AIKEN, S.C.--USC Aiken’s Laura Williams has been selected as the Peach Belt Conference Volleyball Player of the Week, the conference office announced Monday afternoon. It is the first career selection for Williams, the 13th under sixth-year head coach Will Condon, and the 24th in the program’s 15-year NCAA history.

The 5-11 junior from Six Mile, S.C. led the Lady Pacers against four top opponents this week averaging 3.12 kills and 1.12 blocks per game hitting .294. In back-to-back matches with the University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras, Williams averaged 13 kills and 5.5 blocks per match as USC Aiken went 1-1.

Williams’ most impressive performance of the week came on Saturday at the 2005 AASU Volleyball Clash. In a hard-fought 3-1 loss to #7 Tampa, Williams had 10 kills and one block while hitting an amazing .529 against the perennial Division II volleyball power. She finished off her week with a 14-kill, six-block match against West Georgia hitting .387.

“Laura did an excellent job of reading the defenses and making adjustments from game to game,” said Condon, who is one win shy of tying the C.J. Sherman for most victories in school history. “Her performance against Tampa was very impressive. To frustrate the number seven team in the country that much says a lot about the kind of player she is.”

Currently, Williams leads the Peach Belt Conference in hitting percentage at .299. She is also third in blocks at 1.08 per game and is 10th in kills per game at 2.71.

With 50 kills and 18 blocks this week, Williams moved over the 500-kill and 200-block plateaus for her career.