Williams Recognized by NE-10 and Bridgeport Purple Knight Invitational

Chino Valley, Ariz. native earns accolades in first week of collegiate competition

RINDGE, N.H. (September 8, 2004) – Franklin Pierce freshman setter Bria Williams (Chino Valley, Ariz./Chino Valley) was awarded Setter of the Week by the Northeast-10 Conference after a stellar showing in her first week of play at the collegiate level. She was also named to the Bridgeport Purple Knight Invitational All-Tournament Team for her performance in this weekend's tournament.

Williams led the Franklin Pierce volleyball team with an average of 8.0 assists per game over five matches last week. She also tallied 1.9 digs per game and 0.81 kills per game.

The Raven setter was most impressive in leading the team to a 3-1 victory over Southern New Hampshire University in the opening match of the tournament. She posted a career-high 37 assists to go along with six kills, five digs and two aces.

Franklin Pierce (1-5, 0-2 NE-10) returns to action Friday, when it hosts Saint Michael's College for a Northeast-10 Conference match at 7 p.m. in the Northfields Activity Center.

Bridgeport Purple Knight Invitational All-Tournament Team

Franklin Pierce – Bria Williams
Southern New Hampshire – Brittany Porter
Teikyo Post – Tadj Williams
Teikyo Post – Jennifer Giarratano
Bridgeport – Tijana Bokic
Bridgeport – Jessica Herrman
Bridgeport – Courtney Winstead