CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – Virginia Tech graduate center Elizabeth Kitley has been named the Atlantic Coast Conference Women’s Basketball Player of the Week, while Georgia Tech guard Rusne Augustinaite earned Rookie of the Week honors. Kitley earned her fifth Player of the Week honor this season and 13th for her career, while Augustinaite claimed her first ACC Rookie of the Week award this season.
ACC women’s basketball weekly awards are voted on by the league’s Blue Ribbon Panel.
Kitley posted back-to-back double-doubles to lead Virginia Tech to a pair of conference wins over Duke and Louisville last week, bringing her total to an ACC-best 19 on the season. The Summerfield, North Carolina, native recorded 34 points and 12 rebounds against the Blue Devils on Thursday, giving her a conference-best seven 30-point performances on the year. On Sunday, the center led all scorers with 26 points and 13 boards in a key road win at nationally-ranked Louisville. For the week, Kitley was league-best 25-for-33 (75.8 percent) from the field.
Augustinaite averaged 11.0 points and shot 50 percent (9-for-18) from the field in a pair of conference matchups last week. In Thursday’s road win at Clemson, the Šiauliai, Lithuania, native scored 14 points for her 15th double-figure performance of the season. In Sunday’s one-point setback at No. 6 NC State, the guard knocked down a pair of 3-pointers adding to GT’s 11 treys for the game. Augustinaite is currently tied for fifth in the ACC in 3-pointers per game with a 2.2 clip.
Five ACC teams are ranked in the latest Associated Press (AP) Poll, headlined by two teams in the top 10. NC State leads the way at No. 6, while Virginia Tech climbed four spots to No. 8. Syracuse is No. 17, Notre Dame is No. 19 and Louisville is No. 20. North Carolina is currently receiving votes.
The ACC Women’s Basketball action continues when ACC Network features a key Thursday doubleheader. No. 20 Louisville and Georgia Tech tips off at 6 p.m. in Atlanta, while No. 6 NC State hits the road to take on North Carolina at 8 p.m. for an in-state showdown.
2023-24 ACC Player of the Week Honors
Nov. 13 – Saniya Rivers, NC State
Nov. 20 – Hannah Hidalgo, Notre Dame
Nov. 27 – Elizabeth Kitley, Virginia Tech
Dec. 4 – Liatu King, Pitt
Dec. 11 – Kara Dunn, Georgia Tech
Dec. 18 – Amari Robinson, Clemson
Dec. 26 – Hannah Hidalgo, Notre Dame
Jan. 2 – Ta'Niya Latson, Florida State
Jan. 8 – Elizabeth Kitley, Virginia Tech
Jan. 15 – Sara Bejedi, Florida State
Jan. 22 – Dyaisha Fair, Syracuse
Jan. 29 – Georgia Amoore, Virginia Tech
Feb. 5 – Dyaisha Fair, Syracuse & Elizabeth Kitley, Virginia Tech
Feb. 12 – Elizabeth Kitley, Virginia Tech
Feb. 19 – Elizabeth Kitley, Virginia Tech
2023-24 ACC Rookie of the Week Honors
Nov. 13 – Hannah Hidalgo, Notre Dame
Nov. 20 – Hannah Hidalgo, Notre Dame
Nov. 27 – Hannah Hidalgo, Notre Dame
Dec. 4 – Alyssa Latham, Syracuse
Dec. 11 – Zoe Brooks, NC State
Dec. 18 – Hannah Hidalgo, Notre Dame
Dec. 26 – Hannah Hidalgo, Notre Dame
Jan. 2 – Hannah Hidalgo, Notre Dame
Jan. 8 – Hannah Hidalgo, Notre Dame
Jan. 15 – Hannah Hidalgo, Notre Dame
Jan. 22 – Kymora Johnson, Virginia
Jan. 29 – Hannah Hidalgo, Notre Dame
Feb. 5 – Hannah Hidalgo, Notre Dame
Feb. 12 – Hannah Hidalgo, Notre Dame
Feb. 19 – Rusne Augustinaite, Georgia Tech