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Williams to play in OUA women's basketball all-star game

Lakehead’s Jylisa Williams will take the court Saturday for the first time since a concussion knocked her out of the OUA playoffs.

Lakehead’s Jylisa Williams will take the court Saturday for the first time since a concussion knocked her out of the OUA playoffs.

Williams rewrote he OUA record book in her second and final season with the Thunderwolves, scoring 548 points to stet a new standard. She also scored 50 points against the Toronto Varsity Blues to set a new single-game mark.

The Atlanta native led the nation in scoring, pouring in an average of 28.8 points a night. She was a unanimous choice as the OUA player-of-the-year and was also named CIS player-of-the-year.

Williams was the lone Lakehead player named to the game. She’ll play for a team coached by Windsor’s Chantal Vallee.



Leith Dunick

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A proud Nova Scotian who has called Thunder Bay home since 2002, Leith is Dougall Media's director of news, but still likes to tell your stories. Wants his Expos back and to see Neil Young at least one more time (it's happening!). Twitter: @LeithDunick
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