25th overall selection (1st pick in 3rd round) in WNBA Draft by Indiana Fever...first HBCU player selected in the WNBA since 2002, and is the second Southwestern Athletic Conference player and sixth player from an HBCU selected in the history of the league. Williams-Holliday is the second highest drafted HBCU player in league history.
At Jackson St. (2019-22)
Career (82G/76S): Anchored JSU to 60 wins in three seasons, including 48-3 in SWAC games, 21 consecutive wins entering 2022 NCAA Tournament, and current 29-game home court winning streak (second-longest in the country)...won three straight conference regular season titles, two straight conference tournament titles, and earned two consecutive NCAA appearances...three-time First-team All-SWAC selection, three-time SWAC Defensive Player of the Year, and won Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year honors in same season (2021-22)...two-time BOXTOTOW HBCU National Player of the Year (2021, 2022)...averaged 16.1 points and 11.2 rebounds, and 2.9 blocks per game...scored in double-figures 71 times (including final 39 consecutive games), 53 10+ rebound games, 52 double-doubles (including two 20-20 games), and 60 games of 2+ blocks.
2021-22 (30G/30S): Earned 1st-team All-SWAC, SWAC Player of the Year, and SWAC Defensive Player of the Year honors...first player since Grambling's Shakyla Hill (2019) to win SWAC POY and DPOY in same year...led SWAC in scoring (19.2 ppg), FG% (57.7%), blocks (2.7 bpg) and rebounds (11.4 rpg)...recorded 22 double-doubles (tied for 6th nationally) while scoring in double figures in every game (17 10+ point games, 12 20+ point games, 1 30+ point game)...had 22 games with at least two blocked shots.
- Scored career-high 33 points with 11 rebounds vs. Florida A&M (2/12)
- Posted 18 points with season-high 21 rebounds and a career-high tying seven blocks at Arkansas (12/9)
- Tallied 15 points and 12 rebounds at Miss. St. (12/19)
- Scored 15 points with 12 rebounds and two blocks in NCAA Tournament Game at LSU (3/19).
2020-21 (24G/24S): Earned 1st-team All-SWAC and SWAC Defensive Player of the Year honors in leading Lady Tigers to first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2008...sixth in SWAC in scoring (15.6 ppg), second in FG% (55.5%) and rebounds (12.1 rpg) and 1st in blocks (3.2 bpg)...posted 21 double-digit scoring games (12 10+ games, 9 20+ games), 17 10+ rebound games, 17 double-doubles, and 19 games of 2+ blocks
- Posted a pair of 20-point, 20-rebound games
- Scored 25 points with career-high 23 rebounds and career-high seven blocked shots at Alabama St. (1/4)
- Tallied 24 points, 22 rebounds, and three blocks vs. Grambling (3/12)
- Scored season-high 28 points with 14 rebounds and six blocked shots at Nicholls (12/11)
- Posted 23 points with 16 rebounds and three blocks at Texas Southern (1/18)
- Tallied 14 points, 14 rebounds, and three blocks in NCAA Tournament game at Baylor (3/21)
2019-20 (28G/22S): Earned 1st-team All-SWAC and SWAC Defensive Player of the Year honors in leading Lady Tigers to first SWAC regular season title since 2007...t-6th in SWAC in scoring (13.1 ppg), fourth in FG% (48.2%) second in rebounds (10.1 rpg) and 1st in blocks (2.9 bpg)...posted 21 double-digit scoring games (15 10+ games, 6 20+ games), 15 10+ rebound games, 14 double-doubles, and 20 games of 2+ blocks
- Ended season with four consecutive 20-10 double-doubles
- 23 points with season-high 17 rebounds and five blocks vs. Alabama St. (3/10)
- Season-high 26 points with 15 rebounds, two blocks and three assists at Alabama A&M (3/7)
- 20 points and 10 rebounds at Alabama St. (3/5)
- 24 points with 12 rebounds and four blocks vs. Arkansas Pine-Bluff (3/2)
- Posted a 21-point, 16-rebound, three-block game at Grambling (2/22)
- Scored 20 points with 14 rebounds and three blocks vs. Mississippi St. (11/21).
2017-18 to 2018-19: Did Not Play
At Mississippi St. (2016-17)
(2016-17: 27G/0S): Averaged 3.0 points and 2.2 rebounds as MSU finished as national runners-up...had three double-digit scoring games...44.3 FG%, 69.2 FT%
- Scored season-high 15 points with five rebounds, three blocks, and two steals in only nine minutes vs. Troy (3/17)
- Scored 12 points with six rebounds and three steals vs. Alabama St. (12/20)
- Scored 12 points with five rebounds, three blocks, and one steal vs. Northwestern St. (12/28)
Career Highs
Points: 33 vs Florida A&M 02/12/22
Rebounds: 23 at Alabama St. 01/04/21
Assists: 4 at Texas Southern 02/26/22
Steals: 3 6 times
Blocks: 7 at Alabama St. 01/04/21, at Arkansas 12/09/21
FG Made: 14 vs Florida A&M 02/12/22
FG Attempts: 20 at Alabama A&M 03/07/20, at Nicholls 12/11/20
3FG Made: 1 at Alabama St. 01/04/21
3FG Attempts: 2 vs Baylor 03/21/21
FT Made: 11 vs Alabama St. 03/10/20
FT Attempts: 16 vs Mississippi St. 11/21/19
High School
- No. 8 finish in Clarion-Ledger Super 10
- First team All-State
- Clarion-Ledger Third Team All-State (2016).
- American Family Insurance All-USA Mississippi Second Team (2016).
Personal
- Prefers, "Meshya"
- Born September 6th, 1997
- Daughter of Florence Williams.
- Married to James, with son, Jace
- Graduated with Bachelors of Science degree in May 2021; pursuing Masters degree in education
- Hobbies includes: shopping and eating.
- Currently majoring in Interdisciplinary Studies.
- Follow Meshya on Instagram, @_meshya
