NEW YORK (Dec. 21, 2021) --- Kendrea Williams of Saint Peter's has been named Division I Women’s Player of the Week by the Met Basketball Writers Association.
 
The designation, for games played Dec. 13-19, is unique in that it encompasses players from 21 Met area schools across Division I.

A 5-9 graduate student guard from Piscataway, NJ, Williams --- who also was named Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference player of the week --- helped the Peacocks (4-6) achieve a 2-0 start in league play along with sweeping their annual road trip to the Buffalo region for the first time since 2002.
 
A transfer in her third competitive season at Saint Peter’s after playing her first two years at FDU-Florham, Williams averaged 19.5 points this past weekend while reaching a career scoring milestone of 2,000 points.
 
She opened the weekend with 12 points, three assists and a career-high four steals in a 68-64 win at Niagara, then capped the road trip by registering career-highs of 27 points and eight rebounds along with three assists in a 65-55 victory at Canisius.
 
Following today’s announcements, the MBWA will now take a year-end holiday break. The Player of the Week program resumes with games played the week of Jan. 3-9, with the next announcements on Jan. 11.
 
Players receiving MBWA Division I Honorable Mention for the week: Stella Clark, Monmouth; Lauren Park-Lane, Seton Hall; Earlette Scott, Stony Brook.
 
Previous MBWA 2021-22 Div. I Women’s Players of the Week: Dec. 14, Anna DeWolfe, Fordham; Dec. 7, Anna DeWolfe, Fordham.