Clemson, S.C. – Graduate student Delicia Washington has again been named the ACC’s Co-Player of the Week, it was announced today by the league office. It is the second such honor of her career, second ACC weekly honor of the season for the Tigers. Washington is now the first player in Clemson history to win back-to-back POTW honors and first since Lakeia Stokes in 2003-2004 to win it twice in one season. Washington averaged 24.3 points per game for the Tigers in three games last week. In a win over Wake Forest on Thursday, the Macclenny, Fla., native turned in 26 points on 10-of-19 shooting and added a season-high six assists. Sunday against 11th-ranked Georgia Tech, Washington lit the gym on fire, pouring in a career-high 40 points on 16-of-23 shooting. She is now the first player in Clemson history not named Barbara Kennedy to score 40 points in a game.On the week, she shot .527 from the field, with five threes and 10 free throws. She also averaged 5.0 rebounds per game and 3.7
Atlanta, Ga. – Delicia Washington scored a career-high 40 points, but Georgia Tech outscored the Tigers 15-7 in overtime to survive against the Tigers, 92-84. The win moves the 11-ranked Yellow Jackets to 19-6, 10-4 ACC, on the year, while the loss drops the Tigers to 9-17, 3-12 ACC.Washington, now the only player in Clemson women’s basketball history not named Barbara Kennedy to score 40 points in a game, finished 16-of-23 from the floor, including 3-for-5 from three. Daisha Bradford, who hit the game-tying buzzer beater to send it to overtime, finished with 18 points, including four threes. Georgia Tech came out hot, scoring 21 points in the first quarter. The Jackets continued their hot shooting, pushing the lead to 17 on Sarah Bates’ fifth three of the half. Delicia Washington sparked a 9-0 Clemson run to cut the lead to eight at 40-32 heading into halftime.Washington poured in 12 points in the third quarter, as the Tigers out-scored the Yellow Jackets 30-19 to take a 62-59