CHARLOTTE – Monroe University – Bronx women's basketball star Beverly Williams earned NJCAA All-America first-team honors on Wednesday afternoon. The full announcement by the NJCAA can be seen here.

Williams becomes the first player in program history, and the third all-time in Express Athletics, to earn NJCAA All-America first-team status.

In her sophomore campaign, Williams scored 631 points, forced 171 steals, and delivered 86 assists.

Williams finished her illustrious collegiate career No. 1 on the Express' women's basketball team's all-time rankings for career points (1,108) and steals (283).

The sophomore guard from the Bronx was named the Region 15 Player of the Year and earned her second selection to the All-Region first team in 2025-26.

After Williams led Monroe – Bronx to the 2025-26 Region 15 and Northeast District Championships, she was named to the Region 15 All-Tournament team for the second time in her career and was selected as the Region 15 Tournament MVP. Other honors include Region 15 Athlete of the Month for December 2025 and NJCAA National Player of the Week honors on December 10, 2025.

Last year, Williams was selected to the All-Region Academic team.

ABOUT THE ATHLETIC PROGRAM AT MONROE UNIVERSITY
The athletic program at Monroe University encompasses a total of 31 teams competing across nine sports. There are 21 varsity and junior varsity programs, as well as club men's and women's rugby, the Monroe University marching band, competing on the New Rochelle campus as the Mustangs (NJCAA Division I). The Monroe Express, based out of the Bronx campus, has seven teams competing at the NJCAA Division III level.

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