Emily Williams cements her place in the Simpson volleyball history book

Emily Williams became the 17th athlete in program history to reach 1,000 career kills. The senior starting outside hitter has tallied at least 250 kills each season for a total of 1,116 in her career, which ranks 14th all time in program history. Williams is the first player for the Storm to reach 1,000 career kills since Jacque Luth in 2017. “It feels special,” Williams said. She has made Simpson volleyball history despite sustaining several injuries and undergoing multiple surgeries that required serious rehabilitation. In eighth grade, Williams suffered an avulsion fracture in her knee, which required surgery. “I broke the bone off,” Williams said. “My ACL just flipped up.” In her sophomore year of high school, she suffered a torn ACL, and in her first year at Simpson, she had surgery on her meniscus. Williams was told there was a 70% chance the injury would heal properly. It did not. “Since freshman year I’ve been playing, basically with a torn meniscus,” Williams said.

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