2022 Volleyball Roster
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Williams, Sanaa
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Jersey Number 22
Sanaa Williams
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School/Previous School:
- Hume-Fogg Academic Magnet
- Hometown:
- Nashville, Tenn.
Bio
2024 (Junior)
Appeared in 12 matches and saw action in 36 sets with five starts...Earned a season high of seven kills and 10.5 points in the season-opener at Samford...Picked up a season best of eight total blocks and six digs against Notre Dame on September 8...Ranked fifth on the team in blocks...Finished the season with 33 kills, 25 digs, and 34 total blocks
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2023 (Sophomore)
Appeared in 23 matches with 19 starts and saw action in 68 sets … Had a total of 71 blocks, 93.5 points and 51 kills … Ranked third on the team in blocks … Made her first start in the season opener against Eastern Kentucky (Aug. 25) and collected a season-best seven blocks … Registered a season-high six kills versus Northwestern State (Aug. 26) … Tallied six blocks on three occasions: Abilene Christian (Sept. 16), No. 12 Tennessee (Sept. 29) and at Alabama (Oct. 27) … Collected fix blocks in four outings: at LSU (Oct. 1), No. 14 Florida (Oct. 13), at No. 20 Kentucky (Oct. 20) and South Carolina (Nov. 8).
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2022 (Freshman)
Did not see action during the season and redshirtted.Â
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Prior to MSU
High School: Lettered four seasons at Hume-Fogg Academic Magnet under head coach Samantha Kopacz … Led the Blue Knights to Class AA State Championship during the 2021 season … During the 2018, 2019 and 2021 seasons, helped lead the team to District Champions and Regional Runner-up’s … Was nominated for the 2021 Gatorade Plater of the Year …. During her 2021 season, she was named Tennessee Player of the Week … In 2021 earned All-District Team, District MVP and State MVP … Excelled in the classroom with a Pre-Calculus Award and was a member of the Mu Alpha Theta Club.Â
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Club
Played for Alliance Volleyball Club under head coach Abbey West … Was the 2022 Block and Roll Champion, NEQ Champion, SRVA Champion and USAV 18s Junior Nationals Runner-up … In 2021-22 was placed on the JVA watch list.Â
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Personal
Born Sanaa Simone Williams on April 2, 2004 in Nashville, Tennessee … Daughter of Simeon and Kimberly Williams … Has one brother, Simeon Williams ll … Majoring in Kinesiology CLEP.
Appeared in 12 matches and saw action in 36 sets with five starts...Earned a season high of seven kills and 10.5 points in the season-opener at Samford...Picked up a season best of eight total blocks and six digs against Notre Dame on September 8...Ranked fifth on the team in blocks...Finished the season with 33 kills, 25 digs, and 34 total blocks
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2023 (Sophomore)
Appeared in 23 matches with 19 starts and saw action in 68 sets … Had a total of 71 blocks, 93.5 points and 51 kills … Ranked third on the team in blocks … Made her first start in the season opener against Eastern Kentucky (Aug. 25) and collected a season-best seven blocks … Registered a season-high six kills versus Northwestern State (Aug. 26) … Tallied six blocks on three occasions: Abilene Christian (Sept. 16), No. 12 Tennessee (Sept. 29) and at Alabama (Oct. 27) … Collected fix blocks in four outings: at LSU (Oct. 1), No. 14 Florida (Oct. 13), at No. 20 Kentucky (Oct. 20) and South Carolina (Nov. 8).
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2022 (Freshman)
Did not see action during the season and redshirtted.Â
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Prior to MSU
High School: Lettered four seasons at Hume-Fogg Academic Magnet under head coach Samantha Kopacz … Led the Blue Knights to Class AA State Championship during the 2021 season … During the 2018, 2019 and 2021 seasons, helped lead the team to District Champions and Regional Runner-up’s … Was nominated for the 2021 Gatorade Plater of the Year …. During her 2021 season, she was named Tennessee Player of the Week … In 2021 earned All-District Team, District MVP and State MVP … Excelled in the classroom with a Pre-Calculus Award and was a member of the Mu Alpha Theta Club.Â
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Club
Played for Alliance Volleyball Club under head coach Abbey West … Was the 2022 Block and Roll Champion, NEQ Champion, SRVA Champion and USAV 18s Junior Nationals Runner-up … In 2021-22 was placed on the JVA watch list.Â
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Personal
Born Sanaa Simone Williams on April 2, 2004 in Nashville, Tennessee … Daughter of Simeon and Kimberly Williams … Has one brother, Simeon Williams ll … Majoring in Kinesiology CLEP.
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