Shamika Williams Earns Weekly SSC Honor

ORLANDO, Fla. - University of Tampa junior guard Shamika Williams has been selected Sunshine State Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Week, presented by VALIC.

Williams (Baltimore, Md.) led the Spartans to a pair of road victories at UC San Diego's Thanksgiving Classic. Williams tallied 14 points, nine rebounds, and an assist in a 62-49 victory over Cal State San Bernardino. She then posted 19 points, nine boards, and three steals in a 71-66 double overtime win over host UCSD. Williams concluded the week by averaging 16.5 points, 9.0 rebounds, 1.5 steals, and 0.5 assists per game. She shot a solid 62 percent (13-for-21) from the field, while connecting on 50 percent of her three-pointers (3-for-6) and free throws (4-for-8).

For more than half a century, VALIC has served as a leading retirement plan provider for higher education, as well as for K-12 schools and school districts, healthcare, government and other not-for-profit institutions. VALIC has more than $65 billion in total assets under management and manages plans for nearly 25,000 groups serving nearly two million plan participants. VALIC represents The Variable Annuity Life Insurance Company and its subsidiaries, VALIC Financial Advisors, Inc., and VALIC Retirement Services Company.