Averi Williams
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- Height:
- 5-5
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- Hometown:
- Powell, Tenn.
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- Position:
- D
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- Year:
- Junior
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- High School:
- Powell
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Bio
2017: Williams played a huge role in the Eagles trip to the National Title match in 2017 starting in 22 of 23 games on the season. She helped the team record 14 shutouts during the year, a new school record, and held teams to five shots or less 10 different times during the regular season. The team allowed just two goals during regulation through its five NCAA tournament matches and which included an astonishing total 13 goals conceded through the teams 23 games. The Powell, Tenn. native was fourth on the team in minutes played in 2017, tallying one goal and three assists. Her lone goal of the year came against Clayton State on Sept. 27th in a 2-1 win, in Chattanooga, Tenn. She collected her first All-SAC selection after being named a first-team member, as well as second-team All-Southeast Region honors awarded by D2CCA and the United Soccer Coaches (USC). She was named to the NCAA D2 Women's Soccer Championship All-Tournament Team.
2016: Saw the field in 21 contests with 19 starts...Led all fullbacks with four goals and 11 points...Also credited with three assists...Scored against Anderson (S.C.) in the SAC Tournament semifinal on Nov. 4th...Collected a career-high four points and two assists to go with a goal against Newberry on Sept. 21st...Added scores against Newberry, Queens (N.C.) and Coker...Picked up an assist against Francis Marion on Sept. 10th...Shot the ball 10 times, five of which were on goal.
- 2016 Honorable Mention All-SAC
- 2016 D2CCA Second-team All-Southeast region
2015: Scored a goal and three assists in 21 appearances as a freshman... Appeared in the Starting XI 19 times and played the team's fourth-highest minutes with 1690 minutes played... Scored her lone goal of the season and added an assist against Tusculum on Oct. 27th for a career-high three points... Added three assists against Alabama-Huntsville and Newberry... Named a member of the SAC Women's Soccer Championship All-Tournament team.
High School: Scored 24 career goals and tallied 39 assists as a midfielder with the Panthers... Named All-District three times, All-Region twice, Second-Team All-Prepxtra two times, First-Team All-KIL twice and she is the two-time reigning District 3-AAA Midfielder of the Year... Led Powell to the school’s best record at 13-3 as a senior... Coached by former Carson-Newman soccer player Mark Smith at Powell... Played club soccer for FC Alliance and won three State Championships..
Personal: Daughter of Randy and Janet Williams... Twin sister, Bailey, also plays soccer at Carson-Newman... Undecided on a major.
| Overall | Conference | |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 23 | 10 |
| Games started | 22 | 9 |
| Goals | 1 | 0 |
| Assists | 3 | 1 |
| Points | 5 | 1 |
| Shots | 9 | 2 |
| Shot Pct | .111 | .000 |
| Penalty kicks | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Game-winning goals | 0 | 0 |
Game Log - Scoring
| Date | Opponent | Score | gp | gs | g | a | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | Ferris St. | W, 2-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 3 | Georgia College | W, 5-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | at Lees-McRae | W, 4-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | Francis Marion | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Sep 13 | at Mars Hill | W, 5-1 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | Newberry | W, 2-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | Lenoir-Rhyne | T, 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | Queens (N.C.) | W, 4-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | vs. Clayton St. | W, 2-1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 30 | at Anderson (S.C.) | W, 3-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | Lincoln Memorial | W, 5-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | at Catawba | W, 3-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 14 | Wingate | W, 1-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | at Tusculum | W, 3-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | at King (Tenn.) | W, 5-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | at Coker | W, 5-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | Newberry | W, 2-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | vs. Tusculum | W, 2-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs. Wingate | W, 4-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | Queens (N.C.) | W, 2-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | Columbus St. | W, 6-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Nov 19 | West Fla. | W, 2-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs. UC-Colo. Springs | W, 2-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 2 | vs. Central Missouri | L by PK, 2-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Game Log - Shooting
| Date | Opponent | Score | gp | sh | sh% | sog | sog% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | Ferris St. | W, 2-0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | 0 | .000 |
| Sep 3 | Georgia College | W, 5-1 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Sep 6 | at Lees-McRae | W, 4-0 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Sep 9 | Francis Marion | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Sep 13 | at Mars Hill | W, 5-1 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Sep 16 | Newberry | W, 2-0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | 0 | .000 |
| Sep 20 | Lenoir-Rhyne | T, 2-2 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Sep 23 | Queens (N.C.) | W, 4-2 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Sep 27 | vs. Clayton St. | W, 2-1 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 1 | 1.000 |
| Sep 30 | at Anderson (S.C.) | W, 3-0 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Oct 4 | Lincoln Memorial | W, 5-2 | 1 | 1 | .000 | 0 | .000 |
| Oct 7 | at Catawba | W, 3-0 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Oct 14 | Wingate | W, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Oct 18 | at Tusculum | W, 3-0 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Oct 25 | at King (Tenn.) | W, 5-0 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Oct 28 | at Coker | W, 5-0 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Oct 31 | Newberry | W, 2-0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | 1 | .500 |
| Nov 3 | vs. Tusculum | W, 2-1 | 1 | 2 | .000 | 2 | 1.000 |
| Nov 5 | vs. Wingate | W, 4-0 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Nov 12 | Queens (N.C.) | W, 2-0 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Nov 17 | Columbus St. | W, 6-0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | 0 | .000 |
| Nov 19 | West Fla. | W, 2-0 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Nov 30 | vs. UC-Colo. Springs | W, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Dec 2 | vs. Central Missouri | L by PK, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
Game Log - Misc.
| Date | Opponent | Score | gp | yc | rc | pk | gw |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | Ferris St. | W, 2-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 3 | Georgia College | W, 5-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | at Lees-McRae | W, 4-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | Francis Marion | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Sep 13 | at Mars Hill | W, 5-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | Newberry | W, 2-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | Lenoir-Rhyne | T, 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | Queens (N.C.) | W, 4-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | vs. Clayton St. | W, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | at Anderson (S.C.) | W, 3-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | Lincoln Memorial | W, 5-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | at Catawba | W, 3-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | Wingate | W, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | at Tusculum | W, 3-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | at King (Tenn.) | W, 5-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | at Coker | W, 5-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | Newberry | W, 2-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | vs. Tusculum | W, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs. Wingate | W, 4-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | Queens (N.C.) | W, 2-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | Columbus St. | W, 6-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | West Fla. | W, 2-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs. UC-Colo. Springs | W, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Dec 2 | vs. Central Missouri | L by PK, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Statistic | gp | gs | g | a | pts |
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| Event | |||||
| Total | 23 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Conference | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Location | |||||
| Home | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Away | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Neutral | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Result | |||||
| Wins | 21 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Losses | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Month | |||||
| September | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| October | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| November | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| December | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Statistic | gp | sh | sh% | sog | sog% |
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| Event | |||||
| Total | 23 | 9 | .111 | 4 | .444 |
| Conference | 10 | 2 | .000 | 0 | .000 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | |||||
| Home | 11 | 6 | .000 | 1 | .167 |
| Away | 7 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Neutral | 5 | 3 | .333 | 3 | 1.000 |
| Result | |||||
| Wins | 21 | 9 | .111 | 4 | .444 |
| Losses | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Month | |||||
| September | 9 | 3 | .333 | 1 | .333 |
| October | 7 | 3 | .000 | 1 | .333 |
| November | 6 | 3 | .000 | 2 | .667 |
| December | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Statistic | gp | yc | rc | pk | gw |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||
| Total | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Conference | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Exhibition | - | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | - |
| Location | |||||
| Home | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Away | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Neutral | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Result | |||||
| Wins | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Losses | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Month | |||||
| September | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| October | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| November | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| December | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Statistic | gp | gs | g/g | a/g | pts/g |
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| Event | |||||
| Total | 23 | 22 | .04 | .13 | .22 |
| Conference | 10 | 9 | .00 | .10 | .10 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | |||||
| Home | 11 | 11 | .00 | .18 | .18 |
| Away | 7 | 6 | .00 | .14 | .14 |
| Neutral | 5 | 5 | .20 | .00 | .40 |
| Result | |||||
| Wins | 21 | 20 | .05 | .14 | .24 |
| Losses | 1 | 1 | .00 | .00 | .00 |
| Month | |||||
| September | 9 | 8 | .11 | .00 | .22 |
| October | 7 | 7 | .00 | .14 | .14 |
| November | 6 | 6 | .00 | .33 | .33 |
| December | 1 | 1 | .00 | .00 | .00 |
| Statistic | gp | sh/g | sh%/g | sog/g | sog%/g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||
| Total | 23 | .39 | .111 | .17 | .444 |
| Conference | 10 | .20 | .000 | .00 | .000 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | |||||
| Home | 11 | .55 | .000 | .09 | .167 |
| Away | 7 | .00 | - | .00 | - |
| Neutral | 5 | .60 | .333 | .60 | 1.000 |
| Result | |||||
| Wins | 21 | .43 | .111 | .19 | .444 |
| Losses | 1 | .00 | - | .00 | - |
| Month | |||||
| September | 9 | .33 | .333 | .11 | .333 |
| October | 7 | .43 | .000 | .14 | .333 |
| November | 6 | .50 | .000 | .33 | .667 |
| December | 1 | .00 | - | .00 | - |
News mentions
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The second-ranked Carson-Newman Eagles season came to a close on Saturday in dramatic fashion after a 1-1 tie through 110 minutes with No. 1 Central Missouri sent the game to penalty kicks. The Jennies prevailed 5-3 capping off a 26-0 campaign to win their first ever National Championship.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Five Carson-Newman players have been named to the 2017 United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division II Women's All-Southeast Region Teams which is the most of any school named, as announced Tuesday evening.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Five Eagles remained from the 2015 team who fell at McCown Field to Columbus State 4-1. Almost two years to the date, top-seeded and second-ranked Carson-Newman throttled the second-seeded and 10th-ranked Cougars 6-0 claiming the Southeast Region Championship.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Less than 48 hours after claiming the Southeast Region Title, top-seed and second-ranked Carson-Newman will face a familiar foe in their quest for a second appearance in the NCAA Semifinals when fifth-seeded West Florida returns to Mossy Creek on Sunday.
JEFFERSON CITY, TENN. – Top-seeded and second-ranked Carson-Newman will host a rematch of the 2015 Southeast Region Final when second-seeded and 10th-ranked Columbus State visits Mossy Creek on Friday for the second time in three years. Kick-off from McCown Field on Nov. 17 is slated for 7 p.m.
ST AUGUSTINE, Fla. – Senior forward Lauren Wade has been named the Southeast Region Player of the Year for the second-consecutive season as announced today by the Conference Commissioners Association. She also joined three of her teammates who were named to the D2CCA All-Southeast Region teams.
INDIANAPOLIS – Following its seventh South Atlantic Conference Championship, the second-ranked Eagles received the No. 1 seed in the Southeast Region for the NCAA Division II Women’s Soccer Championships.
ROCK HILL, S.C. – After a regular season in which the Carson-Newman Women’s Soccer team set multiple program records, seven Eagles were recognized on the South Atlantic Conference All-League teams as announced by the office on Wednesday morning. Lauren Wade was named SAC Player of the Year and Simon Duffy was voted Coach of the Year by the league's coaches.
Salisbury, N.C. – The 9th-ranked Carson-Newman women’s soccer team remains unbeaten through 11 games after defeating the Catawba College Catawba Indians by a final of 3-0 on Saturday afternoon.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – The 9th-ranked Carson-Newman women’s soccer team extended their home-unbeaten streak to 19 games in the 5-2 victory over Lincoln Memorial on Wednesday evening.
Chattanooga, Tenn. – The 9th-ranked Carson-Newman women’s soccer team edged out the Clayton State Lakers in the neutral site matchup on Wednesday afternoon at the Baylor School Soccer Complex.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn – The Carson-Newman women’s soccer team endured an 110-minute battle with Lenoir-Rhyne on Wednesday afternoon after a 2-2 draw gave both sides one point in conference play.
Rock Hill, S.C. – In its annual preseason all-league voting, Carson-Newman posted a league-best four student-athletes on First-Team All-Conference, and landed another three on the Second-Team, the league announced today.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – The final part of our three part series previewing the 2017 Carson-Newman women’s soccer team will focus on the returning defenders and goalkeepers for the upcoming season. We highlight senior defender Helen Seed (Preston, England) and sophomore goalkeeper Jacqueline Burns (Cookstown, Northern Ireland) who talked about the teams expectations.