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By Allie Burger<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kaitlyn Williams wanted McDonald\u2019s.<\/p>\n

At 8 years old, she was afraid to shoot the ball and made a deal with her parents that a few games into her first season, she would finally take a shot in exchange for a Happy Meal. She found herself lined up for a corner three, chucked the ball up and watched it ricochet off the side of the backboard. <\/p>\n

Williams recalled the crowd let out a collective sigh. The memory served to motivate her to become a better shooter. <\/p>\n

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\u201cThe whole crowd was like, \u2018Oh!\u2019\u201d Williams said. \u201cMy first shot ever playing basketball and right after that I was like, \u2018Okay, I want to play basketball, I have to be good.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Fast forward, Williams has established herself as the team\u2019s go-to shooter in her freshman season and is one of the most-accomplished young talent in the conference. From mid-November to early December, she had six consecutive games with multiple threes and has already been named Missouri Valley Conference Newcomer of the Week twice\u2014despite her team\u2019s 2-16 season record.<\/p>\n

Williams\u2019 transition from fast food-driven shooter to kick-out queen has been a long process. She decided early on that she wanted to excel at basketball and began working with shooting specialist and former Missouri State player Annie Roberts in sixth grade.<\/p>\n

Over a four-year span, Roberts worked with Kaitlyn during hour-long training sessions, two to four times a week, building her shot from the stance up.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt the young age, we really worked on muscle memory and training her body,\u201d Roberts said. \u201cAs she got older and started developing more muscles, we started getting back to the 3-point line.\u201d<\/p>\n

At the end of each session, the two would have a 3-point competition. Roberts had never been beaten by a student before Williams, who bested her \u201ca handful of times.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI just kept working, trying to beat her,\u201d Williams said. \u201cThe competition made me better because I knew I had to be in the gym more just so I could beat her.\u201d<\/p>\n

Williams\u2019 competitive nature, which she attributes largely to those end-of-session shoot-arounds, has greatly contributed to her abilities with Loyola this season.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe has that hungriness about her,\u201d teammate Katie Salmon said. \u201cIf you\u2019re going to hit someone who is open for a three, you want it to be her. If she\u2019s open, she\u2019s knocking it down.\u201d<\/p>\n

But defenses are starting to warm up to her game, causing her and her teammates to adjust in getting her the ball. <\/p>\n

Coach Kate Achter says the team needs \u201cmore screens\u201d and for Williams to add speed changes to her game.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnything we can do to put the defense in a position to make a mistake before Kaitlyn touches the ball,\u201d Achter said. \u201cAs we get deeper into conference, everyone knows what Kaitlyn\u2019s going to do so she\u2019s going to have to work a little harder, and we are too, to find her some shots.\u201d<\/p>\n

Williams is currently working with each coach on the staff trying to improve elements of her game. Though she is enjoying her early success, she says it is just the launching point for her college career.<\/p>\n

\u201cI still have a ton to work on because the transformation from high school just sitting there and shooting to learning how to hunt for my shots in college is totally different,\u201d Williams said. \u201cI want to work on my mid-range a little more. I have the shot; it\u2019s just getting off the screen with my ball handling.\u201d<\/p>\n

Achter says one of the biggest tests for Williams moving forward won\u2019t be on her physical skills, but on her mental ones.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think Kaitlyn\u2019s got one of the quickest releases in our league \u2026 [She] can shoot the stinkin\u2019 ball,\u201d Achter said. \u201cBut, being a college shooter is one of the most difficult positions to play \u2026 You\u2019ve got to be the most resilient because you miss shots when it\u2019s your job. So how do you handle that? That\u2019s what we\u2019ve been working with Kaitlyn on \u2026 If she can do that, I think she can find her way as one of the top five shooters in the league.\u201d<\/p>\n

For now, Williams is focused on the next opponent. The Ramblers face off at home against her former skills coach\u2019s alma mater, Missouri State, on Jan. 27.<\/p>\n

Roberts will be up in the stands at Gentile Arena to watch the game. Reminiscing on their early Saturday morning workouts over the years, she has no doubt that Williams will continue to find success in the league.<\/p>\n

\u201cHer work ethic is awesome \u2026 probably one of the best I\u2019ve ever seen,\u201d Roberts said. \u201cYou can coach the skills, but you can\u2019t coach determination and drive\u2014that\u2019s something you have to have within and she definitely has that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Photo at top: The photo illustration above demonstrates different stages of Kaitlyn Williams’ 3-point shot. (Allie Burger\/MEDILL)<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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