ACC Release Clemson, S.C. – Graduate student Delicia Washington has been named the ACC’s Co-Player of the Week, it was announced today by the league office. It is the first such honor of her career and first ACC weekly honor of the season for the Tigers. Washington averaged 25.5 points per game for the Tigers in two games last week. Against #4 Louisville, the Macclenny, Fla., native dropped a season-high 28 points, including a career-best five threes. Then, in a comeback win over Virginia on Sunday, Washington scored 21 of her 23 points in the second half, leading the Tigers to their second ACC road win on the year. On the week, she shot .571 from the field, including .700 from beyond the arc (7-for-10). Washington is tied for the ACC scoring lead in conference games at 18.8 points per game and leads the Tigers in scoring, rebounding and assists. Washington shares Co-Player of the Week honors with Louisville’s Kianna Smith, while Duke’s Shayeann Day-Wilson was named Freshma
Sarah Bates hit five 3-pointers and finished with 16 points both season highs and Nerea Hermosa scored eight of her 12 points in the fourth quarter to help No. 14 Georgia Tech pull away and beat Clemson 69-62 on Sunday night.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Seminoles.com) – Florida State Women’s Basketball (9-9, 3-5) is looking to extend its win streak over Virginia (3-14, 0-7) to five straight games when the two teams meet at the Donald L. Tucker Center on Sunday at Noon on Bally Sports Florida and a host of other regional sports networks.
Sunday’s game is Faculty and Staff Appreciation Day, as those who qualify can claim two complimentary tickets at the Donald L. Tucker Center ticket window beginning at 11 a.m. on game day.
Virginia, which has a strong history in women’s basketball, leads the all-time series over the Seminoles 35-20 after winning the first 20 meetings from 1990-2000. Since 2001, Florida State has gone 20-15 vs. UVA and has won seven of the last eight meetings since March 2,
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Seminoles.com) – Steady play by Florida State Women’s Basketball down the stretch of a close one with Clemson allowed it to get past the Tigers on Sunday afternoon, as the Seminoles earned the 75-70 win at the Donald L. Tucker Center to finish a busy three-game week. Clemson (7-12, 1-7) hung tough for most of the game, getting a layup and the foul from guard Delicia Washington to cut the Florida State (9-8, 3-4) lead to just 66-63 with 1:45 remaining. FSU freshman point guard O’Mariah Gordon then came up with the biggest basket of the game, getting a tough out-stretched runner to fall off the glass and extend the Seminole lead to 68-63 with 1:23 remaining. View this post on Instagram A post shared by FSU Women's Basketball (@fsu wbasketball) From there, senior guard Morgan Jones closed out the game with seven made free throws down the stretch. “I give a lot of credit to Clemson for always fighting,” FSU Head Coach Sue Semrau said. “I think Amanda But