GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – The Atlantic Coast Conference announced its 2022-23 Women’s Basketball All-ACC Academic Team on Thursday. The team features 86 student-athletes, with at least one from each of the ACC’s 15 programs.
Headlined by Kay Yow Award winner Virginia Tech’s Elizabeth Kitley, the conference’s Women’s Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year, a total of 13 student-athletes who earned All-ACC honors this season also secured spots on the academic team. In addition to Kitley, who was also chosen the ACC Player of the Year, Duke’s Celeste Taylor (ACC Defensive Player of the Year) and Florida State’s Makayla Timpson (Most Improved) also earned spots on the All-ACC Academic Team.
Seven first-team All-ACC honorees garnered the accolade, including Kitley, Taylor, Notre Dame’s Olivia Miles and Sonia Citron, Louisville’s Hailey Van Lith, Virginia Tech’s Georgia Amoore and North Carolina’s Alyssa Ustby.
Notre Dame’s Dara Mabrey collected All-ACC Academic Team honors for the fifth time in her career, while Kitley, Clemson’s Amari Robinson, Louisville’s Morgan Jones and Pitt’s Dayshanette Harris all earned the honor for the fourth time.
Clemson led the ACC with nine selections, while Pitt and Syracuse placed eight on the All-ACC Academic Team. Duke, Florida State, Louisville and Notre Dame had seven apiece.
Academic requirements for selection to the All-ACC Academic Team are a 3.0-grade point average for the previous semester and a 3.0 cumulative average during one’s academic career. In addition, student-athletes must compete in at least 50 percent of their team’s contests.
2022-23 All-ACC Women’s Basketball Academic Team
Ally VanTimmeren, Boston College, So., Management
Ava McGee, Boston College, Fr., Management
Daisha Bradford, Clemson, Jr., Communication
Ale'Jah Douglas, Clemson, Jr., Sociology
MaKayla Elmore, Clemson, Jr., Sports Communication
Kionna Gaines, Clemson, So., Sociology
***Hannah Hank, Clemson, Sr., English
Madison Ott, Clemson, So., Health Science
Brie Perpignan, Clemson, Sr., Undeclared
****Amari Robinson, Clemson, Sr., Special Education
Ruby Whitehorn, Clemson, Fr., Parks, Recreation & Tourism Management
Kennedy Brown, Duke, Jr., Evolutionary Anthropology
Taya Corosdale, Duke, Gr., Master of Liberal Studies
Vanessa DeJesus, Duke, Jr., Biology
Mia Heide, Duke, Gr., Master of Management Studies
Jordyn Oliver, Duke, Sr., Sociology
Reigan Richardson, Duke, So., Sociology
**Celeste Taylor, Duke, Sr., G, Psychology
**O’Mariah Gordon, Florida State, So., Sport Management
Erin Howard, Florida State, Sr., MS in Sport Management
Valencia Myers, Florida State, Sr., MS in Marketing & Management
Taylor O’Brien, Florida State, Sr., MS in Sport Management
**Makayla Timpson, Florida State, So., Pre-Mechanical Engineering
Brianna Turnage, Florida State, Fr., Criminology
Marianna Valenzuela, Florida State, So., Communication Studies
Carmyn Harrison, Georgia Tech, So., Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
Inés Noguero, Georgia Tech, Fr., Biomedical Engineering
Cameron Swartz, Georgia Tech, Gr., History, Technology & Society
**Chrislyn Carr, Louisville, Gr., Sport Administration
Liz Dixon, Louisville, Gr., Post-Baccalaureate
Nyla Harris, Louisville, Fr., Communication
****Morgan Jones, Louisville, Gr., Sport Administration
Merissah Russell, Louisville, Jr., Exercise Science
***Hailey Van Lith, Louisville, Jr., G, Finance
Josie Williams, Louisville, Gr., Sport Administration
Haley Cavinder, Miami, Sr., Anthropology
Hanna Cavinder, Miami, Sr., Anthropology
Karla Erjavec, Miami, Gr., Applied Physiology
Kyla Oldacre, Miami, Fr., Communication
Jasmyne Roberts, Miami, So., Broadcast Journalism
Paulina Paris, North Carolina, Fr., Exercise and Sport Science
Kennedy Todd-Williams, North Carolina, Jr., Exercise and Sport Science
***Alyssa Ustby, North Carolina, Jr., Communication Studies
Alexandra Zelaya, North Carolina, Jr., Environmental Science
River Baldwin, NC State, Gr., Youth and Family Science
Camille Hobby, NC State, Sr., Sport Management
Jenna Brown, Notre Dame, Gr., Non-Degree Seeking
**Sonia Citron, Notre Dame, So., Management Consulting
Lauren Ebo, Notre Dame, Gr., Master of Science in Management
*****Dara Mabrey, Notre Dame, Gr., Master of Nonprofit Administration
Natalija Marshall, Notre Dame, Jr., American Studies, Political Science
**Olivia Miles, Notre Dame, So., Political Science
Kylee Watson, Notre Dame, Jr., Film, Television, and Theatre
****Dayshanette Harris, Pitt, Sr., Administration of Justice
Emy Hayford, Pitt, Sr., Law, Criminal Justice & Society
Gabby Hutcherson, Pitt, Jr., Communication: Rhetoric and Communications
Maliyah Johnson, Pitt, So., Undeclared
**Liatu King, Pitt, Jr., Business Information Systems; Supply Chain Management
Avery Strickland, Pitt, Fr., Undeclared
Destiny Strother, Pitt, Sr., Communication: Rhetoric and Communications
Marley Washenitz, Pitt, Fr., Business/Undeclared
***Teisha Hyman, Syracuse, Jr., Environmental & Interior Design
Dariauna Lewis, Syracuse, Gr., Global Health
Cheyenne McEvans, Syracuse, Jr., Psychology
Asia Strong, Syracuse, Gr., Project Management
Nyah Wilson, Syracuse, So., Broadcast & Digital Journalism
Saniaa Wilson, Syracuse, So., Communications & Rhetorical Studies
Kyra Wood, Syracuse, So., Broadcast & Digital Journalism
Georgia Woolley, Syracuse, So., Communications & Rhetorical Studies
London Clarkson, Virginia, Sr., Sociology
McKenna Dale, Virginia, Gr., Higher Education
Kaydan Lawson, Virginia, Jr., Biology
Mir McLean, Virginia, Jr., Middle Eastern Languages and Literature
Alexia Smith, Virginia, Jr., Youth and Social Innovation
Yonta Vaughn, Virginia, Fr., Arts & Sciences Undeclared
***Georgia Amoore, Virginia Tech, Jr., Sociology
Taylor Geiman, Virginia Tech, Sr., Biomedical Engineering
***Cayla King, Virginia Tech, Sr., Human Nutrition, Foods and Exercise
****Elizabeth Kitley, Virginia Tech, Sr., Human Nutrition, Foods and Exercise
Taylor Soule, Virginia Tech, Gr., Instructional Technology
**Kayana Traylor, Virginia Tech, Sr., Criminology
**Jewel Spear, Wake Forest, Jr., Communication
Olivia Summiel, Wake Forest, Sr., Business & Enterprise Management
Alexandria Scruggs, Wake Forest, Sr., Health & Exercise Science
Kaia Harrison, Wake Forest, Sr., Communication
Niyah Becker, Wake Forest, Sr., Communication
*Indicates the number of All-ACC Academic Team Selections