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Richmond Times-Dispatch: St. Catherine's Williamson reaches 1,000 kills Zach Joachim 1 hr ago 0

Senior Elise Williamson became the second player in Saints history to reach the 1,000 career kills mark last week. 
     St. Catherine's senior outside hitter Elise Williamson, a two-time All-Metro girls volleyball honoree, became the second player in Saints history to reach the 1,000 career kills mark last week. 
     The first was 2015 All-Metro player of the year Sam Conway. Coach Skip Weston said he, Williamson and everyone around the program knew the milestone was approaching, but weren't sure if Williamson would eclipse the mark at home or on the road. 
     In a 3-0 home victory over St. Margaret's on Thursday, Williamson notched 16 kills to put her over 1,000.
     "So she got to do it in front of her family," Weston said. "She's always had a goal that she wanted to be at the top of the list. But COVID put a big dent in that."
     Williamson is roughly 175 kills away from passing Conway, and Weston said she probably would have left the program as its all-time kills leader were it not for the pandemic and shortened 2020 season.
     "I'm just happy that she notched a goal," said Weston, whose Saints are 9-1 on the season. "1,000 kills is a big deal. She's been a steady workhorse."
     Weston called Williamson a "quiet leader" and very "even-keel." She was named the MaxPreps/American Volleyball Coaches Association Player of the Week for Sept. 20-26. Through nine games, she had 46 kills, 40 digs, 12 aces and three blocks. 
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