Temple University Athletics
2012-13 Women's Basketball Roster
Roster
Williams, Tyonna
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Jersey Number 23
Tyonna Williams
- Position:
- G
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Fort Washington, Md.
Bio
Honors: Earned Philadelphia Big 5 Player of the Week, OwlSports.com co-Player of the Week, and American Athletic Conference Honor Roll honors following career game against Auburn [11/18/13] ... named the PhillyCollegeSports.com Honor Roll [12/31/13] ... named to the 2014, 2013, and 2012 Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for having a GPA above 3.0 ... Dean’s List.
2013-14: Started all 30 games ... led the American Athletic Conference in free throw shooting (.902) ... third in team scoring (9.2 ppg) and second in assists (91) ... had seven points and two steals in the win at UCF ... had 15 points, including three treys, at No. 24 Rutgers ... had 19 points, including shooting a perfect 6-for-6 from the line, in 40 minutes of action against USF ... dished out a game-high six assists against Cincinnati ... led the Owls with 12 points at No. 4/3 Louisville ... had 14 points and three assists in the win at Houston ... led the Owls with 18 points, including a career-high six treys on a career-high nine attempts, while playing all 40 minutes at SMU ... had eight points, including five free throws, against Rutgers ... had 10 points and five assists against Penn ... had 10 points and four assists in the win at Cincinnati ... had 16 points, including shooting a perfect 8-for-8 from the line, in the win over SMU ... led the Owls with 19 points, including a career-best five three-pointers, in the win over UCF ... also dished out four assists and blocked a shot ... had three points and three assists against No. 7 Louisville ... scored 13 points, including three three-pointers, in the win at Memphis ... went a perfect 4-for-4 from the line ... had five points and five assists in the win over Howard ... had six points, five boards, and four assists in the win at Montana ... had four points, four boards, and four assists against Saint Joseph’s ... had eight points and a game-high 11 assists in the win over Oakland ... had 14 points against No. 21/18 Michigan State ... paced the Owls with a career-high 29 points, tying her career-high with five treys, in the win over Auburn ... nailed two free throws as time expired to seal the Owls’ victory ... shot a perfect 8-of-8 from the charity stripe and added four assists, two steals, and a block in 38 minutes of action ... had 10 points, including two three-pointers, in the win at Delaware ... had 11 points and five assists in the win at La Salle in season opener.
2012-13: Started in all 32 games ... was one of only two players to do so ... led the team with 5.0 assists per game (second in the Atlantic 10) and ranked third with 9.4 points per game ... hit 3-of-7 from behind the arc and scored 15 points against Rutgers ... dished 11 assists and made it her first career double-double with 14 points in a win vs. Syracuse, hitting three treys in the game and making 3-of-4 at the line in the final minute to seal the victory ... scored 14 points on 5-of-8 shooting at Kent State ... scored 12 points and recorded a career-high four steals at Auburn ... led the Owls with 18 points including a career-high five three-pointers at Georgetown ... also dished a game-best eight assists, recorded a team-best three steals and grabbed a career-high six rebounds and hit a career-high 7-of-8 at the free throw line at Howard, finishing with 14 points ... notched second career double-double with 13 points and a career-high 12 assists in a win over Western Michigan ... scored 13 points including 6-of-7 at the line in a win at Penn ... led all players with 17 points in a win over Richmond ... scored a career-high 23 points in a win at Massachusetts, including 8-of-9 from the free throw line ... led all players with 10 assists in a win over Saint Louis ... scored 12 points and recorded a career-high five steals in a win over Rhode Island ... led the Owls with 13 points and four assists at #14/14 Dayton ... scored 14 points, including three treys, in the Owls’ A-10 quarterfinal upset win over Charlotte.
2011-12: Played in 31 games with two starts as a freshman ... averaged 3.2 points per game and shot 78.3 percent from the free-throw line ... scored a career-high 14 points to lead all players in a win at La Salle, hitting 6-of-7 at the field including 2-of-2 behind the arc ... came off the bench for 10 points in a win at Rhode Island ... also recorded three steals to help Temple tie the all-time single-game record ... made second career start in a win over Duquesne ... hit her first three attempts from behind the arc en route to a season-high 11 points at #11/12 Rutgers, coming off the bench for a season-high 27 minutes ... was impressive in her debut with scoring nine points on 3-of-5 shooting from the field and 3-of-3 at the free-throw line in win over Miami.
High School: First-team All-Met by The Washington Post as a senior at Riverdale Baptist HS ... Team MVP and team captain as a senior ... NCSAA first team selection ... averaged 18 points, five rebounds, five steals and four assists per game in leading the nationally ranked team to a 30-6 record as a senior ... first-team All-Conference as a sophomore after averaging 20 points per game ... previously attended Academy of Holy Cross with current Temple teammate Natasha Thames ... also lettered in volleyball and softball.
AAU: Played for the Maryland Bluestar under coach Tony Graham.
Personal: Tyonna Williams ... guardians are grandparents Ella Simmons and the late Matthew Simmons ... has three brothers— Kevin (31), Anthony (23), and Brandon (19) ... likes to cook ... would like to become a women’s basketball college coach or a homicide detective ... criminal justice major.
2013-14: Started all 30 games ... led the American Athletic Conference in free throw shooting (.902) ... third in team scoring (9.2 ppg) and second in assists (91) ... had seven points and two steals in the win at UCF ... had 15 points, including three treys, at No. 24 Rutgers ... had 19 points, including shooting a perfect 6-for-6 from the line, in 40 minutes of action against USF ... dished out a game-high six assists against Cincinnati ... led the Owls with 12 points at No. 4/3 Louisville ... had 14 points and three assists in the win at Houston ... led the Owls with 18 points, including a career-high six treys on a career-high nine attempts, while playing all 40 minutes at SMU ... had eight points, including five free throws, against Rutgers ... had 10 points and five assists against Penn ... had 10 points and four assists in the win at Cincinnati ... had 16 points, including shooting a perfect 8-for-8 from the line, in the win over SMU ... led the Owls with 19 points, including a career-best five three-pointers, in the win over UCF ... also dished out four assists and blocked a shot ... had three points and three assists against No. 7 Louisville ... scored 13 points, including three three-pointers, in the win at Memphis ... went a perfect 4-for-4 from the line ... had five points and five assists in the win over Howard ... had six points, five boards, and four assists in the win at Montana ... had four points, four boards, and four assists against Saint Joseph’s ... had eight points and a game-high 11 assists in the win over Oakland ... had 14 points against No. 21/18 Michigan State ... paced the Owls with a career-high 29 points, tying her career-high with five treys, in the win over Auburn ... nailed two free throws as time expired to seal the Owls’ victory ... shot a perfect 8-of-8 from the charity stripe and added four assists, two steals, and a block in 38 minutes of action ... had 10 points, including two three-pointers, in the win at Delaware ... had 11 points and five assists in the win at La Salle in season opener.
2012-13: Started in all 32 games ... was one of only two players to do so ... led the team with 5.0 assists per game (second in the Atlantic 10) and ranked third with 9.4 points per game ... hit 3-of-7 from behind the arc and scored 15 points against Rutgers ... dished 11 assists and made it her first career double-double with 14 points in a win vs. Syracuse, hitting three treys in the game and making 3-of-4 at the line in the final minute to seal the victory ... scored 14 points on 5-of-8 shooting at Kent State ... scored 12 points and recorded a career-high four steals at Auburn ... led the Owls with 18 points including a career-high five three-pointers at Georgetown ... also dished a game-best eight assists, recorded a team-best three steals and grabbed a career-high six rebounds and hit a career-high 7-of-8 at the free throw line at Howard, finishing with 14 points ... notched second career double-double with 13 points and a career-high 12 assists in a win over Western Michigan ... scored 13 points including 6-of-7 at the line in a win at Penn ... led all players with 17 points in a win over Richmond ... scored a career-high 23 points in a win at Massachusetts, including 8-of-9 from the free throw line ... led all players with 10 assists in a win over Saint Louis ... scored 12 points and recorded a career-high five steals in a win over Rhode Island ... led the Owls with 13 points and four assists at #14/14 Dayton ... scored 14 points, including three treys, in the Owls’ A-10 quarterfinal upset win over Charlotte.
2011-12: Played in 31 games with two starts as a freshman ... averaged 3.2 points per game and shot 78.3 percent from the free-throw line ... scored a career-high 14 points to lead all players in a win at La Salle, hitting 6-of-7 at the field including 2-of-2 behind the arc ... came off the bench for 10 points in a win at Rhode Island ... also recorded three steals to help Temple tie the all-time single-game record ... made second career start in a win over Duquesne ... hit her first three attempts from behind the arc en route to a season-high 11 points at #11/12 Rutgers, coming off the bench for a season-high 27 minutes ... was impressive in her debut with scoring nine points on 3-of-5 shooting from the field and 3-of-3 at the free-throw line in win over Miami.
High School: First-team All-Met by The Washington Post as a senior at Riverdale Baptist HS ... Team MVP and team captain as a senior ... NCSAA first team selection ... averaged 18 points, five rebounds, five steals and four assists per game in leading the nationally ranked team to a 30-6 record as a senior ... first-team All-Conference as a sophomore after averaging 20 points per game ... previously attended Academy of Holy Cross with current Temple teammate Natasha Thames ... also lettered in volleyball and softball.
AAU: Played for the Maryland Bluestar under coach Tony Graham.
Personal: Tyonna Williams ... guardians are grandparents Ella Simmons and the late Matthew Simmons ... has three brothers— Kevin (31), Anthony (23), and Brandon (19) ... likes to cook ... would like to become a women’s basketball college coach or a homicide detective ... criminal justice major.
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