GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – Wake Forest senior forward Ivana Raca has been named Atlantic Coast Conference Women’s Basketball Player of the Week, and Louisville guard Hailey Van Lith is the ACC Freshman of the Week.
ACC women’s basketball weekly awards are voted on by the league’s Blue Ribbon Panel.
Raca averaged 19.0 points and 12.5 rebounds per game to lead Wake Forest to a 63-60 win against Miami on Thursday and a 68-48 victory against Boston College on Sunday. She recorded a double-double in both games, scoring a game-high 22 points with a career-best 14 rebounds in the win over the Hurricanes. Sixteen of her points came in the second half to lift the Demon Deacons to the win.
On Sunday, the Belgrade, Serbia, native helped Wake Forest log its largest margin of victory against a conference opponent since Feb. 28, 2018, in the 20-point win against the Eagles. Raca led the Deacs with 16 points and 11 rebounds, moving into the top 15 of the program’s all-time scoring list.
For the week, Raca was 16-of-38 from the floor with 25 rebounds, including six offensive boards. She is tied for the most double-doubles in ACC play with three.
Van Lith earned ACC Freshman of the Week for the second time this season (Nov. 30), after claiming the honor following the opening week of the year. The freshman helped lift Louisville to a perfect 3-0 week, recording wins against UT Martin (96-61), at Virginia Tech (71-67) and Clemson (70-45).
A native of Wenatchee, Washington, Van Lith started the week with 12 points against UT Martin to go along with three assists. The nation’s seventh-ranked recruit according to espnW tallied 15 points, seven rebounds, three assists and three steals against the Hokies to help Louisville earn the four-point road win to remain unbeaten on the year.
Against Clemson on Sunday, Van Lith scored seven points and grabbed nine rebounds. For the week, she shot 11-of-27 from the floor, averaging 11.3 points and 7.0 rebounds per game. She was a perfect 10-of-10 from the free throw line.
ACC women’s basketball action returns Thursday, highlighted by a tripleheader on ACC Network as Wake Forest visits Notre Dame (4 p.m.), Syracuse travels to Georgia Tech (6 p.m.) and Louisville hosts Boston College (8 p.m.)
2020-21 ACC Player of the Week Honors
Nov. 30 - Taylor Soule, Jr., F, Boston College
Dec. 7 - Kayla Jones, Sr., F, NC State
Dec. 14 - Lotta-Maj Lahtinen, Jr., G, Georgia Tech
Dec. 21 - Janelle Bailey, Sr., C, North Carolina
Jan. 4 - Jada Boyd, So., F, NC State
Jan. 11 - Ivana Raca, Sr., F, Wake Forest
2020-21 ACC Freshman of the Week Honors
Nov. 30 - Hailey Van Lith, G, Louisville
Dec. 7 - Maddy Westbeld, F, Notre Dame
Dec. 14 - Loyal McQueen, G, Georgia Tech
Dec. 21 - Gabby Elliott, G, Clemson
Jan. 4 - Maddy Westbeld, F, Notre Dame
Jan. 11 - Hailey Van Lith, G, Louisville