The ACC:
Florida State senior forward Makayla Timpson and Notre Dame sophomore guard Hannah Hidalgo have been named the Atlantic Coast Conference Women’s Basketball Co-Players of the Week, and Georgia Tech guard Dani Carnegie and Fighting Irish forward Kate Koval shared ACC Rookie of the Week honors for games played from Nov. 11-17.
ACC women’s basketball weekly awards are voted on by the league’s Blue Ribbon Panel.
Timpson averaged 23.0 points and 12.0 rebounds in a pair of non-conference victories over Florida A&M and Samford last week. After narrowly missing a double-double with eight points and nine rebounds in a 93-54 victory over the Rattlers last Monday, the Edison, Georgia, native posted a game-high 38 points and 15 rebounds in a 101-68 win over the Bulldogs. The 38 points are the second-most points by an NCAA Division I player this season and most from a player in the Power 4. Finishing 15-for-24 (62.5 percent) from the field, Timpson was two points away from matching the program record of 40, set by Natasha Howard in 2014.
Hidalgo posted back-to-back 20-point performances in Notre Dame’s two victories over James Madison and at Lafayette. The Merchantville, New Jersey, native averaged 26.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 4.5 steals per game last week, headlined by a 29-point effort on 5-of-6 from distance in Sunday’s win over the Leopards. Offensively, Hidalgo finished 17-for-33 (51.5 percent) in the pair of games, while also swiping nine steals which added to her league-leading total of 21.
Carnegie averaged 17.5 points and knocked down seven 3-pointers to pace Georgia Tech to wins over West Georgia and Georgia. After she tallied 15 points in 18 minutes in an 88-53 triumph over Wolves, the Mount Vernon, N.Y., native posted a career-high 20 points and eight rebounds against the Bulldogs, as she continues to lead the conference’s freshmen in scoring at 16.5 points per game this season.
Koval averaged 12.5 points, 17.5 rebounds, 6.5 blocks and 2.5 assists in the Fighting Irish’s two wins last week. The native of Kyiv, Ukraine, opened the week with 14 points, 16 rebounds, six blocks and finished 5-for-7 (71.4 percent) from the field to lead Notre Dame to a 92-46 win over JMU. Koval closed the week with 11 points, 19 rebounds and seven blocks in the Irish’s 91-55 victory at Lafayette, becoming the first Notre Dame player with seven blocks in a game since Brianna Turner in 2017. The seven-block effort was the most by an ACC player this season, as Koval now holds the top two highest block games this season.
Five teams are ranked in the latest Associated Press (AP) Poll, as Notre Dame leads the way, remaining at No. 6 following its perfect 4-0 start. Duke is No. 14, North Carolina is No. 16, NC State is No. 20 and Louisville is No. 25. Florida State and Miami are currently receiving votes.
Florida State senior forward Makayla Timpson and Notre Dame sophomore guard Hannah Hidalgo have been named the Atlantic Coast Conference Women’s Basketball Co-Players of the Week, and Georgia Tech guard Dani Carnegie and Fighting Irish forward Kate Koval shared ACC Rookie of the Week honors for games played from Nov. 11-17.
ACC women’s basketball weekly awards are voted on by the league’s Blue Ribbon Panel.
Timpson averaged 23.0 points and 12.0 rebounds in a pair of non-conference victories over Florida A&M and Samford last week. After narrowly missing a double-double with eight points and nine rebounds in a 93-54 victory over the Rattlers last Monday, the Edison, Georgia, native posted a game-high 38 points and 15 rebounds in a 101-68 win over the Bulldogs. The 38 points are the second-most points by an NCAA Division I player this season and most from a player in the Power 4. Finishing 15-for-24 (62.5 percent) from the field, Timpson was two points away from matching the program record of 40, set by Natasha Howard in 2014.
Hidalgo posted back-to-back 20-point performances in Notre Dame’s two victories over James Madison and at Lafayette. The Merchantville, New Jersey, native averaged 26.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 4.5 steals per game last week, headlined by a 29-point effort on 5-of-6 from distance in Sunday’s win over the Leopards. Offensively, Hidalgo finished 17-for-33 (51.5 percent) in the pair of games, while also swiping nine steals which added to her league-leading total of 21.
Carnegie averaged 17.5 points and knocked down seven 3-pointers to pace Georgia Tech to wins over West Georgia and Georgia. After she tallied 15 points in 18 minutes in an 88-53 triumph over Wolves, the Mount Vernon, N.Y., native posted a career-high 20 points and eight rebounds against the Bulldogs, as she continues to lead the conference’s freshmen in scoring at 16.5 points per game this season.
Koval averaged 12.5 points, 17.5 rebounds, 6.5 blocks and 2.5 assists in the Fighting Irish’s two wins last week. The native of Kyiv, Ukraine, opened the week with 14 points, 16 rebounds, six blocks and finished 5-for-7 (71.4 percent) from the field to lead Notre Dame to a 92-46 win over JMU. Koval closed the week with 11 points, 19 rebounds and seven blocks in the Irish’s 91-55 victory at Lafayette, becoming the first Notre Dame player with seven blocks in a game since Brianna Turner in 2017. The seven-block effort was the most by an ACC player this season, as Koval now holds the top two highest block games this season.
Five teams are ranked in the latest Associated Press (AP) Poll, as Notre Dame leads the way, remaining at No. 6 following its perfect 4-0 start. Duke is No. 14, North Carolina is No. 16, NC State is No. 20 and Louisville is No. 25. Florida State and Miami are currently receiving votes.
