Jerica Williams^ Season 2007-08

#21
PositionG
Height5-8
YearSophomore
HometownSan Diego, Calif. (Mt. Miguel HS

A San Diego native, who signed with the Aztecs in 2007 after one season at UCLA ... A valuable contributor in 2008-09, after sitting out one year due to NCAA transfer rules ... San Diego County high school player of the year as a junior ... Good long-range shooter and strong competitor and leader ... Provides valuable experience in the back court.

As A Sophomore (2008-09)
Played in 31 of 32 games in her first competitive season in the Red & Black ... Started four games, averaging just over 14 minutes per contest ... Team's fifth-leading scorer with 4.9 ppg. ... Tallied 31 three-pointers, third-best on the squad ... Shot a team-best 38.8 percent from beyond the arc to rank second in the MWC ... Four double-figure scoring outings and one game with over 10 rebounds ... Part of the starting five in the first three games ... Perfect from beyond the arc in three contests ... Pulled in 14 boards, including 11 in the first half, in the win over Northwestern State ... 14 boards were the most by an Aztec since 2003 ... Team-high 23 points at Long Beach State, including three triples ... Five points and a pair of assists at UConn ... Team game-high four rebounds at USD ... Scored six points in back-to-back games against Hawai'i and Prairie View A&M ... Season-best three assists against the Wahine ... Six points, four boards, a block and a steal vs. UC Riverside ... Made three straight three-pointers and ended up with 11 points in the win over Montana State ... Also tallied a season-best four steals vs. the Bobcats ... Continued her streak of consecutive threes with two more vs. LMU, before missing on her next two tries ... Totaled 12 points, a season-high four assists and five boards in 27 minutes in the win over the Lions ... Three assists and a pair of steals against Sacramento State ... Four points, four boards and two steals against Air Force ... Made 4-of-6 shots, including both from three-point range, for 11 points at Utah ... Two steals in the win over Colorado State ... Eight points, including two three-pointers, vs. UNLV ... Hit two triples at Wyoming ... Did not play in her first game of the year vs. UNM on Feb. 21 ... Returned to the court with three triples in the win at BYU ... A three-pointer, four boards and two assists vs. TCU ... Played one minute in both of the MWC tournament contests, attempting a shot in each ... Played 17 minutes in the team's opening round NCAA win over DePaul, nailing two triples and adding a steal ... Closed out the year with a three-pointer, a rebound and an assist against No. 2 Stanford.

In 2007-08
Redshirted after transferring from UCLA.

At UCLA (2006-07)
Played in 29 games as a reserve for the Bruins ... Averaged 1.3 points and 0.8 rebounds per game ... Had 10 steals and seven assists ... Just under 7.5 minutes per outing ... Shot 85.7 percent from the free-throw line ... Opened her collegiate career against UC Santa Barbara ... Had three rebounds and three points in 12 minutes in her team's victory over the Gauchos ... Three-pointer against Oklahoma ... Scored five points in five minutes versus Texas Tech ... Season-high 20 minutes of action against Delaware State ... Pulled down four boards and had two points and a steal ... Career-best two steals versus Stanford ... Played 17 minutes against Oregon State, recording a season-high six points and adding three rebounds ... An assist in three straight games against USC, Arizona and Arizona State ... Scored three points and had three boards in her team's win in the Pac-10 tourney.

At Mount Miguel High School
Led Mount Miguel High School in Spring Valley Calif., to three CIF titles from 2003-05 ... High school coach was Robbie Sandoval ... San Diego section player of the year in 2005, when she averaged 18.8 points, 8.9 rebounds and 5.0 steals per outing ... First-team all-state Division II pick and a second-team all-state honoree overall in 2005 ... Two-time team captain ... Received first-team all-CIF honors her final two years and was a three-time first-team all-league selection.

AAU
Played club basketball for Lady EBO under Marlon Wells and Robbie Sandoval and for San Diego Swish under coach Roger Moses.

Personal
Jerica Barrel Williams was born May 25, 1988, in Albany, Ore. ... Daughter of Stanley and Kandace McCrae and Barrel Chest ... Has five brothers and two sisters ... Majoring in women's studies.