Williams, Simonsen Earn Big South Player of the Week Awards

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Radford women's basketball standouts Joi Williams and Georgia Simonsen were named to the Big South weekly award list, as announced by the conference on Monday afternoon. Williams was the Player of the Week for January 19-25, while Simonsen was named Co-Freshman of the Week.

Williams led the Highlanders to two huge conference wins and helped move Radford up to a tie for second place in the standings. On Wednesday versus Longwood, the junior only missed two shots to lead all scorers with 23 points. In Friday's win over UNC Asheville, Williams came through to end a late Bulldogs run with a three-point play with under five minutes left. She also set a new career best with a pair of blocks. With 21 points scored against UNC Asheville, Williams became the first Radford player to score 20+ in consecutive games since Destinee Walker during the 2018-19 season (20 vs. Longwood on Feb. 16, 2019, and 26 at Winthrop on Feb. 19, 2019).

Simonsen set a new career high with 18 points and eight field goals in Radford's 15-point win over Longwood on Wednesday. She also tied a career-high with three blocks, adding a key role in slowing down the Lancers offense. Simonsen followed that with 10 points against UNC Ashville, again shooting better than 50 percent from the floor. She also grabbed a team-high six rebounds.

The Player of the Week award is Williams' second of the season and first since early December. She has earned five Big South weekly awards in her career, including three Freshman of the Week awards during the 2023-24 campaign. This is Simonsen's fourth weekly award this season.

The Highlanders are back in action next Wednesday, January 28, against USC Upstate in Spartanburg. Tipoff is at 7:00 p.m. from G.B. Hodge Center on ESPN+.

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Players Mentioned

#4 Joi Williams: G; 5' 6"; Junior

#23 Georgia Simonsen: F; 6' 1"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

#4 Joi Williams
: 5' 6"; Junior
: G

#23 Georgia Simonsen
: 6' 1"; Freshman
: F

Players Mentioned

#4 Joi Williams

#23 Georgia Simonsen

Players Mentioned

#4 Joi Williams

#23 Georgia Simonsen