Career Honors:
• 2018 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll
• 2017 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll
• 2016 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll
2017-18 Season:
• Enjoyed a breakout junior season, leading Northwestern State in scoring at 10.7 points per game, an increase of five ppg from her sophomore season.
• appeared in 24 games, starting 18.
• set a school single-season record for free-throw accuracy, sinking 94.9 percent of her free throws (56 for 59).
• tallied 13 double-figure scoring games, the highest number on the team.
• had 11 of her game-high 17 points in the second half of a 57-53 loss to Incarnate Word on Feb. 21.
• returned from a five-game absence because of a concussion and notched her second double-double of the season, scoring 18 points and grabbing 10 rebounds in a Feb. 14 loss at Houston Baptist.
• hit 7 of 8 shots in the second half and 9 of 14 overall, setting career highs in points (30), rebounds (10) and blocks (3) in a Jan. 20 loss at Southeastern Louisiana.
• hit all seven of her free throws, including two with 11 seconds left, helping Northwestern State hang on for a Jan. 17 victory against Sam Houston State.
• established a then-career high with 21 points, sinking 9 of 11 shots, in a Nov. 12 win against LeTourneau.
• tied her then-career high with 14 points, hitting 4 of 5 shots and 2 of 3 3-pointers, in a Nov. 10 loss at Ole Miss.
2016-17 Season:
• Appeared in all 30 games, starting nine, and made tremendous all-around strides in her second season.
• hit 10 3-pointers -- all in conference play -- ranking third on the team.
• hit two go-ahead free throws with 1.9 seconds left, capping a nine-point game, in a one-point loss to Abilene Christian on Feb. 18.
• returned to the starting lineup and hit 5 of 6 shots, including her lone 3-point try, to tally a career-high 14 points in a Feb. 16 win against Southeastern Louisiana.
• put together a career-long run of four straight double-figure-scoring games from Feb. 4-16.
• hit a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to end the first half of a loss at Lamar on Jan. 28 and finished with seven points.
• notched her first career double-figure scoring game in Southland play, posting 11 points in a win against Sam Houston State on Jan. 14.
• scored a then-career-high 11 points while playing a career-high 23 minutes in a Dec. 4 win against ULM.
• scored a then-career-best 10 points and grabbed a career-high eight rebounds in a Nov. 21 win against Central Baptist.
• made the first start of her career, in the season opener against LeTourneau on Nov. 11.
2015-16 Season:
• Appeared in 20 games off the bench after missing the start of the season because of an injury.
• snagged a season-best five rebounds in seven minutes in a win against Nicholls on Feb. 17.
• connected on the first field goal of her career and hit all three of her free throws, finishing with five points in a victory against McNeese.
• scored the first two points of her career, hitting two free throws in a victory against Xavier (La.).
• made her collegiate debut at No. 4 Baylor (Dec. 4), playing 13 minutes and taking one shot.
High School:
• Lettered four years in basketball for coach Brian Privett.
• all-state honoree as a senior after averaging 16.1 points and 11.1 rebounds per game while hitting 83 percent of her free throws.
• four-time all-area and three-time all-region selection.
• named to the All-Tennessee Valley Team and DOC All-Tournament Team as a senior.
• helped Madison Academy to four regional and area titles.
• team never finished ranked lower than third in Alabama during her career.
• led team in blocks as a freshman and shot better than 80 percent from the free-throw line in all four seasons.
• scored more than 1,100 points in her career.
• played five seasons for the Alabama Southern Starz AAU team, which won the 2013 AAU national championship.
• member of the Alabama All-Star team.
• also lettered in cross country, softball and volleyball.
• honor graduate (3.87 GPA) who earned an advanced diploma and was a member of the President’s List.
• member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
Personal:
• Born Dec. 2, 1996.
• daughter of Lynda and Fred Gilliam.
• Lynda played basketball and coached at Furman University and coached an Athletes in Action team in Central America. Fred was a McDonald’s All-American basketball player who played at Clemson before being drafted by the Utah Jazz in 1983.
• two brothers, Bo and Daniel.
• psychology major, minoring in biology, with plans to attend either graduate school or medical school.
• wants to become a counselor, a psychiatrist or another type of doctor.
• life's ambition include being successful in anything she does, being happy with her career choice and being the best mom, friend and wife to family and friends.
