GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – Florida State senior forward Shakayla Thomas has been named the Atlantic Coast Conference Women’s Basketball Player of the Week, while North Carolina freshman forward Janelle Bailey earned ACC Rookie of the Week honors, as announced Monday afternoon by the conference office and voted upon by the Blue Ribbon Panel. 
 
Thomas averaged 28.5 points in a 2-0 week for the Seminoles that included road wins at Iowa and James Madison. Her play was especially critical in the second half of both games as she averaged 19.5 points. The Sylacauga, Alabama, native made 60 percent of her shots from the floor, including a career-high tying 14 field goals against the Hawkeyes and 13 against the Duke to extend her streak of 10-plus made field goals to four games. Thomas poured in a season-best 31 points to help the Seminoles top Iowa in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge. She scored 17 points in the second half, highlighted by her own 9-0 run that gave Florida State an 80-79 lead with 3:13 remaining.
 
Bailey, a preseason selection for the ACC Newcomer Watch List, averaged a double-double with 15.0 points and 12.3 rebounds in leading North Carolina to a perfect 3-0 record with wins over Minnesota, Hartford and Appalachian State.  Bailey had 25 points and 13 rebounds in a resounding 90-70 victory over Hartford, and earlier in the week had another double-double with 15 points, 13 rebounds and five blocks against previously unbeaten Minnesota in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge.
 
This is Bailey’s second ACC Rookie of the Week honor as she was previously named on Nov. 20.
 
The ACC has four teams ranked in this week’s AP Top 25 that was released on Monday led by third-ranked Notre Dame. Louisville follows at No. 4, along with No. 13 Florida State and No. 14 Duke. Syracuse is receiving votes in the poll.