CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – Florida State junior guard Ta’Niya Latson has been named the Atlantic Coast Conference Women’s Basketball Player of the Week, and Georgia Tech guard Dani Carnegie earned Rookie of the Week honors for games played between December 30-January 5.
ACC women’s basketball weekly awards are voted on by the league’s Blue Ribbon Panel.
Latson averaged a league-best 32.5 points per game last week, headlined by 40 points in Thursday’s 105-74 victory over Virginia Tech. The 40-point effort was the first by an ACC player since Elizabeth Kitley scored 42 on March 18, 2022, and matched a program record set by Natasha Howard in 2014. The Miami, Florida, native is one of only eight players to record at least 40 points, five assists and five steals in a single game since 2002 and the only ACC player, male or female, to record that stat line since 2010. On Sunday, the guard led all scorers with 25 points and added seven assists and six steals to pace the Seminoles to an 85-73 victory over Syracuse.
Carnegie posted a game-high 28 points in Thursday’s win over Syracuse, as she is now one of only three players in the ACC to score 20 more points in every conference game this season. The Mount Vernon, New York, native finished 11-for-18 (61.1 percent) from the field, including six 3-pointers, and added seven rebounds and four assists. The freshman has scored in double figures in 13 of Georgia Tech’s 15 games this season, leading the Yellow Jackets to their best start in program history. The weekly award marks her fourth straight and fifth of the season.
Six ACC teams are currently in the Associated Press (AP) Top 25 with Notre Dame leading the way at No. 3. Georgia Tech is No. 13, Duke is No. 14, North Carolina is No. 19, NC State is No. 21 and California is No. 24. Florida State is currently receiving votes.
2024-25 ACC Player of the Week Honors
Nov. 11 – Olivia Miles, Jr., G, Notre Dame
Nov. 18 – Makayla Timpson, Sr., F, Florida State; Hannah Hidalgo, So., G, Notre Dame
Nov. 25 – Hannah Hidalgo, So., G, Notre Dame
Dec. 2 – Reigan Richardson, Sr., G, Duke; Ta’Niya Latson, Jr., G, Florida State
Dec. 9 – Ta’Niya Latson, Jr., G, Florida State
Dec. 16 – Hannah Hidalgo, So., G, Notre Dame
Dec. 23 – Haley Cavinder, Gr., G, Miami
Dec. 30 – Olivia Miles, Jr., G, Notre Dame
Jan. 6 – Ta’Niya Latson, Jr., G, Florida State
2024-25 ACC Rookie of the Week Honors
Nov. 11 – Tajianna Roberts, G, Louisville
Nov. 18 – Dani Carnegie, G, Georgia Tech; Kate Koval, F, Notre Dame
Nov. 25 – Toby Fournier, F, Duke
Dec. 2 – Tajianna Roberts, G, Louisville
Dec. 9 – Toby Fournier, F, Duke
Dec. 16 – Dani Carnegie, G, Georgia Tech
Dec. 23 – Dani Carnegie, G, Georgia Tech
Dec. 30 – Dani Carnegie, G, Georgia Tech
Jan. 6 – Dani Carnegie, G, Georgia Tech