Player of the Week: Natalie Williams

Against Long Beach on Thursday, she scored 23 points, grabbed 21 rebounds and hit 8-of-12 shots (.667). On Friday vs. Colorado, she poured in 27 points and snagged 18 boards to go with 10-of-14 FG shooting. Her two free throws with 35 seconds remaining sealed the win. Williams also had 2.0 steals and 1.5 blocks per game last week.

Williams joins Atlanta's Teresa Edwards as the only ABL Players to win three Player of the Week honors in a season (Edwards did it last year).

Williams ranks a close second (21.44 to 21.42 ppg) in league scoring and ranks second in rebounding (11.3 rpg).

Past Players of the Week

Oct. 21--Yolanda Griffith, Long Beach

Oct. 28--Natalie Williams, Portland

Nov. 4--Katie Smith, Columbus

Nov. 11--Carolyn Jones, New England

Nov. 18--Elaine Powell, Portland

Nov. 25--Teresa Edwards, Atlanta

Dec. 2--Katie Smith, Columbus

Dec. 9--Stacey Lovelace, Atlanta

Dec. 16--Jennifer Azzi, San Jose

Dec. 23--Natalie Williams, Portland

Dec. 30--Sheri Sam, San Jose

Jan. 7-- Shalonda Enis, Seattle

Jan. 13--Edna Campbell, Colorado

Jan. 20--Sylvia Crawley, Colorado/Portland