Molly Goodenbour

USFDons.com will announce the members of the 2019-20 USF Women's Basketball signing class throughout the spring. In this sixth release, the Dons announce the signing of one of the most dominant NCAA Division II players in the country last season, an All-American, an academic All-American and a 1,000-points scorer at powerhouse UC San Diego.A multi-time All-American and epitome of a student-athlete with numerous all-academic awards, Mikayla Williams will tie a bow on her already impressive collegiate career during the 2019-20 season on The Hilltop, as the University of San Francisco women's basketball team announced the signing of the graduate transfer Williams out of NCAA Division II powerhouse UC San Diego.Williams was a consensus NCAA Division II All-American last year (Division II Conference Commissioners Association, Women's Basketball Coaches Association) for the Tritons, the D2CCA West Region Player of the Year, the California Collegiate Athletic Association Player of the Year, the CCAA Tournament Most Valuable Player, a first team all-CCAA honoree and a CCAA All-Tournament team member. She was the best player on a UC San Diego squad that posted a 30-1 record, going undefeated during the regular season, winning the CCAA title and earning the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Division II West Region. She averaged a double-double in 2018-19 with a CCAA-leading 19.3 points (24th in the nation) and 10.5 rebounds per game. She led the CCAA with 16 double-doubles and also averaged 2.6 assists and 1.7 blocks per game as a complete player for the Tritons.Williams was just as dominant in the classroom, earning Google Cloud Academic All-American First Team accolades in March along with first team academic all-district. She was named to the Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar of the Year First Team in May by the publication Diverse: Issues in Higher Education. She was a public health major at UC San Diego, posting a 3.89 cumulative GPA. Williams collected a CCAA All-Academic honor as a junior in 2017-18 and should have a second accolade coming to her following the spring semester.Williams scored more than 1,300 points in just three seasons at UCSD. Last season, she was one point shy of a 600-point year, scoring 599 in 31 games to push her career total to 1,349. She was lights out from everywhere she shot, going 54.9% from the floor and 80.9% from the free-throw line."Really pleased that we are able to add grad transfer Mikayla Williams to the roster for next season. She is athletic, fast, competitive, and a winner. She has been a dominating player for the past two seasons for extraordinarily successful and highly ranked UCSD."She is a hard worker with high expectations for herself who is excited about embracing the challenge of WCC competition. We are excited to get her on campus. She will make an immediate impact."