GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) - Virginia Tech sophomore center Elizabeth Kitley and Wake Forest senior guard Gina Conti have been named Atlantic Coast Conference Women’s Basketball Co-Players of the Week, and Syracuse guard Priscilla Williams is the ACC Freshman of the Week.
ACC women’s basketball weekly awards are voted on by the league’s Blue Ribbon Panel.
Kitley averaged 18.0 points and 17.5 rebounds to lead Virginia Tech during the week, highlighted by a program-record tying and career-high 21 rebounds against Wake Forest. That mark is the highest rebounding total for an ACC player since 2019. She also had 18 points and three assists in a 67-64 loss to the Demon Deacons.
The Summerfield, North Carolina, native scored 18 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to lift the Hokies to a 66-54 victory at North Carolina last Thursday. Kitley is second in the nation with eight double-doubles this season and is fourth nationally with 9.2 defensive rebounds per game.
Conti turned in a career performance in Wake Forest’s three-point loss at Notre Dame last Thursday, scoring a career-high 29 points, shooting 10-for-16 from the floor, including 8-for-12 on 3-point field goals. The senior guard tallied 26 of her points in the second half, which marked the most in a half for the Demon Deacons since 2014.
Her eight threes are the most by an ACC player in a conference game this season and tied for the most by an ACC player in any game this year. On Sunday, Conti tied for the game high with 18 points to lead Wake Forest to its first conference road win this season, edging the Hokies in Blacksburg, 67-64.
For the week, the Grove City, Ohio, native averaged 23.5 points, shot 62.5% (10-for-16) from 3-point range and 60% (15-for-25) from the floor.
Williams logged a career-high 26 points, headlined by a perfect shooting performance, as she was 9-for-9 from the floor and 6-for-6 from 3-point land to lead Syracuse to a 99-64 win against Miami. She tied the program record for field goal percentage in a game and is the only player in the ACC with a perfect mark from beyond the arc with at least five attempts.
Her stellar outing helped the Orange score 99 points in their first game since Dec. 20, which are the most by a team in a conference game this season. Hailing from Branson, Missouri, Williams leads the ACC in 3-point field goal percentage, connecting on 17 of her 34 attempts (50%).
ACC women’s basketball action returns Tuesday afternoon, as Syracuse hosts North Carolina at noon on ACC Network.
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
Jan. 18 - Elizabeth Kitley, So., C, Virginia Tech; Gina Conti, Sr., G, 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
Jan. 18 - Priscilla Williams, G, Syracuse