2021-22 Women's Basketball Roster
Williams, Elise
Jersey Number 21
Elise Williams
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Wakefield
- Hometown:
- Raleigh, N.C.
Bio
Career
Became the 31st player in program history to reach 1,000 points for her career…Finished her career with 1,348 career points which ranks 11th in program history…Tallied a career 79.0 free throw percentage which ranks seventh in program history…Posted 391 career assists, finishing eighth in program history…Ranked eighth in program history with 212 career steals…Knocked down 153 career threes which is seventh in program history…Started in 108 games which is second all-time in program history…Notched 3,777 career minutes which was fourth in program history.
2024-25 (Senior)
Appeared in 25 games, making 23 starts … Led the team with 90 assists, 56 steals and 31.7 minutes per game while ranking second on the team with 11.3 points per game and fourth on the team with 4.0 rebounds per game … Shot a career-best 83.1 percent from the free throw line which ranked 10th in single-season program history … Tallied 16 double-figure scoring games including doing so in the last four games of the season … Notched nine games with five or more assists … Posted a season-high 20 points in a victory over SMU (2/20), shooting 7-of-10 FG while also going 5-of-6 from the free throw line … Finished with 18 points and five assists against No. 3 Notre Dame (1/9), going 4-of-6 from the field, 3-for-3 from behind the arc and a perfect 7-of-7 from the free throw line … Recorded 19 points and five rebounds in the program’s first ever game against Stanford (1/16).
2023-24 (Junior)
Led the team in scoring (13.3), rebounding (5.0), assists (3.7) and steals (62) … Started 29 games, while making 31 total appearances … Shot an impressive 82.8 percent from the free throw line, ranking 11th in program history … Averaged a team-high 32.2 minutes per game … Scored in double-figures in each of the last nine contests … Logged 20-plus points on six occasions … Had seven games of eight or more rebounds … Tallied a career-high 31 points in the victory over Georgia Tech (2/25) … Registered 25 points on 3-of-4 shooting from three in the win over Virginia (3/6) in the first round of the ACC Tournament … Posted 29 points against No. 13 Virginia Tech, going 10-of-18 FG including 3-of-5 3FG … Recorded third 14-10-7 or better game in the Her Hoops Stats era (2009-10) by a Wake Forest player against Boston College (1/18) and first since Dearica Hamby against Pitt on March 5, 2014 … Against Georgia Tech (2/4), led the Deacs with 23 points and 11 rebounds along with three assists and one steal, marking the first 20-point/10-rebound performance by a Wake Forest player since Feb. 24, 2022 against Syracuse.
2022-23 (Junior)
One of three Deacs to appear in all 34 games during the 2022-23 campaign … Led the team in steals per game (1.5) and assists per game (2.9), while ranking second on the team in scoring (10.3 points per game) and minutes per game (32.0) … Shot 35.6 percent from beyond the arc … Averaged 4.1 rebounds per game … Grabbed a career-best six steals against Pitt (12/19) … Tallied career-highs in rebounds (9), free throws (7), free throw attempts (8) and minutes (35) against Virginia on Nov. 13 … Scored in double-figures in 21 games … Tied her career-high with 18 points against Charlotte (12/11) … Recorded double-doubles against Florida State (2/23) and Louisville (3/3).
2021-22 (Sophomore)
Appeared in 32 games, making 24 starts for the Demon Deacons while finishing second on the team in scoring with 9.5 points per game and also leading the Deacs in assists (87) and steals (51)...Ranked second on the team in three pointers made with 28 and fourth in blocks with 13…Totaled 15 double-figure scoring games…Recorded a career-best 18 points in the victory over South Carolina State while also dishing out a career-high eight assists…Posted a career-best eight rebounds in wins over UNC-Greensboro and East Carolina…Grabbed a career-best five steals in the opening round victory over Akron in the WNIT.
2020-21 (Freshman)
Totaled two appearances during her freshman season ... Made her first appearance in the old gold and black versus No. 4 NC State, grabbing three rebounds and one steal in seven minutes of action.
High School
Graduated high school early, joining Wake Forest in January of 2021...Earned a 90 overall rating and three-star status from ESPNW...Rated the No. 43 guard player nationally by ESPNW...Averaged 19.9 points per game, 8.3 rebounds, 4.7 assists, 5.3 steals and 1.4 blocks as a junior...Led Wakefield to a 22-4 record as a junior including a perfect 11-0 record and a perfect 10-0 record in the Northern Athletic Conference en route winning the conference championship...2019-20 NAC VI Conference Player of the Year...ESPN Top 100 player as a junior...Led Wakefield in rebounding all three seasons and assists as a sophomore and junior...Planning on majoring in communications
Personal
Born on Dec. 22, 2003...Daughter of Adrienne and John Williams...Has one sibling, Aaron...
Why Wake Forest
I chose Wake because it’s an ACC school and I wanted to challenge myself by competing in the one of the hardest conferences in our country. Also, I wanted to come to help Wake. Over the past years, I saw that they have been struggling and I wanted to help.
Three Things Outside of Basketball
Play video games, swim and eat
Favorite Food
Fried Chicken
Sport Outside of Basketball
Football
Fun Fact
I can juggle
Athlete You Admire
Derrick Rose because of his perseverance. Throughout all the injuries and people telling him that he was washed, he is still in the league balling right now.
Plan After Graduation
To move out of North Carolina and find a job or go play professionally.
Dream Job
Real Estate Agent
Became the 31st player in program history to reach 1,000 points for her career…Finished her career with 1,348 career points which ranks 11th in program history…Tallied a career 79.0 free throw percentage which ranks seventh in program history…Posted 391 career assists, finishing eighth in program history…Ranked eighth in program history with 212 career steals…Knocked down 153 career threes which is seventh in program history…Started in 108 games which is second all-time in program history…Notched 3,777 career minutes which was fourth in program history.
2024-25 (Senior)
Appeared in 25 games, making 23 starts … Led the team with 90 assists, 56 steals and 31.7 minutes per game while ranking second on the team with 11.3 points per game and fourth on the team with 4.0 rebounds per game … Shot a career-best 83.1 percent from the free throw line which ranked 10th in single-season program history … Tallied 16 double-figure scoring games including doing so in the last four games of the season … Notched nine games with five or more assists … Posted a season-high 20 points in a victory over SMU (2/20), shooting 7-of-10 FG while also going 5-of-6 from the free throw line … Finished with 18 points and five assists against No. 3 Notre Dame (1/9), going 4-of-6 from the field, 3-for-3 from behind the arc and a perfect 7-of-7 from the free throw line … Recorded 19 points and five rebounds in the program’s first ever game against Stanford (1/16).
2023-24 (Junior)
Led the team in scoring (13.3), rebounding (5.0), assists (3.7) and steals (62) … Started 29 games, while making 31 total appearances … Shot an impressive 82.8 percent from the free throw line, ranking 11th in program history … Averaged a team-high 32.2 minutes per game … Scored in double-figures in each of the last nine contests … Logged 20-plus points on six occasions … Had seven games of eight or more rebounds … Tallied a career-high 31 points in the victory over Georgia Tech (2/25) … Registered 25 points on 3-of-4 shooting from three in the win over Virginia (3/6) in the first round of the ACC Tournament … Posted 29 points against No. 13 Virginia Tech, going 10-of-18 FG including 3-of-5 3FG … Recorded third 14-10-7 or better game in the Her Hoops Stats era (2009-10) by a Wake Forest player against Boston College (1/18) and first since Dearica Hamby against Pitt on March 5, 2014 … Against Georgia Tech (2/4), led the Deacs with 23 points and 11 rebounds along with three assists and one steal, marking the first 20-point/10-rebound performance by a Wake Forest player since Feb. 24, 2022 against Syracuse.
2022-23 (Junior)
One of three Deacs to appear in all 34 games during the 2022-23 campaign … Led the team in steals per game (1.5) and assists per game (2.9), while ranking second on the team in scoring (10.3 points per game) and minutes per game (32.0) … Shot 35.6 percent from beyond the arc … Averaged 4.1 rebounds per game … Grabbed a career-best six steals against Pitt (12/19) … Tallied career-highs in rebounds (9), free throws (7), free throw attempts (8) and minutes (35) against Virginia on Nov. 13 … Scored in double-figures in 21 games … Tied her career-high with 18 points against Charlotte (12/11) … Recorded double-doubles against Florida State (2/23) and Louisville (3/3).
2021-22 (Sophomore)
Appeared in 32 games, making 24 starts for the Demon Deacons while finishing second on the team in scoring with 9.5 points per game and also leading the Deacs in assists (87) and steals (51)...Ranked second on the team in three pointers made with 28 and fourth in blocks with 13…Totaled 15 double-figure scoring games…Recorded a career-best 18 points in the victory over South Carolina State while also dishing out a career-high eight assists…Posted a career-best eight rebounds in wins over UNC-Greensboro and East Carolina…Grabbed a career-best five steals in the opening round victory over Akron in the WNIT.
2020-21 (Freshman)
Totaled two appearances during her freshman season ... Made her first appearance in the old gold and black versus No. 4 NC State, grabbing three rebounds and one steal in seven minutes of action.
High School
Graduated high school early, joining Wake Forest in January of 2021...Earned a 90 overall rating and three-star status from ESPNW...Rated the No. 43 guard player nationally by ESPNW...Averaged 19.9 points per game, 8.3 rebounds, 4.7 assists, 5.3 steals and 1.4 blocks as a junior...Led Wakefield to a 22-4 record as a junior including a perfect 11-0 record and a perfect 10-0 record in the Northern Athletic Conference en route winning the conference championship...2019-20 NAC VI Conference Player of the Year...ESPN Top 100 player as a junior...Led Wakefield in rebounding all three seasons and assists as a sophomore and junior...Planning on majoring in communications
Personal
Born on Dec. 22, 2003...Daughter of Adrienne and John Williams...Has one sibling, Aaron...
Why Wake Forest
I chose Wake because it’s an ACC school and I wanted to challenge myself by competing in the one of the hardest conferences in our country. Also, I wanted to come to help Wake. Over the past years, I saw that they have been struggling and I wanted to help.
Three Things Outside of Basketball
Play video games, swim and eat
Favorite Food
Fried Chicken
Sport Outside of Basketball
Football
Fun Fact
I can juggle
Athlete You Admire
Derrick Rose because of his perseverance. Throughout all the injuries and people telling him that he was washed, he is still in the league balling right now.
Plan After Graduation
To move out of North Carolina and find a job or go play professionally.
Dream Job
Real Estate Agent
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