GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) - Notre Dame senior guard Dara Mabrey has been named
the Atlantic Coast Conference Women’s Basketball Player of the Week, and Boston College center Maria Gakdeng earned her fourth consecutive ACC Freshman of the Week honor.
ACC women’s basketball weekly awards are voted on by the league’s Blue Ribbon Panel.
Mabrey turned in a pair of stellar performances to lead Notre Dame to a perfect 2-0 week, including a 74-64 win at Wake Forest last Thursday and a 70-65 victory against No. 21 North Carolina on Sunday. She recorded consecutive 20-point games to lead all scorers in both games. She poured in 22 points on 6-of-11 shooting, 3-of-8 from 3-point range and 7-of-8 from the free throw line with two assists and two steals in the win over the Demon Deacons. Against the Tar Heels, the Belmar, New Jersey, native scored 24 points, connecting on a season-high six 3-pointers, just one shy of her personal best.
For the week, Mabrey averaged 23.0 points on 14-of-27 shooting with nine 3-pointers while going 9-of-10 from the free-throw line.
Gakdeng helped Boston College earn a 75-64 win at Pitt last Thursday and put together a stellar effort against third-ranked Louisville on Sunday before the Eagles came up on the short end of a 63-53 score. She scored 14 points on 7-of-8 shooting in the win over the Panthers and pulled down four rebounds with five blocked shots. It was the fifth time in seven games Gakdeng scored in double figures, while she tied a career high in blocks. Hailing from Lanham, Maryland, Gakdeng contributed eight points with seven rebounds, three steals and two blocks versus Louisville. She averaged 11.0 points, 5.5 rebounds and 3.5 blocks per game and shot 71.4% from the floor.
ACC women’s basketball action returns Tuesday afternoon with three televised conference matchups. No. 21 Duke travels to Miami for a 2 p.m. tipoff and Virginia visits Virginia Tech at 5 p.m. with both games on ACC Network. Florida State at Clemson wraps up Tuesday’s slate at 6 p.m. on RSN.
2021-22 ACC Player of the Week Honors
Nov. 15 - Elizabeth Kitley, Virginia Tech, Jr., C | Jewel Spear, Wake Forest, So., G
Nov. 22 - Elizabeth Kitley, Virginia Tech, Jr., C
Nov. 29 - Diamond Johnson, NC State, So., G
Dec. 6 - Teisha Hyman, Syracuse, R-So., G
Dec. 13 - Lorela Cubaj, Georgia Tech, 5th Year, F
Dec. 20 - Elizabeth Kitley, Virginia Tech, Jr., C
Dec. 27 - Maya Dodson, Notre Dame, Gr., F
Jan. 3 - Elizabeth Kitley, Virginia Tech, Jr., C
Jan. 10 - Cameron Swartz, Boston College, Sr., G
Jan. 17 - Dara Mabrey, Notre Dame, Sr., G
2021-22 ACC Freshman of the Week Honors
Nov. 15 - Sonia Citron, Notre Dame, G
Nov. 22 - Sonia Citron, Notre Dame, G
Nov. 29 - Shayeann Day-Wilson, Duke, G
Dec. 6 - Sonia Citron, Notre Dame, G
Dec. 13 - Lashae Dwyer, Miami, G
Dec. 20 - Sonia Citron, Notre Dame, G
Dec. 27 - Maria Gakdeng, Boston College, C
Jan. 3 - Maria Gakdeng, Boston College, C
Jan. 10 - Maria Gakdeng, Boston College, C
Jan. 17 - Maria Gakdeng, Boston College, C