GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – Virginia Tech senior center Elizabeth Kitley has been named the Atlantic Coast Conference Women’s Basketball Player of the Week, and Florida State guard Ta’Niya Latson earned Rookie of the Week honors. Kitley earned her third weekly honor of the season, while Latson claimed her conference-record 10th Rookie of the Week award.
ACC women’s basketball weekly awards are voted on by the league’s Blue Ribbon Panel.
Kitley averaged a double-double and posted a pair of 20-point performances, as the Hokies extended their winning streak to a conference-best six straight victories last week. The Summerfield, North Carolina, native averaged 22.0 points, 10.5 rebounds and 5.5 blocks, as she closed out the week 19-for-34 (55.9 percent) from the floor. In Thursday’s 61-45 victory over No. 9 Duke, the center matched a game high with 20 points to go along with 11 boards. During Sunday’s Senior Night victory over NC State, Kitley recorded her 50th career double-double, as she posted 24 points, 10 rebounds with seven blocks. The seven rejections tied for the most by an ACC player this season and are the second-most of her career.
Latson surpassed former Wake Forest standout Tracy Connor (1992-93) and Duke star Elizabeth Williams (2011-12) for the most Rookie of the Week selections in a season with 10. The Miami, Florida, native averaged 25.0 points per game and shot 54.3 percent (19-for-35) from the field in conference victories over Syracuse and Georgia Tech. The guard matched a game-high 19 points, including 12 in the second half, to pace the Seminoles to a 78-65 home victory over Syracuse on Thursday. With her 19 points, she became just the fourth FSU player to reach 600 points in a season. On Sunday, Latson recorded her seventh 30-point performance of the year with a game-high 31 points in an 80-66 home win over Georgia Tech.
2022-23 ACC Player of the Week Honors
Nov. 14 – Ta’Niya Latson, Florida State
Nov. 21 – Ta’Niya Latson, Florida State
Nov. 28 – Deja Kelly, North Carolina
Dec. 5 – Olivia Miles, Notre Dame
Dec. 12 – Elizabeth Kitley, Virginia Tech
Dec. 19 – Olivia Miles, Notre Dame
Dec. 27 – Chrislyn Carr, Louisville
Jan. 2 – Ta’Niya Latson, Florida State
Jan. 9 – Dontavia Waggoner, Boston College
Jan. 16 – Hailey Van Lith, Louisville
Jan. 23 – Elizabeth Kitley, Virginia Tech
Jan. 30 – Dyaisha Fair, Syracuse
Feb. 6 – Jasmyne Roberts, Miami
Feb. 13 – Georgia Amoore, Virginia Tech
Feb. 20 – Elizabeth Kitley, Virginia Tech
2022-23 ACC Rookie of the Week Honors
Nov. 14 – Ta’Niya Latson, Florida State
Nov. 21 – Ta’Niya Latson, Florida State
Nov. 28 – Ta’Niya Latson, Florida State
Dec. 5 – Ta’Niya Latson, Florida State
Dec. 12– Ta’Niya Latson, Florida State
Dec. 19 – Ta’Niya Latson, Florida State
Dec. 27 – Ta’Niya Latson, Florida State
Jan. 2 – Ta’Niya Latson, Florida State
Jan. 9 – Taina Mair, Boston College
Jan. 16 – Ta’Niya Latson, Florida State
Jan. 23 – Tonie Morgan, Georgia Tech
Jan. 30 – Paulina Paris, North Carolina
Feb. 6 – Tonie Morgan, Georgia Tech
Feb. 13 – Kayla McPherson, North Carolina
Feb. 20 – Ta’Niya Latson, Florida State