THIS SEASON: Tabatha Williams brings something to this year's team that no other player has in size and power ... Williams is an aggressive player at the net, and knows how to time her jumps from the ground almost perfectly ... Has shown tremendous promise as a starting middle blocker in the summer workouts ... Will continue to improve her play at the collegiate level and look to become the Wildcats blocking expert for the future ... A highly sought-after recruit for head coach Vanessa Cogswell in the off-season ... Uses power to make blocks that could go for kills into her outstretched arms.

PREP: Played her high school volleyball for coach Ken Gabruck at St. Mary's School ... Helped her school in capturing second place in the Provincial 2A, as well as a Top 5 finish each of her three years at St. Mary's ... Earned Most Valuable Player honors in 2002, as well as Most Improved in 2003 ... Named as the Three Hills Tournament MVP as a senior (2005) and First Team All-Star member in 2005 as well ... Selected to the school's honor roll from 2002-06 ... Picked up the Rutherford Scholarship.

PERSONAL: Tabatha Carmen Williams was born on June 13, 1988 to parents Fred and Belinda Williams ... Currently working towards a degree in Pre-Medicine at Bethune-Cookman College ... Chose to attend Bethune-Cookman College because of head coach Vanessa Cogswell and her recruiting ... Says Derek Usman, her club volleyball coach, has been the biggest athletic influence in her life because he showed Tabatha how to stop thinking and just play and enjoy the game of volleyball ... Her favorite movies are the Jason Bourne (Bourne Identity and Bourne Supremacy) series ... Favorite foods include perogies and poutine ... Favorite sports personality is Shaquille O'Neil.