Women's Basketball

NC State’s Brooks, Syracuse’s Izoje Named ACC Women’s Basketball Players of the Week

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – NC State junior guard Zoe Brooks has been named the Atlantic Coast Conference Women’s Basketball Player of the Week, while Syracuse center Uche Izoje earned ACC Rookie of the Week honors for games played January 19-25.

ACC women’s basketball weekly honors are nominated by member schools and determined by a vote of the Blue Ribbon Panel.

PLAYER – Zoe Brooks, Jr., G, NC State (Plainfield, New Jersey)
  • Scored a career-high 37 points in Saturday’s 78-76 overtime victory at Virginia.
  • Finished 8-for-15 (53.3 percent) from the field and 19-for-20 (95.0 percent) from the free throw line, setting the program record for the most free throws made and free throws attempted in a game.
  • The 37-point performance was the ninth-highest scoring effort in Wolfpack history and the most since 1998.
  • Scored 23 points in the second half and overtime, including six of the team’s 12 overtime points to help seal the road victory.

ROOKIE – Uche Izoje, Fr., C, Syracuse (Asaba, Delta State, Nigeria)
  • Posted a career-high 27 points and added 12 rebounds in a road setback to North Carolina on Sunday.
  • The double-double was her ninth of the season, the third-most in the ACC this season.
  • Finished 11-for-24 (45.8 percent) from the field and finished a perfect 5-for-5 from the free throw line.
  • A career-high eight of her 12 rebounds came on the offensive end.

Women’s Basketball Notes
  • ACC teams have accumulated 144 nonconference victories this season.
  • ACC teams have played 31 games against teams ranked in the Associated Press (AP) Poll (32 against teams ranked in the USA Today Coaches Poll), the most among peer power conferences.
  • A total of 12 ACC teams are in the latest NET Top 60, tied for the most in the country. Louisville (No. 8), Duke (No. 16) and North Carolina (No. 22) are currently inside the top 25.

2025-26 ACC Women’s Basketball Player of the Week
Nov. 10 – Hannah Hidalgo, Jr., G, Notre Dame
Nov. 17 – Hannah Hidalgo, Jr., G, Notre Dame
Nov. 24 – Nunu Agara, Jr., F, Stanford
Dec. 1 – Indya Nivar, Sr., G, North Carolina
Dec. 8 – Hannah Hidalgo, Jr., G, Notre Dame
Dec. 15 – Laura Ziegler, Sr., F, Louisville | Courtney Ogden, Jr., F, Stanford
Dec. 22 – Kymora Johnson, Jr., G, Virginia
Dec. 29 – Grace Oliver, So., F, Wake Forest
Jan. 5 – Talayah Walker, So., G, Georgia Tech
Jan. 12 – Hannah Hidalgo, Jr., G, Notre Dame
Jan. 19 – Imari Berry, So., G, Louisville
Jan. 26 – Zoe Brooks, Jr., G, NC State

2025-26 ACC Women’s Basketball Rookie of the Week
Nov. 10 – Lara Somfai, F, Stanford
Nov. 17 – Puff Morris, G, California
Nov. 24 – Nyla Brooks, G, North Carolina
Dec. 1 – Uche Izoje, C, Syracuse
Dec. 8 – Uche Izoje, C, Syracuse
Dec. 15 – Lara Somfai, F, Stanford
Dec. 22 – Uche Izoje, C, Syracuse
Dec. 29 – Lara Somfai, F, Stanford
Jan. 5 – Uche Izoje, C, Syracuse
Jan. 12 – Arianna Roberson, C, Duke
Jan. 19 – Uche Izoje, C, Syracuse
Jan. 26 – Uche Izoje, C, Syracuse