2017-2018 Women's Basketball Roster
Williams, Mae
Jersey Number 44
Mae Williams
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Senior
- Major:
- Bioengineering
- Hometown:
- Lafayette, Colo.
- High School:
- Monarch
Bio
WHY LEHIGH?
Lehigh offered the perfect balance of athletics, academics and a social life.
2017-18 (Senior Season)
Started all 30 games for the Mountain Hawks…Averaged career-highs in points (2.3), field goal percentage (.368), three-point percentage (.321), assists (0.8) and minutes (19.4) per game…Tied her career-high with two steals on five occasions throughout the season…Tallied a career-high 11 points and added five rebounds on 5-of-6 shooting at Minnesota (11/11)…Had six points, three rebounds and two assists at Cornell (11/20)…Dished out a career-high five assists and added six rebounds vs. Fairfield (11/25)…Had three assists and seven rebounds vs. NJIT (12/6)…Scored eight points on 3-of-5 shooting at Navy (1/27)…Tallied six points, two rebounds and two assists vs. American (2/10)…Pulled in a career-high eight rebounds in her final collegiate game against Army in the Patriot League Quarterfinals (3/5)...Presented with the team’s Coaches Award for the second straight season...Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll and the ECAC President’s Honor Roll.
2016-17 (Junior Season)
Appeared in all 30 games, making 26 starts…Averaged 2.2 points and 3.7 rebounds per game…Shot 35.5 percent from the field…Pulled down seven rebounds at Mount St. Mary’s (11/22) and against Monmouth (11/27)…Tallied eight points and four rebounds on 2-of-3 shooting against Army (12/30)…Collected nine points and four rebounds on 3-of-4 shooting against Boston University (1/2)…Totaled 10 points on 4-of-7 shooting to go with six rebounds, one assist and one steal at Colgate (2/22)...Presented with the team’s Coaches Award…Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2015-16 (Sophomore Season)
Saw action in 15 games…scored four points in a big win at Lafayette (2/20)...drained a three-pointer in a 61-52 win at American (2/6)...recorded two rebounds and an assist against BU (1/30)...went 2-for-2 from the free throw line at Bucknell (1/13)...pulled down two rebounds in the league-opener at Army West Point (12/30)...missed non-league play due to illness.
2014-15 (Freshman Season)
Saw action in 15 games...scored her first career point against Holy Cross (2/14)...pulled down three rebounds and dished an assist against East Stroudsburg (11/17).
BEFORE LEHIGH
Williams comes to Lehigh from Lafayette, Colo. where she helped lead Monarch High School to a runner-up finish in the Girls Class 5A State Championship… competed in the USA Olympic Trials and was a member of the Blue-Star/Hoopgurlz All-State Game as well as a CHSAA first team All-State honoree… played for the Mile High Rockies AAU team…graduated with Magna Cum Laude class honors and was named her school's student of the semester in 2014.
GETTING TO KNOW MAE
Nickname: Maezerdazer
Favorite Thing About Lehigh: Everything, especially the team
Major & Why: Major in Bioengineering with a minor in Health Medicine Society because I plan to go to medical school to become an orthopedic surgeon.
Favorite Place on Campus: My bed
Favorite Food: I love food too much to pick favorites
Favorite Color: Green
Favorite Musical Artist: Coldplay and Eric Church
Favorite Movie: How to Train Your Dragon
Favorite TV Show: Grey’s Anatomy
Favorite Website: www.Lehigh.edu
Favorite Pro Team: Denver Broncos
Favorite Athlete in Another Sport: Champ Bailey because he’s the man and Apolo Ohno
Hobbies: Netflix, eating, sleeping, traveling, skiing, being a boss, painting, playing the piano.
Talent I’d Most Like to Have: You know, like nunchuck skills, bow hunting skills, computer hacking skills. Or just singing.
Dream Job: Orthopedic Surgeon
I Wear My Jersey Number Because: 44 is where it’s at
If I Didn’t Play Basketball, I Would Play: Golf, volleyball, or I would compete in the sport of hot dog eating.
If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Start an organization of doctors working in missions teams around the world and save all the homeless kittens on the side.
Lehigh offered the perfect balance of athletics, academics and a social life.
2017-18 (Senior Season)
Started all 30 games for the Mountain Hawks…Averaged career-highs in points (2.3), field goal percentage (.368), three-point percentage (.321), assists (0.8) and minutes (19.4) per game…Tied her career-high with two steals on five occasions throughout the season…Tallied a career-high 11 points and added five rebounds on 5-of-6 shooting at Minnesota (11/11)…Had six points, three rebounds and two assists at Cornell (11/20)…Dished out a career-high five assists and added six rebounds vs. Fairfield (11/25)…Had three assists and seven rebounds vs. NJIT (12/6)…Scored eight points on 3-of-5 shooting at Navy (1/27)…Tallied six points, two rebounds and two assists vs. American (2/10)…Pulled in a career-high eight rebounds in her final collegiate game against Army in the Patriot League Quarterfinals (3/5)...Presented with the team’s Coaches Award for the second straight season...Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll and the ECAC President’s Honor Roll.
2016-17 (Junior Season)
Appeared in all 30 games, making 26 starts…Averaged 2.2 points and 3.7 rebounds per game…Shot 35.5 percent from the field…Pulled down seven rebounds at Mount St. Mary’s (11/22) and against Monmouth (11/27)…Tallied eight points and four rebounds on 2-of-3 shooting against Army (12/30)…Collected nine points and four rebounds on 3-of-4 shooting against Boston University (1/2)…Totaled 10 points on 4-of-7 shooting to go with six rebounds, one assist and one steal at Colgate (2/22)...Presented with the team’s Coaches Award…Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2015-16 (Sophomore Season)
Saw action in 15 games…scored four points in a big win at Lafayette (2/20)...drained a three-pointer in a 61-52 win at American (2/6)...recorded two rebounds and an assist against BU (1/30)...went 2-for-2 from the free throw line at Bucknell (1/13)...pulled down two rebounds in the league-opener at Army West Point (12/30)...missed non-league play due to illness.
2014-15 (Freshman Season)
Saw action in 15 games...scored her first career point against Holy Cross (2/14)...pulled down three rebounds and dished an assist against East Stroudsburg (11/17).
BEFORE LEHIGH
Williams comes to Lehigh from Lafayette, Colo. where she helped lead Monarch High School to a runner-up finish in the Girls Class 5A State Championship… competed in the USA Olympic Trials and was a member of the Blue-Star/Hoopgurlz All-State Game as well as a CHSAA first team All-State honoree… played for the Mile High Rockies AAU team…graduated with Magna Cum Laude class honors and was named her school's student of the semester in 2014.
GETTING TO KNOW MAE
Nickname: Maezerdazer
Favorite Thing About Lehigh: Everything, especially the team
Major & Why: Major in Bioengineering with a minor in Health Medicine Society because I plan to go to medical school to become an orthopedic surgeon.
Favorite Place on Campus: My bed
Favorite Food: I love food too much to pick favorites
Favorite Color: Green
Favorite Musical Artist: Coldplay and Eric Church
Favorite Movie: How to Train Your Dragon
Favorite TV Show: Grey’s Anatomy
Favorite Website: www.Lehigh.edu
Favorite Pro Team: Denver Broncos
Favorite Athlete in Another Sport: Champ Bailey because he’s the man and Apolo Ohno
Hobbies: Netflix, eating, sleeping, traveling, skiing, being a boss, painting, playing the piano.
Talent I’d Most Like to Have: You know, like nunchuck skills, bow hunting skills, computer hacking skills. Or just singing.
Dream Job: Orthopedic Surgeon
I Wear My Jersey Number Because: 44 is where it’s at
If I Didn’t Play Basketball, I Would Play: Golf, volleyball, or I would compete in the sport of hot dog eating.
If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Start an organization of doctors working in missions teams around the world and save all the homeless kittens on the side.
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