... 39 points against Illinois with three assists, three steals and two rebounds... point total is the fifth-highest in DePaul history... 28 of the 39 came in the second half on 10-of-15 shooting from the field... C-USA Co-Player of the Week after leading DePaul to wins over Northwestern, Loyola-Chicago and Toledo... scored 26 points, grabbed seven rebounds with four steals against Toledo... after the Rockets took the lead with 4:35 left, scored nine of DePaul's last 12 points... just missed a double-double at Loyola-Chicago with 25 points, nine rebounds and a career-high six assists... dropped in 33 points at Northwestern with a career-high seven steals while going 10-for-10 from the free throw line... scored a game-high 14 points against Maryland with seven rebounds and a steal... torched Iowa State for 41 points on 15-of-29 shooting from the field and 8-for-16 from behind the arc... scoring output was a career high, second-highest in DePaul history and a Coaches vs. Cancer Challenge record... also the most points scored at Hilton Coliseum in over 10 years... scored 24 in the second half alone and 21 of DePaul's final 32 points... the eight three-pointers equaled her own school record (last vs. Oregon, 12/22/99)... first DePaul player in 134 games to score at least 40 points in a game (41 by Kim Williams at Tennessee, 1/28/97)... named Moran Realty Classic MVP after tallying 19 points and six rebounds against Eastern Washington and 22 points and eight boards against Arkansas State.
Lenae By the Numbers
327 - career three-point field goals
90 - three's in 01-02 which is just 10 less than all DePaul's opponents combined
46 - career games with at least 20 points
36 - consecutive games in double-figures
18 - games this season with at least 20 points
3 - third in NCAA history with 323 career three's
The Quotebook
"I've seen a lot of great women's basketball players in the last 20 years and Lenae Williams is very much a bonafide Division I All-American."
-- Jean Lenti Ponsetto
Sr. Associate Athletic Director, DePaul University
Chairperson, NCAA Div. I Championships/Competition Cabinet
Former Chairperson, NCAA Div. I Women's Basketball Committee
"Lenae Williams, clearly the best player in our conference, simply took the game into her own hands. She is the player of the year in this conference, no doubt."
-- Marquette head coach Terri Mitchell after Williams scored 19 of her game-high 29 points in the second half against Marquette
"She's so much fun to watch when you're not playing her. She has a variety of things in her arsenal. That's what makes her special."
-- Purdue head coach Kristy Curry after Williams scored 28 points
"Williams looks otherworldly"
-- Chicago Tribune headline after her 39-point effort against Illinois
"I'm not sure we have anybody who can guard her. She's in her range when she crosses the mid-court line."
-- Illinois head coach Theresa Grentz before the Illinois-DePaul game
"That kid made some great shots. There isn't a person in this place who could have stopped her tonight."
-- Grentz after Williams scored 39 points against Illinois
"That was one of the best individual performances I've watched in a long time."
-- Iowa State head coach Bill Fennelly after Williams scored 41 points
"I am beyond impressed with her offensive game. She's what we call just downright nasty. She's cold-blooded."
-- Fox Sports Net Chicago analyst and former NBA player Norm Van Lier as Williams scored 20 points in the first 12 minutes of the Southern Miss game
