GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) - Clemson graduate guard Delicia Washington and Louisville redshirt senior guard Kianna Smith have been named Atlantic Coast Conference Women’s Basketball Co-Players of the Week, and Duke guard Shayeann Day-Wilson is the ACC Freshman of the Week for the third time this season.
ACC women’s basketball weekly awards are voted on by the league’s Blue Ribbon Panel.
Washington averaged 25.5 points and 5.5 rebounds last week to lead Clemson to a 59-55 comeback win against Virginia on Sunday and a tough battle versus No. 4 Louisville last Thursday. She scored a season-high 28 points in the loss against the fourth-ranked Cardinals, highlighted by a career-best five 3-pointers.
In Sunday’s game, Washington tallied 21 of her 23 points in the second half to help the Tigers erase a 12-point deficit. She also pulled down seven rebounds and was 7-of-8 from the free throw line. For the week, Washington shot 57.1% from the floor, headlined by 7-of-10 from beyond the arc, with 11 rebounds.
Smith helped Louisville finish a perfect 3-0 week on the road, averaging 15.0 points, 7.0 assists and 4.0 rebounds. She opened the week with a game-high 21 points on 8-of-13 shooting with seven assists in a 69-66 win at Miami. Smith scored eight points and dished out eight assists in the 93-71 win at Clemson last Thursday.
The Moreno Valley, California, native charted 16 points with six assists to lift the Cards to a 100-64 victory at Syracuse on Sunday. Smith finished the week with 45 points and 21 assists with just one turnover.
Day-Wilson earned freshman of the week honors for the third time this season after averaging 16.3 points, 3.7 assists and 3.3 rebounds over three games for the Blue Devils. She recorded 17 points in a 59-46 loss versus No. 12 Georgia Tech. Day-Wilson scored 10 points with six assists in a 54-39 win at Pitt, followed by a 22-point game versus Wake Forest on Sunday.
ACC women’s basketball action returns Monday evening, as No. 5 NC State hosts No. 11 Georgia Tech at 6 p.m. in its annual Play4Kay game on ESPN2.
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
Jan. 24 - Taylor Soule, Boston College, Sr., F
Jan. 31 - Olivia Miles, Notre Dame, Fr., G
Feb. 7 - Delicia Washington, Clemson, Gr., G | Kianna Smith, Louisville, R-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
Jan. 24 - Shayeann Day-Wilson, Duke, G
Jan. 31 - Sonia Citron, Notre Dame, G
Feb. 7 - Shayeann Day-Wilson, Duke, G