University of California, Santa Barbara

High School

Played for four years of softball at San Marcos High School under coach Jan Wright…During her time in high school she was awarded Defensive Player of the Year…During her senior year she had an .302 OBP, .385 slugging, .680 OPS, and 17RBI…Off the field she excelled in academics earning Union Tribune All-Academic team (2015-2016), AP scholar with honors (2015-2016), California Scholarship Federation Seal bearer (2012-2016), and Excalibur Knight (Top 20 GPA of high school class).

Personal

Nyssa Antoinette Williams was born on Sept. 17, 1998 in La Jolla, Calif…Daughter of Linda Williams…Has two brothers, Austin and Kyle…Is currently majoring in Biopsychology at UCSB…She has aspirations to pursue a career in neuroscience…Lists “The Martian”, “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” as her favorite movies…Names “Criminal Minds” and “The Office” as her favorite TV shows…Her favorite novels are Outliers, Me Earl and the dying girl, and the Road…Enjoys listening to Kendrick Lamar, Frank Ocean, and Glass Animals…Spends her free time going to the beach and traveling.