GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – Boston College sophomore forward Taylor Soule has been named Atlantic Coast Conference Women’s Basketball Player of the Week, and Virginia Tech center Elizabeth Kitley is the ACC Freshman of the Week.
ACC women’s basketball weekly awards are voted on by the league’s Blue Ribbon Panel.
Soule led Boston College to a 2-0 week with a pair of double-double performances, as she averaged 24.5 points and 11.0 rebounds per game. Last Thursday, she scored 20 points and added 10 rebounds (seven offensive) to lift the Eagles to their first-ever season sweep against Notre Dame with a 56-55 victory.
The West Lebanon, New Hampshire, native was 11-of-13 from the floor to finish with a career-high 29 points and 12 rebounds to notch her eighth double-double of the season versus North Carolina on Sunday. Soule scored 14 of her 29 points in the third quarter, which helped build a 16-point lead in an eventual 93-75 win over the Tar Heels.
Boston College has won three straight games and five of its last six games. The Eagles are 7-1 when Soule records a double-double.
Kitley scored 35 points and grabbed 18 rebounds to lead Virginia Tech to a 64-61 overtime win against Georgia Tech and a 73-62 win at Wake Forest. In the overtime victory against the Yellow Jackets, the freshman scored 14 points on 5-of-11 shooting with a pair of assists and a block.
On Sunday, she led the Hokies with 21 points, connecting on 9-of-14 shots from the floor as Virginia Tech earned its third consecutive ACC win. Hailing from Summerfield, North Carolina, Kitley registered her fourth double-double this season with 14 rebounds.
For the week, she averaged 17.5 points and 9.0 rebounds per game. She earns ACC Freshman of the Week for the second time this year.
ACC women’s basketball action returns on Thursday, February 20, with a full slate of conference games, including four televised matchups. Syracuse hosts Clemson at 6 p.m. and Miami welcomes No. 10 NC State at 8 p.m. on ACC Network, while fifth-ranked Louisville visits Georgia Tech at 6 p.m. and Virginia Tech travels to Notre Dame at 8 p.m. on RSN.
2019-20 ACC Player of the Week Honors
Nov. 11 - Jocelyn Willoughby, Sr., G, Virginia
Nov. 18 - Nausia Woolfolk, Sr., G, Florida State
Nov. 25 - Haley Gorecki, Gr., G, Duke; Beatrice Mompremier, Sr., F, Miami
Dec. 2 - Dana Evans, Jr., G, Louisville
Dec. 9 - Kiah Gillespie, Sr., F, Florida State
Dec. 16 - Elissa Cunane, So., C, NC State
Dec. 23 - Kiah Gillespie, Sr., F, Florida State; Beatrice Mompremier, Sr., F, Miami
Dec. 30 - Kendall Spray, Jr., G, Clemson
Jan. 6 - Elissa Cunane, So., C, NC State
Jan. 13 - Jocelyn Willoughby, Sr., G, Virginia
Jan. 20 - Dana Evans, Jr., G, Louisville
Jan. 27 - Leaonna Odom, Sr., G/F, Duke
Feb. 3 - Emma Guy, Sr., F, Boston College; Janelle Bailey, Jr., C, North Carolina
Feb. 10 - Kiah Gillespie, Sr., F, Florida State
Feb. 17 - Taylor Soule, So., F, Boston College
2019-20 ACC Freshman of the Week Honors
Nov. 11 - Elizabeth Kitley, C, Virginia Tech
Nov. 18 - Malu Tshitenge, F, North Carolina
Nov. 25 - Kylie Kornegay-Lucas, G, Virginia
Dec. 2 - Anaya Peoples, G, Notre Dame
Dec. 9 - Amber Brown, F, Pitt
Dec. 16 - Sam Brunelle, F, Notre Dame
Dec. 23 - River Baldwin, C, Florida State
Dec. 30 - River Baldwin, C, Florida State
Jan. 6 - Amber Brown, F, Pitt
Jan. 13 - Shemera Williams, G, Virginia
Jan. 20 - Amari Robinson, F, Clemson
Jan. 27 - Shemera Williams, G, Virginia
Feb. 3 - Dayshanette Harris, G, Pitt
Feb. 10 - Katlyn Gilbert, G, Notre Dame
Feb. 17 - Elizabeth Kitley, C, Virginia Tech