LONG BEACH, Calif. -- The first Vanguard softball All-Conference selection in the team's new league goes to Brianna Williams, who was named to the Second Team by the Pacific West Conference tonight.  The senior finishes her VU career as an All-Conference pitcher in every season between the Golden State Athletic Conference and the PacWest with her Second Team selection.  You can read the full release from the PacWest here.
 
Williams concluded the 2025 campaign with a 2.03 ERA and a 10-14 record, registering 109 strikeouts across 158.1 innings of work.  She placed seventh in the league in ERA, third in innings pitched, second in shutouts (six), first in complete games, second in strikeouts, and fourth in opponent batting average (.227).  Williams threw the first NCAA Division II win for the Lions when she and the team beat then #2 Western Washington 8-0 in six innings at the CUI Kickoff Classic.  She had two games of double-digit strikeouts, with the first being 10 against San Francisco State, and the second coming at Hawaii Pacific when she hit 12 strikeouts, her single-game record, for the third time in her career.  She gave up four or fewer runs in 23 starts in 2025, did not throw a wild pitch, and walked the fewest batters in a season (19) in her career. 
 
For her career, Williams set Vanguard program records in starts (112) and complete games (88).  The VU ace ended second in shutouts (21), strikeouts (578), innings pitched (743.2), saves (five), and appearances (126).  She tallied a career 1.75 ERA with a record of 72-39 in four years, with 12 games with 10 or more strikeouts.  While there are no Gold Glove honorees in the PacWest, Williams had a great glove yet again and had only one error as a defender in the circle to bring her career total to four.  She made 40 putouts and had 27 assists in 2025 to bring her career totals to 112 putouts and 159 assists, supporting her two GSAC Gold Glove wins as one of the best defenders in the circle.  While she did not get a hit in her final trip to the plate on the VU Softball Field, Williams notched two hits in 15 at-bats in 2025, giving her 27 hits in her collegiate career.  She had three career doubles, eight RBI, and a .210 BA at Vanguard.