Jessica Williams Class: Senior Hometown: Riverdale, Ga. High School: Riverdale Height: 6-1 Position: Forward Birthdate: 03/28/1984

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General: Strong competitor under the basket • Showcased her skills on the defensive end of the court as a solid rebounder and capable shot blocker • Made her biggest strides on second-chance points underneath the basket • Earned a starting role prior to her second season, beginning all but six games in 2004, and started every game during her junior season • One of the top offensive rebounders in the ACC in 2004 and 2005 • An all-around student athlete that was named to the Dean's List and earned Academic All-ACC honors in 2005 • Named the recipient of the 2006 Five Star Scholarship Award.

2005-06: Played in all but one game during the season • Finished the year leading the team with a 53.6 field goal percentage and was fifth on the team in rebounds • Had a season-high 11 rebounds against Charleston in the third game of the season and pulled down at least one rebound in all but four games during the year • Scored in 18 games during the season, with her highest scoring output coming in the final game of the regular season • Helped Tech advance to the second round of the ACC Tournament for the first time in three seasons.

2004-05: One of two Yellow Jackets to start all 27 games • Possessed one of the highest field goal percentages on the team in 2004-05, connecting on over 42 percent of her shots • Averaged a team-high 6.8 rebounds per game while contributing 4.9 points per contest • Top game of the season came against Alcorn State in the championships of the 2004 Georgia Tech/Atlanta Marriott NW Holiday Invitational, when she had 14 points and 12 rebounds • Named MVP of the annual holiday tournament • Recorded double-figures in scoring on four occasions and had at least 10 rebounds in six contests in 2005 • Had a season-high 13 boards against Virginia in early January.

2003-04: The ACC's top rebounder on the offensive end of the court, averaging 2.93 offensive boards • Second on the team with 5.7 rebounds per contest • Had five or more rebounds in 18 games and three or more in all but one contest • Led the team with a .496 field goal percentage • Named to the Atlanta Marriott NW Holiday Invitational all-tournament team after leading the Jackets with 16 points and seven rebounds in the championship game against William & Mary • Recorded career highs of 21 points and 14 rebounds against Wake Forest, going 10-for-14 from the floor while pulling down eight offensive rebounds • Recorded double-figure scoring games against William & Mary and Virginia and twice against the Demon Deacons • Had seven points and 10 rebounds at Georgia State early in the season.

2002-03: Earned the first three starts of her career in Tech's games with Clemson, Wake Forest and North Carolina • Had been one of the first post players off the bench for the Yellow Jackets prior to that, logging ten minutes per game • Saw increased playing time late in the season, logging 17 minutes against Maryland, 22 at Virginia and a season-high 26 at North Carolina • Top game of the year came against Georgia, as she played 19 minutes and scored a season-high 10 points off the bench to help Tech to the upset win • Pulled down a career-high eight rebounds in the Jackets' win over Wake Forest • Came off the bench at Clemson to register an outstanding defensive effort, recording a key defensive rebound in the second half, while also converting a three-point play that aided the Jackets' decisive second-half run • One of the team's best free throw shooters, hitting on 71.4 percent of her attempts at the charity stripe (25-for-35).

Prep: Finished a solid high school career by being named to the Metro Atlanta Team of the Year by the Atlanta Tipoff Club in 2002 • Earned second-team Class AAAA All-State honors from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution as a senior • Selected to play in the GACA North-South All-Star game, netting 13 points in the contest to help lead the South to a win in the game • Led Riverdale to the Georgia 4-AAAA regional championship as a junior • Holds her school's single-game records for field goal percentage (13-of-14, .929) and rebounds (19) • Rated as one of the top-100 prospects in the nation by the All-Star Girl's Report as she was rated 85th • A two-time Honorable Mention All-America selection by USA Today and Street & Smith's • Ranked among the top-20 prospects in the south by the Basketball Times and was named to the adidas top-10 camp All-Star team in the summer of 2001 • A solid student, she finished in the top one percent of her class (3rd out of 300) and was a National Merit Scholarship qualifier • Inducted into the National Honor Society, while also being enrolled in an honors curriculum at Riverdale High.

Personal: Jessica Diane Williams was born March 28, 1984 • Daughter of Morris and Lisa Williams • Mother ran track at the Air Force Academy. • Dean's List student majoring in Management • Named to the 2005 ACC Honor Roll.