Williams Named CIAA Food Lion Defensive Player of the Week
CHARLOTTE, NC - The Claflin Panthers are off to a tremendous start this season and with the team's success, the individual honors will come. This week, Claflin junior guard
Jailen Williams was named the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) Food Lion Defensive Player of the Week.
Williams took home the honor after a pair of great efforts to keep the Panthers undefeated early this season. For the week, he totaled five steals, including three in a dramatic 86-84 overtime win over the Paine Lions. In that game, he also recorded a double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds to go along with three steals. Against Shaw, he added a pair of steals and eight rebounds, including seven defensive rebounds in an 82-80 win in the team's CIAA opener.
The Panthers will return to action, Thursday, when the team hosts the Elizabeth City State Vikings. For more information on Panthers basketball, contact the Claflin University Office of Athletics Media Relations at (803) 535-5548 or log on to
www.athletics.claflin.edu.
